Korean drama Goblin has aired only a few episodes, but it has garnered a lot of interest not just in South Korea, but internationally as well. Unconfirmed reports claim that the drama will be getting a Hollywood makeover very soon, and Gong Yoo's character will be essayed Keanu Reeves.
If this rumour turns out to be true, then this will not be the first time Hollywood has remade a popular South Korean drama. Take for instance 2001's South Korean romantic-comedy My Sassy Girl, which was made into a Hollywood movie in 2008.
In other news, Gong Yoo's Goblin could beat Lee Min Ho's The Legend of the Blue Sea, Park Bo Gum's Moonlight Drawn by Clouds and Song Joong Ki's Descendants of the Sun to become the most popular drama of 2016. According to a Korea Herald report, Goblin has already overtaken The Legend of the Blue Sea on the TV content power index.
Statistics from Nielsen Korea show that Goblin scored 7,449 points on the TV popularity index, which is a record-breaking score. Descendants of the Sun scored just 5,260 when it was on air and Moonlight Drawn by Clouds scored 4,720 points. Meanwhile, The Legend of the Blue Sea only scored 4,315 points in its first week.
Goblin revolves around Gong Yoo 's Kim Shin, an immortal goblin who is responsible for human souls. He lives with the Grim Reaper, and after about 900 years he decides to end his immortal life by marrying a human. One of his candidates is Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), a young student.
Goblin is directed by Lee Eung Bok and written by Kim Eun Sook, who was previously associated with two very popular Korean dramas — Heirs (2013) and Descendants of the Sun (2016).
Goblin airs Fridays and Saturdays on tvN.
