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Thu Trang: ‘I persuaded my husband to play the villain’

Actress Thu Trang said she persuaded her husband to play a tycoon in the film she produced, although Tien Luat was suitable for the main role.

Thu Trang co-produced the film Super easy job – In theaters on April 22. The work is Vietnameseized from the script Extreme job – The highest-grossing film in Korean cinema history with a revenue of 120 million USD. The film revolves around a broken rice restaurant in Saigon, the investigation team chooses the restaurant as a place to disguise and track the crime boss.

– Chance for her husband – actor Tien Luat – to play the villain in the movie?

– Initially, I suggested you to play the role of one of the restaurant staff. After thinking about it, his appearance is quite old, not suitable for the character’s childish personality. At that time, the crew had not yet chosen the “final boss”, I suggested that he accept this role. He refused because he thought his style was more suitable for the front line. After I persuaded him for a while, he accepted.





Thu Trang, Tien Luat in an interview in Ho Chi Minh City.  Photo: Thu Thao

Thu Trang, Tien Luat in an interview in Ho Chi Minh City. Image: Thu Thao

Busy helping me in pre-production and taking care of other actors, he forgot to research for the character. The first day I heard my husband read the script, I knew right away that he hadn’t focused on the role because the lines didn’t fit. When he got home, he confessed that he had no idea. I asked: “Why don’t you refresh the character? In the original, this role was not funny, would you emphasize it more, for example, playing a dancer?”. We stayed up until morning to discuss, so the role of Hoang “voice master” was born. He went to choreography lessons, embellished his lively role with colorful and shiny clothes, learned to speak Spanish… On the day the film was shot, both the director and I were satisfied because the character’s complete makeover. .

– How do you and your wife support each other at work?

We understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses. If I can handle multiple tasks at the same time, you can only handle one at a time. Therefore, I often advise him to focus on the role of an actor before taking care of others. On the contrary, when filming, I sometimes subjectively think that acting like that is touching, but people looking through the monitor find that acting is quite strange. At such times, I need you to stand outside to observe and give advice.

I usually direct on the set, sometimes outsiders think that Mr. Law is inferior, but that’s not the case. In the profession, above all, my husband is the person I trust the most. Anything from small to big, I always consult him. He respects my point of view, often advises but always ends with the sentence: “The decision is yours”. In the new movie, too, I believe Luat is brighter than me or Kieu Minh Tuan, because the tycoon has a lot of “land” to unleash and create surprises.





Shaping Tien Luat in the new movie.  Photo: CJ

Shaping Tien Luat in the new movie. Image: CJ

– Why do you mainly choose close actors for the new work?

– As a producer, I prioritize project efficiency. Close colleagues only listen to us once or twice to understand what they need to do. I also wonder: if the film only has new actors, how many audiences will go to see it.

In this movie, we still held casting but couldn’t choose the right face. Most young actors are “matched” when standing next to experienced names, so they can’t bring out their full potential. But we are always trying to find new elements. Mr. Luat and I often go to the School of Theater and Cinema, attend graduation shows to discover potentials and give them the opportunity to step out in public.

Main trailer 'Super easy job'

Trailer “Super easy job”. Video: CJ

– The original work is famous, how do you make the movie version different?

– In the original, the main character group opened a chicken restaurant, we changed it to a broken rice restaurant. I came up with the idea of ​​​​making grilled beef broken rice with pho flavor, inviting chef Nguyen Thanh Cuong – champion MasterChef 2015 – Serve as a culinary consultant. Instead of pork ribs, diners are served a piece of beef ribs marinated with pho seasonings such as anise, cinnamon, cardamom… When processing, I was very nervous because I was afraid of failure, but finished, the whole crew. compete to eat (laughs). After the success of Extreme job, the chicken dish in the movie used to be a culinary craze in Korea. We also plan to promote the food in the movie and hope to create the same effect.

In addition, the new script is 40% different from the Korean version due to the combination of many details in My neighbor’s story – web-drama I produced in 2019. I see similarities between the rogue elements in the poor working-class neighborhood of Saigon with the original script. Those characters will step out of the web-drama and join the crime-solving team of Super easy job.





From left to right: Thu Trang, Quang Tuan, Hua Vi Van, Huynh Phuong, Kieu Minh Tuan - the cast of Super Easy Job.  Photo: CJ

From left to right: Thu Trang, Quang Tuan, Hua Vi Van, Huynh Phuong, Kieu Minh Tuan – the cast of “Super easy profession”. Image: CJ

– What do you say to the idea that a remake is a safe and easy choice for the producer?

– Not every remake wins. Many domestic works failed even though the original was very successful. When filming Super easy job, I met many opinions that the original was too popular, making it difficult to attract the audience. I think many people who have seen the Korean version still go to the theater because they are curious about how the film is turned into Vietnam.

Movies like Blood moon party, The key to a hundred billion Before it was released in theaters, it faced many criticisms, but in the end, the revenue still won. Therefore, content is still the first factor to retain the audience, whether remake or not.

Thu Trang was born in 1984, started her acting career as a comedian. After a period of acting in dramas, she participated in movie works such as Let’s calculate 2 . tomorrow (2014), Win the lottery (2015), I’m your grandma (2015), Noodlesg first and 2 (2016-2017), 798Ten (2017)… Blood moon partyThu Trang appeared in the main cast – earning more than 175 billion VND, entering the top 5 in Vietnamese film revenue. Movie Sister Thirteen: 3 days of birth and deathproduced and starred by the artist couple – reached 108 billion VND. She married actor Tien Luat in 2011, has a son.

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