'Memadeba' Director: "Handsome Heo Gwanghan Also Pulls Off Perverted Role"

Actor Heo Gwanghan [Photo by Lian Contents, ICHI-Entertainment]

Actor Heo Gwanghan (Xu Guanghan, 33) reveals a new side of himself in the comic-action film Mary My Dead Body.

Heo Gwanghan shared his thoughts upon arriving in Korea at the press screening of Mary My Dead Body (hereafter Memadeba) held on the afternoon of the 12th at CGV Yongsan in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, saying, "I arrived in Korea last night and finally ate gamjatang."

Opening on the 17th at CGV, Memadeba is a comic-action blockbuster that depicts the unique human-ghost cooperative investigation between the hot-blooded detective Wu Minghan (Heo Gwanghan) and the wrongfully deceased spirit Mao Mao (Im Baekgwang).

The film was selected as the closing work of the Golden Horse Awards 2022, one of the three major film awards in the Chinese-speaking world, and won the Audience Award at the 16th Asian Pop-up Cinema held this year in Chicago, USA.

Heo Gwanghan, who led the "Shangqinza" (fans obsessed with Shang Jian Ni) craze with Shang Jian Ni (2019?2020), and Im Baekgwang (Lin Baihong), who built a solid domestic fandom with Romance of Eccentrics (2021), teamed up as Wu Minghan and Mao Mao, respectively.

Director Cheng Weihao, who took the helm, introduced the film as "a movie that contains both laughter and action," expressing confidence by saying, "Through the story of ghosts and humans, everyone will feel that we are all the same in front of love."

Movie 'Memadeba' Still Image [Photo by Lian Contents]

Heo Gwanghan, who anchors the film as detective Wu Minghan, said, "I was drawn to the subject when I first received the script," adding, "I wanted to work with director Cheng Weihao, a top figure in genre films, so I decided to appear."

When asked why Heo Gwanghan was cast as Wu Minghan, the director replied, "He was the first person who came to mind because he is handsome and very popular." He continued, "He was cast because he is a versatile and flexible actor who can handle bizarre and perverse roles well."

Heo Gwanghan responded with a laugh, saying, "While watching the film, I wondered, 'Why did I shoot this?'"

When asked about a memorable scene in the film, Heo Gwanghan pointed to the bathroom scene, recalling, "It was important because it was the first meeting with Mao Mao." He added, "I had to perform with a comedic rhythm in a short time. There were various actions like wire work and falling, so it remains memorable."

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