Koreans Infiltrating Hollywood

A lot of Korean talent is infiltrating Hollywood.

In addition to Lee Byung Hun ("G.I. Joe") and Bae Doo Na ("Cloud Atlas"), two directors who represent Korea, Park Chan Wook and Kim Jee Woon, will be making their Hollywood debuts.

Lee Byung Hun's first Hollywood movie was "G.I Joe" and when it became successful, he found a place in Hollywood. He was the first Korean to get his handprints at the Chinese Theater and recently, his movie "Masquerade" broke the 10,000,000 ticket sales. He will appear in two other Hollywood movies "G.I Joe 2" and "RED 2," which will be released next year. Currently he is filming "RED 2" with Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich.

Bae Doo Na teamed up with the Wachowski Siblings and Tom Tykwer for "Cloud Atlas," which was adapted from a book that deals with stories that span over 500 years. 

Bae Doo Na plays Sonmi-451 and goes toe-to-toe with big actors like Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant and Jim Sturgess. Entertainment Weekly said that she left the biggest impression on audiences and the New Yorker said that she was amazing.

Park Chan Wook ("Oldboy," "Thirst") will return with "Stoker" and Kim Jee Woon ("A Bittersweet Life," "I Saw the Devil") will return with "The Last Stand."

Wentworth Miller wrote the screenplay for "Stoker," which is about a fatherless girl who suddenly has to accept the presence of a mysterious uncle in her life. Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman and Matthew Good will appear.

Park Chan Wook also is the producer for director Bong Joon Ho's project "Snowpiercer," which was originally a French sci-fi comic that won the Grand Prix at the 1986 International Comic Festival. It stars Song Kang Ho, Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt and Octavia Spencer. It is currently filming in Czechoslovakia.

Kim Jee Woon received the Vision Award from the Filmmakers Alliance and his new project "The Last Stand" is about a drug cartel and a small town Sheriff. It is getting a lot of attention for the fact that it is Arnold Schwarzenegger's comeback project. It opens next January. 

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