‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ Ma Dong-seok shared his thoughts on the casting of the actors.

On the morning of the 24th, Ma Dong-seok, the star of the movie ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Holy Night’), met with Donga.com for an interview and talked about the movie.

On this day, Ma Dong-seok explained the characters in “Holy Night” and said, “Since ‘The Outlaws’ interviews various cases and meets detectives to talk, most of the villains and such people who appear there are men.It was difficult to highlight female characters there.In fact, I wanted the characters who perform exorcisms with shamanism or actress Jung Ji-so’s character to make the audience think, ‘That friend(before being possessed)is kind and cute and a friend,’ and want to save her.I was worried that it would be too scary if I played a possessed character.I thought it would be good to show the various character changes of a frail female character, because I was worried that people would think that they should avoid her rather than save her.”



He also added, “When creating the worldview, I created a lot of characters and phenomena, like a cartoon.I made it like a map and took some parts to make this movie.The first part is being serialized as a prequel, and if there is a chance later, I would like to show more of the story through novels, webtoons, movies, etc.”

Ma Dong-seok, who worked with Seohyun in this film, explained the casting behind-the-scenes, saying, “I’ve worked with(Girls ‘Generation’s)Sooyoung before.I haven’t met her yet, but I’ve heard a lot about her.She’s a good person who doesn’t eat things that are bad for her health.I thought that if someone like that changed, she would have a little more strength.Like actor Son Seok-gu before, I think she’ll have that side.I thought that if people who haven’t shown a dark side did it, they’d have energy.”



Regarding the reason for utilizing the diverse images of actors including Yoon Kye-sang, Son Seok-gu, and Lee Joon-hyuk, who appeared in the ‘Outlaws’ series, Ma Dong-seok said, “I think I look for a different style when casting actors.Usually, I cast them based on their image, but I try not to do that.When I’m given a villain or other role, I try my best to change it.But I think all actors have that ability.I think I look for a newer feeling.What I try harder at is not to just be old.I listen to a lot of stories from younger friends.When I have a meeting, several people, from scriptwriters in their 20s to PDs in their 30s, come together.I try to hear a lot of those opinions.It’s not just my ability, there are a lot of people around me who help me do that.”

He also emphasized, “Since the movie will feature the character Ma Dong-seok, I think the surrounding environment should be different.That’s why I’m working hard in that way.”

Meanwhile, ‘Holy Night’ is an occult action movie about a city in chaos caused by 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.

Ma Dong-seok will be shown off his powerful exorcism action by taking on the role of ‘Bau’, who has been granted special powers and is equipped with even more overwhelming power, and even subdues the demon with his fists.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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