Get accustomed to these Ok-drama stars’ names as a result of they’re hitting Hollywood’s largest franchises, together with the MCU, and right here to remain.

With one other Ok-drama star becoming a member of the Marvel Universe and an increase in recognition of the style globally, Korean stars have gotten family names. During the pandemic, there was a steep rise in Ok-drama viewers in the West, primarily because of Netflix, and Hollywood casting brokers have observed. As such, there is no scarcity of expertise to control.

Park Seo-joon Will Join Captain Marvel 2

Park Seo Joon in What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

The main man is legendary for roles in What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim, Netflix’s Itaewon Class, and The Poet Warrior Youth, additionally starring BTS’s V. The friendship between the 2, together with the actor’s beauty, has saved him as one in all South Korea’s hottest main males. The Parasite actor is not any stranger to world screens. He’ll make his Hollywood debut in Captain Marvel 2: The Marvels subsequent yr. Although what position Park Seo-joon will likely be enjoying is but to be confirmed, the excitement about his casting prompted fervor amongst followers final fall.

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Bae Doona Is Expected in Zack Synder’s Rebel Moon

Doona Bae and Aml Ameen in Sense8

Last week, Zack Snyder launched the forged listing for Rebel Moon; among the many heavy hitters is Doona. This is not Doona’s first foray into Hollywood sci-fi; she additionally starred in Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Ascending and Sense8. The style appears to be the place she is at dwelling. Late final yr, she starred in Netflix’s The Silent Sea, together with Gong Yoo of Train to Busan and Squid Game fame.

Teo Yoo Will Star in A24’s Past Lives

With the success of Moonlight and Minari, A24 continues to make various tales. Yoo stars in A24’s Past Lives, slated for the top of this yr and the directorial debut for Celine Song, a workers author for The Wheel of Time. Yoo is famed for his roles in Vertigo and Money Game. Yoo, born in Germany, has starred in international movies from Russia and Thailand, and he additionally featured in Equals, which starred Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult.

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Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee) Already Gained Attention From the MCU’s Eternals

Don Lee as Gilgamesh in Eternals

Another member of the Marvel household, Ma Dong-seok’s breakout position was in Train to Busan, arguably one of many first internationally acknowledged Korean movies. Since then, he has been fielding calls from Hollywood administrators and producers, however he remained targeted on his work in Korean motion pictures and dramas alike, which have made him one of the vital profitable actors in South Korea. That is till Eternals, the place Dong-seok performs Gilgamesh, the strongest of the Eternals.

In the previous couple of years, Parasite, Minari and Squid Game have dominated the zeitgeist. Global streaming giants akin to Netflix are giving a stage to various expertise, and Korean stars are taking benefit and making the leap to Hollywood and lighting up the silver display screen.

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