I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 340
I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor Chapter 340
In fact, director Danny Landis, a great Hollywood director, was not very interested in the movie ‘Leech’. It’s as if this year’s Cannes Film Festival itself was pushed aside in the first place. It was a hassle, but I came with a reasonable mindset due to the earnest requests of those around me.
That was his nature.
It was good to watch movies from all over the world, but being crowded with hundreds of thousands of people drove him crazy. He started out as a director because he liked making movies, but as his reputation grew, it wasn’t great to meet so many people who were interested in him.
But since we have come so far, we should at least do what we want. That was exactly how I felt.
The same was true for ‘leeches’.
It is the only Korean work among the 20 works in the Cannes Film Festival’s ‘competition section’. It was nothing more, nothing less.
‘It’s director Ga-bok Ahn’s work.’
Many of the people I met here talked a lot about ‘leeches’ as a topic of conversation. Cannes said it was to make up for past mistakes, that the assortment was somewhat aligned, that the status of Korean films was raised, etc. Because there was only one Korean work, it was a bit unexpected.
Director Danny snorted inwardly.
‘I’m sure Cannes took into account the public opinion, but it’s Cannes, so it’s hard to believe that they would have foolishly chosen a movie just based on that image.’
The reason he wasn’t very interested in ‘Leech’ was not because he ignored Korean works. It was because director Ga-bok Ahn’s unique style of work did not suit me well. It was directed by Danny, who had seen director Ang Bok’s films a few years ago, and although the overall quality was high, if you ask me if I liked it, I didn’t. Director Danny Landis was not impressed.
It was simply the audience’s mind.
Even though Danny is a highly regarded director in Hollywood, his rule is to look at other directors’ works from the viewer’s perspective. Still, he acknowledged that veteran An Ga-bok was a great director.
‘In any industry, maintaining tension for decades deserves respect.’
Regardless of whether the texture of the work doesn’t match, a master knows how to recognize a master.
Director Danny’s thoughts were maintained until just before the first screening of ‘Leech’, the third film in the ‘Competition Category’, on the morning of the 2nd. This also means, ‘I’m here anyway, so let’s take a look again.’ It felt like that. In the meantime, the atmosphere of director Ang Bok’s film may have changed a bit.
The 3,000-seat ‘Lumière Theater’ inside the ‘Palais des Festivals’ was full.
Including director Danny, famous directors from Hollywood and other countries, actors, influential film industry officials, reporters, etc. Director Danny could hear the conversation of those gathered at first glance.
“Haha indeed. “Did it attract so many people because it was the only Korean work?”
“Everyone should be curious. There was also a rumor going around that Khan chose him based on his opinions.”
“Oh, I heard that too. It’s just the beginning, so you’ll know if the rumors are true or not. However, Director Ang Bok is a director who performed well at Cannes.”
“know. Some say that’s why it won’t be noticeable anymore.”
Their conversation was closer to curiosity than expectation.
“If you just look at the ‘Leech’ poster, don’t you feel the content right away?”
“Hmm, it seems to me like the success story of a man who aspires to be rich.”
“oh! Yes, I heard there is a lot of stuff like that in Korea. “It’s about turning your life around.”
“Hahaha, it’s a bit refreshing.”
“But if that’s all, it’s a little disappointing.”
Sometimes the male lead, who accounted for 70% of the ‘Leech’ posters, was the subject.
“This actor is that guy. Appeared with Miley Cara on the opening red carpet. “Did you say his name was Kang Woo-jin?”
“Ah, I see. The other Korean actor in the poster here looks familiar, but the actor named Kang Woo-jin is unfamiliar. new man?”
“I heard that it hasn’t been long since you actually debuted.”
“You’re lucky. “You’re called Khan right after your debut.”
“The acting might be a little disappointing.”
Specifically, Kang Woo-jin’s story.
“Is this actor not coming to the morning screening?”
“I was the center of attention as I walked the red carpet with Miley Cara. “I hope the acting is above average.”
“I wonder if he came to Cannes with the right skills.”
“Of course.”
“Anyway, isn’t the main character’s success story a bit boring?”
At the same time, there were some comparisons to the Japanese movie that was screened yesterday. Director Danny Landis, who had been quietly listening to those stories, clenched his chin. There was something subtle about the overall atmosphere of the theater, but if the story of ‘Leech’ is the success story of the main character who aspired to become a real rich man.
‘Hmm – I don’t think it’ll be particularly fun.’
Because it wasn’t something that was appealing.
‘Leech’ begins.
-♬♪
Korean actor Kang Woo-jin was displayed on a large screen behind the title. His lines were in Korean, but there were subtitles in French right below them, and English subtitles even further down.
The initial atmosphere of 3,000 spectators was maintained for approximately 10 minutes.
The main character has no money and the chaebol figures that appear in his life. At this, director Danny, whose head was half bald, and most of the audience made expressions like ‘as expected’. His expression twitched a little.
‘……sign language?’
Woojin Kang. No, it started with the scene where ‘Leech’’s ‘Park Ha-seong’ used flashy sign language.
‘Huh- just looking at that doesn’t make it feel like I practiced.’
Usually, when filming a movie, actors practice various technical skills according to the character’s setting. However, no matter how many times you repeat it, it is quite difficult to make it look ‘real’. However, Kang Woo-jin’s sign language on screen did not smell like he had practiced it at all.
rather.
‘It’s barely noticeable, but that woman has practiced acting.’
Oh Hee-ryeong, who had extensive experience, showed signs of practice. Of course, it was a very subtle difference, but it was visible to the eyes of master director Danny. Because I have experienced tens of thousands of actors so far. However, there was no imitation at all in Kang Woo-jin’s sign language.
Then there was only one answer.
‘Did you cast an actor who you knew could do it from the beginning?’
They searched for people who were fluent in sign language in advance and hired them as actors. Director Danny nodded slowly. But as ‘leeches’ progress.
‘……hmm?’
As Kang Woo-jin’s acting continued, director Danny Landis’ attitude changed. I relaxed my jaw and my eyes widened. I raised my round glasses several times.
‘what?’
Because Kang Woo-jin’s acting in ‘Leech’ gradually began to overwhelm all 3,000 audience members. ‘Leech’ was not just a story of success for the main character. At first, it seemed like that at first, but as time went on and the content became more intense, it went in a completely different direction.
The audience of 3,000 people, one of the world’s largest, including director Danny Landis, began to whisper.
‘Suddenly bringing the main character into the house?’
Inside, of course.
‘The husband is keeping his wife in check.’
‘Are you trying to silence your mute wife through that main character?’
‘They’re trying to kill me.’
‘Kill your wife? ‘What’s the matter?’
Everyone began to fall into ‘leeches’ as if they were getting wet.
‘A success story? No…this is the first story I’ve seen in my life??’
It was a story I had never seen before, far beyond what I had originally expected. And of course, what solidly supported that was the actors’ acting. Among them, the one that shines by far.
‘That protagonist leads the movie itself, whether in terms of acting or atmosphere. The aura is a bit different.’
‘Park Ha-seong’. In other words, it was Kang Woo-jin.
At this point, only in the eyes of Hollywood director Danny.
”Ripley Syndrome’? Are you seeing that now?’
Only Kang Woo-jin was visible. There was no time to worry about anything else. Because Woojin’s acting captured his eyes and ears and wouldn’t let go. Especially in the life of ‘Park Ha-seong’, Kang Woo-jin’s acting was jaw-dropping ever since he entered the fictional chaebol family. It wasn’t particularly visible in the production. None of the characters in the work came out of my mouth.
But it was clearly visible.
Director Danny Landis’s words passed through the minds of the 3,000 people gathered at this theater. ‘Ripley Syndrome’.
‘That subtle gaze processing, emotional expression, and structure of behavior. performance? ‘Can you call that acting?’
The Korean actor’s acting on that huge screen was kind yet violent. Although his eyes gradually became cloudy with desire, his movements and the emphasis of his lines were extremely calm.
It has to be that way.
‘He believes that everything he sees or feels in the present is actually his world.’
Because there wasn’t even a speck of ‘imitation’ to be found. In ‘Leech’, Kang Woo-jin’s appearance from the beginning was very slightly erased as he went beyond the middle of the movie and towards the end. It was so subtle that the audience could not even notice it unless they were alert.
It wasn’t about sophistication or anything like that.
‘That actor – is he really an actor?’
On screen, Kang Woo-jin presented an ‘illusion’ to director Danny and the 3,000 audience members. There was a lot of information about the famous star actors who came to the Cannes Film Festival, but Kang Woo-jin, who is now in his second year, was virtually unknown. That gave the power of misunderstanding. In the first place, who here could immediately believe upon hearing Woojin’s unconventional story?
slowly.
‘No way. Director Ahn Ga-bok…did he really hire someone with Ripley Syndrome to act??
Director Danny, a Hollywood megastar,’s brain began to become seriously tangled. Is that it? The 3,000 audiences from around the world who flocked to the first episode of ‘Leech’ were no different.
‘Is it acting? Or really? I’m confused.’
‘Why do I get goosebumps…? The actor is very different from his early days to now. It’s like a man who has gone cold-heartedly crazy.’
‘Did they really hire someone with Ripley Syndrome??! Otherwise, how could such vivid acting be possible?’
‘But… what if you really hired someone with Ripley Syndrome to be an actor? Director Anga Bok must also be crazy.’
At this point, everyone realized the real meaning behind the ‘Leech’ poster. Ah, this is not a story of one man’s success, but rather an image of ‘Ripley Syndrome’. Clearly, ‘Leech’ hit the back of many celebrities who attended the Cannes Film Festival upon its first screening.
No one moved even for more than 5 minutes after the movie ended.
But this is just the beginning.
Many people related to Kang Woo-jin, including the 10 official judges, are scheduled to attend the second screening in the afternoon. The afternoon screening was also full of 3,000 people.
In other words, there is still one more step left.
Same time.
It was 11 a.m. when the first screening of ‘Leech’, which started at 9 a.m., ended. At a time when ‘Park Ha-seong’ and ‘Ripley Syndrome’ were strongly embedded in many people’s minds, Kang Woo-jin of ‘Leech’ was sprawled out on a bed in a 5-star hotel room. He was breathing lightly, as if he were dead, on a wide white bed.
“……”
Did you think he was dead? I wanted to, but I was taking a good nap. It was because I overworked myself from the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival to yesterday, the 1st. I managed to create a solid appearance through the concept, but the tension that exploded in an unfamiliar environment made me feel tired. Fortunately, I was able to survive the next two days because I had space.
“Uhm-”
Kang Woo-jin slowly opens his eyes. But it didn’t happen right away. He just yawns with his hair scattered. He roughly sweeps both hands to pick up his cell phone. I checked the time.
“Whoa, 11 o’clock? “I overslept for the first time in a while.”
In fact, for Kang Woo-jin, the ten days during the Cannes Film Festival were similar to a vacation. Of course, there were various schedules during the festival, including the opening ceremony, but compared to the schedule in Korea, the closing and awards ceremonies were generally loose. This was especially true today, the day of the screening of ‘Leech’.
“Let’s see, the second screening of ‘Leech’ is at 7 o’clock. “Can I get ready around 4 o’clock?”
Woojin’s teams, including Seong-geon Choi, are also moving autonomously. To begin with, they were busy sightseeing. Anyway, Kang Woo-jin got up and picked up the bottle of water on the table. At the same time, Woojin raised the cell phone in his hand.
“What are the conditions?”
There was a lot to check. The situation on the Korean side, including the march of Kang Woo-jin, who turned the Cannes Film Festival upside down with the opening ceremony red carpet. The Japanese side, where two works were submitted to the ‘competition section’ of the Cannes Film Festival and where the preview of ‘Familiar’ recently began, the reaction to Miley Kara’s new album teaser and Woo Jin’s SNS, ‘Kang Woo-jin alt-character’ status, etc.
