Actor Ma Dong-seok is hinting at a horror action film this time. However, the film ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ is meeting audiences with a wit that is not too heavy and ‘Ma Dong-seok style’.

On the morning of the 2nd, a production conference for the film ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ (hereafter ‘Holy Night’) was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Actors Ma Dong-seok, Seo Hyun, Lee David, Kyung Soo-jin, Jung Ji-so, and director Lim Dae-hee attended the production conference that day.

On that day, Ma Dong-seok was the first to talk about why he participated in both the planning and appearance of ‘Holy Night’, saying, “At first, Director Lim Dae-hee is a director who specializes in horror films. We worked on the scenario together and planned it. I just thought, what if I added action and fantasy to an occult film like The Exorcist? We decided to make a movie with a new mixed genre,” he said.



Ma Dong-seok also said, “I was so grateful when Seo Hyun read the script and decided to appear in it within 2 hours. We always wait anxiously after giving her the script. Sometimes the contact is late, so there is a time of waiting, but she made the decision quickly. It is not an easy character, so it must have been a challenge for her. I am grateful that she did 200% this time,” drawing attention.

Ma Dong-seok also said about the action scenes in “Holy Night,” “This time, fantasy was added, so a lot of wires were used and special effects were used. Even the same boxing action was designed to look fantastical. I tried to find new parts with the action directors, even with the same fist action. Although it has a fantasy element to it, we tried hard to express it realistically,” he said, raising curiosity.



Ma Dong-seok said about his fellow actors who worked with him in this film, “The chemistry was so good while acting together. This film has a lot of intense feeling because it mixes horror with action, but we had so much fun filming it. It must have been hard for Jung Ji-so and Kyung Soo-jin, but we filmed it happily.”

Seohyun explained about her chemistry with Ma Dong-seok, “All the actors fell in love with him. He takes such good care of us on set, is considerate of our acting, and is a genius at ad-libbing. He is a senior that you can’t help but love in every way. He expressed it as “Marvelous itself.”



Kyung Soo-jin also said, “The movie itself can be serious, but no matter what you say, the atmosphere is lively. He said, ”She was the mood maker on set,“ and Ma Dong-seok added, ”Actress Kyung Soo-jin is a member of the boxing gym that I manage,“ making everyone laugh.

In particular, when asked about the recent release of various occult genre films, Ma Dong-seok said, ”Personally, I really enjoyed ‘The Grave’,“ and added, ”It‘s been a long time since our film was first planned and we worked on the script together.“





When asked about his feelings about challenging the occult genre for the first time, Ma Dong-seok said, ”While preparing for this film, I watched thousands of horror films from many countries. I got a little tired of it. He replied, “There was a time when a ghost’s face was staring at me in the morning.”

Meanwhile, ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ is an occult action movie about a city in chaos due to an evil-worshiping group, and the dark solvers ‘Holy Night’ Team Bau (played by Ma Dong-seok), Sharon (played by Seo Hyun), and Kim Gun (played by David Lee) with special abilities, who punish the evil group. It will be released on the 30th.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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