Lee Jun-ki goes to Hollywood with Resident Evil
by javabeans
This is unexpected, but Lee Jun-ki is heading to Hollywood in the sixth and last installment of the sci-fi action-horror franchise Resident Evil, titled Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Details of his role have not been released, but he did travel recently to South Africa for filming after he wrapped on his MBC vampire-romance drama Scholar Who Walks the Night, and lead star Milla Jovovich uploaded a selfie today of the two together on her Instagram account (below).
The film series, based on the video game series of the same name, released its first film in 2002, starring Jovovich as the lead character. At the center of the plot is the evil company Umbrella Corporation, which conducts dangerous genetic research and develops bioweapons, and is responsible for spreading a deadly virus that causes people to mutate into zombies.
I have mixed feelings about the news, because while I love Lee Jun-ki’s acting and always find him intense and charismatic, even when his projects aren’t great (ahem, Scholar), I’d have loved for his Hollywood debut to have been in something more worthy of him. I can’t speak to the quality of the Resident Evil films from firsthand experience but they do get regularly panned, though I suppose they do make money. But I can see how Lee Jun-ki would be a good fit: He’s fantastic at doing his own stunts, he’s great in action-thrillers and genre projects, and, well, he’s super-beautiful to look at. I hope his English holds muster!
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter began shooting in September in Capetown, South Africa, and is slated for a January 2017 North American release.
Via E Daily
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51 Cocoboo
October 17, 2015 at 3:02 PM
Scary/gory horror movies are sooo not my thing, but I must check out this movie with Lee Jun Ki!!! He is one of my favorite actors.
I don't follow the whole RE franchise, but I think this is a great opportunity for him. ^^
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52 Endzkim
October 17, 2015 at 7:05 PM
can you just be happy for the guy that the people in the whole world will see him? hollywood for an asian is a long shot.not unless you are american born (or raised).
and admit it' Resident Evil, even lacks substance, won on box office category. Hello? 6th installment?!
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53 Endzkim
October 17, 2015 at 7:11 PM
I'm so sorry but dramabeans (and it's reader ) are becoming a snob now. Every actor in each part of the world wants to be in hollywood. Compared to other movies. Resident Evil's presence in Hollywood is not that bad...
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54 LeahF
October 17, 2015 at 7:26 PM
While I'm not the biggest fan of Resident Evil I can understand Lee Jun-ki wanting to do bigger projects. He is an actor, after all. My biggest hope is that this gets him the exposure he needs to get better written projects in Hollywood if this is the path he wants to take!
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55 Pearl3101
October 17, 2015 at 7:56 PM
Resident Evil Part 1 was the movie that made me eternally scared of zombies. Haven't watched a single zombie movie since.
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56 N
October 17, 2015 at 8:33 PM
IKR, I watched Pan (even if it was not recommended) for Na Tae Joo and I got soooooo disappointed, I think he only got couple of minutes of screen time. His skills were not maximized IMO.
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57 bebethao
October 17, 2015 at 10:42 PM
I could never play Resident Evil by myself so I resorted to watching while my brother played it...lol. That is a scary and "makes you jump" game. And when the first movie came out, yep, I definitely watched it and enjoyed it.
So I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Lee Jun ki (gaaaahhhh!!!) in the franchise!!!!
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Kiara
October 18, 2015 at 7:51 AM
I couldn't play RE by myself either but RE 6 had player vs player (PC version) so I was able to play with and against my brothers. That made it fun otherwise I would just watch them play.
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58 Aigoooo
October 18, 2015 at 11:33 AM
Who is directing this? PETER JASON?! MWAHAHAHA
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Lyn
October 19, 2015 at 12:16 AM
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Kiara
October 19, 2015 at 5:44 AM
Milla's rl husband.
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59 Lena
October 18, 2015 at 12:04 PM
Darn it, now I'll have to endure two hours of "****" just to get a glimpse of Lee Jun Ki!
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60 harmonyfb
October 18, 2015 at 6:03 PM
Aw, those movies are fun - and it's a great intro for him to the US market. I hope he gets to make a lot more US films! :)
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61 Issa
October 19, 2015 at 2:16 PM
I support him in this, even if it's just a small part or whatever. He's done so much in Asia, let the guy enjoy the new experience of being in a Hollywood movie. Yes as a fan I would have liked a major role for him, but let's be realistic here.
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62 chaima
February 26, 2016 at 8:15 AM
So excited for lee joo GI though it's a minor role I hope it will lead to something great in the future and please let him have a higher salary for God's sake he's not even mentioned in top 15 !! My best actor ? my lee joon GI must be in top highest paid actors in Korea! I hope this role help him gaining more ?
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