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Actor Lee Jung-jae will attend the Monte-Carlo Television Festival next month for the French press launch of Lucasfilm’s latest live-action series “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” which streams on Disney+. In the show, Lee plays a Jedi Master.

It was his role in the globally successful Netflix series “Squid Game” that first catapulted Lee’s career to an international level. Starring as Seong Gi-hun (No. 456), a financially struggling father who participates in a deadly survival game, his performance earned him the Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series, a first for a non-English speaking actor.

This tremendous success significantly elevated the career of Lee, who is now considered by many as the international standard-bearer for a highly creative and avant-garde Korean culture.

In “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” an investigation into a series of shocking crimes pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee) against a dangerous warrior from his past.

The Inspired Money podcast, once named by Forbes as a Top 10 Personal Finance Podcast by a Financial Advisor, is thrilled to announce its evolution into a dynamic weekly livestream series. After publishing 273 weekly episodes over six years, the Inspired Money podcast is embracing a new, interactive format, which now brings a wealth of valuable insights and entertaining discussions to its expanding audience.

The transition to a livestream video format aims to revolutionize viewers' relationships with money by unveiling positive money stories, expert insights, and engaging discussions on a wide range of financial and lifestyle topics.

With 100 episodes planned, the Inspired Money livestream podcast will cover various personal finance topics, including budgeting, investing, financial independence, and retirement planning, as well as delve into lifestyle subjects such as watch collecting, wine collecting, collectible cars, personal development, negotiation, and the future of work. Certain episodes will emphasize the power of giving back, generosity,...

Sam Heughan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Love Again Image: Screen Gems There are a number of positive things that can be said about Love Again. It is always in focus. Bucking the current trend toward cinematic bloat, it manages to keep its running time below an hour and 45 minutes (albeit...

Among an ocean of political thrillers that include “House of Cards,” “Chief of Staff,” “Designated Survivor,” “The Recruit,” and many more, “The Night Agent” stands out for its largely captivating plot and intriguing turns and twists. Particularly for its first half, the series did a superb job of keeping you glued to the screen. The series delivers a pulpy thriller with no loose ends; however, the second half lacked the grandeur and depth of plot. Aside from all of these things, the series undoubtedly gives us a lot of adrenaline and it’s a fun time to be with all of the characters and experience their hardships in a nation full of turncoat protectors.

Peter and Rose had previously deduced in “The Night Agent” Episode 9 that the President had also become a target of the terrorist operation in addition to Zadar. Redfield and Wick had to carry out their plot...

Last September, “Squid Game” set a new precedent among all Netflix programs by amassing a first-month viewing hours total of 1.65 billion. It thus became the streamer’s most-watched show of all time, more than doubling the previous record set by “Money Heist” and even withstanding subsequent challenges from “Ozark,” “Bridgerton,” and “Stranger Things.” The Korean series has now earned 14 Emmy nominations, including one for Best Drama Series and another for star Lee Jung-jae. Having already triumphed at the SAG and Critics’ Choice Awards this spring, Lee now has a solid shot at becoming the first Asian-born Best Drama Actor Emmy winner and the first man to conquer the category for playing a fully non-English language role.

See Lee Jung-jae, Quinta Brunson, Desi Lydic and Rhea Seehorn celebrate Emmy nominations [Exclusive Video Interview]

Lee’s “Squid Game” character, Seong Gi-hun, is a single father and gambling addict who, along with 455 others, participates in a...

In Squid Game, lead character Seong Gi-hun is a down-on-his-luck gambling addict given a dangerous opportunity to win a fortune and turn his life around by playing deadly children’s games against 456 other cash-strapped no-hopers. Lee Jung-jae, who plays Seong, has almost nothing in common with his alter-ego: he is one of South Korea’s biggest stars through films such as Deliver Us from Evil and the Along with the Gods franchise and shows Chief of Staff and Triple.

He is humble about his opportunity after the show’s unexpected global success and the glut of awards nominations he garnered afterward (including becoming the first male TV performer to earn a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for a fully non-English language role). “I still don’t feel like my life has changed dramatically,” he says. “But I do look forward to having more opportunities to work with great people on more projects.

Exclusive: Lee Jung-Jae, protagonist of Netflix’s smash series Squid Game, has signed with CAA for representation as a director, producer and actor.

Lee played character Seong Gi-Hun in Squid Game, the survival drama series that has garnered four Screen Actors Guild award nominations, including Male Actor in a Drama Series for Lee. This makes Lee the first male TV performer to solely earn SAG Award recognition for a fully non-English language role.

In addition, Lee was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Actor – Drama Series and the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, breaking another record for the first male actor from Asia to receive individual nominations across all three award shows in those categories.

For his next project, Lee will make his directorial debut with feature Hunt, which he will also star in alongside Jung Woo-Sung. The film was also...

Comic fandom has crossed so thoroughly into the mainstream, that mass media is proving elastic enough to encompass what was previously considered the obscure. Case in point, the just-released Justice Society: World War II direct-to-video film. Here is a story focused on the first comic book team that finally gets the spotlight after making cameos and guest appearances on animated and live-action television productions dating back to Smallville.

I personally love the Jsa and was thrilled they were getting a film of their own. Unfortunately, the finished product is not the Jsa we know, nor is it a particularly good piece of storytelling. Producers Butch Lukic and Jim Krieg apparently started this project as a Wonder Woman in WW II story that morphed and was appended to the parallel worlds concept.

We start on what we presume is the Dcau world as Flash (Matt Bomer) comes to aid Superman (Darren Criss) but clearly,...