After 5 years of reporting, director Bong Joon-ho acknowledged ‘Deadman’ [Synthesis]

[TV Report = Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] ‘Deadman’, a collaboration between actors Cho Jin-woong and Kim Hee-ae, meets audiences during the Lunar New Year holiday.

On the morning of the 19th, the movie ‘Deadman’ was held at Megabox Seongsu in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. A production briefing session was held. Director Ha Jun-won, actors Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hee-ae, and Lee Soo-kyung attended the event.

The movie ‘Deadman’ is about a so-called businessman ace who makes money based on his name, but after being falsely accused of embezzling 100 billion won, he ends up living as a ‘dead man’, and is entangled with just one name. It’s a story about tracking people and trying to get back the lives that were stolen from them.

The debut film of director Ha Jun-won, who co-wrote the screenplay for director Bong Joon-ho’s film ‘The Monster’, deals with the crimes of impersonation and ‘Baji Boss’ Expectations are growing as it heralds the birth of a unique and fresh crime chase drama, with a story unfolding with twists and turns based on the world, and an army of colorful, intertwined characters.

At the production briefing session that day, director Ha Jun-won said, “I showed the scenario to director Bong Joon-ho,” and “he encouraged me by saying that this movie could go into filming.”

Regarding the reason for choosing the name as the subject matter, he said, “Everyone has a name and is responsible for it,” and, “However, I have seen cases in my life where I was unable to take responsibility.” “I felt a sense of social issue and decided it was worth addressing in a movie,” he explained.

At the same time, he confessed, “This is a project that took 5 years to cover,” and, “Because it is a movie dealing with crime, it was not easy to cover it, and we were put in dangerous situations.”

Veteran actors such as Cho Jin-woong and Kim Hee-ae and highly anticipated newcomer Lee Soo-kyung teamed up in ‘Deadman’. Regarding this, director Ha Jun-won said, “I created the work with the idea of ​​forming a single orchestra,”and added, “Actor Cho Jin-woong is the instrument that leads the flow of the play, Kim Hee-ae is the conductor who designs the performance, and Lee Soo-kyung is the audience member.””He answered.

When asked about the behind-the-scenes casting, director Ha Jun-won said, “I got to know actor Cho Jin-woong 15 years ago when he was working as a minor actor,” and added, “I felt like I had to remember actor Cho Jin-woong’s name at that time. He thought that the day would definitely come when they would work together in a Korean film. “But I met him in his debut film,” he said, referring to his relationship.

He continued, “I never imagined that I would meet actress Kim Hee-ae in my first debut film. She said, “It’s every director’s wish,”and she said, “I couldn’t even think about it, but I felt like if I didn’t give her the script, she would regret it for the rest of her life.”She added, “She changed the entire script because she wanted to work with Kim Hee-ae.”

‘Black Money’, ‘Single War’, ‘Signal’, ‘Assassination’ Cho Jin-woong, who has established himself as a trustworthy actor by presenting unrivaled genre characters such as ‘Lee Man-jae’ a man who went from being the ace of the barge business world to being falsely accused and becoming a ‘deadman’ He is expected to deliver a powerful performance in this role.

Cho Jin-woong said, “It was interesting to deal with a world I knew nothing about,” and added, “It was such a glorious and happy time.” We collaborated with actors with strong energy. Senior Kim Hee-ae was very talented, and Lee Soo-kyung was an actor who received a lot of praise, so I really liked it. He joked, “I should have shown my form once because it was a blue-and-one point.”

‘Queen Maker’, ‘To Yunhee’, ‘Herstory’ Kim Hee-ae, who adds class to the work with her perfect character digestion, will play the role of Mrs. Shim, the best consultant in politics who has a reputation for making her name known, and will exude an irreplaceable presence.

Kim Hee-ae said, “It was a mysterious and precious experience,” and added, “I wanted to transform as much as possible because the role was so powerful.” “She accepted ideas from everyone, including the makeup team, hair team, and art team, and created an unfamiliar but strong character,” she explained.

Lee Soo-kyung, who has won the Baeksang Arts Awards Supporting Actress Award twice for ‘Silence’ and ‘Miracle’ and is attracting attention as a next-generation talented actor, is looking into the whereabouts of ‘Lee Man-jae’ The operator of the chasing channel ‘Lee Man-jae is alive’Gong Hee-joo’ It is predicted that he will show off his unstoppable charm by taking on the role.

Lee Soo-kyung said, “I was surprised to appear in a production with seniors Cho Jin-woong and Kim Hee-ae.” She added, “I chose senior Kim Hee-ae as an actress I respected when I was in middle school, and I like senior Cho Jin-woong so much that I set her photo as my wallpaper.” ; and expressed respect.

Meanwhile, ‘Deadman’ is scheduled to be released on February 7th.

Reporter Kim Yeon-ju yeonjuk@tvreport.co.kr / Photo = Plus M Entertainment