Director Kim Byung-woo explained why he cast Blackpink’s Jisoo in the film ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint ‘.

‘ Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint ‘, which will be released on July 23rd, is a fantasy action film about a world in a novel that has been serialized for over 10 years becoming reality, and the only reader, Kim Dok-ja(Ahn Hyo-seop), trying to survive in the destroyed world along with the novel’s main character, Yoo Jung-hyuk(Lee Min-ho)and his colleagues.

At the production report meeting held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 17th, Director Kim Byung-woo said about the reason for casting Blackpink’s Jisoo as the character Lee Ji-hye in the play, “My casting criteria were clear.First of all, she had to be an actress who could work hard.From the moment I first met actress Jisoo, her enthusiasm was strong.She worked very hard during the pre-reading time and even while filming on site.”

He explained, “In fact, the character of Lee Ji-hye is not that big, but I didn’t want to miss this charming character, so I wanted an actor who could grab attention, and that’s why I cast actress Ji-soo.Actress Ji-soo worked really hard, and I’m very satisfied with the results.”

Then, regarding the reason why the main weapon of the character Lee Ji-hye, played by Ji-soo, changed from a sword to a knife in the original work, he explained, “We had to implement an action scene within two hours.Most of the characters use long swords, so we had to diversify the character and the action.In particular, the character Lee Ji-hye is a character who moves alone, separate from the team, so we thought about a device that could make that character explode and decided on that.” He added, “I know the fans’ concerns well, but I am sure that they will understand their concerns once they see the movie.”



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