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Catherine Zeta-Jones & Byung-Hun Lee Join Cast of RED 2
While we recently learned that Galaxy Quest director Dean Parisot is about to take the helm of Red 2, Summit Entertainment has announced that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Byung-hun Lee have been cast in a sequel to the studio’s modest 2010 hit.
Brothers Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber are officially returning for the second installment; they already started writing the script last year, so those of you eager for more of Bruce Willis will be glad to hear it’s definitely coming.
John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker and Helen Mirren also back on board; Morgan Freeman isn’t returning because his character, you know, died in the first movie.
RED 2 brings back the team of Retired and Extremely Dangerous CIA operatives as they use their old-school style to take on a new set of enemies all across Europe.
Erik Feig, president of production for Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said:
We had so much fun making RED and seeing that amazing cast assembled together – and so did consumers: over $200m worldwide and the No1 home entertainment rental of last year. We can’t wait to bring them back together, give them some new friends, and show they ‘still got it.’Byung-hun Lee will next be seen reprising his role as Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, while Zeta-Jones has Rock of Ages set to arrive on June 15th and is currently filming The Bitter Pill for Steven Soderbergh. Zeta-Jones and Byung-hun Lee join the line-up although their characters have not yet been announced. Stay tuned.
