Ooo, so spooky! There aren’t a lot of Hollywood killers who scare me, but Freddy Krueger is one psycho mass murder I’d be scared of. Why? Oh, well because my favorite thing next to eating is sleeping and though no one can disturb Ellie’s sleep, I’m pretty I’d want to stay awake to avoid getting cut into a million pieces by the Kruegster. Actually, come to think of it I’d definitely be the first idiot you see in a movie getting killed. Damn me.
The adorable Aaron Yoo plays Marcus Yeon in the much-anticipated A Nightmare on Elm Street, which claws into theaters tomorrow. This marks the second Hollywood horror film the talented Korean American has starred in.
Let’s see in the last movie, Friday the 13th, he was butchered to death, so I’m just going to go ahead and assume he won’t make it out of this one alive.
Watch here:
Kruegie, do what you want, but please don’t touch that cute face? Thanks.
I look forward to the day when more AA actors are cast in the lead or starring roles instead of being relegated to supporting characters, or as sidekicks if you will. Like in the romantic comedy The Good Guy, starring former Gilmore Girls’ darling Alexis Bledel and Scott Porter. You can also catch AA actors Aaron Yoo and Jessalyn Wanlim in this film, as they both play the best friends of Alexis and Scott’s characters. These types of movies are usually right up my alley, but I now have even more of an incentive to watch this flick because I’m expecting them to be particularly funny.
Aaron’s character, Steve-O, with his multi racial friends:
And Jessalyn’s character, Jordan, raising her glass to…something.
It was nice to see glimpses of them here and there as I was watching the trailer.
There are two characters Asians seem to play in Hollywood. Ninjas and stoners. John Cho, Aaron Yoo, and now we can add Paul Kim to the pot smokers list. Translymania directed by David and Scott Hillenbrand is your typical, crappy comic flick about a bunch of college kids who study abroad in Romania. But what makes this movie slightly different from the others? Vampires, ofcourse! Sounds like a doozy.
You can catch Korean American actor Paul H. Kim, play Wang in the film out in theaters today.
Aaron Yoo has starred in such hit movies like Disturbia and Friday the 13th. Not only is he a funny actor but he’s got a set of brains to back it up. Yoo graduated from the University of Pennsylvania back in 2001. Hot, talented, and smart. What more could you ask for?
Disturbia trailer:
Justin Chon
If you love vampires, blood, love, and Asian Americans then you know Eric Yorkie aka Justin Chon. Okay so he doesn’t play a vampire in the hit phenomenon, Twilight but since he plays just a normal human, you know he’ll never die and will stick around the films for years to come. So score for us Chon fans! The 27 year old Korean American actor who hails from Garden Grove, California is one of the top rising Asian American actors of 2009 and you can catch the cutie in this year’s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” opening in theaters November 20th. How adorable is his smile?
New Moon Trailer:
Daniel Henney
Daniel Henney, oh how I love thee! The 29 year old actor first started his acting game in Korea in a string of hit dramas and movies. It take long for Hollywood to notice the fine specimen and before us American fans knew what had hit us, Mr. Henney was found in a trailer for the anticipated film, Wolverwine. Agent Zero, (SPOILER ALERT) if you didn’t perish in that helicopter crash, I would’ve enjoyed the 90 minutes left of the film. Hugh Jackman, I love you, but that movie was a doozie. Not only is the half Korean American star acting in a CBS drama, “Three Rivers,” but he’s quickly becoming one of the top upcoming Asian American actors of 2009.
He is one damn beautiful man:
Rain
Yes, that body is real and yes, Rain is single. Asia’s biggest superstar, Rain, is making it rain (pun intended) in Hollywood folks. The singer turned actor turned back to singer, will star in this year’s Ninja Assassin and everybody and their moms are looking forward to it. He may not be Asian American, but the Korean actor is definitely making waves in the American entertainment business with his strong stature, charming looks, and triple threat ways. He landed his first role in the disappointing Hollywood film, Speed Racer but is now ready to make his mark in Ninja Assassin, kicking its way into theaters on November 25th.
Ninja Assassin Trailer:
Dev Patel
Patel is the kind of boy you want to bring home to mom and dad. Charming, sweet, likeable, and cute as a button. The young British Indian star caught his big break in the Academy award winning film, Slumdog Millionaire and life just hasn’t been the same for the actor. With a beautiful girlfriend in his arms, a role in the 2010 M. Night Shyamalan film, The Last Airbender, Patel is working his way up in Hollywood as a respected actor.
Slumdog Millionaire trailer:
My pick for this list? Love em all, but Daniel Henney takes my choice for hottest upcoming Asian American actor of 2009.
