Following the success of “Eternals”, actor Ma Dong-Seok (aka Don Lee) has returned to South Korea for the sequel to his hit 2022 movie, “The Roundup”.
Ma, who played the role of Detective Ma Seok-Do in this year’s “The Roundup”, as well as in the sequel to the 2017 crime action film, “The Outlaws, will be reprising his role in the third entry – which has already started filming last week.
Aside from Ma, Lee Joon-Hyuk is joining the film as the new villain, alongside Aoki Munetaka who will play a yakuza named Riki.
The 2022 film sees Detective Ma dragged into the pursuit of a serial kidnapper and murderer when he goes to Vietnam to extradite a suspect.
The movie made over USD 100 million, becoming South Korea’s biggest hit this year.
The upcoming film is scheduled for a 2023 release.
(Photo Source: Korea Herald, Korea Times)