Being on Netflix is a positive for Joon-ho’s film, as it offsets the pressure of performing well at the box office, instead opting for a long-term approach to viewing, thanks to the company’s paid subscription platform.
Okja is expected to release some time in 2017, but no exact release date is currently available.
On the surface is a story about an animal, but it’s essentially a story about capitalism.”
The lead, however, will go to young South Korean actress Ahn Seo-hyun as Mija, perhaps alluding that the film will have more non-English parts than Snowpiercer.