A family identify after starring in Korean epics like Taegukgi: Brotherhood of Warfare and Buddy, Jang Dong-gun has been a part of the explosive progress of the Korean movie trade and has labored with a prolonged, star-studded record of expertise over the past three a long time.
Nonetheless, Jang tells Deadline that there are nonetheless many actors and administrators that he has not had an opportunity to work with but, though he hopes to collaborate with them within the close to future. This record consists of fellow actors and pals Hwang Jung-min and Lee Byung-hun, in addition to administrators like Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook and Kim Jee-woon.
Jang says that he’s additionally on the seek for an “abnormal” position, after taking part in a variety of characters with extraordinary and excessive backgrounds.
“Over my previous works, I’ve performed numerous roles that aren’t frequent, which you can’t see in actual life normally, equivalent to a soldier in the midst of battle, a killer, in addition to a zombie. I’ve additionally performed a president, so all very excessive conditions and events,” says Jang. “Going ahead, I actually need to check out some abnormal characters and roles that we are able to see in our day by day lives.”
Jang not too long ago wrapped manufacturing for Korean motion characteristic Evening Fever, which is slated for launch in summer season this yr. Taking pictures in Thailand, Jang performs an Interpol officer investigating a drug case within the nation.
Jang arrived in Hong Kong for the Asian Movie Awards on March 16, the place he acquired the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, alongside Tang Wei.
The Korean actor has principally caught to works for the massive display, though he has starred within the occasional sequence, together with Arthdal Chronicles and the Korean adaptation of Fits. Jang says it is a aware selection.
“I favor to fulfill and greet my viewers by means of the massive display, though these days individuals don’t normally go to the cinema as a result of there are such a lot of platforms,” says Jang.
When requested to select essentially the most memorable undertaking from his storied profession, Jang chosen 2001 motion neo-noir Buddy.
“Though it’s a film from way back, I selected this movie as a result of it was a very critically-acclaimed movie from each the viewers and critics. Additionally, my picture and character within the movie are very totally different from what I’m normally, so I feel it’s been my most unforgettable undertaking.”
Jang additionally picked out Taegukgi: Brotherhood of Warfare as one other notably memorable undertaking, in addition to worldwide movies like Chen Kaige-directed movie The Promise.
“In The Promise, I labored with Japanese and Chinese language actors, which was actually unforgettable. Additionally, in Harmful Liaisons, I acquired to collaborate with Hong Kong actors and actresses. Working with actors from totally different cultural backgrounds is significant, as we work in direction of the identical targets in a movie,” provides Jang.
On the actors that Jang had seemed as much as when he was getting into the trade within the early Nineteen Nineties, he rapidly singled out Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki. Outdoors of Korea, Jang says that Hong Kong’s Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung have been main sources of inspiration.
Jang says he has witnessed a shift within the longevity of actors, since he first entered the movie trade.
“After I first began appearing, the profession lifetime of a male actor is moderately quick, in comparison with what it’s now,” says Jang. “However I do nonetheless see Ahn Sung-ki, Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung, how they’re nonetheless working and are well-received by the viewers and the trade.
“Together with my pals like Lee Byung-hun and Jang Woo-sung, all of us began appearing in our twenties, so it’s been round 30 years, and so they nonetheless have a really robust existence within the trade, so I feel that is the primary era of actors who’ve seen such longevity,” provides Jang.
