[News] Shin Ha-kyun to star in new movie, set to begin production in July.

[News] Shin Ha-kyun to star in new movie, set to begin production in July.
Cr. - 10asia

Top Korean actor Shin Ha-kyun will take on the leading role in an upcoming movie, making his return to the big screen since war flick “The Frontline” last year.

Shin's manager told 10Asia over the phone on Friday that Shin has made his decision to star in "The Restless" director Jo Dong-oh's movie titled "Running Man" which will begin shooting this July.

"He is currently working out and preparing himself mentally and physically to play the role of a car engineer who somehow uncovers the country's secret," the official explained, adding that he is also the father to teenage actor Lee Min-ho's character.

The upcoming flick is also the first Korean feature that Fox International Productions, a subsidiary company to 20th Century Fox, has been named as the main investor to.

Shin, who made his debut in 1998, has mainly appeared in movies including "Joint Security Area" (2000), "Guns & Talks" (2001), "Welcome to Dongmakgol" (2005), "Thirst" (2009) and "The Frontline" (2011).

He has starred in several small screen productions such as "Good Person (MBC, 2003)" and in KBS' "Brain" for which he won the grand prize at the 2011 KBS Drama Awards.