Squid Game
Lead star of the South Korean survival of the fittest dramaSquid Game , Lee Jung - jae , will see his directorial introduction premiere at the Midnight Screening section of the Cannes Film Festival . Lee Jung - jae has been a household name in South Korea since the late nineties , but it was n’t until he starred as Seong Gi - hun in Netflix’sSquid Gamethat he rise up to international stardom . HisSquid Gamerole earned Lee nomination at the Critics ' Choice Awards , the Screen Actors Guild , and the Golden Globes , where the histrion picked up wins from everything but the Globes . Much to fans ' exuberance , Netflix has alreadyconfirmedSquid Gameseason 2,with Lee return to reprise his office and Hwang Dong - hyuk render as the series ' showrunner .
According toVariety , Lee will have his directorial debut as well as his feature of speech - length film debut with the premiere of his Korean - language filmHunt ( Namsun)at the seventy-fifth Cannes Film Festival . Lee also star in the film alongside another South Korean playacting old stager , Jung Woo - sung . Huntwill premiere out of rival during the Midnight Screening Section of the fete along with Quentin Dupieux ’s French - oral communication comedy , Fumer Fait Tousserby , and Scott Morgen ’s psychedelic documentary , Moonage Daydream , about the late David Bowie . The festival run from May 17 to May 28 in Cannes , France . However , Hunt ’s midnight premiere escort is still obscure .
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Lee buy the rightfulness toHuntstory ’s and re - wrote the handwriting along with a Centennial State - writer to create an intense spy thriller . The film follows two elite agents working for the Agency for National Security Planning to ascertain a North Korean spy , but in the process are forced to face the saturnine truths of their own country . Huntis likely to sport some scathing political commentary , while also supervise to delight audience with the thrilling action episode that delimitate the spy literary genre . AfterHunt ’s premiere at Cannes , it will be up to a distributor to nibble up the film and find a fashion to sharethe work ofSquid Gamestarand freshly minted writer / conductor Lee Jung - jae ’s work with the repose of the world .
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seed : Variety
