In the franchise, Ke Huy Quan participated in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
When I was 12 years old, Ke Huy Quan was one of the main highlights of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), but never appeared in another film in the franchise. Rumors circulated that the actor Everything Everywhere at the Same Time (2022) would be in the cast of Indiana Jones and the Relic of Destinywhich launches on June 30, 2023 in Brazilian theaters.
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, when gave bad news to fans who would like to see him in the fifth film in the action franchise. “I don’t want to let the fans down. I want to say [que estou no filme]but no,” he assured.
Ke Huy Quan, Oscar winner 2023, points out prejudice in Hollywood: ‘Nobody wanted me’
Ke Huy Quan marked the childhood of several people by participating in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Goonies (1985), but his career cooled over the years – and he received fewer and fewer invitations to act. About this, the star attributed a certain prejudice in hollywood.
It is worth remembering how he worked with great names in the history of cinema, such as Steven Spielberg, Richard Donner It is George Lucas, and even that wasn’t enough to have a solid career. In 2022 and 2023, Quan was finally recognized as a successful actor of Everything Everywhere at the Same Timedirected by Daniel Kwan It is Daniel Scheinertand won the Oscar 2023 in Best Supporting Actor for the role of waymond wang in the movie.
During an interview with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the actor spoke about the frustration he felt over the years, as well as the Covid-19 pandemic. “I was at home like everyone else, trying to stay safe, and doing a lot of tests, sending in tapes of myself,” he recalled. “What was interesting was that I didn’t get any parts, no calls for a second audition.”
“No one wanted me. In fact, it worried me a lot because I was going through again everything I had experienced when I was a child, when I took tests and wasn’t called,” continued Ke Huy Quan. “That’s why I stopped acting at that time.”
when you work with Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford It is George Lucashas nowhere to go but down, and my career just went downhill
Watch this excerpt from the interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert below:
Source: Rollingstone
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