Comments on: Kwon Sang-woo looking to make Hollywood debut in Green Hornet

By: Japanka01

Japanka01 — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:05:14 +0000

hE’S REALLY HANDSOME!!! AND YUMMY AS WELL!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:29:00 +0000

hi
how are you nice to miss u i am kachin i am letter speaking english.

By: Crazy77

Crazy77 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:22:32 +0000

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By: yogini at play

yogini at play — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:28:56 +0000

wow what a thread to read.

i won’t comment much but for this. Seth Rogen as the Green Hornet? i see fail all around. I was watching Comic Con 09 and ugh. i love my super hero movies but this one i cannot get behind.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:07:11 +0000

Hey guys I just checked out the IMBD site and things are looking pretty bad for Kwong Sang Woo if things keep continuing this way. What im talking about is on the IMBD postboard there are literally hundreds of anti-korean celeb people posting topics of how it would be lame to hire kwon sang woo to play the role of kato. They are even dissing Lee Byung hun and Rain. Im doing the best right now to post comments of how a wonderful job kwon sang woo would do if he was given the role, but the odds are against me heavily. Its me against like 100 anti-korean celeb people lol.

I personally believe this era and time is critical for asian celebs to break into the US Market. We need to work as a team regardless of which subgroup we are from in Asia. Are you guys with me??

Help me by going into the IMBD site in the green hornet section and posting topics of how wonderful kwon sang woo would be for the role. Thanks a bunch for taking the time to read this you guys. ASIA together as ONE!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:54:37 +0000

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By: marni

marni — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:34:38 +0000

Dear Laura, Yes, it is my choice. I don’t watch Hollywood films anymore. I just find K dramas more entertaining. I’m like looking for a life altering experience, I just want to be entertained. It’s a wonderful to be able to pick and choose, no? I don’t think getting an Oscar means much. I like KSW and wish him the best and it is his choice to do whatever. I hope he makes mega bucks and that’s one of the reasons to make it in Hollywood, in my opinion. With a few exceptions, Americans did not produce the best artsy films. You don’t need to respond and attack me for expressing my opinions. I think we can both agree that we enjoy K dramas/movies/stars. Isn’t that why we come to this forum/website? Peace.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:16:14 +0000

TSK TSK TSK TSK!!!! I just did major research on a Lee Byung Hun web site I visit often, but never really read the interviews with the actor, and this is what I found out.
They have translated an interview with LBH and in the interview, he clearly says… the actor says… Lee Byung Hun himself says… (is that clear? I hope) He says, he was offered by Hollywood a role in the film “The Guardian” with Kevin Costner, as Kevin Costner’s subordinate – a role which has nothing to do with martial arts or swords or anything like that – and he refused the role. To Later on accept the role as Storm Shadow in GIJOE? Why? Because, clearly GIJOE is going to be a blockbuster hit and it will bring more attention to him than playing a subordinate in “The Guardian”
Kids, and younger adults want to see an ass kicking ninja and not a subordinate in a film about a traumatize life rescuer.

So, all of you who say Asian actors have no other choice but to play stereotype roles as there are no other roles offered to them…. please shut up!!! Go and actually find out if in fact there had been roles – other than ninja roles – offered to them.
This is the website for those of you who don’t believe:
http://twitchfilm.net/archives/005681.html

THATS IT! For real, this time im done with this.

Good for KSW if he accepts the role! Ill support even when I don’t follow the actor.
AND LEE BYUNG HUN…. FIGHTING!!!!! Ill definitely be there, first row, August 7.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:01:12 +0000

One more thing;

Why – instead of saying what they should or shouldn’t do – don’t we go ask KSW, or better yet – since I don’t know his merits – LBH, who is no dummy whatsoever. The man has a French Literature major, a theater and Cinematography major; knows like four or five languages, has a badass trajectory of dramas and films; surely he knows what’s best for him. Why don’t we ask him why he chose to be stereotype in a Hollywood production? Or even, if HE thinks he is being look down in any way? Then this discussion, that is turning so negative, would lose its validity.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:46:31 +0000

@73 Marni
I don’t think anybody is laughing at minorities in the US being stereotype. Im a minority in many ways; Hispanic, woman. And Hispanics have been stereotype very badly in Hollywood. But I guess you wouldn’t know that because you stop watching American films. People are not open, they only see their own side.

I never said that Hollywood was the ONLY industry out there. If you would actually read clearly what anybody writes, then nobody would have to repeat themselves for the sake of leaving the right impression.
This is what I said:

“Hollywood is the most powerful film industry that there is… simple as that. 
With this, I’m not saying ONLY Hollywood movies are good, or ONLY Hollywood movies should be exported, or ONLY ANYTHING.” (←– see that Marni?)
“… while there are many other films from other countries that are awesome, example: “A Bittersweet Life” (Korean) “The Samurai” (French, Alain De Lon) and many others which I wont mention, the list I too long…”

This is what I said and it means exactly that:
NOT ONLY HOLLYWOOD… BUT SADLY, HOLLYWOOD IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT BIG RIGHT NOW. MAYBE LATER OTHER INDUSTRIES WOULD BE NUMBER ONE IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS.

I’m an artist in many ways. I write, draw and im in school for computer animation. The idea is to eventually make my own animated film. When you are an actor/director/writer, in short, an artist of any form, you seek recognition from others. Many artist only seek money, but for most is recognition. The biggest recognition for an actor or director is what? AN OSCAR, right? However, many actors/director etc, that can not make it in Hollywood for one thing or another, and happen to be good actors/directors/writers, will be happy and content with being just what they are and getting recognition from other awards and stuff like that, because an OSCAR will not defined how good the person is in terms of his career. I say this because my FATHER is one hell of an actor, and will never be able to enter Hollywood for political reasons, even though, my dad is well respected for the great actor/director/writer that he is… yep he is all of those things. Still even when is not an OSCAR he has gotten a bunch of awards, and is recognize as a talented person.
Should I hate Hollywood because Cubans play (for the most part) as Italian gangsters, or rafters, or dumb security guards, or gay artists, or revolutionary rebels? Oh wait, no that’s not right, that was a Colombian actor who played El Che. I love American films, when they are good. I like watching the Oscars and I always pray for a non-American movie star to win. I was so proud of Rinko Kikuchi!!! Yeah! She rocked in “Babel” but again, I guess you wouldn’t know that Marni, since you don’t watch American films.

Im going to stop writing on this thread. People read what you write and take it the wrong way. Is like writing a Bible (God forgive me) People read it and take it in their own way, and follow it in their own way. Its kind of annoying.