'Dr. Cheon' director Kim Seong-sik "Whose child is this? Mom Bong Joon-ho and dad Park Chan-wook"

Director Kim Seong-sik (38) expressed his gratitude to his senior directors Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook.

On the 26th, director Kim Seong-sik was interviewed by Ten Asia about the movie 'Dr. Cheon's Exorcism Lab: Secrets of the Snow Scenery' (director Kim Seong-sik, hereinafter referred to as 'Dr. Cheon') at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

'Dr. Cheon's Exorcism Lab: Secrets of the Snowy Scene' is a film that begins when Dr. Cheon (Kang Dong-won), a fake exorcist who does not believe in ghosts but has ghost-like insight, is commissioned to handle a powerful case he has never experienced before. Director Kim Seong-sik made his directorial debut with ‘Dr. Cheon’.

Director Kim previously gained experience working as a director at the film production sites of directors Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook. Regarding Director Bong Joon-ho's work style, he said, "Director Bong was very detailed, so it was difficult. The demands were high. There was an answer, but it was difficult to find. I learned a lot about the details of the field," and "He is also very considerate."

“I talk a lot about movies with Director Bong, but we also talk about Tottenham a lot because he likes soccer. Haha, he monitored this movie in depth for about an hour, and I was really grateful. He gave me advice on refining humor. “He told me not to overdo it with humor.”

Director Park Chan-wook was so affectionate and helpful that he even participated in the ‘Dr. Chun’ GV. Regarding this, Director Kim said, "Director Park Chan-wook is full of dignity as he is a director's director. I think I learned a lot about what the dignity of a movie is. I really respect him."

"Director Park talked about the expressions of villains, and gave advice to create them through the surrounding situation and atmosphere rather than directly depicting evildoers. I was grateful for his sincere words. 'This movie is my favorite.' Even though people said, ‘That’s not right,’ he did it. And he was very classy. Thanks to Director Park, I tried whiskey for the first time. He took me to a lot of good restaurants. Haha.”

When asked, 'Which director's student are you?', Director Kim gave some thought and laughed, saying, "I think Director Bong is my mother and Director Park is my father." He continued, "I think Director Jang Jun-hwan and Director Yeon Sang-ho will be disappointed. I learned a lot from them as well."

“I also worked with director Jang Jun-hwan and director Yeon Sang-ho, and it was really fun. Director Yeon Sang-ho is the same animator, so I learned a lot about flash. I learned how to be quirky and quick-witted. Director Jang Jun-hwan is really pure. He is sincere about movies and has great attitude. , purity, etc., I really respect.”

‘Dr. Chun’ will be released on September 27th.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr