The renowned Korean actor spoke about the fate of his character and his confidence in the creator of the series for the end.
After three increasingly intense seasons and an exhausting world advertising campaign for the end, the series of the series of Netflix The squid game, Lee Jung-Jaehe is finally ready to separate from player 456.
The veteran Korean actor, winner of an Emmy and a world icon thanks to the historical success of the first season of the successful series of the squid, said in dialogue with the portal The Hollywood Reporter that returned for the filming of the final episodes physical and emotionally transformed. Gone are his characteristic dentuda smile and his charisma of a common man.
From the beginning of the second season, Lee knew how his character’s trip would conclude, Gi-Hunat a heartbreaking final moment that has generated an intense debate among fans, and used that knowledge as an emotional basis for everything that followed. Already quite thin, the 52 -year -old actor also made aggressive diet during production, lowering more than 9 kilos to underline the ravages of the growing spiritual disappointment of his character.
The most difficult scene to film and the end of El Game del Calamar
On the most difficult scene of Filmar Lee Jung-Jae said it was Gi-Hun’s last. “Getting that scene get perfect, all the effort that led me to prepare mentally and maintain that psychological state, was not easy,” he revealed.
“Physically, I followed a very strict diet for about 14 months, which became more strict every day, until the day we rolled Gi-Hun’s scene. During that time, I lost about 10 kilos. I wanted to portray the character so that, even if you only saw Gi-Hun standing there, you could feel the anguish and pain I felt“
On the end of the series the actor was satisfied with the decisions of the creator of the series Hwang Dong-Hyuk.
“I think the director Hwang wanted a very clear and complete end, one that fit his general message, even if that meant that there would be no fourth season. I think he was convinced that Gi-Hun’s final decision was the right end for his plot arc.”
“Personally, if the first season had not been so successful, or if the script had written by another screenwriter/director, perhaps he would have participated more in suggesting changes or opposing. But with everything that happened – and the confidence I have in the director HWANG -, I decided to fully support your vision. I thought it was the best option for history“
The three seasons of The Calamar game are available in Netflix.
Source: Ambito
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