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Hellyeah... I have a man crush on Rain. The dude is no doubt a superstar...

i personally cant wait to see Ninja Assassin starring Rain but this is crazy why they didnt cast a Chinese person for the role instead of Korean popstar/actor if this movie is based on Enter the Dragon why couldnt WB cast a Chinese martial artist instead. Donnie Yen would of been a better choice then Rain you got to remember Enter the Dragon was close to everyones heart having Bruce Lee a real Chinese martial artist kicking ass on the big screen. anyway i did mention before on another thread "Kwon Sang-woo cast to play Kato" that i have notice only Korean actors has been playing Chinese and Japanese characters on the big screen i.e. -Rain who is Korean going to play a Japanese character in Ninja Assassin now his going to play chinese character in Awaken the Dragon. -John Cho a Korean actor played Hikaru Sulu a Japanese character in Star Trek -James Kyson Lee Korean actor play as a Japanese character in Heroes -Lee Byung-hun playing Storm Shadow who is Japanese in GI Joe -Kwon Sang-woo who going to play a Chinese character Kato -Jamie Chung a Korean played a Japanese character Chi Chi from Dragonball Evolution -Joon Park a played Yamcha in Dragonball Evolution -Will Yun Lee playing Iori Yagami a Japanese character from The King of Fighters -Rick Yune who is also Korean playing Takeshi a Japanese character in Ninja Assassin

dang #3... i just realized that too! well, i'm going to say that maybe it's because korea's the lesser known of the 3 pacific asian nations. shoot, we, as in koreans, should be grateful at all that our fellow koreans get a shot at hollywood. anyway, i use to be a big Rain fangirl i find it funny how he's famous in america for acting while in korea he was more known as a singer. i think i've only seen Rain act in korea only once... in a drama...

I think it's just a pop-art/visual style thing. Rain just looks.. smooth... clean... athletic..... I think Michael Ryan (Donnie Yen) also fits, but he is quite a ways older than Rain. Depends on the story, but I was sold on Yen's character in "Dragon Tiger Gate". But it depends on Story and Character.. maybe they needed someone younger. They ALWAYS need someone younger. And most of the younger Chinese actors... tend to look a but "thuggish" like Nicolas Tze.... So I guess Rain fits the more "universal hero" image right now for Young Asian guy. He looks like a cartoon character... an idealized Asian person.

Hollywood thinks money. Rain is a big star in Asia and Hollywood wants to cash in. The Korean movie market has been performing well in Asia for the past few years allowing their stars to attract attention from Hollywood. The studios believe (maybe) that some of this celeb will rub off on their merchandise. But, it does have its risks. The characters played by Korean actors, up to now, have tended to be the support in Hollywood movies. Moving native-born Koreans into the leading role is likely to alienate mainstream audiences in the USA and, thus, a fall in profits bacause the actors English is often poor and their acting can appear a little wooden (Daniel Henney). If the big Korean experiment works, fine. Otherwise, don't be suprised when it precipitates on your box office earnings. Good luck to Bi and friends with their time in the sun. Other Hollywood movies pushing the Korean stars: Blood: The Last Vampire with Gianna Jun (playing a Japanese school girl) The Warrior's Way with Dong-Kun Gang (playing with himself) Wolverine with Daniel Henney (playing a German)

@3 While it's true that Korea actors have a stronger presence these days in American movies and television, and they most often are cast in Asian roles that are non-Korean, I don't see what's wrong with that. The same way I don't see what's so painfully wrong with casting a Chinese actor in Japanese role or vice versa. For the same logic that I wouldn't find anything weird about an African-American actor playing an African in a movie. I think a lot of Korean actors are playing non-Korean Asian roles because the Korean and Korean-American acting communities are growing, but American movies and t.v. shows are still, for the most part, making parts for Chinese and Japanese characters, if at all.

Rain is perfect for the role of Dragon movie. He is so popular, a great actor (see out his Korean dramas/movie) and he is extremely athletic. He surpassed all the expectations of the trainers behind Ninja Assassin. What's wrong with Koreans playing Japanese/Chinese roles? Don't forget. In the past, Chinese and Japanese actors always played roles that were Korean in character...now it's time for the Koreans. I am just glad to see that Asian men are being recognized on screen for all their humanity and energetic sexuality as opposed to being nerdy wimps. I had to turn to Korean dramas to realize that Asian men have been dehumanized and desexualized by white American media. Thanks Rain and others for showing Asian men as they should be shown -- as strong and smart and sexy men.

Ahn young ha sae yo BI (RAIN)! I am Korean living in Migook for a long time and I found you yesterday just searching in the internet. Who knew you were this famous! I miss Hangook very much and most importantly my Hangook friends! JeonMin from New York

I realy hope he does this move. Every one in my family Loves karte movie so I'm excited to see what great stutes