Lee Jung-jae, the main star of the great Netflix series squid gameReveals his directorial debut, ᲜhuntingA Korean-language spy thriller set in the 1980s at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The film will open without competition in the Cannes Midnight Screening section, a sidebar usually devoted to thrillers and genres. Most of the Cannes 2022 selection opened in Paris on Thursday morning. The festival, which will also feature new films from Park Chan-wook, David Cronenberg and George Miller, will run from May 17-28.
Ნhunting (Also known as namsuni) tells the story of two special agents of the Korean National Intelligence Service who are independently assigned the same mission: to find a North Korean rug at the agency. During the investigation, the two realize the unbearable truth, but they must complete their missions at all costs.
Lee was the director and co-director of a feature film in which he also acted as one of the agents alongside Korean leader Jung Woo-sung (steel rain, Reign of Assassins).
Lee has been one of South Korea’s top screen stars since the 1990s, but his career reached new heights globally last year when squid game On Netflix and Streamer, the most watched series of all time has become a fantastic phenomenon. For his lead role as the role of a dead father who has been tricked into a mysterious death money game, Lim won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance as a Male Actor in a Drama Series. squid gameDeveloper Hwang Don-Hook has signed a deal with Netflix for a second season ending in 2024: Lee will return as the lead.
lights and squid gameThe female lead, model-turned-actress Hoyon (same as Jung Ho-yeon), has signed a contract with CAA since the show became a phenomenon. Hoyon Just Landed a Lead Role in Alfonso Cuarონსn’s Upcoming Apple TV Series DisclaimerAnd Lee’s next screen role will follow Ნhunting It will be directed by Choi Don-hoon (thieves) Corporate crime thriller listen (Probable title), based on the 2009 Hong Kong film I heard.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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