‘Deadman’ Cho Jin-woong “The man who sold and sold and even sold his name… A meticulous script”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Bo-ram = “Director Bong Joon-ho usually gives me a lot of advice on the specific direction of the script and casting. After watching ‘Deadman,’ he gave me strength by saying, ‘I think I can make this work.”

Director Ha Jun-won, who directed the movie ‘Deadman’, said this while recalling the time when he showed the scenario to Director Bong at a production briefing held at Megabox Seongsu in Seongdong-gu on the 19th. He co-wrote director Bong’s film ‘The Monster’ (2006) and ‘Deadman’ is his directorial debut.

‘Deadman’, which will be released on the 7th of next month, is the story of Man-jae (Cho Jin-woong), a man who was falsely accused of embezzling 100 billion won and ends up living as a dead man, and sets out to track down the life that was stolen from him. It was based on ‘President of Pants’.

Director Ha said, “Aren’t we all born with a name and live with responsibility for it?” and “But some people pass their mistakes on to others.” “I felt a sense of social responsibility as a director and writer,” he said.

He is ‘Deadman’ To write the screenplay, I took a risk and covered the world of pantsuit owners for five years. The tight script also captured the hearts of the main actors.

Cho Jin-woong emphasized, “The story designed by the director was completely infused with precision,” and “It was a fairly attractive script.”

He introduced his character Manjae as “a man who sold and sold his name” and explained, “I wanted to expose various emotions, including the fear I felt at the time, in a raw way.”

Kim Hee-ae played the role of Ms. Shim, a top consultant who controls the political world with her natural resourcefulness. She is a person who tries to clear Manjae’s name and bring him back out into the world.

Director Ha rewrote the screenplay for the part where Ms. Shim appears from scratch in order to cast Kim Hee-ae.

Kim Hee-ae said, “It was a character I had never seen or heard of before. “She is so attractive that it is a role that any actress would covet,” she said. “She will attract Man-jae for her own gain, so please look forward to seeing whether she will become a villain or Man-jae’s confidant.” quot; she laughed.

He also said, “It felt like I was watching a documentary because the script contained many accurate stories that seemed to have been researched by experts. Still, he expressed confidence, saying, “It’s a dramatic story.”

Lee Soo-kyung, who became known as Bo-kyung, Jun-kyung’s (Park Jung-min) older sister in the movie Miracle (2021), played Hee-ju, who pursues Man-jae to avenge her father.

Lee Soo-kyung said, “Hee-joo is a very persistent and hot woman,” and “The interesting part is that Hee-joo, who was only running toward her goal, changes in her personality after meeting Man-jae.”

Director Ha emphasized that one of the viewing points is seeing the acting ensemble of the three actors.

He introduced, “If this story is a harmonious orchestra, Manjae is the instrument that maximizes the amplitude of emotions, and Ms. Shim is the conductor,” and “Heeju is the audience who can look at them objectively.”

‘Deadman’, which will be released just before the Lunar New Year holiday, is a Hollywood action movie, along with ‘Dog Days’ starring Yoon Yeo-jeong and Yoo Hae-jin, and ‘Picnic’ starring Na Moon-hee and Kim Young-ok. ‘Argyle’ We plan to compete with others.

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