South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun lands role in upcoming 'Red 2'

South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun plays a role in the upcoming sequel "Red 2" starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

A new teaser trailer was released today for the film which opens on Aug. 2, 2013. To see the trailer on YouTube go to: http://youtu.be/8ntPbR_9A9Y

Lee is best known to Western audiences for his role as Storm Shadow in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" and the upcoming sequel "G.I. Joe: Retaliation." He also starred in acclaimed South Korean director Kim Ji-Woon's "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" and "I Saw the Devil."

Here's the "Red 2" synopsis:

In "Red 2," the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they'll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world—and stay alive in the process.

Genre:
Action and Adventure, Comedy
Official Site:
http://red-themovie.com/
Director:
Dean Parisot
Cast:
Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung Hun Lee, Brian Cox, Neal McDonough
Writers:
Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber

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Ed Moy is an award-winning Asian American journalist. He has written for Asian Week News, Asiance Magazine and 13 Minutes Magazine.

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