Of course, I also had to check accumulated contacts other than chat messages or messages or DMs.
At this time.
-Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
The cell phone placed on the bed let out a long vibration. It was a phone call. Woojin stopped and checked the caller. It was producer Song Man-woo. The ‘Beneficial Evil’ team should have returned to Korea now. Woojin tilted his head slightly and calmed his voice. Big. He put his usual low tone and put the cell phone to his ear.
“Yes, PD.”
Beyond the cell phone, the area around PD Song Man-woo was a little bustling. It’s probably the set of ‘Beneficial Evil’. Even if Kang Woo-jin is missing, filming will have to continue.
“I’m sorry, Woojin, you must be busy with the Cannes Film Festival. “You’re crazy, right?”
“no. it’s okay.”
“haha. I read news through articles. Have you seen the uproar in Korea right now with the news of Woojin’s opening ceremony red carpet? “I heard it’s like that in Japan too.”
Producer Song Man-woo, who was delivering greetings, changed the topic.
“Ah, I’m going to be busy, so I’ll get straight to the point. Speaking of ‘beneficial evil’, there is something that has been decided rather urgently. But it’s not a small thing.”
Woojin calmly listened to the explanation for a while and muttered to himself.
‘Then what is it? Are you saying the launch is going to be crazy??
I answered lowly.
“It doesn’t matter to me.”
A few minutes later, Woojin suddenly entered subspace. What he confirmed was, of course, a ‘beneficial evil’ among the white squares.
-[9/Script (Title: Beneficial Evil) EX level]
Kang Woo-jin smiled.
“Well, fortunately, there are no major changes.”
About an hour later.
Around 1 p.m. A 5-star hotel about 10 minutes away from the ‘Palais des Festivals’, the main event of the Cannes Film Festival. Of course, it was a different place from where Kang Woo-jin was staying, and the large restaurant inside the hotel was crowded with customers, perhaps because it was lunch time. Of course, most of them attended the Cannes Film Festival.
among them.
“The director really asked you to have lunch with him?”
“That’s right, I was surprised when I got the call.”
Two familiar figures appeared at a four-person table near the entrance. It was giant Joseph Felton and caddy Megan Stone. The two were sitting side by side rather than facing each other, and it seemed like they were waiting for someone based on their conversation.
at that time.
-Sigh.
An old foreign man entering a restaurant. It was Hollywood director Danny Landis, who wore round glasses on his nose. As soon as he entered the restaurant with his head half bald, he immediately spotted Joseph and Megan.
“……”
He moved right away without saying a word. Joseph and Megan, realizing he was approaching, looked away. Coach Danny asked as soon as he sat down after shaking their hands. His expression was serious.
“I saw a ‘leech’ in the morning. Woojin Kang Does he suffer from Ripley Syndrome? Did director Gabok Ang invite you for the project?”
Joseph was a little surprised by the straight question. It was the same with Meghan. For your information, Joseph hasn’t seen the ‘leech’ yet. I was planning to see it a few hours later at 7 o’clock. However, Joseph, recalling the ‘Ripley syndrome’ he showed in Kang Woo-jin, whom he saw in person at the filming site of ‘Leech’, responded with a relaxed smile.
“It can’t be. Kang Woo-jin is an actor. Everything the director saw was just his acting.”
Coach Danny paused for a moment and rubbed his cool forehead.
“……performance. Are you sure?”
“I can give it my all.”
“Huh – that means he is a character realized through real acting. God, he didn’t look that old, but he had that much tension. amazing. “Are you a child actor?”
Joseph made eye contact with Megan for a moment and laughed.
“No, Kang Woo-jin, this year marks his second debut.”
Director Danny Landis, a Hollywood mogul, frowned for a moment and asked again.
“…It’s been 2 years since debut?? Are you trying to play with me now?”
End