Lee Jung Jae of “The Squid Game” would be in talks to join Marvel

After the smash hit of ‘The Squid Game’ and his directorial debut at Cannes, Lee Jung Jae would be thinking about his next big step in Hollywood and it looks like Marvel would be the company to go for, as he recently reported that the actor would be in talks with the house of ideas to join his universe of superheroes.

The actor Lee Jung Jae ‘The squid gamer ‘, has never been part of a project involving superheroes and until now has been characterized by being part of dramatic productions with a little bit of action. However, it seems that the house of ideas would be the exception to him in his career, since the actor would be looking to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

According to information published by craves wonder, Lee Jung Jae is reportedly in talks to join Marvel and his whole world of superheroes. However, it is unknown for which movie or character the actor and the comic company will hold meetings and contacts.

If true, Lee Jung Jae could become the third South Korean actor to join the MCU. The first was Ma Dong, who played Gilgamesh in Chloe Zháo’s “Eternals” in 2021, and the second will be Park Seo Joon, who will make his Marvel debut as Amadeus Cho in “The Marvels”, out March 28. . July 2023.

Before joining “Marvel”, Lee Jung Jae will return to “The Squid Game”

While it is not known whether Lee Jung Jae will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe or not, some of the actor’s upcoming projects have been confirmed. This is the case with the second season of “The Squid Game”, which was confirmed by Netflix almost six months after its premiere and great success on the streaming platform.

Despite the fact that no great progress has been made in the new season of “Squid Game”, as this Korean series is known in English; Director Hwang Dong Hyuk confirmed that the project is currently in development and is currently focusing primarily on the script.

As for the main cast or the story that will be told in the second season of ‘The Squid Game’, it is only certain that Lee Jung Jae and Hyun Bin will return as Gi Hun and the Leader respectively; discuss the different ideas they have on the macabre competition and on people’s lives.