MUMBAI: Korean director Kwak Kyung-Taek will direct a 3D live-action film, tentatively titled The Battle Of Yellow Sea.

The film is about the explosive naval engagement between North and South Korea on the second-to-last day of the 2002 World Cup.

IM Pictures, the main investor and producer of the film, has earlier been associated with films like My Sassy Girl, Tazza: The High Rollers and The Big Swindle. Kwak previously directed Korean blockbusters Typhoon and Friend.

IM Pictures, in a statement, stated, "The global film industry is moving towards 3D films. Domestic multiplexes have also been introducing 3D projection quickly, and we will go from the more than 60 screens now to more than 100 screens by next year.

The film made on a budget of approximately $16.65m is currently in the casting stage and will go into the production stage in March next year.