Following Song Kang-ho of “The Attorney” and Choi Min-sik of “Roaring Currents,” big names of Chungmuro will grace the screen in the fourth quarter of this year. Seol Gyung-gyu and Hwang Jung-min are in the lineup, and the audience is already curious to see what changes they will bring to the screen and especially to the box office.
Seol Gyung-gyu takes on his biggest transformation ever in the movie “My Dictator” (director Lee Hae-joon) to be released in October. He plays a completely unexpected role—Kim Il-sung. It is not simply about being in synch with the character. Seol Gyung-gyu admits that he was more stressed out about his new role than he had ever been, and felt the pressure to portray a character that believes he is Kim Il-sung as convincingly as possible. The movie is a fictional rendition of a historical fact that someone acted as Kim Il-sung during the rehearsals for the first North-South high-level summit. Chungmuru’s most trusted stars Seol Gyung-gyu and Park Hae-il will demonstrate father-and-son chemistry in the movie.
As the poster of “My Dictator” shows, the key factor of the movie is Seol Gyung-gyu’s transformation from head to toe. His stance and look of disapproval as he observes the street, plus the copy “I am the Great Leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” arouse curiosity about how Seol Gyung-gyu, looking so convincing in the role, will play the part of Kim Il-sung. Meanwhile, following the success of “New World” and “Man in Love,” Hwang Jung-min is set to return with “International Market” (director Yun Jae-gyun) in December.
“International Market” is the latest work by director Yun Jae-gyun who made a mega hit in 2009 with “Tidal Wave” that drew in 11.45 million admissions. His first new work in 5 years stars Hwang Jung-min, Kim Yun-jin, Oh Dal-soo, Jung Jin-young, Jang Young-nam, Ra Mi-ran, and Kim Seul-gi. In the movie, Hwang Jung-min portrays the “father” of our age through Duk-soo who will go anywhere and do anything for his family. “International Market” is a touching drama with both cheerful laughter and heartwarming sentiments that only Yun Jae-gyun and Hwang Jung-min can pull off. Hwang Jung-min works almost without a break and communicates earnestly with the audience while challenging himself to a completely different character in every movie. “International Market” will also mark the beginning of his busy schedule that extends to next year.
Appearing as old men in their upcoming movies, the two actors will challenge themselves to a new image and present something worth watching to the audience.