05/08/2021
Park Seo-joon makes his Hollywood debut in ‘The Marvels’! What role will he play?
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1.Park Seo-joon: known for 'Parasite,' now in 'The Marvels'!
The South Korean actor Park Seo-joon is due to star in ‘The Marvels.’ It will be the Hollywood debut for a star who made an appearance as the character Min-Hyuk in B**g Joon-ho’s award-winning movie ‘Parasite’.
2. Who's Park Seo-joon?
Born Park Yong-Gyu on 16 December 1988, in Seoul, South Korea, Park Seo-joon studied acting professionally in Kyungpook National University slightly later in life in his twenties, according to Korea Herald.
3. Venture into professional acting
Park Seo-joon made his first on-screen debut in Bang Yong-guk’s music video for ‘I Remember’ in 2011. A year later, he would go on to make his first official acting appearance by landing his first role in 2012’s ‘Dream High 2’.
4. Hosting ‘Music Bank’
Alongside acting, Park Seo-joon also was hosting KBS’s ‘Music Bank’ from 2013 to 2015. This made him a widely recognizable face in not only South Korea but also the world, due to its broadcast on KBS World to a global audience.
5. Park Seo-joon’s breakout roles
Park Seo-joon landed his breakout roles four years after his entertainment debut in 2011 by acting in ‘Kill Me, Heal Me’, ‘She Was Pretty’, and ‘The Chronicles of Evil’.
6. 2015 was Park Seo-joon’s big break!
Park Seo-joon’s work in ‘She Was Pretty’ was his first male lead role, and his work in ‘The Chronicles of Evil’ became his first big screen role. His roles in ‘Kill Me, Heal Me’, ‘She Was Pretty’ and ‘The Chronicles of Evil’ won him many prestigious acting awards and solidified his position in the South Korean acting world.
7. Shining brighter than ever
Park Seo-joon’s success continued on after 2015, with him gathering top ratings, nominations and praise for his work in 2017’s ‘’Fight for My Way’, ‘Midnight Runners’, and ‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim’ in 2018.
8. 2017 and 2018 also golden years for Park Seo-joon
Park Seo-joon’s huge successes on screen naturally led him to earning another roll of awards in 2017 and 2018. In these two years alone, he managed to win a whopping number of fourteen acting awards!
9. Variety show ventures
The actor also ventured into the world of variety shows, and was a permanent cast member of TvN’s ‘Youn’s Kitchen Season 2’, and ‘Youn’s Stay’ in 2018, and 2021 respectively.
10. A talented linguist?
TvN’s ‘Youn’s Kitchen Season 2’ is a show where korean celebrities had to manage and operate a pop-up restaurant in a foreign country. According to Zula, while filming ‘Youn’s Kitchen Season 2’ in Spain, Park Seo-joon picked up the Spanish language pretty quickly and was even able to communicate effortlessly with his Spanish customers to take their orders!
11. Also a singer!
Did you know that Park Seo-joon also sings? He sang for the original soundtracks of the shows he was involved in, including ‘Dream High 2’ and ‘Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth’!
12. Famous friends
Park Seo-joon is also known to have famous friends in his circle! From Zula, Super Junior’s Choi Si-won, BTS’s V, ZE:A’s Park Hyung-sik actors Kang Ha-neul and fellow ‘Parasite’ actor Choi Woo-shik are amongst Park Seo-joon’s list of high profile celebrity friends.
13. The latest on Park Seo-joon: a role in ‘The Marvels’!
StarNews Korea reported on 15 June 2021 that Park Seo-joon is expected to appear in the Captain Marvel sequel, ‘The Marvels’! According to the report, the actor received the offer on the 15th and is scheduled to leave for the US later this year. The production of the movie will start in the second half of 2021.
14. Park Seo-joon’s agency: “No comment”
When approached for confirmation on the news by industry representatives, Park Seo-joon’s agency, Awesome ENT, refused to comment further, According to Channel News Asia, it gave a simple: “No comment.”
15. Cryptic response drives K-entertainment fans wild
With such a cryptic response from Awesome ENT, many are left wondering whether the news about Park Seo-joon joining Marvel Studios is true. However, it’s a given that the director of ‘The Marvels,’ Nia DaCosta, is a fan of the actor, StarNews Korea confirms. In addition, Park Seo-joon has been added to the ‘Marvels’ cast on the – generally reliable – movie database iMDB.
16. Who might Park Seo-joon play?
Already on the lookout, Screenrant has shortlisted some roles that Park Seo-joon might possibly play in the Captain Marvel sequel.
17. Amadeus Cho a.k.a The Hulk
Amadeus Cho, who became The Hulk after inheriting Bruce Banner’s powers, is a well-known Korean superhero in the Marvel universe. His character is one role that Park Seo-joon might possibly play in ‘The Marvels’. However, Screenrant notes that Amadeus Cho is an unlikely choice. Park Seo-joon is almost the same age as actress Claudia Kim who played Amadeus’ mother in a previous Marvel production, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’. The decision to cast the duo as mother and son does not seem likely, the outlet speculates.
18. Noh-Varr a.k.a Marvel Boy
Screenrant notes that Park Seo-joon could also play the role of Marvel Boy Noh-Varr. Noh-Varr’s backstory includes a crucial scene where his ship crashes in New Jersey – a place that happens to be a location for the filming of ‘The Marvels’.
Is this just a coincidence, or a clue that Park Seo-joon is set to play Marvel Boy in the new movie?
19. A S.W.O.R.D agent
Finally, Screenrant argues that Park Seo-joon might not play a superhero role after all, because he could also be on the affiche as a S.W.O.R.D agent. Although this would be a supporting role of a character without superpowers, it would still be a significant feat for Park Seo-joon. S.W.O.R.D agents support the Marvel superheroes on their missions when needed, and depending on the story, it could be an interesting role for the Korean actor.
20. Park Seo-joon officially joins the team!
The Times of India confirmed on 30 July that Park Seo-joon will definitely be in the cast of ‘The Marvels.’ Fans of the Korean star can rejoice as his Marvel career is now official! Will he become an Asian superhero in the Marvel Universe, just like fellow Asian actor Simu Liu? It would be great for Asian representation in the immensely popular scene of superhero movies.
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