[HanCinema's News] Lee Jong-suk Receives Offer for "Big Mouth"
By William Schwartz | Published on
On April 21st Lee Jong-suk's agency A-MAN Project confirmed that the actor had received an offer to appear in the upcoming legal drama "Big Mouth" in the leading role. Lee Jong-suk would play an underperforming lawyer who inadvertently gets entangled in a murder case and must struggle to find the hidden truth. The husband/wife team of Jang Yeong-cheol and Jeong Kyeong-soon-I from "Vagabond" have already been signed as screenwriters for the project.
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Oh Choong-hwan of "Hotel Del Luna" and "Start Up" will direct the project. Oh Choong-hwan also directed "While You Were Sleeping - 2017" which also featured Lee Jong-suk as a lawyer. "Big Mouth" would be Lee Jong-suk's first leading role in a drama since he finished his mandatory public service earlier this year. Lee Jong-suk will also in the film "The Witch : Part 2. The Other One" later this year, although this role has been described as a special appearance and not a major credit.
Written by William Schwartz
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William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Southern Illinois. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.