What has Queen Doo Na been up to?

[canxi.livejournal.com]

I love her and have been wondering what she has been up to. I haven't heard much about her since her casting in Jupiter Ascending and it was bothering me. So, I went a hunting.


In which she opens up about her latest film/confirms that Jim Sturgess is her bf
Bae Doona has emerged as a South Korean actor with a growing global pedigree, with her latest film A Girl at My Door being selected for Cannes' Un Certain Regard section. CJ Entertainment also scored an early deal with France's Epicentre for the drama and expects to close more deals.
After turning heads in Bong Joon Ho's The Host, the 35-year-old went on to sweep acting awards in Japan for Air Doll -- which was also invited to Cannes -- before the Wachowskis picked her up for Cloud Atlas and this summer's Jupiter Ascending. But Bae hasn't forgotten her arthouse roots, and she says her lonely sojourn in Hollywood inspired her to take on the emotionally challenging role in A Girl at My Door.

"I'm so happy to be returning to Cannes with a Korean film. The last time I was there for a Japanese piece. I'm truly grateful for the invitation, because my colleagues and I really threw ourselves -- our mind and body -- into the film," Bae said.
The actress said yes just three hours after first receiving the script by first-time writer/director July Jung, in spite of how she usually "takes forever" to choose projects. She also turned down the guarantee for the project produced by Lee Chang-dong, the Cannes-winning filmmaker of Secret Sunshine.
"I became very curious about the director after reading the script. The director's writing style was very literary and allowed you to read between the lines and imagine," she said.
In A Girl at My Door, Bae plays the role of an elite police officer who, following painful personal troubles, is transferred to a small seaside village. There she takes great personal risks to protect a 14-year-old girl from her abusive stepfather.
"It was extremely difficult to suppress my emotions, because my character in A Girl at My Door goes through so many infuriating situations. It was a lonely process having to portray someone that acts tough but is deeply hurting inside and is unable to express that," Bae said.
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Meanwhile, Bae confirmed she is dating her Cloud Atlas co-star Jim Sturgess, who accompanied her to Monday's Cannes premiere of A Girl at My Door. "Jim Sturgess is my boyfriend," she said. "He has been by my side since around the time I chose to appear in A Girl at My Door. Until now media reports said we were just friends, but those are the words of my former manager."


Read the complete article by Lee Hyo-won at the source.








Poster and stills from A Girl at My Door


With co-star Kim Sae Ron at Cannes. Smiley and cute~





With Jim at Cannes.


via The Hollywood Reporter for article excerpt // Korea Herald, Koreatimesus for pics with Jim // English Chosun for pic of Bae & Kim // Hancinema for poster & movie stills

Comments

[nha2licious.livejournal.com]

Wait. WHAT?

I thought Jim is still dating with his long term girlfriend whatshername?



but, YAY? Couples are always lovely in my eyes~

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

ugh she can do so much better than jim.

kim saeron is so cute, she'll forever be the little girl from ahjussi to me

[babyonions.livejournal.com]

Congrats, they are adorable together <3

[luvey.livejournal.com]

"Until now media reports said we were just friends, but those are the words of my former manager." - i don't know why that stands out to me. it comes across like she's saying she never denied it but her former manager did. yet her former manager was her manager during Cloud Atlas when it was during a time they were allegedly together. if i'm not mistaken it was after the photos of them by paps walking together in Hollywood...or was it NYC. and around the time of their photoshoot for a korean magazine. in the end it is a big old kayne shrug, but it just stands out that she would say that.

i adore Doona, her quirkiness, her camera collection. ~ waiting for her to do another photobook and i wish i can get my hands on the three she did.

[canxi.livejournal.com]

That's what she's saying. She never really said anything about the relationship until now. Her manager must have been doing what any manager does and saying they are just friends--probably mostly to Korean outlets.

[canxi.livejournal.com]

I am a fan of Jim, the actor--dunno about Jim the person, lol. Hate that he seems to be a go-to for some people when they need an Asian person for a film. Casting directors should not and he should turn those roles down now (he's played an Asian man twice now). His yellowface tweet during the Cloud Atlas promo was also insensitive and I feel like he should have just stayed mum because everyone knows no one's going to admit any faults on something they just worked on but don't be obtuse.

[ceecile.livejournal.com]

Doona ♡ I really like the 2nd outfit. It's not something I'd wear but it fits her perfectly.
The reviews I read for A Girl at My Door weren't very good. Not terrible but just Meh.
Ugh Jim Sturgess. It's so obvious that they are dating, they really weren't trying to hide it that's why I was surprised when it was denied the first time. If he wasn't an ass I'd ship it because I have a thing for couples with opposite cultures making it work since it's what I witnessed growing up with my parents.