'11th' Tom Cruise, 'Life's first' Ryan Gosling, Hollywood stars fierce competition in Korea
The rush of famous Hollywood stars to Korea continues. As the status of K-culture rises globally, the Korean market is emerging as a major strategic destination in Hollywood as well.

Lotte Entertainment, the importer and distributor of the movie 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning PART ONE' (hereinafter referred to as 'Mission Impossible 7'), said that Tom Cruise's 11th visit to Korea has been confirmed. I am coming back to keep my promise to visit Korea in Edo."

Tom Cruise, director Christopher Macquarie, Cyan Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, and Pom Klementieff will meet Korean fans at a press conference and red carpet event on June 29th.

Tom Cruise's love for Korea was well-reputed enough to become the most visited Hollywood star. He started with 'Interview with the Vampire' in 1994, followed by 'Mission Impossible 2' in 2000, 'Vanilla Sky' in 2001, 'Operation Valkyrie' in 2008, 'Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol' in 2011, and 'Jack Reacher' in 2013. ', 'Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation' in 2015, 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back' in 2016, 'Mission: Impossible: Fallout' in 2018, and 'Top Gun: Maverick' in 2022.

'11th' Tom Cruise, 'Life's first' Ryan Gosling, Hollywood stars fierce competition in Korea
'Mission: Impossible 7' is an action blockbuster about the confrontation between Ethan Hunt and the IMF team, who were chasing a new weapon that threatens mankind so that it does not fall into the wrong hands, when they meet a mysterious and powerful enemy. It will be released on July 12th.

Following Tom Cruise, the movie 'Barbie' team will also visit Korea for the first time. Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and America Ferrera, along with director Leta Gerwig of 'Barbie,' will visit Korea on July 2nd and hold an official promotional event on July 3rd. In particular, all of them are visiting Korea for the first time in their lives through 'Barbie', and the officials say that they are showing extraordinary anticipation and excitement.

Many movie fans are also excited about the first visit to Korea by Ryan Gosling, who is well-known for various works such as DC Villain 'Harley Quinn' Margot Robbie and 'La La Land', who have both acting skills and star qualities.

'11th' Tom Cruise, 'Life's first' Ryan Gosling, Hollywood stars fierce competition in Korea
'Barbie' is a work that depicts the unfolding story of Barbie, who lived in 'Barbie Land' where she can become anything she wants, discovers a crack in the portal that connects to the real world, and goes on an unexpected journey with Ken to solve it. , scheduled to be released in Korea in July.

Tom Cruise, who is visiting Korea for the 11th time, is familiar, but Ryan Gosling, who is visiting Korea for the first time, is expected to become a fresh face for Korean movie fans.

As such, the background of the rush of Hollywood stars to Korea is the growth of the Korean film market. A film official said, "Korea's box office is in the top 10 globally. Korea has become an important market in Hollywood as well." In addition, "Korea's cultural content is gaining global status, and Korea's rising status in the global film market, such as director Bong Joon-ho of 'Parasite', which vomited spirits at the Oscars, and Yoon Yeo-jeong, who won the Best Supporting Actress Award, may have been a major reason for the decision to visit Korea. I saw that"

Jiye Choi, staff reporter at TenAsia wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
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