When the casting of Park Seo-joon in The Marvels was confirmed, the fans of the South Korean actor and the MCU rejoiced but his character is yet to be revealed.
The teaser of the sequel gave everyone a first look at his role but who will he be playing?
What is Park Seo-Joon's Role in The Marvels?
The Marvels will be featuring the team up of Captain Marvel, Kamala Khan, and Monica Rambeau as they face a Kree villain, Dar-Benn.
The teaser of the sequel also gave a first look at the characters that will join them, both old and new, and included there is Park Seo-joon.
Park Seo-joon's involvement in The Marvels was confirmed in 2021 but his role was never disclosed, even until the release of the teaser of the sequel, his character is still unnamed which brings fans to theorize what role he would be playing in the movie.
Still, there are hints to what Park Seo-joon's role would be in The Marvels after the first teaser trailer of the movie. He dons a colorful suit and he leads an army wearing intricate armory.
The location is also similar to another scene in the trailer where people are dancing and singing.
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This brings the speculation that Park Seo-joon may be playing the role of Prince Yan, the royalty of planet Aldana or something similar or inspired by the said planet from the comics which is from Captain Marvel #9 comics in 2014.
In the comics, Planet Aldana is a place where people communicate through songs and it was long rumored that The Marvels would involve some musical elements.
With the trailer confirming this, it strengthens the theory that Park Seo-joon could be playing Prince Yan of Aldana.
Given the listing of the characters in the press release of The Marvels, Park Seo-joon's name appears last in the line-up which hints that his role is not as huge as the others but his character is expected to be an ally to the lead characters and he will surely leave a lasting mark to the fans.
See Park Seo-joon's MCU debut on The Marvels arriving in theaters on November 10, 2023.