Live-Action Omniscient Reader's Viewpoints Film Gets N. American Theater Release
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy is set to premiere in North American theaters on August 1. Berlin-based Capelight Pictures is the film's distributor in North America. The film will open in Korea on July 23.The movie is based on the webtoon, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, which tells the story of Dok-ja Kim, the sole reader of a fantasy novel that has been serialized for over a decade. When the novel's world becomes reality, Kim joins forces with its protagonist, Joong-hyuk Yoo, to save a world on the brink of destruction.Hyo-seop Ahn stars as Dok-ja Kim, while Min-ho Lee plays Joong-hyuk Yoo. The cast also includes Soo-bin Chae, Seung-ho Shin, Nana, and Ji Soo from Black Pink. The film is directed by Byung-woo Kim, known for The Terror Live and Concrete Utopia.Author singNsong, artist Sleepy-C, and adaptor UMI's webtoon Omniscient Reader is available in English on WEBTOON. Yen Press' Ize Press imprint is releasing the webtoon in print.The webtoon is based on singNsong's web novel. Ize Press will release the novel series in print starting on July 22.The series boasts a combined 2.5 billion views across the original web novel and webtoon.Crunchyroll announced in July 2024 that the webtoon is getting a television anime adaptation. Source: Forbes (Joan MacDonald)
