'Chiaksan' production team and Wonju city discuss.
Source: Doho Entertainment
[The FactㅣReporter Kim Saetbyeol] When Wonju City requested a title change for the movie 'Mt. Chiaksan' for fear of spoiling the image of a real local tourist spot, the production company expressed its disagreement and asked for clarification, saying it was difficult to accept.
On the 25th, Doho Entertainment, the production company of 'Chiaksan' (directed by Kim Seon-woong), said, "It is regrettable that we have inadvertently caused inconvenience to Wonju city and local people. ."
'Chiaksan' is a movie based on 'Chiaksan Ghost Story' in which a fragmented body is found in Chiaksan Mountain in Wonju-si, Gangwon-do. Promotional slogans such as 'the serial murder case happened in Chiaksan mountain, one of the famous mountains in Korea in 1980 when the country was still in chaos', 'one of the three mysteries in Korea' and 'a shocking case in which 10 bodies were found per week' were published. create fear from
For this reason, the city of Wonju protested, arguing that the horror film 'Mt. Chiak' is made as if a ghost story really happened, creating a negative image for Chiak Mountain, a typical tourist resource in the area.
In response, the production team of 'Mt. Chiak' and Wonju City Hall officials held discussions on the 23rd and 24th to find a friendly solution. Wonju City Changed the title so that the actual place name Chiaksan Mountain was used Removed or muted the "Chiaksan Mountain" dialogue that appeared in the movie ▲ Note that the actual area and events the main story event has nothing to do with it and the fictional content has been processed Online They have requested the removal of unofficial posters for the director's personal use that have been spread around awards.
However, the production team said it would be difficult to change the title and remove the mention of “Mt. Chiak” in the content. An official asked for sympathy: "The plot didn't connect enough so had to go back to the beginning and couldn't go back because one of the main actors was serving in the military."
In addition, "In this section, it is stated that 'people, places, companies and organizations, all other names, events and circumstances, etc., mentioned or described in the film are inventions. create fictions, and even when they are true." real, they're just coincidental' written on it," he explained, however, he promised: "We'll also consider the direction of editing so that it appears right after the main story is shown" so more viewers may emphasize the 'handling of fictional content'.
Regarding the unofficial poster with the body image leaked through the director's personal social network: "We took action to remove it before the misunderstanding increased. For the poster that went viral on the internet. network then we will ask a digital funeral service company to delete it." said.
On top of that, what locals are most concerned about is that this is a 'brutal and violent film'. In response, the production team highlighted "viewers over the age of 15" and explained that the image they considered was "a misunderstanding".
Finally, the production team added, "We promise to do our best so that Wonju city and local people are never harmed."
The following is the full text of the official position of the production company of the movie 'Chiaksan'.
Hello, this is the official stance of the production company regarding the protest of Wonju City, Gangwon Province regarding the movie 'Mt. Chiak'.
First of all, we apologize for inadvertently causing inconvenience to Wonju city and local people.
As of the 24th, regarding the movie 'Mt. Chiak', articles and broadcasts related to anxiety and fear about the damage suffered by the people of Wonju and around Mt. Chiak is exposed in turn.
Accordingly, on August 23 and 24, our production team visited Wonju City Hall officials for two days and discussed to find a mediation solution. The location of Wonju city for the movie 'Chiaksan' is as follows.
1) Changed the title to use the actual location name 'Chiaksan Mountain' 2) Removed or muted the part where 'Chiaksan Mountain' appears in the movie 3) In the main movie, the actual area and events unrelated events, and fictitious content has been handled 4) Removed unofficial posters for director's personal use circulating online
Therefore, our views have been obtained through the two-day consultations and the contents of the consultations to date are as follows.
Firstly, regarding the request to change the title and delete all the parts that mentioned 'Chiaksan Mountain' in the main story, if that happened, the story would not be connected enough to have to go back to the beginning, and one of the main actor We ask for your understanding that a return is not possible because Myeong is serving in the military.
Then, on request to be informed that the actual area and events in the main part of the film were irrelevant and that the fictional content was processed, the main body stated that “names of people, places, companies and organizations, and all other names mentioned or depicted in the film, Incidents and episodes are fictitious, and even if they are real, people revealed that they were just random."
However, since this phrase is in the end credits after the movie ends, we're also considering editing it so it appears right after the main movie to be able to reach a wider audience.
Finally, the production company also expressed regret at the situation that an unofficial poster recently posted on the director's personal SNS account was leaked and spread online, and the poster uploaded at the same time. Personal accounts were deleted before misunderstandings increased.
However, for the poster that is still going viral, we wanted to address it in a deleteable way by requesting a digital funeral service company.
The part that Wonju City is most concerned about is the misunderstanding that a movie set in Chiaksan Mountain will be so brutal and violent that there is a 'fragmented corpse' on the poster, so in the process of considering the part There, it was rated as an 'audience aged 15 and over', and proposed to clear up misunderstandings by holding a group preview for Wonju officials and locals.
In addition, we also announced that we will endeavor to give full and public explanations in various ways to ease the anxiety of Wonju and the local people along with preparing for the upcoming event. the opening.
The production company of the movie 'Mt. Chiak' is working to prevent as much damage as possible to the city of Wonju and the local people in this controversy, and promises to do its best to ensure there is no damage at all.
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