The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics produced many stars and household names. However, it was the stone-cold stare in one of the competitions that will land an anthlete in a movie role.
She went viral online with her cools attire of a backward baseball capover her slick ponytail and eyes focused through futuristic glasses. This is how the South Korean sharpshooter Kim Ye-ji appeared to the audience as she drew her gun and shot her way to a silver medal. That look and performance won her a new role – as an assassin.
The 32-year-old will take her first acting job alongside the Indian star Anushka Sen in Crush, a spin-off, short-form series of the film Asia, reported Yonhap, Korea’s main news agency.
The film explores stories of individuals tackling racial hatred and discrimination. It features a cast of American and Asian actors and is directed by Lee Jung-sub, who is also the chief executive of the Seoul-based entertainment company Asia Lab.
The company said the Olympic silver medallist was "both nervous and thrilled" to take up the role as a "captivating assassin".
Helped along the way by the X owner Elon Musk, Kim was propelled to worldwide fame for her performance in the 10m air pistol competition.
"Her aura is insane!" exclaimed one admirer amid a rush of comparisons with James Bond and Satoru Gojo, a sorcerer in the popular manga series Jujutsu Kaisen.
Musk could not contain his excitement. "She should be cast in an action movie. No acting required!" he declared.
After her medal win in July, Kim’s popularity was boosted by another viral video of her appearance at the International Shooting Sport Federation’s shooting world cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, in May.
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