The Hallyu world’s heartthrob and the ‘Itaewon Class’ star Park Seo Joon is in talks to star in the upcoming Captain Marvel 2 movie. Several media outlets have been reporting that the ‘Rom-com master’ maybe joining the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe).
On June 15, Star News reported that Park Seo Joon received a proposal for ‘The Marvels’ (renamed from ‘Captain Marvel 2’) and completed an internal review. According to the report, Park Seo Joon will be leaving for the US in the second half of this year, after his current filming of movie ‘Concrete Utopia’ co-starring Lee Byung-hun and Park Bo-young ends. Park Seo Joon also had a cameo role in the Oscar winning movie ‘Parasite’.
The actor’s agency, Awesome ENT responded vaguely to another K-media outlet based on the previous report. They only said, “No comments.” This unclear answer raises more doubts regarding the actor joining the MCU.
‘The Marvels’ is a sequel to the first solo female-led superhero movie, ‘Captain Marvel’. The first movie was also one of the few to surpass USD 1 billion in global box office while being the first female superhero movie to do so.
The anticipation surrounding The Marvels is palpable, as apart from following its $1.13 billion success of the first film, it’s also playing host to some major actors and characters. The movie will revolve around Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, Teyonah Paris, as the S.W.O.R.D agent who played Monica Rambeau in the Disney Plus series WandaVision and Inman Vellani as Kamala Khan, as Ms. Marvel, a teenager with abilities who idolises Captain Marvel will be in the sequel as well. Zawe Ashton will play the big bad. There are rumours that the film would be an adaptation of the comic-book event Secret Invasion, which will have its own Disney Plus show.
Park Seo Joon is the second Korean actor to enter the MCU. First is the Korean-American actor Ma Dong Seok, who is playing the role of a superhero in ‘Eternals’. Seo Joon’s official Hollywood debut will be a huge step in his career.
The 32-year-old has acted in popular shows such as Dream High 2 (2012), Pots of Gold (2013), One Warm Word (2013), A Witch’s Love (2014), Kill Me Heal Me (2015), She Was Pretty (2015), Hwarang (2016), Fight for My Way (2017), What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim (2018), Itaewon Class (2020).
Aside from acting, Park Seo Joon performed OST tracks of dramas he starred in since 2012: “New Dreaming” from “Dream High 2” OST duet with JB (2012), “Come into My Heart” from “A Witch’s Love” OST (2014), “Letting You Go” from “Kill Me, Heal Me” OST (2015), “Long Way” from “She Was Pretty” OST, “Our Tears” from “Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth” OST (2017).
Apart from this, several other Korean actors like, Lee Byung Hun played the lead role in Hollywood’s GI Joe he also played the evil robot in 2015’s Terminator Genisys ; Steven Yeun played the famus character Glenn on the show The Walking Dead ; Ki Hong Lee appeared in the movie ‘Maze Runner’ and also played Dong in the popular comedy series ‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ ; Sandra Oh has been a household name after 10 seasons and 220 episodes of the show ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. She also made history at the 2019 Golden Globes, becoming the first Asian woman to win multiple awards in one show. The super famous K-pop star Rain starred in Speed Racer in 2008 and later Ninja Assassin. He also appeared opposite Bruce Willis and John Cusack in 2014’s The Prince and reportedly was cast in the upcoming X-Men movie before turning it down for the lead role in Uhm Buk Dong. Actor Bobby Lee was the first Asian cast member of MadTV, where he’s best known for his work. He also worked in The Pineapple Express and the Harold & Kumar series.
