Lee Sun-kyun, left, and Son Ye-jin have been offered roles in director Andrew Niccol's film "The Cross." Korea Times file |
By Lee Gyu-lee
Actors Son Ye-jin and Lee Sun-kyun are in talks to join the cast of the upcoming Hollywood film "The Cross."
Son's agency MSteam Entertainment told multiple news outlets that she is positively considering taking the role she was offered.
"If all goes well, Son will begin filming sometime in the first half of next year," it said.
Hodu and U Entertainment, Lee's agency, also confirmed the actor had been offered a role and was considering it.
Screenwriter and filmmaker Andrew Niccol, whose work includes "The Truman Show" and "In Time," will direct the film.
His newest project revolves around a fictional divided region with a bipolar economy of rich and poor.
Son has been offered the role of a widow, battling to survive poverty. Lee has been offered the role of head of border patrol.