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| yna@yna.co.kr 2023-02-02 16:24:53
SEOUL February 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean movie stars well known for their previous roles Lee sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Mu-yeol collaborated on “The Devil’s Deal.”
Actor Cho Jin-woong who will acted out the role of the protagonist Hae-woong addressed throughout the press conference of the upcoming South Korean thriller movie “ The Devil’s Deal” held on Thursday, that his trust in production team has lead him to join the production
“Starting with the director, I have known them for years now and I have worked with them in the past, also I find the scenario to be oddly attractive. Therefore I thought it would be fun to be part of.” addressed actor Cho Jin-woong throughout the press conference.
Upcoming movie “The Devil’s Deal” depicts a story of a male protagonist who goes through a lot in order to get the secret document. Director Lee Won-tae who is known for his production “The Gangster, the cop the devil” led the production.
“’The Devil’s Deal’ will be showcasing the different kind of crime action movie,” adding “however it will feature the basics of the action movie as well.” addressed director Lee Won-tae throughout the press conference.
Moreover, director Lee stated his reasons for setting the time and place of the movie as Busan of 1992, “1992 was a time of era where both presidential election and general election happened at the same time, Busan served as a classic melting pot of people from various nations. The classic but at the same time raw nature of Busan seemed to fit the genre of the movie perfectly. That is why I picked Busan.”
Protagonist Hae-woong acted by South Korean actor Cho Jin-woong is a runner up of a congressman who plans out his revenge on Soon-tae acted by Lee Sung-min who betrays Hae-woong and strips him of his power.
“Hae-woong is a poor character but at the same time it’s a character which shows how we can’t always act under the rightful justice.” addressed actor Cho Jin-woong throughout the press conference.
“I have always wanted to cast actor Cho Jin-woong for the role since the beginning of the scenario process.” addressed director lee throughout the press conference.
Continuing on director Lee addressed, “When a guy in their 40 gets pushed to a life or death situation he will slowly walk the path of the evil, actor Cho Jin-woong was the one that could pull off the detail of how a man can change due to his life changing situation. Moreover I needed someone who can show off the unique vibe of a person born and raised from Busan therefore to me, actor Cho Jin-woong was a perfect match for the role.”
Lee Sung-min acted out the role of Kwon Soon tae who is the mastermind behind the whole scene of politics, and actor Kim Mu-yeol acted out the gangster Kim Pil-do.
“There are some times when we come to think that there might be a bigger power or something grand that plays a role in our everyday life. Character Soon-tae not only symbolizes that but also shows the real truth.” Stated actor Lee Sung-min throughout the press conference.
“There were a lot of experimental aspects within the production” actor Kim Mu-yeol addressed throughout the press conference.
“The hardest part of the production was learning the dialect of Busan, I was born and raised in Seoul so I had no idea or clue of how to speak such dialect, also since my character is a fighter and there are a lot of action scenes I had to gain about 12 to 13kg within a month to fit into the character.” addressed Kim Mu-yeol.
When working on the production of “The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil” director kept on thinking of how well Kim Mu-yeol would fit in with the gangster role.
“Back in the movie ‘The Gangster The Cop, The Devil,’ Kim Mu-yeol acted out the cop, however I really wanted him to try out the gangster role. Moreover I thought the two shot between Kim Mu-yeol and Cho Jin-woong would create another amazing energy. I felt like by joining forces with Cho Jin-woong and Kim Mu-yeol I would be able to create something that has not been seen before.” addressed director Lee throughout the press conference.
Actor Cho Jin-woong and Lee Sung-min who have already collaborated in movies “Believer” in 2017, “The Sheriff in Town” in 2016 and more showcased their deep trust in-between them.
“Working with Cho Jin-woong is an exciting thing. The way we looked on screen together was always much better than I expected.” addressed actor Lee Sung-min.
Moreover actor stated “I think the synergy we make tops everything, I feel like if we were to work together on a project in the near future, or we appear in a movie together than the reason I pick the production will be solely on actor Cho Jin-woong.” addressed lee sung min throughout the press conference.
“Lee Sung-min is one of the greatest actors that I look up to. He can not only guide me through hard times but also he is someone that I can lean on to when I am at my low” adding “I trusted actor Lee Sung-min and did my best to fit my role throughout the production” addressed actor Cho Jin-woong.
Moreover actor stated “Under the supervision of the director Lee Won-tae actor Lee Sung-min put in the effort to suggest the direction throughout the production of the film, and actor Kim Mu-yeol was very cool.”
“I can assure everybody that this will be one of the movies created by the best actors within South Korea and staff members and supporting actors,” adding “ I hope everyone enjoy the movie” addressed director Lee Won-tae.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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