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‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ press conference all about Lee Ki-hong in Seoul
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“The second movie kicks off right where the first one left off. It follows the characters you know from the first movie but in a completely different sense. Now the characters are outside the safe zone. They try to make it to the end successfully without dying by sticking to each other,” said Brodie-Sangster, the levelheaded and supportive character Newt in the film.
“I would say that in the first movie, you’re living with your family. Food is provided, and you’re safe. But in the second movie, you’re kicked out of your home, you have to find your food yourself and fight with the bad guys,” said Lee, whose identity in the movie is the powerful runner and adroit scout Minho.
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The film had attracted over 2.8 million moviegoers in Korea, setting a record mark for a market outside the U.S.
The prominent presence of Korean-American actor Lee Ki-hong in the film had been credited for the fast-sailing success.
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“I want to say, being a Korean-American actor in the U.S., I feel responsible for the image I portray of Asian-Americans. I’m fortunate to be able to play a very strong masculine role in this movie. I think Hollywood is changing slowly as in the status of Asian-Americans in the media. I feel very lucky and blessed to be here today. I really want to come back again,” Lee said.
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genuinely nice man. It may sound silly, but that’s hard to come by; a good trait rare to find. He and his wife is a beautiful couple. He’s a badass in the movie but in real life he’s more cute and adorable. He is representing Asian-Americans but regardless of that he’s a fine actor and a great guy.”
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He said, “This is my first time here. And I think we’re both blown away by how people received us. Kind of crazy for us and for our film. Thank you for the love and support for what we do.”
“Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” will open nationwide in South Korea on Sept. 17.
By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)
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