If “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” revealed something, it is that there is a constant demand for characters that blur the traces between good and unhealthy. For each Luke Skywalker, there is a Cassian Andor or perhaps a Bodhi Rook. Their tales deliver some much-needed nuance to the central battle in “Star Wars,” and extra importantly, assist pivot the franchise away from its cyclical Skywalker saga. That creates an excellent greater demand for actors that may shoulder that complexity — and if South Korean actor Yoo Ah-In is not already on Lucasfilm’s radar, it is excessive time they begin contemplating him.
Few actors working immediately have mastered the artwork of getting beneath one’s pores and skin fairly like Yoo Ah-In. It makes his relative obscurity (no less than within the US) all of the extra confounding, particularly in mild of his haunting performances in “Burning” and “Hellbound,” each of which had been worldwide hits. The actor has spent many years racking up credit as an unconventional main man, however even in supporting roles, he is troublesome to disregard.
Through the years, Yoo has breathed life into charismatic cult leaders, charming rouges, and hopelessly naïve everymen. He is at all times introduced coronary heart to the initiatives he seems in, whether or not or not it’s a cerebral status drama or a campy supernatural horror — and he blends seamlessly into the world every time. Regardless of the capability, regardless of the undertaking, Yoo can be an ideal match for “Star Wars,” ideally as a personality that operates within the gray areas of the galaxy.
