Lee Byung-hun Calls New Park Chan-wook Film a 'Comic with Emotion'
Aug 19, 2025
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Lee Byung-hun watched the movie at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 19th' At the production briefing session, "There were so many laughing points that I wondered if the script the director wrote was right."
Released in September 'I can't help it' is a story about Mansu, an office worker whose life was satisfactory, who was fired, preparing for his own war on reemployment to protect his wife and two children, and to protect his hard-won home, and director Park Chan-wook took the megaphone.
'There's nothing I can do about itIt was the third meeting between director Park and Lee Byung-hun, which raised expectations. Lee Byung-hun said, `Maybe no one has waited as long as the director for this movie to be released, but I've also been looking forward to it while filming. I was so excited and nervous about every day that the release date was coming up because I had such high expectations for the movie."
Lee Byung-hun was fired overnight from a paper mill devoted to 25 years and played as a job seeker Mansu preparing for re-employment. As soon as he read the script, he asked the director 'Can I be funny?' I asked. After reading the scenario for the first time 'It's so much fun? There were so many funny points that I wondered if it was a work made by the director. I also asked if I had misinterpreted the script. The director also said that it's better if it's funny, but it's not just funny. I think I can tell you that it's a funny comic with various emotions."
When asked how he felt about working with Son Ye-jin for the first time, Lee Byung-hun was surprised, saying, `Ye-jin went far beyond what I expected and acted more in detail.'
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