Director Kim Sung-je of Bogota, Song Joong-ki? I said I'd wait
Dec 23, 2024
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Director Kim Sung-je met with Sports Chosun at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 23rd and said, "I had to film an all-location in South America, but the only actor I could trust and cast was Song Joong-ki."
Released on the 31st, 'Bogota: Land of the Last Chance' (hereinafter 'Bogota') is a story about Kook-hee (Song Joong-ki) heading to Bogota, Colombia, on the other side of the world with new hope immediately after the IMF, intertwines with Sooyoung (Lee Hee-joon) and Byeong-jang Park (Kwon Hae-hyo), influential figures in the Korean community in Bogota. Director Kim Sung-je of the movie 『Minority Opinion』 took the megaphone.
First, director Kim explained why he cast Song Joong-ki as Kook-hee. He said "I really wanted to do this with Song Joong-ki. At the beginning of the play, you can use another actor, but I wanted to use one actor until the end. In reality, you can find an actor who can pull it off. However, this movie was not the intense genre that audiences want these days. Although it is a crime drama genre, the conflict between characters is highlighted, and there are not many spectacular aspects or action scenes. Also, I'm not a famous director that actors will trust and allow me to shoot the drama genre all over in South America. That's why I decided to cast him in a commercial actor that I can trust."
At the same time, he expressed his gratitude to Song Joong-ki, who trusted him and joined the work. Director Kim said, `I was surprised that Song Joong-ki wanted to participate in the movie from the first meeting,' and added, `At that time, it was before the movie 'Seung-ho ', and 'I want to do it so badly, but I'm sorry to do it after it's over because I have a work that I've promised in advance.' So 'What do you mean. I'll be waiting for you no matter what. After that, I thought Song Joong-ki played the role of Kook-hee, and he changed the character a lot by fixing the script. At first, if I was a soft and weak boy, I wanted to portray the process of changing as I met people more and more. I felt that Song Joong-ki had a lot of strong aspects, so I thought it would be better to go with spirit even if Kook-hee had nothing."
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