Afrigather Gang Dong-won, cuts an exciting determine as a slave-turned-rebel warrior in “Rebellion,” the splendid interval motion film that was the opening gala title of this week’s Busan Worldwide Movie Competition. The position additional cements his fame as one in all Korea’s most versatile and charismatic actors.
However the Korean star can be intent on changing into a movie producer and on reprising a stalled Hollywood profession.
“’Dealer,’ the movie which went to Cannes in 2022, was my first producer position. And I’m producing a number of different initiatives, proper now,” Gang informed Selection. He insists nonetheless that he’s not turning his again on performing.
“I need to act extra. That’s why I’m producing too. I like my job. And began to supply as a result of I’ve concepts that I need to turn into initiatives. For instance, I wrote a synopsis two years in the past, and a screenwriter is now writing the script. They’re going to shoot it subsequent 12 months. It’s a TV collection I wished to make, involving interval, romantic, fantasy motion.”
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Gang’s increasing remits seem to suit effectively together with his wider than regular imaginative and prescient of movie initiatives, based on “Rebellion” director Kim Sang-man. Kim described Gang as being “capable of see the entire challenge.”
Gang mentioned that his producing initiatives could have a variety of origins, together with these he has a hand in writing. “Once I began to put in writing, I had been impressed by a feminine actor. However, after I wrote it, my producer and I spotted that this isn’t for her. So, that is among the largest initiatives at my manufacturing firm proper now. The opposite one entails remaking a TV collection, which I can’t talk about the main points of. However that’s two massive initiatives. One is already arrange. [For] the opposite one, we’ve nonetheless received to search out companions.”
The actor-producer places Gang within the mildew of main Hollywood stars akin to Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, who incessantly safe the fabric that they need to star in and, with their very own manufacturing outfits, make function and collection initiatives occur.
Gang can be eager to choose up a stalled Hollywood profession and has illustration by way of each CAA and Vary Media Companions.
“I used to be in a challenge within the U.S. 5 or 6 years in the past. It didn’t occur, however I spent my time there studying the English language and English-language performing abilities for a 12 months, actually, a 12 months and 4 months,” Gang informed Selection. “Ultimately, that challenge didn’t occur, however, nonetheless, I used to be pleased to problem myself, as a result of I need to work with everybody on this planet, who’s gifted.”
“Rebellion” will debut on Netflix on Oct. 11.
