Korean remake of 'The Intern' starring Choi Min Sik and Han So Hee set for 16 September 2026
The Korean version of the 2015 Hollywood film casts Choi Min Sik as an elderly intern and Han So Hee as a young fashion company CEO.
Korean film fans will soon see a veteran actor and a well-known actress share the screen in the remake of 'The Intern', scheduled for release on 16 September 2026.
The Korean version stars Choi Min Sik and Han So Hee in the lead roles.
For the record, 'The Intern' was originally a 2015 Hollywood film starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway.
The story
The film follows Gi Ho (Choi Min Sik), an older man with 37 years of work experience. Rather than spending his later years in leisure, Gi Ho chooses to become an intern at a fashion company.
There, he works under a young chief executive, Sun Woo (Han So Hee), known in the fashion industry as a "dark horse".
During the interview, Gi Ho answers the questions shrewdly and secures a place as an intern at Sun Woo's company. He then heads to the office full of enthusiasm, neatly dressed and carrying a briefcase.
On arriving at his desk, he arranges his belongings — bread, snacks, a water bottle, a desk clock, a pencil case and ink.
At other points in the story, he studies MZ generation culture and slang terms in order to adapt to life in his new office.
'The Intern' is scheduled to open on 16 September 2026.
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