Veteran Korean Actor Jang Dong-gun Talks Talents He Would Like To Work With & His Search For An ‘Ordinary’ Role
deadline.comA household name after starring in Korean epics like Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War and Friend, Jang Dong-gun has been part of the explosive growth of the Korean film industry and has worked with a lengthy, star-studded list of talent over the last three decades.
However, Jang tells Deadline that there are still many actors and directors that he has not had a chance to work with yet, although he hopes to collaborate with them in the near future.
This list includes fellow actors and friends Hwang Jung-min and Lee Byung-hun, as well as directors like Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook and Kim Jee-woon.
Jang says that he is also on the search for an “ordinary” role, after playing a wide range of characters with extraordinary and extreme backgrounds. “Over my past works, I have done a lot of roles that are not common, that you can’t see in real life usually, such as a soldier in the middle of war, a killer, as well as a zombie.
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