'Veteran 2' Director Ryu Seung-wan "Even if I'm out, Hwang Jung-min can't be out, the series might end"

Sep 11, 2024

 'Veteran 2' Director Ryu Seung-wan 'Even if I'm out, Hwang Jung-min can't be out, the series might end'
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Director Ryu Seung-wan showed infinite trust in actor Hwang Jung-min.

Director Ryu met with Sports Chosun at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 11th and said "Without senior Hwang Jung-min, the 'Veteran' series may end."I can leave, but senior Hwang can't leave."

'Veteran 2', which will be released on the 13th, is a sequel to the box office hit 'Veteran', which attracted 13.41 million viewers, and it is an action crime investigation drama that pursues a serial killer who caused a stir in the world when the youngest detective Park Sun-woo joins veteran detective Seo Do-cheol's violent crime investigation team to catch the bad guy until the end. Following the previous episode, coach Ryu Seung-wan took the megaphone.



Director Ryu, who is about to release the movie, said, `I've experienced various reactions while making the movie so far"But this becomes a process of work and a daily life, so I might get used to it now, but I was nervous and nervous. It's good to have a good reaction, but I wonder if this is real, and if there's a bad reaction, I think about 'Why would this reaction come out?' and look back on what was lacking. 'Veteran2' still needs time. Whenever I'm watching the audience's reaction, I try not to be happy, but when I'm alone, I like it in the bathroom and so on."

Regarding satisfaction with the work, "Making is also important in the process of making a movie, but the director's choice on the set is also very important. The most common terms used by the director are NG and OK. In the end, the finished film is a collection of the things that have been okay. "I think it's hard to answer in terms of the satisfaction of the current work. I like it but I don't like it."



In addition, Hwang Jung-min, who returned as detective Seo Do-cheol following the first episode, said, `If Hwang Jung-min is absent, this series will end unconditionally.' As I said at the press preview, I can leave now, but senior Hwang should not. If I knew this would happen, I'd be raising other team members"I shuddered.





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