As the game nears, actors Lee Jung Jae and Park Hae Soo talked about their experiences and character formulation for Netflix’s Squid Game.
Dropping on September 17, Squid Game heightens expectations and excitement with its unique plot. Lauded actors collaborate with Director Hwang Dong Hyeok’s craft to produce a top-notched series.
Director Hwang Dong Hyeok stated, “I was able to get the material and spiritual freedom, which is the most important in creating challenging works.”
Furthermore, he also wants to share his imaginations “without limiting the challenge, length, format, and content.”
Art director Chae Kyung Sun (Miss Granny) adds more depth with his “fresh and colorful space, challenging colors and objects.” In addition, Music director Jung Jae Il (Parasite, Okja) once again shows his unlimited spectrum and elements through sound.
Director Lee Hyung Deok (Train To Busan) also joins the team as he captures the reality and the chaotic fight for survival.
In creating Squid Game for more than ten years, Director Hwang Dong Hyeok was inspired by the idea of “the Most Korean-style survival.”
He also wants to creatively narrate the “irony of the most beautiful and pure memories turning into the most horrible reality.”
Squid Game is a survival game with 45.6 billion won at stake and 456 participants. The only cost for entering the challenge? Your life.
On Lee Jung Jae and Park Hae Soo’s Intense Execution
Playing as Ki Hun, Lee Jung Jae (Along With The Gods: Two Worlds, Chief Of Staff) describes his role as a “character that I have never been experienced before.”
After he experienced business failure, divorce, private loans, and gambling, he joins the survival game to get back up in life. Furthermore, he doesn’t lose hope for humans to do inhumane acts in times of extreme situations.
As he witnesses chaos and violence, the struggle for survival helped him to feel empathy. “I tried to express my inner side with a bright and innocent appearance and heavy pain in life at the same time,” the actor shared.
The director also added, “I wanted to show the friendly image hidden in Lee Jung Jae’s sharp and strong image.”
On his photo stills, he shows off an interesting character. In an arcade room, he wears worn-out clothes with his messy hair, expressing his status.
At the games, he expresses a clueless and surprising emotion that contrasts with his other stills.
Furthermore, actor Park Hae Soo ( Prison Playbook) reunites with his childhood friend, Ki Hun, as Sang Woo.
Supposedly, he is to be promoted as the head of the investment team at a securities company. But with his piles of unpaid debt, Sang Woo also tries to survive the game to win the prize.
“I thought I could draw the most dramatic character more convincing than anyone else,” Director Dong Hyeok gives a gist.
On Park Hae Soo’s stills, he shows off a more determined and proficient expression.
Finally, the series released a unique poster that creates theories on how it pivots. Strangely, all the participants look at the prize money above besides from Ki Hun.
Witness the new thrilling Squid Game on Netflix on September 17.
Source: Xports News | SPOTNEWS TV
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