The Housemaid Director Paul Feig Names His Dream Korean Cast For A Remake

Paul Feig is giving Korean audiences exactly what they asked for. The director behind the film The Housemaid revealed a hypothetical cast lineup for the Korean remake of the film. During a special Q&A, the director addressed some top questions from Korean fans and talked about his dream Korean cast. The director shared, “My wife is an avid fan of Korean drama, so we imagined a hypothetical Korean remake.” For the role of Millie, he named IU, Kim Yoo Jung and Suzy. Son Ye Jin, Hyun Bin and Seo Inguk for the roles of Nina, Andrew and Enzo, respectively. Addressing the Korean audiences, Feig shared, “This film has been a huge hit worldwide, and for good reasons. The Housemaid is a film made for people to react, scream, laugh and release tension

together in theatres.” He continued, “I hope Korean audiences can enjoy The Housemaid, which people around the world have enjoyed. I have already visited Korea twice, and I want to come see you again in the very near future.”

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What Do We Know About The Housemaid?
Based on a 2022 novel by Freida McFadden, which sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, The Housemaid follows Millie, a mysterious live-in housekeeper hiding a dangerous past. When she takes a job in a pristine mansion, she becomes entangled with Nina, a wife full of secrets, and Andrew, a seemingly perfect husband. The film stars Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, and Brandon Sklenar in lead roles.
Explaining why he chose to adapt the novel, Feig shared in the video, “I loved the twists and the turns of it. I loved the idea of getting to fool an audience with some big surprises, and I just thought the chance to work with these characters was just so much fun.”
He shared that while making the film, his focus was on translating the most crowd-pleasing elements into cinematic moments.
Paul Feig on the climax
Feigrevealed that The Housemaid’s climax rejected the novel’s ending and underwent a major transformation. “The book ends in a very satisfying place for a book, but I didn’t think it was a satisfying enough place for a movie,” he shared, adding, “You’re going to get a whole surprise because there’s a whole extra ending that is very satisfying, and it sort of ties everything up with the characters.” The film hit the theatres on January 1 in India. The psychological thriller premieres across Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google/YouTube on February 12.