Co-starring with Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino
LEE Byung-hun’s management company BH Entertainment announced on March 20th that LEE has been cast for the newest Hollywood film,
Beyond Deceit. He recently fled to USA for the production and will return to Korea around April in time for the birth of his first child.
LEE Byung-hun has been a strong performer in domestic Korean films but is also one of the most active Korean individual in Hollywood. His previous works include G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Red 2 (2013), and Terminator Genisys.
Also starring in the film are big name stars Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins and Dan Stevens. In Beyond Deceit, an attorney takes on a case against a powerful executive of a pharmaceutical company. LEE will be cast as an accountant, while Hopkins will be the executive, Pacino is the head of the law firm who also acts as Stevens' mentor.
Beyond Deceit will be directed by screenwriter Shintaro Shimosawa as his debut feature. Shimosawa previous worked on TV series Intelligence, Criminal Minds, and Smallville as well as co-produced The Grudge movies. Lionsgate has the distribution rights to USA.