Train to Busan 2 is bigger than ever, with a budget twice as big as its predecessor

Recently, Yeon Sang-ho, the director of the "Train to Busan" series, revealed that the sequel "Train to Busan 2: Peninsula" not only has a bigger scene, but its production budget is twice that of the previous one. Its scale is far better than "Train to Busan", making the latter look like an independent movie in comparison.

Director Yeon Sang-ho said that Train to Busan 2 should not be called a true sequel, but rather that it is set in the same world four years after the 2016 Train to Busan. He said that the government agencies in the film have been destroyed by the zombie outbreak. "Train to Busan is a highly conceptual film that was mostly shot in a confined space, while Train to Busan 2 has a wider range of activities."

In the sequel, Kang Dong-won plays a soldier who escaped from the Korean Peninsula, but was sent back to carry out a mission and met many survivors. In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the Korean Peninsula has now become a slum and is isolated by the whole world. Yeon Sang-ho originally did not want to make a sequel, but changed his mind after inspiration emerged. "It is very interesting for me to be able to create a post-apocalyptic world that is not only cruel and ruthless, but also like the ancient world or the abandoned modern world in some ways, and has its own set of rules. This world has the potential to give birth to many stories. In addition to destruction, isolation, and extremes, there is also hope for escape and humanity, and how each country views this place contains many extremely important story themes."

"Peninsula: Train to Busan 2" is scheduled to be released worldwide this summer.