The Marvels’ director reveals why Park Seo-joon was cast as Prince Yan

 The Marvels’ director reveals why Park Seo-joon was cast as Prince Yan

y Filmfare | November 3, 2023, 13:38 IST

The Marvels will feature Park Seo-joon in the role of Prince Yan, marking his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Recently, Nia DaCosta, the director of The Marvels, explained the reason behind Park Seo-joon’s casting. 

In an interview with a leading entertainment portal, Director Nia DaCosta shared that she was impressed by Park Seo-joon's performance in the K-drama Itaewon Class. Nia DaCosta mentioned that she discovered Itaewon Class during the COVID-19 pandemic when her friends recommended the show.

During her teenage years, Nia developed a fondness for K-dramas and has recently resumed binge-watching them to relive those memories. She particularly admires Park Seo-joon's cool demeanour in Itaewon Class and has since become interested in his other works.

She further stated that when she was offered to direct The Marvels, she thought of Park Seo-joon for Prince Yan.

For the unversed, in Itaewon Class, Park Seo-joon portrayed the role of an ex-con, Park Sae-royi, who became a successful businessman after facing a lot of obstacles.

The Marvels is an upcoming superhero film based on Marvel Comics. It serves as a sequel to the 2019 film Captain Marvel and follows the story of characters Carol Denver, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan. The main cast includes Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film is all set to be released on November 10.

OVERVIEW//

Carol Danvers AKA Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau.

DIRECTOR

Nia DaCosta

PRODUCER

Kevin Feige

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Mary Livanos and Matthew Jenkins

WRITERS

Megan McDonnell, Nia DaCosta, Elissa Karasik and Zeb Wells

CAST

Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Seo-Jun Park, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, and Samuel L. Jackson

RELEASE DATE

November 10, 2023

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