13th April 2023, Mumbai: Lee Jung Jae, the hero of “Squid Game,” will make an appearance in the eagerly awaited Star Wars series “the Acolyte.” When asked about it in a recent interview, Lee Jung Jae expressed his excitement at being a part of the series by asking, “Who can say no to Star Wars?” Star Wars and Korean content fans have reacted enthusiastically to Lee Jung Jae’s involvement in the series. Although not much has been divulged about his persona, the news itself is proof of how immensely well-known Lee Jung Jae has grown over time. The actor has long been a national favorite, but his part in the 2021 survival fantasy “Squid Game” further increased his appeal.
His part was made public at the Star Wars Celebration in London, which Lee Jung Jae attended last week, according to information released by his agency earlier this month. In 2024, Disney Plus is scheduled to debut the show. Lee Jung Jae will be portrayed in the series as a Jedi Master. The actor went on to remark that if it weren’t for the legendary Star Wars series, he would have declined the offer, but Lee Jung Jae continued, “Who could say no to Star Wars?” The Squid Game actor also mentioned how excited he was to play a character that was a master swordsman and a superb mechanical engineer.
A new American television series called “The Acolyte” will contain 8 episodes. Before the start of the major Star Wars films, the series will take place during the High Republic Era. Lee Jung Jae and American actress Amandla Stenberg are members of the show’s leading cast. The television show will follow its main characters as they traverse the murky secrets and burgeoning dark side abilities of the Star Wars universe.
The show’s intriguing idea follows a Jedi trainee as she teams up with her teacher to look into a string of atrocities, only to discover that the evil they were up against was far worse than they had anticipated.
Lee Jung-jae is an actor and director from South Korea. He is regarded as one of South Korea’s most prominent performers and has won numerous honors, including six Baeksang Arts Awards, a Critics’ Choice Television Award, a Screen performers Guild Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for the Gotham Award and the Golden Globe Award. After making his debut as a fashion model, Lee started acting on television, most notably in the drama Sandglass (1995) and the university series Feelings (1994). After making his playing debut in An Affair (1998), Lee’s career as a movie actor took off. As Seong Gi-hun, the lead character of the Netflix survival drama Squid Game, Lee achieved considerable international acclaim and stardom in 2021.