Lee Byung-hun to appear in ‘Terminator’ sequel

Lee Byung-hun (Photo : Xinhua/NEWSis)

Korean actor Lee Byung-hun will appear in Hollywood blockbuster “Terminator: Genesis,” in which he will act with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke and Emilia Clarke among others.

This is the fifth sequel of the famous sci-fi action flick “The Terminator” released in 1984.

Lee’s management agency said on Tuesday he recently decided to take an offer from the film’s producer Alan Taylor.

“His casting was decided recently,” Jung Seo-young, a spokeswoman for BH Entertainment, told The Korea Times over the phone. “At this moment, we have nothing to tell the media but the fact that he will act in the film.”

She refused to elaborate on what role he will take and when and where the shooting will begin. But U.S. entertainment magazine The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Lee’s role will be something of a “doozy.”

Cast members include Arnold Schwarzenegger as a T-800 Terminator, Jason Clarke as John Connor, Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor, Jai Courtney as Kyle Reese, J.K. Simmons as a detective who has been obsessed with the Terminator/Sarah Connor case since 1984 and Dayo Okeniyi, who signed on last week to play the son of Cyberdyne engineer Miles Dyson.

The story is said to be a continuation of the original franchise, tying up previous story threads while taking into consideration the passage of time between the two movies.

Arnold Schwarzenegger recently revealed that his Terminator character will have aged, which explains why his character will look older. Terminator: Genesis will hit theaters in July, 2015. Written By Park Si-soo, The Korea Times