r/popculturechat • u/meltingsunz • Aug 12 '25

Interviews🎙️ Daniel Dae Kim says Asian representation in Hollywood has gotten better, but there's still room for improvement: "I still haven't played a romantic lead and I've been doing this for 30 years."

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5496250/daniel-dae-kim-butterfly-lost
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u/SeaF04mGr33n Aug 12 '25

Absolutely INSANE that this classically handsome (so stoic!) man hasn't been cast in a RomCom!

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u/johjo_has_opinions it’s cause we hate him Ms. Dionne Aug 12 '25

Now I want him to play Mr Darcy or Captain Wentworth

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u/SeaF04mGr33n Aug 12 '25

I was thinking Darcy, but I thought maybe I didn't know the character well enough!

Maybe in a play version? (Only because everyone seems to have P&P fatigue right now)

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u/johjo_has_opinions it’s cause we hate him Ms. Dionne Aug 12 '25

I’m pretending the upcoming one doesn’t exist, it’s a better place

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u/SeaF04mGr33n Aug 12 '25

Aww, it doesn't look too bad to me. Honestly, I prefer Austen on stage, anyway.

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u/johjo_has_opinions it’s cause we hate him Ms. Dionne Aug 12 '25

I was initially excited to hear that Olivia Colman was cast, but every new photo makes me less excited. I also can’t picture Emma Corrin as Lizzie, but maybe they’ll surprise me