Article: SKorea's Rain to Star in Hollywood Film

South Korean pop star and actor Rain has been cast in his first leading role in a Hollywood film, set to begin shooting later this year, his agency said Thursday.

Rain _ whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon _ signed a contract to star in "Ninja Assassin," an action movie to be directed by James McTeigue, said Lee Hee-jin, a spokeswoman at J.Tune Entertainment.

McTeigue was a protege of the Wachowski brothers as assistant director on "The Matrix" movies.

Rain, 26, is scheduled to make his ...

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