"The Lord of the Rings" producer Barrie Osborne is in talks to make a movie about the eventful life of Korean director Shin Sang-ok, who died last week reports Variety.
One of the most influential directors in Korean film history, Shin was abducted by North Korean agents and kept prisoner for eight years, during which time he was obliged to make pictures for tyrannical but movie-mad president Kim Jong-il.
Korean press reports indicate Osborne gained Shin's approval for a biopic in 2004, and a screenplay is currently being written in the US.
