Disney+ K-drama Connect star Jung Hae-in talks ‘impressive’ Marvel actors, while sci-fi series director reveals he is ‘a big fan of Korean content’

‘You have to act with your imagination,’ says Jung Hae-in of filming computer-generated scenes – something the actor had to deal with in Disney+ K-drama Connect

The sci-fi show stars Jung as an immortal man who has an eye taken from him. Its director, Takashi Miike, says the series’ themes are loneliness and weakness

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Jung Hae-in in a still from sci-fi K-drama Connect. The actor reveals how the series made him realise that Marvel actors are “impressive”. Photo: Disney+

Published: 4:15pm, 6 Dec 2022Updated: 5:06pm, 6 Dec 2022

By Lee Gyu-lee

Actor Jung Hae-in had to appear in more computer-generated scenes than he expected in new Disney+ original series Connect.

“I came to realise how impressive those actors in the Marvel superhero projects that have a lot of CGI scenes are,” the actor, who plays an immortal in his first sci-fi series, says.

“Shooting for a CGI scene is very hard. You have to act with your imagination and it feels awkward and uncomfortable. But we had such a great working environment and the staff, the director and the co-stars were very considerate of one another. So I was able to shake off that awkwardness.”

Jung Hae-in as Go Kyung-pyo in a still from Connect. Photo: Disney+

The six-part Korean series, set to drop on December 7, revolves around an immortal human, Ha Dong-soo (Jung), who is kidnapped and has one of his eyes taken. He starts seeing from the perspective of a man (Go Kyung-pyo) who gets an implant with his eye.