After 2 weeks on air, "The Monkey Sister" is entering its final episodes. Despite many controversies, it cannot be denied that this is one of the most notable films of the summer of 2025. Recently, in an interview with Sohu, the film director revealed the reason for choosing Duong Duong for the main role of Han Lap.
According to the director, the 9x actor has an appearance almost identical to Han Lap in the 3D animation version. Before turning on the camera, Duong Duong also actively lost weight to have a legitimate body, closest to the character.
In particular, he has very beautiful eyes, exuding radiance and intelligence. This makes the director convinced that Duong Duong will vividly portray the character Han Lap when he is still an enthusiastic, vibrant teenager.
In addition, the director affirmed that he chose Duong Duong because of his calm personality and not hot-tempered. During his work, he did not try to maintain a perfect image but always ran out of images, actively working hard for the role. This makes the director of "The Monkey Sister" even more impressive.
Previously, at the press conference to launch the film, producer and screenwriter Vuong Du Nhan also gave Duong Duong many compliments, even declaring that Duong Duong was the "chosen" Han Lap, no one could take on this role better than him.
In response, Duong Duong admitted that he felt worried and pressured by the success of the film. The actor hopes to be able to perfectly portray the image of Han Lap that fans of the original novel had hoped for.
According to the crew, Duong Duong suffered serious injuries to his legs and hip joint due to high-intensity filming, having to perform many action scenes, martial arts and hanging a rope in the air continuously.
After turning off the camera, the actor was forced to undergo surgery to treat the injury. His recovery period was longer than expected, causing many of his work plans to be postponed or adjusted.
It can be seen that "Pham Nhan Tu Tien" is a passionate film project of Duong Duong. The actor's performance is also considered much more progressive than the previous film "My human fire".
Although it was once expected to be a "blockbuster" on Chinese screens because of its huge investment costs, beautiful effects, famous directors and familiar actors such as Duong Duong, Kim Than... "Pham Nhan Tu Tien" had a very good performance.
According to statistics from the Van Hop platform, the film only reached more than 30 million views, and as time went on, it gradually lost its appeal and fell behind the series aired at the same time such as "Finding the rose" and "Cam Nguyet Nhu Ca".
