I’ll consider this a great step for both and a long overdue expansion for K-actors and actresses. There have been Korean stars who have transitioned to Hollywood in some capacity like Bae Doo Na and Lee Byung Hun but by and large it’s few and far between. Time to restart that train and none better for the current buzz meter than Son Ye Jin and Lee Seon Kyun, her with the success of K-drama Crash Landing on You that got worldwide exposure through Netflix airing during the pandemic and him with the Oscar and box office winning 2019 movie Parasite. They have signed on for the thriller US movie Cross with male lead Sam Worthington and it’s a movie about the haves/have nots as the world has descended into a division of rich and poor countries. Son Ye Jin will reportedly not be playing a South Korean and will be playing the female lead role who speaks her dialogue entirely in English. Nice challenge!
