The highly-anticipated Hollywood debut of South Korean actor Park Seo Joon is almost here! On Monday, October 16, Marvel Studios released the character posters for the lead cast of The Marvels.
Among those featured were Seo Joon’s character Prince Yan. Interestingly, this marks the first time for Marvel Studios to confirm the role of Seo Joon in the film.
In the poster, the actor appeared regal wearing a maroon top while sporting long hair.
#TheMarvels new team has been revealed in the brand-new character posters.
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The Marvels will revolve around Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan, and Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeua teaming up to save the universe together.
Samuel L. Jackson is also confirmed to reprise his role as Nick Fury. Serving as a sequel to the 2019 film Captain Marvel, The Marvels will premiere on November 10.
Park Seo Joon in ’The Marvels’
Seo Joon’s involvement in the movie was first confirmed in September 2021, but his agency Awesome ENT declined to comment about his role in the film.
Although several teasers have already been released for The Marvels, the Korean star only made brief appearances on them. But fans have long been hypothesizing that he will be playing Prince Yan of Aldana, a love interest of Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers.
In the Marvels comics, Carol went to the planet Aldana to help Prince Yan get out of an arranged marriage, only for her to end up as his bride.
In a previous interview with The Guardian, Seo Joon has opened up about his participation in The Marvels movie.
“When I first heard that the Marvel Cinematic Universe wanted to speak with me, I couldn’t believe it. I actually couldn’t believe it,” he was quoted as saying.
Additionally, Seo Joon revealed that he felt nervous at first since he had no prior experience filming a Hollywood film. But he said that the cast and crew were “helpful and welcoming” when he was working on his scenes.
He is the third Korean actor to star in a Marvel movie, following Claudia Kim and Ma Dong Seok.
In terms of his Korean projects, Park is known for his roles in Itaewon Class, She Was Pretty, Fight For My Way, What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim, and Dream.
Featured image: Marvel Studios releases the character posters for ‘The Marvels.’ Credit: Twitter/Marvel Studios
