“5 years of reporting”… A dark horse you’ve never heard of, Cho Jin-woong

It’s a character, material, and lineup you’ve never heard of. ‘Deadman’ will be a dark horse that cannot be missed.

On the morning of the 19th, a production briefing session for the movie ‘Deadman’ (directed by Ha Jun-won) was held at Megabox Seongsu. Director Ha Jun-won, Kim Hee-ae, Cho Jin-woong, and Lee Soo-kyung attended.

‘Deadman’ director Ha Jun-won talked about the difficulties he faced while directing ‘Deadman.’ It was difficult and dangerous as it was based on crimes such as ‘pants boss’ and ‘identity theft’. Director Ha began by saying, “Everyone is born with a name and lives with responsibility for their name, but as we live, we also witness people living with it because they cannot take responsibility for their own name.”

Director Ha went on to say, “I felt a sense of social responsibility as a director and writer while seeing various incidents where the person responsible for the problem was unable to take responsibility when a problem occurred and an agent took responsibility for it,” adding, “I thought, why not treat this as a story? He explained, “This is a material that I came up with while wondering if I could access keywords that the public would find interesting.”

He said, “I thought it would be a very harmonious story when the person selling names was linked to the topic of ‘name.’ When I actually tried it, I found it quite difficult to cover the world of President Baji. It was not easy because they rarely exposed their identities and had to cover name transactions. “I approached the reporting thinking that the crimes committed abroad were real incidents, but it was very dangerous,” he said. “The reporting period took longer than expected, taking five years. He also said, “I tried to make a fun movie that you can enjoy with a large amount of data.”

Cho Jin-woong said, “I felt it was a well-made story,” and added, “Director Ha Jun-won’s meticulous reporting skills stood out. I felt scared that such a tragic thing would actually happen. If you carefully unravel the thread, you will become aware that you should not touch dark places. There is a lot of detail incorporated into the scenario. He expressed satisfaction, saying, “The categories were explained well with characters.”

At the same time, “(Lee Man-jae’s) situation is changing rapidly. So I thought I would throw myself 100% into that situation. “I wanted to expose various emotions, including the fear I felt at that time, in a raw way,” he explained.

Director Ha also expressed his excitement about working with Kim Hee-ae on his directorial debut. He said, “I showed the script to director Bong Joon-ho, and he said, ‘It reminds me of a foreign actor’ for the role of ‘Mrs. Shim.’” He continued, “It was after the drama ‘The World of the Married’ that I gave the script to senior Kim Hee-ae, and she received many offers. I was wondering if it made sense since it was pouring out, but I gave it out of the director’s greed. “I think I’ll regret it if I don’t give it to him,” he said.

At the same time, he expressed his firm belief, saying, “I clearly remember that I rewrote the ‘Mrs. Shim’ character from beginning to end and gave him the script, and that he responded quickly.”

Kim Hee-ae, who played the role of ‘Mrs. Shim’, the best consultant in politics who has a reputation for making a name for herself, showed strong satisfaction with her character.

“It was a character I had never heard of,” he said, adding, “It was a role that any actress would covet because it was so attractive.” “Director Ha Jun-won showed the script to director Bong Joon-ho and discussed which actress would be good, but she said she couldn’t think of Ms. Shim,” he said.

He continued, “As a Korean actor, I was not a good match. He translated the scenario into Korean and gave it to me, and I coveted it. Even though it was Koreanized to have Ms. Shim, it was a mysterious and precious role to me. “I was so happy,” he said, expressing his affection.

Regarding his co-star Jo Jin-woong, he praised him, saying, “You have appeared in many good works so far, but ‘Deadman’ will be the work that best shows your charm.”

He continued, “As the movie unfolds from beginning to end, the story unfolds as you fall into an abyss, end up in a coffin, and are drawn into another world against your will. “I think it will show the most attractive side,” he added.

He also praised Girls’ Generation’s Choi Sooyoung. Kim Hee-ae said, “How can Choi Soo-young, who played the role of a hipster, not only sing well, but she is also good at acting? She exclaimed, “She was chic and suited the character perfectly, and she was very attractive, like the MZ generation.”

Cho Jin-woong also said, “I was happy and happy while acting with Kim Hee-ae and Choi Soo-young. “I thought they had casted an actor with strong energy rather than an actress,” he joked, adding, “I said I was the best, but it didn’t really suit me.”

He said, “I felt like I was a nuisance to these people if they were nearby doing what I was doing, so I just concentrated on my work. That’s because people who have eaten meat eat it, and I haven’t tried that. (Laughs) It was fun working on it, but I wish I had said, ‘I’m the 1st point in the blue’ at that time,” he added, making everyone laugh.

Lee Soo-kyung, who attempted an unconventional transformation, said, “Being put on more makeup than I expected helped me a lot in playing this character.”

He played the role of Gong Hee-joo, the operator of the ‘Lee Man-jae is alive’ channel who is tracking the whereabouts of Lee Man-jae (Cho Jin-woong), and explained, “I watched people protesting with interest as I passed by, and I studied YouTubers by looking at how they run their channels.”.

Director Ha Jun-won said about Lee Soo-kyung, “As a director, she is very attractive. “She is an actress who thinks more three-dimensionally about the script and the character,” she said, adding, “She has played a lot of bold roles, but on the other hand, she is a person who is good at acting with deep inner feelings, so I want to meet her in my next work.” .

‘Dead Man’ is the story of an ace in the business world who makes money by living up to his name, and after being falsely accused of embezzling 100 billion won and being forced to live as a ‘dead man’, he tracks down people who are entangled with just one name and the life that was stolen from them. This is the debut film of director Ha Jun-won, who co-wrote the screenplay for director Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’. It will be released in February.