EXCLUSIVE: Actor Will Yun Lee has been cast as Peyton Burnes in White Lightning Lullaby, an upcoming crime thriller written and directed by John Hensley (Nip/Tuck). Flintlock Pictures and Rabbit Foot Film are producing the film, which is currently in production in Texas.
White Lightning Lullaby follows a dirt-track racer turned ex-con who, in an effort to provide for his family, begins running fentanyl for a local kingpin. The decision sets off a chain of catastrophic consequences, forcing him to confront a legacy of generational violence. Lee will portray lead antagonist Jasper Lee, a wealthy and ruthless motorsport owner and drug distributor.
Lee most recently can be seen opposite Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. He is also known for his long-running role as Dr. Alex Park on ABC’s The Good Doctor. He starred as the original Takeshi Kovacs in Netflix’s cyberpunk thriller Altered Carbon.
His film credits also include The Wolverine, Elektra, Red Dawn, Total Recall, San Andreas, Rampage, and Die Another Day, the James Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan. He also starred in the TNT series Witchblade, Peacock’s The Girl in the Woods, the animated series Blade Runner: Black Lotus, and voiced protagonist Wei Shen in the video game Sleeping Dogs.
Lee will next be seen in Apple TV’s The Off Weeks, opposite Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain, along with HBO MAX’s How to Survive Without Me with Ray Romano, Joshua Jackson, and Kaley Cuoco.
Lee is represented by Buchwald and Vault Entertainment.
Source: Deadline · Dessi Gomez
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