We need a lot of original works, distortions and losses
Jun 17, 2025
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On the morning of the 17th, a production briefing session was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University branch in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, on the production of the action fantasy film 'Omniscient Reader's View' (directed by Kim Byung-woo, produced by Realize Pictures). The production briefing session was attended by Ahn Hyo-seop as Kim Dok-ja, the only reader of the novel that has been serialized for more than a decade, Lee Min-ho as Yoo Joong-hyuk, the protagonist of the novel that has been serialized for more than a decade, Chae Soo-bin as fellow Yoo Sang-ah, who faced the moment when the novel became a reality with Kim Dok-ja, Shin Seung-ho as Kim Dok-ja's colleague Lee Hyun-sung, who has strong power, Nana as Kim Dok-ja's colleague Jung Hee-won, and director Kim Byung-woo.
Director Kim Byung-woo commented on the burden of the original work "There is a strong fan base for the original work and the serialization period is long. It was a novel that I also enjoyed watching in series. Rather than the burden of the original itself, there was a burden in that it was difficult to make a movie. It's fun to see in the text, but I wanted to solve numerous problems when I opened it as a video. In the end, amid various worries and burdens, the message was 'What are we going to do with me?' It's not fantasy, it's a question that comes at us. I thought that was the most important point of this movie"The original is really long. It has to be reduced to around two hours, but distortion and loss of the original work are inevitably needed. As a fan of the original, I tried to keep the original writer's intention and fun as much as possible. Some parts were modified and adapted to suit the movie. Nevertheless, I thought it was important to have completeness with this movie," he replied.
'Omniscient Reader's View' is a work about the world in the novel becoming a reality on the day a novel that has been serialized for more than a decade is completed, and the struggle to survive in a world where the only reader is the protagonist of the novel and his colleagues. Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Min-ho, Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Nana, and Ji-soo appeared, and director Kim Byung-woo of 'The Terror Live'PMC: The Bunker' took the megaphone. It will be released on July 23.
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