Ma Dong-seok, who has been fighting villains in movies, goes on a demon extermination mission in the movie ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’.This time, Ma Dong-seok’s action was refreshing and his humor was pleasant.At the same time, he maintained the creepiness of the occult genre and did not lose his identity.Will actor Ma Dong-seok’s movie, which is guaranteed to be a box office hit every spring, be successful this time too?

On the afternoon of the 21st, a press conference for the movie ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Holy Night’) was held at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul.Actors Ma Dong-seok, Seo Hyun, David Lee, Kyung Soo-jin, Jung Ji-so, and director Lim Dae-hee attended the press conference that day.

On this day, Jung Ji-so first talked about her feelings about being possessed by a demon in this movie, saying, “This is my first time playing a possessed role, and it’s an honor just to be able to participate in ‘Holy Night.’ I got to see such a wonderful side of me.I think I came out cooler than I expected.The director also made me look cool, and he made me look cooler than I acted.” She continued, “I remember putting on makeup for a few hours toward the end.”



Seo Hyun, who worked with Ji So a lot, said, “Jiso was a lovely friend on set, so we chatted happily while waiting.When we started filming, we acted like we should stick together and not let go.I also remember acting with Ji So.It was a filming set where I was able to grow a level,” drawing attention.

Regarding the humor code in ‘Holy Night’, Ma Dong-seok explained, “It’s a dark hero movie, and each character has their own story and it’s a dark story.Since we’re a team that has a cheerful feel within the worldview, we tried to create a time to rest in the middle of the movie while making use of that part.If it were just an occult movie, it would have been difficult to do that, but since it’s a genre that mixes the occult with a dark hero movie, I thought that part would be possible.We did it after a lot of discussion.I think we made it together by selecting well, editing, and discussing.”





Regarding his chemistry with David Lee, who also worked with him on comedic scenes, he said, “Actor David Lee is still young, but despite his age, he has a lot of experience.He is a great actor, and he is skilled at handling both curveballs and fastballs.We worked well together when we were showing off that kind of humor.”

Ma Dong-seok, who has previously shown action scenes in many crime films, said about the action scenes he showed in this film, “It’s a genre with a lot of fantasy elements, so I worked hard while doing the action scenes.Since it’s a fantasy film, I expected explosive and refreshing action scenes, and I think that part was expressed well.I think the action scenes became a little more explosive.”

He continued, “Since it’s a reality show, I had to keep it realistic, and I’m glad I was able to expand on it more this time.I hope people will feel refreshed after watching this because they are worse people than the criminals I caught.”



Ma Dong-seok, who recently achieved box office success with the “Criminal City” series, said, “I’ve lived my whole life feeling grateful for the luck of consistently scoring 10 million points.Not all movies are like that, but I’m not sure about this movie.It’s a genre I’m trying for the first time, and I’m curious to see how people will perceive it.I’m also curious about the audience’s reaction more than” Criminal City.”I wonder what the audience will think of the new worldviews, and what their reaction will be to seeing a team that seems like they might appear in a dark hero movie and seems a little strange.”

While saying this, he said, “I worked hard to make this with the hope that it would be of some help and that the audience would come back to the theater.I hope that more people would come to the theater to watch not only our film but also other films,” and emphasized, “I put a lot of effort into the sound and other things so that the audience would feel a sense of accomplishment when they watch this film in the theater.I think it would be more refreshing if they watch it in the theater.”





Director Lim Dae-hwi said about the parts he focused on while directing this film, “Since there are many narratives of five characters, I thought that if I were to show them all, the film would be too long and laggy.I thought a lot about how to make people empathize with it,” and explained, “I tried to make it fun by expanding the space and time while twisting the sound in an occult way even in parts that can be easily overlooked.”

Lastly, Ma Dong-seok said, “It’s a different genre of movie called occult action, and it also has fantasy elements.It has the characteristics of a dark hero movie.I hope you’ll see it in theaters.”

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.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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