Recently, the film website IMDb updated a new image of Kim Soo Hyun in the movie Knock-Off and ordered it as a representative photo.
In addition to the Korean title, Kim Soo Hyun's image was later spread on social media with English, Chinese and Japanese titles.
This move surprised many viewers, because at the end of last month, the Disney+ producer announced to the media that the release date of Knock-Off part 1 had been postponed and the filming of the ongoing part 2 had also been postponed indefinitely.
Knock-Off is a series of 18 episodes, divided into 2 parts. Last November, Kim Soo Hyun and Jo Bo Ah attended Disney+'s global press conference in Singapore to introduce the film.
Initially, part 1 was scheduled to be released in April 2025 and part 2 is in the process of filming. However, due to the private scandal of the male lead Kim Soo Hyun, the schedules of Knock-Off have been postponed indefinitely.
Kim Soo Hyun was accused of dating the late actor Kim Sae Ron from 2015 to 2021, when she was a minor. The actor and management company Gold Medalist were also accused of debt collecting Kim Sae Ron while she was struggling financially, causing her to make extreme choices.
Although Kim Soo Hyun held a press conference on March 31 and denied the above allegations, his career was still heavily affected.
Most notably, the film project Knock-Off starring Kim Soo Hyun, with an investment of 60 billion won (more than 1,100 billion VND), was delayed.
It is reported that Kim Soo Hyun's salary in the movie "Knock-Off" is around 9 billion won (about 167 billion VND). Korean media predicts that if Kim Soo Hyun has to pay 2-3 times more for the production cost, the amount the actor will have to pay Disney+ if sued could be up to 180 billion won.
Meanwhile, Knock-Off tells the story of a man whose life was turned upside down by the IMF foreign exchange crisis from 1997 to the early 2000s, then became the king of the global counterfeit market.
Kim Soo Hyun plays Kim Sung Jun, Vice President of the Sammul Market counterfeit market. Jo Bo Ah plays Song Hye Jung - Sung Jun's ex-girlfriend and a customs officer assigned to suppress counterfeit crimes.
This is a project that marks the return of Kim Soo Hyun after the success of the TV series Queen of Tears, so it is highly anticipated.
After Disney+ announced the postponement of the film's release, the IMDb page continuing to update Kim Soo Hyun's photos has caused rumors that "Knock-Off" will be released in the near future to spread.
According to YTN Star, three companies have filed a lawsuit asking Kim Soo Hyun and the management company to compensate for the advertising model contract, totaling up to 5.8 billion won. However, Gold Medalist responded, "It is not yet confirmed whether the lawsuits have been truly filed."
