Ma Dong-seok, Seo Hyun, and David set out to defeat demons with harmonious synergy. It is through the movie ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’.

‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’, which will be released on April 30, is an occult action film about a city in chaos due to an evil-worshiping group, and the dark solver ‘Holy Night’ team Bau (Ma Dong-seok), Sharon (Seo Hyun), and Kim Gun (David David) with special abilities, who punish the evil group.

Ma Dong-seok plays Bau, who hunts demons with his rock-like strength and fists. ‘Bau’, who was born with special abilities that surpass humans, is the character with the most powerful power that we have never seen in Ma Dong-seok‘s worldview (MCU).

He is receiving attention for his first attempt at the occult genre, and said, “The refreshing appearance of subduing the worshippers and punishing the forces of evil was important. These appearances should not be portrayed too fantastically, so I thought about ‘how to show Bau’s special power while staying a little more grounded in reality,‘ and designed and performed action scenes different from before.”

Seo Hyun has embarked on a powerful transformation as Sharon, a powerful exorcist who can exorcise any demon. Sharon is the central figure of the ‘Holy Night’ team, sensing, finding, and exorcising the presence of demons. Whenever Sharon appears, the screen is filled with tension, from her eyes that turn white during exorcisms, to her hands that sense evil energy, to her spells recited in an ancient language. Seohyun adds color to the character of Sharon with her own charm and atmosphere in a world where Eastern and Western elements coexist.

Seohyun perfectly pulls off the flashy styling, and in order to memorize the exorcism spells in an ancient language, she said, “I usually listen to (the lines) a lot with my earphones, and I always listen to them before going to bed,” and “Rather than simply memorizing the (exorcism) lines and acting them out, I tried to fully understand the underlying meaning and express it well through my acting.”

David takes on the role of Kim, who digs up information on demons and evil worshippers and records the exorcism process on video. With his quick intelligence, he is a multi-player who takes charge of the initial setup of the case he is commissioned to do, records the scene with a camcorder, and does everything for Bau and the office.

With his quirky but sociable personality, David Lee is the mood maker of the ‘Holy Night’ team, and he paid attention to creating a pleasant tiki-taka synergy with Ma Dong-seok. He said, “Senior Ma Dong-seok is overflowing with ideas. I always prepared with an open mind so that I could quickly accept and respond to situations and ideas that arise spontaneously on set.”



Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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