At an online press conference for the movie Space Sweepers, Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri chose the fact that Space Sweepers is KoreaŌĆÖs first space SF movie as the reason they decided to hop on The Victory. Song Joong Ki said, ŌĆ£I heard about Space Sweepers from the director when we worked on A Werewolf ĀBoy, but I never knew it was going to be about space junk. After hearing about it, it sounded even more interesting.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£I was particularly attracted to the fact that we are challenging the space SF in Korea. IŌĆÖve worked with the director once, so I know about his endless ideas and cartoon-like colors. I wondered what it would be like when those colors met with space SF,ŌĆØ he added. Kim Tae Ri said, ŌĆ£When I read the script, I was very attracted to Captain Jang. ItŌĆÖs the first time for a woman to wear a captainŌĆÖs title.ŌĆØ She then continued, ŌĆ£I also had high expectations about what I would look like if I became a part of KoreaŌĆÖs first space movie.ŌĆØ Director Jo Sung Hee said, ŌĆ£Space Sweepers is based more on imaginations rather than background research. I think people in this room are not much different from the characters. They worry about loan interest and utility bills. It tells the story of ordinary Koreans flying in spaceships, not heroes in superpowers suits.ŌĆØ Space Sweepers, set in the year 2092, is about the crew of space junk collector ship The Victory jumping into a dangerous deal after discovering a humanoid robot named Dorothy thatŌĆÖs known to be a weapon of mass destruction. It will be released on September 23. Source (1, 2)
