According to Deadline, Pitch Perfect alum Rebel Wilson and Riverdale actor Charles Melton have been cast to join CJ Entertainment’s forthcoming adventure comedy film titled K-Pop: Lost in America, centering around a South Korean boy group who gets stranded in Texas.
In addition, according to Star News Korea (via Soompi), K-Pop idol and actor Cha Eun-woo of the boy band Astro is currently negotiations for one of the leading roles in the upcoming film. Should the deal go through, this would mark Cha Eun-woo’s first major Hollywood project after already appearing in a few Korean dramas such as Gangnam Beauty and Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung.
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K-Pop: Lost in America will be directed by JK Youn from a screenplay written by Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. The current draft is being written by Karen McCullah and Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith.
“The film follows a breaking K-pop group that finds themselves mistakenly stranded in Waco, Texas, just days before their American debut at Madison Square Garden,” reads the synopsis. “Left with no phones, no money, and no transportation, the group must overcome their differences and a host of crazy obstacles to make it to New York City. Along the way, they learn to love Texas, and Texas learns to love them back.”
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K-Pop: Lost in America is being produced by Miky Lee of CJ Entertainment and Lynda Obst. Production is expected to begin sometime this fall.
