Erstwhile g.o.d. member Park Joon-hyung will be appearing in not one, but TWO Hollywood productions next year.
Joon Park tells us he's in two, yes TWO
Hollywood...hey, he's showing us four fingers.
Someone needs arithmetic lessons.
Hollywood...hey, he's showing us four fingers.
Someone needs arithmetic lessons.
Yup, the 38-year-old, who is known as Joon Park and grew up in California, is set to appear in Speed Racer as well as Dragonball.
The former is a Wachowski Brothers-directed flick, which is scheduled for release on May 9, 2008 Stateside (May 8 in Malaysia). Rain also appears in the movie.
The latter is a flick directed by James Wong (Final Destination 3) and produced by Stephen Chow (Kung-Fu Hustle). The cast includes Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds) and Emily Rossum (Phantom of the Opera). Dragonball is scheduled for release on Aug 15, 2008 Stateside.
Apparently, Heroes actor James Kyson Lee was rumoured to play Yamcha in the movie, but the role eventually went to Joon Park.
Waaay before we got K-popped! Park was known as the rapper for g.o.d., but the talent has recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.
Here's a rundown of other Korean actors appearing in Hollywood productions next year. Do you know of any who isn't on the list?
- Jang Dong-gun stars opposite Kate Bosworth in Laundry Warrior
- Jun Ji-hyun/ Gianna Jun toplines Blood: The Last Vampire
- Song Hye-kyo toplines indie flick Fetish
- Jung Ji-hoon/ Rain in a supporting role in Speed Racer
Source: The Korea Times, IMDb.com & Empire
Pic credit: The Korea Times
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2 Comments:
He makes the perfect scary Asian villain-- I think he should do way more movies! He looked fierce in that Speed Racer trailer!
You feat god JoonHyung in your article. I want to cry. I'm his biggest fan in Malaysia and will continue so. He actually have appeared in Janet Jackson MV way back before coz he from Cali and went to Korea on '96 to pursue music with god. I love him. Can't wait to see him in the movie. Even had make plan with the girls to watch this movie. 6 month plan.
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