Melissa Scrivner - Love has signed on to adapt the drama for an American audience, casting news suggests it may stray from the original. May stray they say, yet the character of Do Bong Soon goes from a cute tiny girl into something far from it. This alone takes away from the irony of a tiny little girl being able to do the things she can thus taking out the humor behind it.
Is it going to stay as a rom-com or something more darker and sinister? I think the choice for the female lead says it all, making me believe it isn't going to be pussy cats and rainbows. The female lead goes to ...........you ready for it......... Rhona Rousey!!!...who is defiantly not tiny and cute like the original.
Here is a quote from Forbes...
"Rousey’s character in the remake is called Rayna and she’s a former war photographer, who discovers she is indestructible. War photography is not for the faint of heart and that career choice implies that Rayna is already close to fearless and used to facing grim situations. Rayna is hired as a bodyguard for a billionaire named Oliver, who recognizes her potential. But what exactly will her potential be? Does Rayna have a dream? Will she be funny?"
I for one will stick with the original with all it's romance, laughs and just plain silliness :o)
What are your thought's? A good thing or another American failure to copy an Asian drama?