Director Bong Joon-ho, “Next film, ‘The Valley,’ a deep-sea animation” [Photo shoot]

Director Bong Joon-ho, who released his new film, ‘Mickey 17,’ following ‘Parasite,’ met with Arena Homme Plus.

Regarding the difference in Mickey from the original novel, Director Bong explained, “From the beginning, I thought that Mickey should be a ‘working class.’ He’s a worker who specializes in industrial accidents and is in an extreme situation, and I wanted to make him come from a back alley or from the bottom rather than an intellectual background.” He also said about his first full-length animation film, which is about the deep sea, “The working title has been decided. It’s ‘The Valley.’” Now, most documents are communicated with this title,” he said.

Director Bong Joon-ho, who released ‘Mickey 17’, is currently working on his 9th work ‘The Valley’ (tentative title). It is aimed for completion in 2026 and worldwide release in 2027. An interview with Director Bong Joon-ho, who is attracting the attention of moviegoers around the world, can be found in the April issue of ‘Arena Homme Plus’.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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