Bong Joon-ho, 'Deadman' Cho Jin-woong x Kim Hee-ae highly praised, "Unfair acting is the best"

Director Bong Joon-ho supported the movie ‘Deadman’.

The 'Deadman' Mega Talk GV held at Megabox COEX on the 3rd was hosted by special moderator Bong Joon-ho and attended by director Ha Jun-won, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hee-ae, and Lee Soo-kyung. 'Dead Man' is the story of an ace in the business world who makes money by living up to his name, but after being falsely accused of embezzling 100 billion won and being forced to live as a 'dead man', he sets out to track down people who are entangled with just one name and to regain the life that was stolen from them.

'Deadman' attracted attention as the directorial debut of director Ha Jun-won, who co-wrote the screenplay for Bong Joon-ho's film 'The Host'. Director Bong Joon-ho, who volunteered as a special moderator on this day, said about 'Deadman', "In the play, there is the most beautiful and noble moment related to names, when 'Lee Man-jae' names his daughter to be born, but on the other hand, the name is thrown into dirty mud. A world of evil spirits unfolds. “It is a story about a man’s passionate struggle to regain his name while delving into the complex aspects of human society with the theme of ‘name,’” he said in an interesting review.

Director Bong Joon-ho stimulated the audience's interest with detailed comments about the actors who played various characters. Regarding Cho Jin-woong, who played the role of 'Lee Man-jae', the man who became a 'deadman', and played the role of 'Lee Man-jae', he said, "The exquisite rhythm of freely reassembling and stretching out the lines is impressive," and said that his unfair acting was the best, making the audience laugh. It aroused. Cho Jin-woong said, "Director Ha Jun-won, who had been covering the story for five years, was very passionate. The scenario was meticulously planned, and I had a sense of challenge to see what kind of reaction I would get when I was thrown into the situation of the character 'Lee Man-jae'." He said of 'Deadman'. He also revealed his affection for.

In addition, director Bong Joon-ho gave generous praise to Kim Hee-ae, who played the role of 'Mrs. Shim', at the GV site, saying, "I think the character of 'Mrs. Shim', who controls the behind-the-scenes political forces, has come to life well thanks to actress Kim Hee-ae's charisma." In this movie, In particular, he praised Kim Hee-ae's unrivaled ability to express characters, saying, "Actress Kim Hee-ae has sharp eyes." Kim Hee-ae said, "There are limits to transformation in acting, but being able to try out various styling, like coloring a piece of drawing paper, is a great way to try different styles." “It was a happy experience as an actor,” he said.

Next, when asked about the process of preparing for the character of 'Gong Hee-joo', Lee Soo-kyung replied, "The first keyword that director Ha Joon-won told me about the character was a racehorse that runs only forward, and I studied the character by thinking only about that image." Director Bong Joon-ho said, "The character is out of the screen. He praised her solid acting skills, saying, “(Gong Hee-joo)’s anger is pouring out.” Meanwhile, when director Bong Joon-ho was asked about the strange tension created by the characters, including Hee-ju, who frequently speak informally regardless of their age, regardless of meeting each other for the first time, director Ha Jun-won responded, "It's a character setting, but people are too busy in life to be polite. He expressed sympathy by saying, “These are characters standing on the edge of a cliff.”

Talk continued about the supporting actors who gave impressive performances. Director Bong Joon-ho gave a favorable review of actor Park Ho-san, who played the role of 'Laundry Joe', saying, "It was fun to contrast with 'Lee Man-jae', who still has some freshness by portraying a character soaked in oil with personality," while director Ha Joon-won said, "Park Ho-san The actor was confident in the character, saying he could interpret it as a completely different villain. “He hid it during the reading, but showed it properly at the filming site,” he said about the behind-the-scenes story. Regarding Choi Soo-young, who made a special appearance as 'Hipster', director Ha Jun-won expressed his gratitude, saying, "She was so sincere and passionate about acting that she suggested ten versions of one line and numerous versions of styling." Lastly, director Ha Jun-won expressed the message he wanted to convey through the movie 'Deadman', saying, "I hope each of us can feel the value of our name, protect it, and live without shame."

'Deadman' can be seen in theaters nationwide on February 7th.

Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr