Following up the worldwide hit that was “Squid Recreation” would definitely be no straightforward activity. However Lee Jung-jae challenged himself in a means he hadn’t earlier than by moving into the directorial seat for the 2022 film “The Hunt,” which pulls from a number of real-life occasions from South Korea’s historical past. Lee additionally stars within the movie as Park Pyong-ho, a respective authorities agent on the heart of those incidents.
Across the time “The Hunt” got here out, Looper solely spoke with Lee in regards to the venture and why it was the fitting film for him to make his directorial debut. He mentioned, “Having labored on the script for therefore lengthy, the following thought that naturally occurred was, ‘There most likely is not anybody else who is aware of the script higher than I do,’ so I made a decision to take that leap of religion and take a look at directing it as properly.” It stays to be seen if Lee will direct the rest, however between his numerous appearing gigs, he’ll be lots busy for a while to come back.
By taking part in Jedi Grasp Sol on “The Acolyte,” Lee has opened himself to a complete new world of English-language productions. After profitable an Emmy and coming into a galaxy far, distant, it is a protected guess loads of folks in Hollywood will need to work with him, so his filmography might turn out to be even larger within the years to come back.