[HanCinema's News] Kim Mu-yeol Puts on Fifteen Kilos and Trains Hard for Role in "The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil"
By William Schwartz | Published on
Kim Mu-yeol has trained hard for his role in the upcoming "The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil". In the film, Kim Mu-yeol plays the titular cop, who ends up having to work with the titular gangster, played by Ma Dong-seok, to catch the devil, Kim Sung-kyu.
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The role is fittingly ironic for Kim Mu-yeol. Though nominally one might expect the cop to be the good guy, Kim Mu-yeol has long made his reputation by playing nasty, villainous characters. The detective Kim Mu-yeol plays in "The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil" is nicknamed Mad Dog.
Kim Mu-yeol has said that he was motivated to up his physique, to the tune of fifteen kilos of muscle, in preparation for the role because he knew he would be playing across from Ma Dong-seok. Kim Mu-yeol was worried he might look too scrawny in direct comparison.
Director Lee Won-tae has said this is the most best he's ever seen Kim Mu-yeol in. Viewers will be able to find that out for themselves when the movie premieres next month.
Written by William Schwartz
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"The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil" is directed by Lee Won-tae, and features Ma Dong-seok, Kim Mu-yeol, Kim Sung-kyu, Heo Dong-won. Release date in Korea: 2019/05.
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.