Production briefing session for the movie ‘Rebound’
Released on April 5th
Released on April 5th
On the morning of the 14th, a production briefing session for the movie 'Rebound' (directed by Jang Hang-jun) was held at Lotte Cinema at the entrance of Konkuk University, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, and director Jang Hang-jun, along with Ahn Jae-hong, Lee Shin-young, Jeong Jin-woon, Kim Taek, Jeong Geon-ju, Kim Min, and Ahn Ji-ho, attended.
On this day, director Jang Hang-jun was asked, "Isn't this a foul play?" about working with writers Kwon Seong-hwi and Kim Eun-hee, and he laughed, saying, "Because I am weak as a director, I should have brought in great writers. I thought I wouldn't be able to get investment." He then looked back and said, "I enjoyed working with these two writers. We complemented each other's needs and did valuable work for the first time in a long time."
Director Jang expressed satisfaction with the 'Rebound' scenario in which writer Kim Eun-hee participated. He said, "Writer Kim Eun-hee first said, 'Oppa, can't I fix this?' I thought to myself, 'What kind of crap is this?'" He added, "We are not only a couple, but we have also been colleagues for a very long time. This time, we confirmed our chemistry as colleagues. “I was confident that this marriage could last a long time,” he said, making everyone laugh.
He said, "It wasn't released at the right time, but it was originally decided to be released around this time." He added, "I saw an article like that on the Internet. 'Is Jang Hang-jun really a blessing from God? I can't believe it's a slam dunk here.' “Is this what you mean?” they were lamenting,” he said, drawing laughter.
Director Jang continued, "Regarding the timing of our release, 'Slam Dunk' is a great help to our film. In fact, all of my friends here are from the generation that grew up watching 'Slam Dunk', and I really enjoyed it." “I hope this will be an opportunity to continue the boom with a true story and live-action movie,” he said.
'Rebound' is a moving true story that tells the miraculous story of the 8 days of the 2012 National High School Basketball Tournament, where a new coach and 6 players of the weakest basketball team that no one paid attention to worked tirelessly.
Yang Hyeon (Ahn Jae-hong), a public service worker who was the MVP of a national tournament in the past, prepares for the national high school basketball tournament as a basketball coach at his alma mater, Busan Jungang High School. Guard 'Ki-beom' (Lee Shin-young), who was a genius player who was attracting attention but fell into a slump, all-rounder small forward 'Gyu-hyuk' (Jeong Jin-woon) who gave up his dream due to injury, 'Soon-gyu' (Kim Taek), a strong center who was a former soccer player who was only good at jumping, playing street basketball. There are six members of the basketball team, including power forward Kang-ho (Jeong Geon-ju), who has been playing basketball for a long time, Jae-yoon (Kim Min), a bench sixth man with 7 years of experience, and self-proclaimed Michael Jordan "Jin-wook" (Ahn Ji-ho), who has only a passion for basketball.
Released on April 5th.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr