news culture One of the best actors of 2022 with an atypical career soon in the MCU?
The world of cinema can, at the same time, offer the most cruel and moving professional stories. Crowned during the Golden Globes ceremony, actor Ke Huy Quan spoke to Josh Horowitz to discuss his award for “Best Actor in a Supporting Role” and about this year 2022 which notably allowed him to be called by the patron saint of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): a great opportunity in sight?
The consecration of the film Everything Everywhere All at Once at the Golden Globes
Recently, the world of film and television had their eyes glued to the Golden Globes ceremony. During the evening event, the films, the series and even the actors were consecrated. On Wednesday, we were talking to you, among other things, about the beautiful feat of the House of the Dragon series who achieved the feat of winning the award for best drama series, while Game Of Thrones never got there. The gala evening, overall, was punctuated by many moving and comical moments, such as Jennifer Coolidge’s incredible speech or even that of actor Ke Huy Quan, awarded (Best Supporting Actor) for his portrayal in the film Everything Everywhere All at Onceas was her co-star Michelle Yeoh (Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy).
Ke Huy Quan joked on a recent podcast that “Nobody wants to hire me except Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, The Daniels, and Kevin Feige” then adding “2022 is the year I will always remember because it’s one of the happiest years of my life .” pic.twitter.com/SLc0t3IOqq
— IGN (@IGN) January 12, 2023
Relatively (very) absent from the big screens for the past two decades, the actor made a more than noticed and deserved comeback during the Golden Globes ceremony. Long before the consecration of the film and its actors, the big boss of the MCU, Kevin Feige, got wind of the prowess ofEverything Everywhere All at Oncethe first film from the A24 production studio which almost multiplied its yield by ten, reaching 103 million box office receipts while it only cost 14.3! A success that prompted him to contact Ke Huy Quan to offer him to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universeand more particularly in season 2 of Loki as an archivist for the TVA (the Time Variance Authority organization). On the podcast mic Happy Sad Confusedhosted by Josh Horowitz, the actor confided, with humor, in 2022, the year that changed his life.
Inseparable from pop culture, Ke Huy Quan is making a resounding comeback!
At first glance, the name of Ke Huy Quan is not really very evocative. And yet, the actor left his mark on pop culture under the leadership of Steven Spielberg in the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom — he played Half Moon, a little Chinese boy accompanying the famous archaeologist in his adventures —, or that of Richard Donner in the cult feature film The Goonies where he lent his features to the character of Richard Wang, nicknamed Data. It will appear a few more times on the screen, but his consecration for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once puts an end to a long crossing of the desert. Now 51, the actor is making one of the most touching comebacks in cinema, after a long journey through the desert.
In a recent podcast, he returned to this slump, interspersed with roles ” smaller “, of opportunities “ rarer » and a lot of expectation (« I waited between a year and a year and a half before having a job (…) I worked a week and I waited another year before having the chance to re-audition “). Except that all this changed in 2022, especially when he received the phone call from Kevin Feigea call he instantly shared with those close to him, telling them: “ You know what ? Nobody wants to hire me except Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, the Daniels and Kevin Feige. It’s incredible ! » He will continue the interview, between humor and emotion, by declaring that « 2022 is a year I will always remember, as it is one of the happiest of my life “.
