"Because senior Lee Byung-hun did it"...The logical choice of Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young.
Source: Reporter Seo Ye-won
[The Fact ｜Reporter Park Ji-yoon] Black comedy disaster drama 'Concrete Utopia' will hit theaters this summer.
The production report of the movie 'Concrete Utopia' (Directed by Uhm Tae-hwa) was held on the morning of the 21st at the Lotte Cinema Konkuk University storefront in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Director Eom Tae-hwa and actors Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon, Park Bo-young, Kim Sun-young, Park Ji-hoo and Kim Do-yoon participated in the Q&A session.
The film depicts a story that begins with survivors gathering in the only surviving apartment of the royal palace in Seoul, which has been devastated by the earthquake.
Director Uhm Tae-hwa has released a new movie after about 7 years since 'Vanishing Time' (2016). After a major earthquake, he is intrigued by the scene where survivors flock to the only apartment that hasn't collapsed.
Director Em has spent a lot of effort to realize the royal apartment, as the background for the work. The apartment that comes to mind has been completed as a suite, and the focus is on maintaining realism.
At the same time, he also revealed the reason why he chose the title of the work as 'Concrete Utopia'. While researching apartments, he read Park Hee-cheon's 'Introductory Guide to Utopian Concrete' by Park Hee-cheon," he said.
Source: Intern reporter Seo Ye-won
Lee Byung-hun takes on the role of Yeong-tak, the new resident representative who is willing to take any risk to protect the apartment from outsiders. Lee Byung-hun, who has shown a wide acting range by becoming the 'main character' in each work, steadily leads the play by transforming his acting once again.
Lee Byung-hun, who is confident that it is different from other disaster films he has seen before, said, "I think it can be considered a disaster movie because it is a story after a disaster. You can see how survivors endure and communicate and try to get through difficult situations. Instead, I think it can be seen as a human or dark comedy. ."
He continued: "In the space of an apartment, there are many different people. Each person has a different idea to survive. Sometimes unite, but sometimes divide, sometimes see the end of the world. Selfishness. The situation itself is dire.
Source: Intern reporter Seo Ye-won
Park Seo-joon is Min-seong, who is dedicated to protecting his apartment and family, and Park Bo-young is a famous painter who does not lose faith even in difficult situations. In particular, on this day, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young drew attention when saying, "The reason for choosing 'Concrete Utopia' is Lee Byung-hun."
At first, Park Seo-joon honestly said, "Because I'm a fan of Lee Byung-hun sunbaenim, I really want to work together. It wasn't a project I was invited to, but I desperately wanted to appear.” He later recalled, “I was curious about how Lee Byung-hun sunbaenim would act on set.
In addition, Park Bo-young said, "I happened to see the script and said to the CEO, 'I want to do it', and he said, 'Byung-hun hyung can do it too.' That's why I want to do more." There was a time when I did, but I think I changed my perspective. I feel like 'actor is like that'".
Hearing this, Lee Byung-hun replied, "They said that they decided to make the movie because of me as a joke, but I met and acted with the actors here for the first time. But I really learned. gained a lot, and everyone acted passionately."
On the other hand, Park Bo Young will return to the screen after about 5 years since Your Wedding (2018). He said, "Time has passed for a long time", and raised expectations, "I think I will be able to show you a performance with determination that I have never shown before. I was greedy to present a different genre and image."
Source: Intern reporter Seo Ye-won
Kim Seon-yeong plays Geum-ae, the head of the women's association at the royal apartment, Park Ji-hoo plays Hye-won, who has returned from the outside world, and Kim Do-yoon plays the role. as Do-gyun, an uncooperative resident.
Park Ji-hoo, who left a deep impression through Netflix's 'Now at Our School' and tvN's 'Little Women', transformed into a young but unstoppable character. Park Ji-hoo, who was attracted by her unyielding personality in any circumstances, expressed her special affection, saying, "I was very nervous because it was a scene with sunbaenims. , but I'm grateful that they came to me first. . I learned a lot just by watching it."
Finally, Lee Byung-hun said, "'Concrete Utopia' itself is already a large-scale production. Watching the sound and footage in the theater and watching it on TV is really different. I hope you guys will feel it. get a great sense of realism in the theater space.” It will be interesting to watch while thinking about who the character is like.”
'Concrete Utopia' will be released in August.
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