“Sharing a worldview with ‘The Witch’” Director Hoon-Jung Park directly revealed Kim Seon-Ho’s ‘Tyrant’

Director Park Hoon-jung (47) starts 'Park Hoon-jung World' with actor Kim Seon-ho.

On the morning of the 30th, director Park Hoon-jung started an interview at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul about the movie 'The Scion' he wrote and directed. Wearing a neat black T-shirt, director Park smiled and said, "I'm a bit of a recluse," but slowly brought up a deep story to the question about 'The Scion'.

When asked about the performance of 'The Scion', director Park said, "It's a point where you need to think about it." He said, "I'm a commercial film director, but if I put out a work and it doesn't get a proper evaluation commercially, I cold-heartedly think of it as a failure." I guess I'll have to," he said.

Although 'The Scion' did not produce satisfactory results, Director Park's self-evaluation seemed more than satisfactory. It was Kim Seon-ho who gave me trouble at the time of casting, but we exchanged rewards for not letting go of his hand until the end. Director Park Hoon-jung said, "It was so good" about the 'Scion' character he wrote and directed. Satisfaction with actor Kim Seon-ho, who played the scion, was also at the highest level. Director Park laughed, saying, "I wrote and created the character of a scion, but actor Kim Seon-ho did a better job than expected, so it turned out attractively."

"Actress Kim Seon-ho was more than I expected. Kim Seon-ho has never done a movie. But he did a good job as if he had done more than a few films. I think starring in a movie should dominate the screen. Actually, it's hard to do that, but he did a better job than expected."

Director Park smiled confidently, saying, “My choice wasn’t wrong, I see people well.” He gave a variation to the killer scion character. "Basically, the 'killer' character we know is categorized to some extent. I wanted to create a killer character that is out of that category." Since no one has used it yet, I thought I should use it." He laughed.

“The nobleman is a killer and has good skills, but he seems to be lacking a bit somewhere. He seems to be a little more snobbish than the average killer. He calls himself a professional, but he is lax . He is a person who kills people and is lonely by himself, but a scion is too conscious of others. Always dressed from head to toe and wearing luxury items. I painted him as a friend with a lack of self. Laxity, this isn't just sloppy, but the inner side of this friend. I wanted to make it feel flimsy because of the lack of '.'

Director Park Hoon-jung is also working with Kim Seon-ho and Kim Kang-woo of 'The Scion' and the next film 'Tyrant' one after another. Director Park explained, "If 'Scion' is a story based on reality, 'Tyrant' feels like an SF fantasy." .

According to director Park, 'Tyrant' is a story that shares a world view with the 'Witch' series, and is the story of people who are at the point of confrontation with 'Witch'. "The filming of 'Tyrant' has been completed. It is being edited. In the case of the 'Witch' series, there are many characters that I wanted to create, not just 'Witch'. !"

Director Park smiled, saying, "I have that in mind" when asked if "Park Hoon-jung's World" will come out like Marvel's MCU.

Regarding this 'Scion', he said, "I think it's a light and enjoyable story if you look at it without prejudice against my work." If I had a chance to think about it, I think I might have achieved my goal with that," he encouraged the audience to watch.

'The Scion' is about an unknown scion (Kim Seon-ho) in front of Marco (Kang Tae-joo), a boxer who wanders around illegal stadiums in the Philippines, as well as forces with different goals, Han Yi-sa (Kim Kang-woo), Yun-ju (Go Ara), etc. appears and captures the unfolding chase.

'The Scion' was released on the 21st.

Jiye Choi, staff reporter at TenAsia wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr