Actor Lee Jung-jae has become the protagonist of two of the current series: The Squid Game from Netflix, and Star Wars: The Acolyte from Disney Plus.
Although South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae has been acting for more than three decades, it was not until the last four years that His name has begun to attract attention in the Westthanks to the battle royale series The Squid Game from Netflix, and the recent addition to the Disney Plus catalog: The Acolyte.
The leading role of Lee Jung-jae in The Squid Game as Seong Gi-hun made him rise to fame almost instantly, since the series of Netflix It became an unprecedented success that boosted the distribution of South Korean productions around the world.
As Lee Jung-jae prepares to return to her in his second seasonhas brought us his first feature film written and directed by himself, Hunt. Hunt the spy (2022), available on Movistar Plus+.
And it has become one of the main faces of The Acolytethe last series in the universe Star Wars for Disney Plus which has him as co-star, embodying the Jedi Master Sun.
Lee Jung-jae, from The Squid Game to The Acolyte
Leslie Headlandthe creator of The Acolytewanted to have Lee Jung-jae for his series after seeing him act in The Squid Gamebecause he was interested in them being such opposite characters.
He Master Sun It was Lee Jung-jae’s first role in English. For his interpretation, the interpreter relied on the performances of previous actors in the franchise, such as Liam Neesonwhich gave life to Qui-Gon Jinn.
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“Although he may be a tiny character… I wanted to make sure that, with my performance, he became an important character of the saga that will come later,” explained Lee Jung-jae during an interview.
Lee Jung-jae added that for both performers and filmmakers, “being part of Star Wars is synonymous with be part of cinema history”: “Participating in it is a great honor.”
