'Wild Thing' Kang Dong-won and Director Hirokazu Kore-eda: "Too Young, Unchanged" [Interview]

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Director Hirokazu Kore-eda expressed that Kang Dong-won is "too young" regarding 'Wild Thing,' eliciting laughter.

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda held an interview on the 5th at the NEW headquarters in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, sharing various stories about the film 'A.I. Rising.'

The film 'A.I. Rising' tells the story of a seven-year-old humanoid who enters a home to replace a deceased child, experiencing the joy of finally becoming a family and the anxiety of possibly being abandoned again. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda, the master behind 'Shoplifters' and 'Monster,' addresses the era's central theme of 'AI and Humanoids' through his unique family narrative.

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda began the film after hearing a story in Shanghai, China, about a business where generative AI resurrects the dead. He stated, "I wanted to pose a question rather than deliver a message: 'Whose is the dead person?' While humanoids in the film develop self-awareness and form groups, that was not the core of what I wanted to convey."

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda added, "Recently, I saw news that generative AI is conversing with itself without human intervention. I felt this content was not far from the ending of 'A.I. Rising.' I wondered if such events are actually occurring and if any will or self-awareness might emerge within a group of humanoids. Going further, I questioned whether what humans consider as self-awareness actually exists."

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda, who previously collaborated with Kang Dong-won on 'Broker,' faced off with Kang's film 'Wild Thing.' He remarked, "I watched the trailer for 'Wild Thing' yesterday. I wanted to meet Dong-won. I said in the theater, 'It's Dong-won, I want to meet him.' (Kang Dong-won) seemed too young. I thought he hasn't changed."

Meanwhile, 'A.I. Rising' will be released in theaters nationwide on the 10th.

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