The film ‘King of Kings’, which earned $60 million at the North American box office and set a record for the highest-grossing Korean film of all time, has released a teaser poster and teaser trailer ahead of its domestic release in July.

‘King of Kings’ depicts the journey of the great British author Charles Dickens and his youngest son Walter into the greatest story of 2,000 years ago.

The released teaser poster captures the moment when Charles Dickens and his youngest son Walter look at Jesus against the backdrop of a golden plain at sunset.Jesus, who appears to be walking out of the light, seems to be confronting not only the two but also us living in this era.The copy “The Greatest Story in the World” raises the audience’s expectations by implying that the story of these people in the movie is a miraculous journey toward hope and the truth of life.

The teaser trailer that was released together with the movie begins with Walter causing an accident in the theater while shouting out King Arthur with a playful face.Then, his father Charles Dickens begins to tell Walter, who idolizes King Arthur, the story of the true king, Jesus, and the two embark on a time travel to the time when Jesus lived 2,000 years ago.Charles and Walter experience the life of Jesus firsthand as they share amazing moments of miracles, such as the moment when he walks on water and the incident where he feeds a crowd of 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish.Walter’s line at the end, “Thank you, Dad,” arouses curiosity about what kind of changes the miraculous journey with Jesus will bring to the two.

Meanwhile, ‘King of Kings’ previously revealed news of a dubbing cast of representative Korean actors such as Lee Byung-hun, Jin Seon-kyu, and Lee Ha-nui, raising expectations for the dubbed version.


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