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‘Squid Game’ star Jung Ho-yeon to star in thriller ‘The Hole’ with Theo James and Kim Jee-won

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p><em>Squid Game </em>star Jung Ho-yeon is set to star in an upcoming thriller film titled <em>The Hole.</em></p><p>According to a report by <em>Variety</em>, the Korean actress will headline the film alongside Theo James and Kim Jee-won.</p><p><em>The Hole</em> tells the story of Owen (James), a professor living in South Korea. After a car accident leaves him bedridden and his wife, Sandy (Ho-yeon), dead, Owen is cared for by his Korean mother-in-law, Yuna. As Yuna starts to uncover disturbing truths about Owen and his marriage, his recovery faces new and unsettling challenges.</p><p>The movie is based on Hye-young Pyun’s Shirley Jackson Award-winning novel with a script written by Christopher Chen.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_VUexMyPZP/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A60568.5%2C%22ls%22%3A60373.799999952316%2C%22le%22%3A60378.89999985695%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="882" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><em>The Hole</em> is set to be filmed in the US and South Korea during the first half of 2025, featuring a mix of English and Korean dialogue.</p><p>Ho-yeon made her acting debut in 2021 in Netflix&#x27;s hit series <em>Squid Game</em> as Kang Sae-byeok, a North Korean defector who joined the survival game in order to win the prize money for her family.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/6/15/fresh-scoops/jung-ho-yeon-opens-up-about-experience-navigating-200704"><strong>READ: Jung Ho-Yeon opens up about experience navigating fame after ‘Squid Game’ to Sandra Oh</strong></a></div><p>She won the Most Outstanding Performance by a female lead at the Screen Actors Guild Awards following her performance.</p><p>&quot;I have sat many of times watching you on the big screen dreaming of one day becoming an actor. I just want to say thank you so much. Thank you... made me dream and open the door for me. And I love you my Squid Game crew!&quot; the actress said in her acceptance speech at the SAG Awards.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cww9MwWyQhp/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A60593.89999985695%2C%22ls%22%3A60373.799999952316%2C%22le%22%3A60378.89999985695%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="882" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Before her acting debut in<em> Squid Game</em>, Ho-yeon was a Korean supermodel.</p><p>In her modeling career, she has appeared on the covers of <em>Vogue Girl Korea, Nylon Korea</em>, and more.</p><p>She also walked the runway for top fashion brands such as Marc Jacobs, Fendi, and Chanel.</p><p>Following<em> Squid Game</em>, the actress was confirmed as a cast member of the Apple series <em>Disclaimer </em>alongside<em> </em>Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Kodi Smit-McPhee.</p>

<p>‘The Hole’ is set to be filmed in the US and South Korea during the first half of 2025, featuring a mix of English and Korean dialogue. Jung Ho-yeon has been confirmed as one of the cast members.</p>

‘The Hole’ is set to be filmed in the US and South Korea during the first half of 2025, featuring a mix of English and Korean dialogue. Jung Ho-yeon has been confirmed as one of the cast members.

‘Squid Game’ star Jung Ho-yeon to star in thriller ‘The Hole’ with Theo James and Kim Jee-won

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‘Squid Game’ star Jung Ho-yeon to star in thriller ‘The Hole’ with Theo James and Kim Jee-won

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Published Nov 08, 2024 11:18 AM PHT

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Updated Nov 18, 2024 11:12 AM PHT

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