‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Byung-hun Boards Martial Arts Film ‘Nambeol’

Home Film News May 6, 2026 3:17am PT ‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Byung-hun Boards Martial Arts Film ‘Nambeol’ By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest Joan Chen Thriller ‘The Evil Inside’ Boarded by Vorteks for Sales Ahead of Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE) 40 minutes ago ‘Demon Hunters’ to Stream on JioHotstar, Prime Video in India Subcontinent Bow (EXCLUSIVE) 1 hour ago Kangana Ranaut Thriller ‘Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata’ Chronicles Hospital Workers Who Saved 400 Lives During Terror Attacks, Sets June Release (EXCLUSIVE) 3 hours ago See All JC Olivera/WWD Lee Byung-hun, known internationally for “Squid Game” and “No Other Choice,” has been cast in the lead role of “Nambeol” (working title), a martial arts action film set in the early Joseon Dynasty that will mark the feature directing debut of veteran DP Lee Mo-gae. Hive Media Corp. is producing. The story centers on a unit of nine soldiers – drawn from across the military hierarchy – dispatched to Tsushima Island to bring home Koreans taken prisoner by Japanese pirate groups. The title draws on a historical term for a southward military expedition. The narrative is fictional but rooted in a documented period of instability during the early Joseon era, when the new dynasty faced relentless pirate incursions along its southern coastline and was compelled to answer them through a combination of military campaigns and negotiation. Related Stories Kid Cudi Fires M.I.A. From His Tour After She Is Booed During Republican Rant: 'I Won't Have Someone on Tour Making Offensive Remarks'