NEW YORK (AP) — The giant genetically modified pig of Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" is 8-feet tall, 13-feet long and would, if real, weigh six tons. Like the South Korean director's previous films (Snowpiercer, ''The Host), Okja is a mishmash of genres: magical fantasy and grotesque political satire. Since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival, "Okja" has been thrust into debates over Netflix's impact on traditional moviegoing. Most large movie theater chains in North America and Bong's native South Korea have refused to screen a film that will simultaneously hit Netflix's streaming service. [...] the heart of it is a young Korean girl named Mija (An Seo Hyun) and her loyal pig companion. After ten years raising Okja, the corporation that created these "super pigs" wants them back. [...] those industry things come in. When he first mentioned the film to Swinton (they were driving to the airport after the Seoul premiere of "Snowpiercer") he merely showed her a pencil drawing of the animal. To flesh out his own sketches, Bong turned to Jang Hee-chul, the conceptual artist who designed the monster of the director's 2007 thriller "The Host." Others usually just look at the outer exterior, but Erik conceived Okja with not just the skin but the arteries, the blood, the fat and the bone structure. For behavior and some of the intelligence and connection with the owner, we looked again at canines and Labradors and beagles, especially, said De Boer.
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