The Star Wars show, Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game. Lee also recently made his directorial debut with Hunt, a film currently in theaters in South Korea, and making its North American debut at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
Deadline reports that Lee Jung-jae will play a leading role in The Acolyte. Specific details about Lee's character are being kept under wraps in true fashion to the secrecy that often surrounds any new Star Wars project. Lee is the latest casting announcement among Amandla Stenberg and Jodie Turner-Smith to the High Republic era series from Leslye Headland.
Lee's casting in The Acolyte makes sense due to both his breakout success, and also because of his adeptness at working within the mystery-thriller genre throughout his career. Taking on a Star Wars project comes with a tremendous amount of pressure due to the fervent fan base that accompanies the franchise, but Lee's stardom from Squid Game may have prepared him to deal with the scrutiny that comes with being watched by so many people. How Lee's character will relate to the characters played by Stenberg and Turner-Smith is something that viewers will have to continue following in the coming months once filming for The Acolyte begins in November.
Sources: Deadline
