Director Kim Joo-hwan spoke about the casting of Ahn Sung-ki.
A report on the production of the movie "Lion" (directed by Kim Joo-hwan, produced by Keith) was held at the entrance of Lotte Cinema Counter in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 26th. Director Kim Joo-hwan, Park Seo-joon, Ahn Sung-ki and Woo Do-hwan attended the production meeting.
Kim Joo-hwan, who wanted Ahn Sung-ki as the best priest since writing the scenario, said, "Now, many media have a Kumasa character, and I thought that the end of the Kumasa priest should come. I thought I should have an Actor with that aura. I felt that a lot of things were filled when Ahn came. "
Meanwhile, "The Lion" is an occult action film about a story of fighting champion Yonghu (Park Seo-joon) meeting with the Guma priest Anshinbu (Ahn Sung-ki) and confronting the powerful evil (), which has left the world in turmoil. The second feature film directed by Kim Joo-han, who directed "Youth Police" (2017), will feature Park Seo-joon, Ahn Sung-ki and Woo Do-hwan; it will be released on July 31.