The proposal came to the actor shortly after the international success of Bong Joon Ho’s film, but the role ended up being given to Tae Yoo.
When a new project is announced, a lot can happen with the process and the main cast Past lives it is a beautiful example of this. OR Celine Song’s debut film with a leading role Greta Lee AND Tae Yoothere was almost a different couple telling the story.
What happens is that, originally, the star is award-winning Parasite, Choi Woo Shik he had been cast as Hae Sung, Nora’s sensitive childhood friend. The news emerged in January 2020 from Management SOOP, the company in charge of managing the actor, but in August of the following year Yoo ended up confirming himself as the definitive protagonist.

This information was news to many people on the Internet when the issue came to light in recent weeks and divided opinion. While some argued that Woo Shik could also have acted as well as Yoo, others argued that if he had actually been cast, the production would have probably also chosen a younger actress to act alongside her.
The Parasite actor is currently 33 and the Past Lives star is 42, so to bring their ages closer together, another actress could take Greta’s place. Journalist Jae Ha Kim, of Rolling Stone, who wrote the thoughtful publication commented: “Honestly, I can’t imagine anyone playing Nora better than…
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