“I don’t think it’s good to control [actors] like marionette puppets,” said Bong. “I want to make sure that the performances don’t feel controlled when you’re watching it on scree ...

“He’s constantly being printed out and sent out to all these dangerous missions,” Bong said, “but no one feels guilty about it, because they’re like, ‘Oh, that’s his job. His job is ...

Bong said creating an English-language film presented a challenge when it came to injecting his absurdist comedy. “Regarding language, I’m much more comfortable shooting in Korean,” Bong said.

“They move as a couple,” Bong said. “To me, that was quite important. So think about the Ceaușescu couple from Romania and the Marcos couple from the Philippines. It’s always very uncanny ...

Bong informed. “Nakapag-pasa tayo ng Eddie Garcia Law. There were producers who reacted and said, they got affected after the law was passed. “Dapat talaga, we should be more aware of the ...

Bong, who was holding a press event for his new sci-fi dark comedy Mickey 17 in Seoul, said that while legal proceedings over the martial law bid needed to be completed, normal life could at least ...

Bong Joon Ho has turned his funny-sad excavations of life under capitalism into unlikely blockbusters. With “Mickey 17,” he’s bending a whole new genre. Credit...Djeneba Aduayom for The New ...

[3] In an interview, Bong said that people in the film assign all dangerous, potentially fatal tasks to a single Mickey without any guilt. “In Korea, people have died in accidents on industrial ...

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho said Thursday his new film highlights the resilience of ordinary people against the powerful in a time of creeping authoritarianism at home and abroad.

“In terms of directing actors’ performances, I feel like if you’re Clint Eastwood, or if you were a great actor before directing, then you can do it,” said Bong on the podcast via translator Sharon ...

“When I first read the treatment, I was just instantly captivated by the concept of human printing and also that they go on this colony expedition to another planet and encounter creatures there,” ...