(Following interview ①) Director Yeon Sang-ho of the film "Gunche" praised actor Koo Kyo-hwan's performance.
On the morning of the 26th, director Yeon Sang-ho conducted an interview at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. At the event, he met with domestic reporters to talk about his recently released new film "Gunche."
"Gunche" is a film about isolated survivors inside a building sealed off by an unexplained infectious outbreak, fighting infected people who evolve into unpredictable forms. As Yeon Sang-ho's third zombie film following "Train to Busan" and "Peninsula," it was released on the 21st and is meeting audiences.
Among them, Koo Kyo-hwan once again worked with director Yeon Sang-ho following "Peninsula." Especially in "Gunche," he has been praised for a performance that seems as if he is possessed by zombies. Regarding his collaboration with Koo Kyo-hwan, director Yeon Sang-ho praised him as "an extraordinary actor" and said, "an actor who changed the paradigm of acting in Korea."
Director Yeon Sang-ho said, "Looking at Korean film history, there are times when an acting style that changes the paradigm appears, and I feel that actor Koo Kyo-hwan is such an actor," adding, "We're personally close. He really loves film. His range is wide. He has a mania-like temperament for minor films, so we communicate well. He seems to take on strange things well. If we don't communicate, it takes a long time to explain, and there are moments that are hard to explain. How do you explain expressions when controlling zombies?" he joked.
He continued, "If you look at old bizarre Japanese films, there is a thrill that a bizarre moment gives, and he understands those things. The jiangshi pose, moments like the expressions of aliens in 1970s films such as 'Assault of the Body Snatchers' are moments that are hard to explain. Those kinds of things are much required in this film. In that respect, we communicate well."
Director Yeon Sang-ho, who said he even gave actual acting lessons, joked, "He tries to be confident," and added, "When you look at things like 'Assault of the Body Snatchers,' you wonder how they made them. If you go back to the creators' mindset at that time, it really seems bold. It's very original and often an all-or-nothing case. When doing those things, you have to have confidence."
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