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Why Song Joong-ki joined ‘Space Sweepers’ even before reading script

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/02/05/spacesweepers_unit_007.jpg"/><figcaption>Song Joong-ki stars in the upcoming sci-fi film ‘Space Sweepers.’ <em>Photo courtesy of Netflix</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – South Korean actor Song Joong-ki did not think twice when he was offered a role in the upcoming sci-fi film “Space Sweepers,” even accepting the project without reading the script first.</p><p>The movie, scheduled for release on Netflix on February 5, serves as Song’s reunion project with director Jo Sung-hee, whom he worked with in the 2012 fantasy-romance “A Werewolf Boy.”</p><p>Song said he was “shocked” with the idea of “Space Sweepers” when he first heard about it from Jo while working on “A Werewolf Boy” years back.</p><p>“When I first heard it from Director Jo, I was really shocked because it was so new and fresh,” Song said in a recent press conference.</p><p>“After decades, literally, he proposed this role and when he said that, I immediately thought I would definitely do it,” he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H1WYnJF1Pwo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In “Space Sweepers,” Song plays Kim Tae-ho, the genius pilot of spaceship Victory. The film — regarded as South Korea’s first space opera — follows the spaceship’s crew as they find a humanlike robot wanted by space guards.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/02/21/no-pressure-song-joong-ki-more-excited-over-upcoming-film-space-sweepers">No pressure? Song Joong-ki more ‘excited’ over upcoming film ‘Space Sweepers’</a></li></ul><p>Song described Jo as his Chul-soo, the character he played in “A Werewolf Boy.”</p><p>“That’s a character that’s alive in our hearts and I think director Jo is like that to me. It’s been 10 years but he’s always been there for me,” he said.</p><p>Jo, meanwhile, praised Song for being “a leader” on the set of “Space Sweepers.”</p><p>“I made mistakes sometimes but he&#x27;s always very understanding. I really depended on him and relied on him mentally,” Jo said.</p><p>“I could put my trust in him and feel a little bit relieved that Joong-ki is there, there’s not much to worry about,” he added.</p><div><strong>Related video: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d4RlxNxiPPY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>South Korean actor Song Joong-ki did not think twice when he was offered a role in the upcoming sci-fi film “Space Sweepers,” even accepting to be a part of the project without reading the script first.</p>

South Korean actor Song Joong-ki did not think twice when he was offered a role in the upcoming sci-fi film “Space Sweepers,” even accepting to be a part of the project without reading the script first.

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Why Song Joong-ki joined ‘Space Sweepers’ even before reading script

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Feb 05, 2021 06:09 AM PHT

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Updated Feb 05, 2021 06:10 AM PHT

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