Lee Byung-hun Getting on Board For "Masquerade" L.A. Screening

Lee Byung-hun greets reporters and fans during the V.I.P screening of his new film "Masquerade" held at the CGV movie theater in Yeoido, Seoul on September 7, 2012. [CJ E&M]

Korean top actor Lee Byung-hun’s latest film “Masquerade” will have its world premiere at one of the biggest art museums in the United States.

The pic’s distributor CJ E&M said in a press release Thursday that the costume drama is to be screened for the Film Independent program at the Los Angeles County Museum Of Art [LACMA] on Friday.

After the screening ends at the Big Theater in the evening, Lee will join the audience for Q&A session with famed American film critic Elvis Mitchell.

Proving the heightened expectation for the movie, the officials added that all 600 seats for the event have sold out.

“The film fits our goal [to spotlight the Asian culture] and our audiences’ who expect to meet the Korean history through beautiful mise-en-Scene,” an official from the LACMA was quoted as saying.

Film Independent is a non-profit art organization which has supported indie filmmakers and artists since it was founded in 1981 under the LACMA, the biggest art museum in the western America.

The King’s story, scheduled to open in selected American theaters on September 21, scored a massive opening of approximately one million U.S. dollars at the Korean box office on September 13.

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