Action comedy 'Cross' starring Hwang Jung-min and Yeom Jeong-ah will be released on Netflix on August 9th

Actors Hwang Jung-min and Yeom Jeong-ah ‘crossed’ between action and comedy. The movie ‘Cross’ will be released on Netflix on the 9th. Director Lee Myung-hoon and the actors of 'Cross' were confident that it was a work that appropriately blended action and comedy, and that it contained the synergy of Hwang Jung-min and Yeom Jeong-ah.

On the 5th, a production briefing session for the Netflix movie 'Cross' was held at the Grand Bloom of the Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel in Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul. Director Lee Myung-hoon and actors Hwang Jeong-min and Yeom Jeong-ah attended.

'Cross' is an entertainment action film that tells the story of former agent Kang Moo (played by Hwang Jung-min), who lives as a veteran housewife while hiding her past from her wife, and Mi-seon (played by Yeom Jeong-ah), an ace of the violent crime investigation team who misunderstands her husband's secret, and gets caught up in a huge incident together. . Director Lee said, "Like a lottery, there is a couple who are not compatible at all. 'Cross' is a movie where the two become one," adding, "It is a movie that many people can enjoy with a light heart."

Director Lee also wrote the screenplay for ‘Cross.’ Regarding the background of the movie planning, Director Lee said, "When I got married, the officiating teacher said that dating is about looking at each other, and marriage is about looking at the same place and going to the same place. The question I heard there was, 'If we walk while looking at the same place, when will we meet face to face?' “I wondered what it would be like if, as time passed, the person next to me felt like someone else, not someone I knew, so I collaborated with many writers to complete the scenario.” When asked when was the last time he saw his wife, he laughed and said, "Not long ago, while watching 'Sister's Direct Delivery,' Hwang Jung-min was talking on the phone with his wife, and she said, 'I wish you could follow me at least half the time.'"

Regarding the meaning of the title, Director Lee said, "Rather than meaning that the characters intersect and face each other, I think 'Cross' is an intuitive and easy slogan like 'Fighting'. 'Cross' contains the meaning of 'We are now one team.' “He explained.

Regarding the uniqueness of this film, he pointed out, "If existing films featured a male-female bromance, our movie is an action movie in which a male-female couple exchanges energy." He continued, "When directing, I focused on 'harmony'. Although there are many characters, they work together as one team. I thought it would be good if action and comedy were mixed well so that the genre would not be biased to one side." He expressed satisfaction, saying, "During the marketing meeting, the question came up, 'Is this movie an action-comedy or a comedy-action?' I was proud. It felt like it came together well."

Hwang Jung-min takes on the role of Park Kang-moo, who lives as a housewife while hiding from his wife the fact that he was a former special agent of the Armed Forces Intelligence Command. Hwang Jung-min said, "When I first read the scenario, it was comfortable and easy. I chose a book and it was a fun read. As soon as I saw it, it was easy to choose." He continued, "I was curious. I have acted with a lot of male actors, but I was curious who the actress would be. I was curious who I would be playing Tiki Taka with."

Hwang Jung-min introduced Park Kang-moo's character, saying, "He was a former agent, but he got caught up in an incident and was unable to do that job. He said he would let him live on the condition that he keep quiet about what happened in the past. Now, he is living as an assistant to Mi-seon."

He continued, "I focused on living while hiding the past. Hiding the past means lying to the loved one who is currently living with me. I am continuing to hide it. I shouldn't have my lies exposed, but I have been living with that feeling of regret for many years. “That gives a person named Kang Moo the wrong kind of energy,” he explained. When asked about his synchronization with the character, he answered, "Nothing. I'm not as affectionate as Kangmu." When asked if she had a tsundere charm, she denied it again and said, “No.” Yeom Jeong-ah laughed and said, “(She has a tsundere charm).”

Yeom Jeong-ah played the role of Kang Mi-seon, a detective from the Violent Crimes Investigation Unit and a former national shooting team member who was a silver medalist at the Asian Games. Yeom Jeong-ah said, "The book was fun. When I heard that my husband was played by senior Hwang Jeong-min, how could I not do it? It was an easy choice for me too." About the character, she said, “My husband is a housewife and I am working hard to earn money while supporting my husband.”

