‘Revelation’ Ryu Jun-yeol “Realistic character, the whole world will sympathize”
Actor Ryu Jun-yeol attends the production report meeting for the Netflix film ‘Revelation’ at the Hotel Naru Seoul M Gallery in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 18th and listens to the MC‘s questions. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com
Actor Ryu Jun-yeol will present the results of a character he has been persistently digging into through the Netflix movie ‘Revelation’.
‘Revelation’, which will be released worldwide on the 21st, is a thriller film that depicts the complicated story of pastor Sung Min-chan, detective Lee Yeon-hee, and an ex-convict surrounding the disappearance of a girl.
In the drama, Ryu Jun-yeol takes on the role of pastor Sung Min-chan, who believes that punishing the culprit of a missing person‘s case is a revelation from God.
The character receives a revelation from God one day and blindly follows his faith.
On the morning of the 18th, Ryu Jun-yeol attended the movie’s production report meeting at Hotel Naru Seoul in Mapo-gu, Seoul and said, “It showed what kind of choices you make and how far you can go with faith, so I thought it was a very realistic story,” and “I was drawn to the fact that I thought people all over the world would be able to relate to it to the point where they felt like it was their own story.”
Ryu Jun-yeol revealed that he created the character by constantly asking himself what human faith is.
As an actual Christian, he made efforts to appear as a realistic character, such as recording the prayers of pastors around him and creating his own prayers when filming.
Director Yeon Sang-ho, who was in charge of directing, said, “It‘s my first time working with (Ryu Jun-yeol), but he’s a really good actor,” and praised him, saying, “He asks a lot of questions. He asks questions to the point where my ears start to bleed, and the quality of his questions is also really good.”
He continued, “What impressed me the most was that the character‘s arch that he had in mind was clearly established.”
Regarding this, Ryu Jun-yeol said, “I think it’s my personality. I think there are pros and cons. If I get the script early, I have a long and difficult time, and if it‘s short, I have more worries.” He explained, “I tend to keep worrying until we start filming, and because the director listened to me well, I was able to talk comfortably.”
Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com
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