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Teaser poster of Rain's action film "R2B: Return to Base" [CJ Entertainment]
Singer and actor Rain's aviation film is ready to take off with its first teaser poster revealed.Just months away from opening in theaters this August, a poster of Rain's upcoming movie "R2B: Return to Base" was released by production firm CJ Entertainment's press release Wednesday.The teaser appears to show the actor flying over Seoul in a military jet and the film's logo is written at the bottom, which is the changed title from the initial "Take Off: Closer to the Sun."While the exact release date has yet to be announced, the officials said in the statement that the firm hired skilled aviation professionals from Hollywood, who also took park in Hollywood's superhero film "The Dark Knight" (2008) and sci-fi "Inception" (2010), from the very early stage of the production."R2B," in which Rain portrays a free-spirited and curious Air Force pilot named Tae-hun, revolves around the life, love and comradeship of fighter pilots amid a risky situation on the Korean Peninsula, roughly based on 1964 Korean film “Red Muffler."Along with Rain, or also known as his real name Jung Ji-hoon, the forthcoming pic will co-star KBS' "My Husband Got a Family" actor Yoo Jun-sang, Shin Se-gyeong, whose recent credit is on SBS' "Fashion King" and Jung Suk-won from SBS' "Rooftop Prince."Last year, the "Rainism" singer attended the film's press conference to promote the action flick at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held in Busan, which was just four days ahead of leaving for the two-year mandatory military service required of all Korean men.Not only is "R2B" the last project he has played in before being enlisted into the army but it is also his first feature in three years after releasing Hollywood film "Ninja Assassin" by James McTeigue. Rain kicked off his solo singing career with the self-titled debut album in 2002. As he began to expand his career into acting with roles in "Sang Doo! Let's Go to School" and "Full House," he has cemented himself as one of the biggest stars in Korean entertainment industry.After gaining many titles under his name--singer, actor and entrepreneur--his broke into Hollywood in 2008 with the Wachowski Brothers' action pic "Speed Racer" and landed the lead role in martial arts film "Ninja Assassin" a year later. ※ Any copying, republication or redistribution of 10Asia's content is expressly prohibited without prior consent of 10Asia. Copyright infringement is subject to criminal and civil penalties.10 아시아 Editor : Monica Suk monicasuk@<ⓒ즐거움의 공장 "10 아시아" (10.asiae.co.kr) 무단전재 배포금지>