Yeom Jeong-ah said, "There was a lot of gun action. I practiced shooting guns and maintained my physical strength." When I told her that she had to be an excellent shooter as she was set to be a silver medalist in shooting, she jokingly said, "All you have to do is pretend to shoot well." In the play, Mi-seon appears easy-going on the outside but has deep affection for her husband. Yeom Jeong-ah said, "Mi-sun's cute charm is created by Kang-mu. Because she is loved," and shook her head, saying, "I don't think we look alike" about synchronization.

Yeom Jeong-ah showed off her hard work in the entertainment show ‘Sister’s Direct Delivery from the Farm’. Yeom Jeong-ah laughed, saying, “(For the ‘Cross’ action), rolling forward and rolling backwards was the most difficult at action school,” adding, “I practiced that intensively.” He said, “You can do labor without any skills, but Mi-seon had to act cool. So it was more difficult.”

Hwang Jung-min and Yeom Jeong-ah worked together for the first time in this work. Hwang Jung-min said, "Jung-ah has goodness and femininity. She also has a warmth that cares for her colleagues. Naturally, I delved into it. Since it was an action movie, I also took care of Jeong-ah so that she would not have a hard time or get into an accident. We have an aura together. Isn’t that what I hoped for, just as when we meet each other we naturally become 100.” Yeom Jeong-ah said, "There is a lot of action in our movie. The senior went to the scene and checked everything. All I had to do was my acting. I was grateful and received a lot of consideration. Not only me but also my juniors filmed while receiving warm consideration from the senior. “He said.

Director Lee also boasted about the atmosphere on site. Director Lee said, "The atmosphere was good. Their consideration was very important to me. On the day of filming alone on set, actor Jeong-min said that this movie will only work if Jeong-ah lives well, and Jeong-ah said that this movie will only work if Jeong-min oppa lives well. “They said it was going well,” he said. He also said, “It was meaningful that I had many opportunities to talk about movies with Hwang Jung-min. Yeom Jeong-ah had good concentration on set. There were almost no cases of two takes. We called her the ‘goddess of one take.’ “He praised. Yeom Jeong-ah smiled and said, “It’s a nickname I didn’t know about.” When asked if he had a nickname for Hwang Jung-min, director Lee said, "Captain Hwang." He added, "He was the first one on set and listened to what the staff did." Hwang Jeong-min joked, "Don't say things like that. Friends these days say they don't like that kind of thing. If you come early, they say, 'Why does that old man come early?' They like to come on time. Now, I'm trying to be on time."

The ‘dungeon car chasing’ scene in the play can be considered the highlight of ‘Cross’. Jeong-min Hwang said, "I thought there might be a car chasing of our own, so I introduced the 'dung car'. I thought that if I car chased using that car, I might come up with some interesting codes that would be present in that situation." Regarding the scene where the bunker appears, he expressed his difficulties, saying, "The setting was fun, but it was very difficult to find the underground bunker. Then I found a bunker that had been built a long time ago in Busan. It was too hot and too dusty."

Jeon Hye-jin appears in this movie as Hee-ju. Hee-ju is a former co-worker who was close to Kang-mu. After Kang Moo's former co-worker and husband Joong-san (Kim Joo-heon) suddenly disappears, she is being threatened by an unknown person. After accidentally meeting Kang Mu again, they set out together to find Jung San's whereabouts. Director Lee introduced Jeon Hye-jin's role as "a role that is like the starting point of an incident."

'Cross' was originally planned to be released in theaters during the Lunar New Year holiday in February, but the theatrical release was canceled and changed to being released on Netflix. Director Lee said, "I'm excited to be able to watch it with more people from over 190 countries through Netflix. I'm happy to be able to convey the energy of these two people."

Hwang Jeong-min said, "As a showrunner, I hope this work does well. I hope for nothing more than if viewers and audiences laugh and have fun while watching it." Hwang Jung-min, who previously presented the Netflix series 'Suriname' to viewers around the world, gave a spoiler saying, "If you look at this work, there is something related to 'Suriname'." Yeom Jeong-ah also added, “Many people will watch this movie with a smile at home.”

Director Lee was confident, “There is fun and no boredom in ‘Cross’.” Jeong-min Hwang said, “You will be able to feel the pleasure of getting the right lottery ticket when you think you will never get it right.”

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr