Kim Yoon-jin Set to Star in Upcoming Hollywood Film
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By Joon Soh
Culture Editor
Kim Yun-jin, a local actress currently working in the United States, has been cast to star alongside Billy Bob Thornton in the upcoming Hollywood film "Georgia Heat."
Kim will play a woman who falls in love with an American and moves to the U.S., according to Yonhap News Agency. In order to play an immigrant who resides in the American South, the actress is planning to learn how to speak in a southern accent, Kim's manager Park Jung-hyok told Yonhap.
"The story is about two men who meet a woman who is experiencing the hardships of immigrating to a new country," Park said.
It will be the first time for Kim to act in an American film. Kim has starred in various local films, including "Shiri" and "Iron Palm." She is currently part of the cast for "Lost," a popular American television drama about a group of people stranded on a mysterious island after a plane crash. The drama will air locally on KBS 2 beginning Dec. 25.
"Georgia Heat" is set to begin filming in June.
Culture Editor
Kim Yun-jin, a local actress currently working in the United States, has been cast to star alongside Billy Bob Thornton in the upcoming Hollywood film "Georgia Heat."
Kim will play a woman who falls in love with an American and moves to the U.S., according to Yonhap News Agency. In order to play an immigrant who resides in the American South, the actress is planning to learn how to speak in a southern accent, Kim's manager Park Jung-hyok told Yonhap.
"The story is about two men who meet a woman who is experiencing the hardships of immigrating to a new country," Park said.
It will be the first time for Kim to act in an American film. Kim has starred in various local films, including "Shiri" and "Iron Palm." She is currently part of the cast for "Lost," a popular American television drama about a group of people stranded on a mysterious island after a plane crash. The drama will air locally on KBS 2 beginning Dec. 25.
"Georgia Heat" is set to begin filming in June.
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