Exclusive: Lee Jung-Jae, protagonist of Netflix’s smash series Squid Game, has signed with CAA for representation as a director, producer and actor.
Lee played character Seong Gi-Hun in Squid Game, the survival drama series that has garnered four Screen Actors Guild award nominations, including Male Actor in a Drama Series for Lee. This makes Lee the first male TV performer to solely earn SAG Award recognition for a fully non-English language role.
In addition, Lee was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Actor – Drama Series and the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, breaking another record for the first male actor from Asia to receive individual nominations across all three award shows in those categories.
For his next project, Lee will make his directorial debut with feature Hunt, which he will also star in alongside Jung Woo-Sung. The film was also...
Lee played character Seong Gi-Hun in Squid Game, the survival drama series that has garnered four Screen Actors Guild award nominations, including Male Actor in a Drama Series for Lee. This makes Lee the first male TV performer to solely earn SAG Award recognition for a fully non-English language role.
In addition, Lee was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Actor – Drama Series and the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, breaking another record for the first male actor from Asia to receive individual nominations across all three award shows in those categories.
For his next project, Lee will make his directorial debut with feature Hunt, which he will also star in alongside Jung Woo-Sung. The film was also...
- 2/25/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Korea’s Finecut has picked up John H Lee’s upcoming war movie Operation Chromite, starring Liam Neeson as General Douglas MacArthur.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
- 11/4/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Korea’s Finecut has picked up John H Lee’s upcoming war movie Operation Chromite, starring Liam Neeson as General Douglas MacArthur.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
Inspired by true events during the Korean War, the film tells the story of soldiers who carried out covert operations which turned the war in favour of South Korean and Un allied forces.
Produced by Korea’s Taewon Entertainment, the $16m film is scheduled to start shooting this month.
The cast also includes Lee Jung-jae (The Assassination), Lee Beom-soo (The Divine Movie) and Jin Se-yun.
Taewon founder Chung Taewon previously produced blockbusters such as 71-Into The Fire, also directed by John H. Lee, Iris and Three Kingdoms: The Resurrection Of The Dragon. The film’s co-producer, Kyu C. Lee, is an executive producer on Simon West’s upcoming The Blob.
Cj Entertainment will release Operation Chromite in Korea in the third quarter of 2016.
- 11/4/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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