I went to the standard procedure of auditioning for it. It far exceeded my expectations.Īs soon as I got off the plane, I immediately emailed my manager and my team saying, I love the script, I would love the chance to read for this part.

When I saw his name on the title page, I braced myself because I thought, if it’s like anything else he’s done, it’s gonna be good. I had seen his visual essays, I’d seen Columbus. I sort of knew that it was going to be good because I had already been a fan of Kogonada’s work.

I ended up just sobbing on this plane because I was so moved by it. I happened to be getting on a plane right at the time he sent it over and I ended up reading it on the plane ride. He sent it over to get my thoughts on it. I had been sent the scripts through my manager, who had read it and thought it was wonderful and thought this character could potentially be played by me. Min: Sure, I became involved in a pretty standard way. How did you become involved in the project? I just wanted to talk to you about the film and your role as Yang. Recently, Nightmarish Conjurings’ Dolores Quintana spoke with Min, where they discussed how the actor became involved in the project, the complexities of bringing an AI character to life without giving it too much life, and how the shooting set-up allowed for the development of family amongst its castmates. Now, he has taken on the title role of Yang in AFTER YANG in his latest film. He is perhaps best known for his performance as Ben Hargreeves in Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy. Min is a second-generation Korean American actor from Cerritos who graduated from Cornell, and was a journalist and photographer prior to becoming an actor.

Justin h. min