Steven Yeun Reveals His First Introduction to ‘Invincible’ & Season 3 Plans

Invincible Season 2 has lastly come to an finish with an explosive and shockingly emotional finale filled with violence, tears, dying, and touching character moments. Steven Yeun is not any stranger to working with Invincible creator Robert Kirkman, having memorably portrayed the function of Glen within the first seven seasons of The Strolling Useless. Nevertheless, Yeun’s profession has solely continued to skyrocket after his fan-favorite character was killed off. He is now an Academy Award-nominated actor for his function in Minari, he is coming off a latest Emmy win for his function within the hit Netflix collection Beef, he is labored alongside A-list filmmakers equivalent to Bong Joon-ho and Jordan Peele, and he got here extraordinarily near becoming a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Whereas we are going to possible by no means get to see Yeun tackle the function of Sentry, his function as teenage superhero Mark Grayson in Invincible is satisfying sufficient. Whereas Yeun is not on-screen, his voice-acting on the collection has been nothing wanting phenomenal all through the previous two seasons. In an unique interview with Collider, Yeun talked about his friendship with Robert Kirkman, being a fan of the supply materials, progress on Season 3, and he even hints at his subsequent movie, Mickey 17, the place he reunites with Bong Joon-ho.

Invincible

Invincible is an grownup animated superhero collection that revolves round 17-year-old Mark Grayson, who’s similar to each different man his age — besides his father is probably the most highly effective superhero on the planet, Omni-Man. However as Mark develops powers of his personal, he discovers his father’s legacy is probably not as heroic because it appears.

Launch Date

March 25, 2021

Creator

Robert Kirkman

Seasons

2

Developer

Simon Racioppa

Streaming Service(s)

Prime Video

Steven Yeun Was First Launched to ‘Invincible’ Whereas Filming ‘The Strolling Useless’ Season 1

COLLIDER: So I am an enormous fan of Invincible, and watching these newest 4 episodes, I used to be sort of shedding my thoughts. I am curious, what was your first response studying the scripts for these episodes?

STEVEN YEUN: Effectively, they’re following a number of the comics, and I’ve learn them, so, to me, it is extra like a affirmation, and I am like, “Oh, cool. We’re going right here.” That is gonna be so enjoyable. I feel, for me, simply having the ability to piece-by-piece actually inform Mark’s story and progress and arc is basically enjoyable. So, I hope individuals take pleasure in it.

How had been you first launched to the comics then?

YEUN: So once I was doing the primary season of The Strolling Useless, I poured into every little thing Kirkman, they usually had been like, “Have you ever learn Invincible?” And I used to be like, “I’ve by no means heard of it.” In order that they despatched that to me, and I learn nearly all of it in a single sitting. And that is it. That was my introduction. Then afterwards, when he informed me that he was making the present and he requested me to be part of it, I used to be like, “Yeah. No query.”

Mark Grayson Is Far Extra Angsty Than Steven Yeun

So I feel one in every of my favourite elements of the present is, amidst all of the superhero chaos and all of the violence, I discover the present so deeply relatable and human. I am curious, how a lot do you deliver your personal character into Mark, and what methods do you are feeling probably the most related to him?

YEUN: I feel Mark is much extra angsty than me. There’s numerous occasions after we’re recording the place typically I roll my eyes at Mark [laughs] for being as teenagey and angsty as he’s. Then, the aim for me turns into to have compassion for that facet of myself that I used to be additionally like once I was youthful. I do not know if I deliver an excessive amount of of myself, however I definitely have traversed that path. I have been a youngster, I’ve had numerous buttons with my mother and father, with my father, as all of us do. I feel we’re telling a traditional mythological story of somebody coming into themselves and realizing that possibly, maybe the figures in entrance of them, they’re each there to be useful, and in addition they’re each there to be sort of like a dragon in your method.

With the comics, I do know there is a huge ensemble within the present and there is so many voice actors, and I am at all times curious when speaking to voice actors, do you ever report with any of the opposite actors or are you doing it on their lonesome?

YEUN: Sadly, we do not get to report collectively. In my expertise, with most voice appearing you sort of are recording solo. It’s a dream while you get to do all of it collectively. On this one present we received to do this, however with this one, we do not get to see one another typically. However nonetheless, everybody’s simply killer on the present, so it really works out. Shout out to Meredith [Layne] and Mark [De La Fuente] and Simon [Racioppa].

So since you’re taking part in a excessive schooler, do you ever look again at outdated movies of your self in highschool when making an attempt to channel a youngster? You pull it off simply so nicely. Generally you’ll be able to positively inform in different films, however to me that appears like a youngster.

YEUN: Oh, cool. I feel the issues he says are inherently teenager, you understand? I feel the writing could be very teenage in that method. We do work arduous at ensuring that Mark is not essentially talking from, like, a figuring out. I feel he is sort of at all times simply reacting, and so the voice will get slightly increased, slightly bit extra petty, slightly bit extra angsty. So, we’re aware of that after we make it.

I do know you are a mum or dad, so I’m curious, there’s a complete parenthood story arc in right here with Debbie and even with Mark, with elevating Oliver. Did you ever have any enter on any of that arc within the present?

YEUN: Oh, man, no. I belief them wholeheartedly. I might most likely wreck the story if I got here into it. So, I simply sort of anticipate what they’re doing and simply do the work.

Exterior of the Grayson household and outdoors of the primary characters, do you may have a personality within the present, and even within the comics who hasn’t popped up within the present but that’s your favourite?

YEUN: I do not consider so. I do not know if I am far forward sufficient to know. There’s numerous Viltrumites which might be actually thrilling to doubtlessly see, however past that, I will not say a lot.

‘Invincible’ Season 3 Updates

I do need to ask slightly bit about Season 3 as a result of I bear in mind when Season 1 got here out, I feel you mentioned it was a couple of months that you simply mentioned you hadn’t recorded but. I used to be questioning how far alongside is Season 3? Have you ever already begun recording any of that?

YEUN: For us, we all know that this massive break was not enjoyable. So, we have been working arduous to get numerous backlog performed. We need to time this animation factor appropriately, so, yeah, we have been working. We’re banking episodes. We all know what is going on on.

It was definitely worth the wait. My coworker and buddy, he is additionally a large Invincible fan, and he was similar to, “Why did now we have to attend this lengthy?” I am like, “It is value it. It’s value it.”

YEUN: Superior! I respect that.

I additionally actually need to know, have they got plans past even Season 3? Is that this gonna be an ongoing factor that lasts?

YEUN: I feel Robert might be planning a full story arc. I do not know if we may inform this story eternally, but in addition, I’m not the one in cost. I feel Robert has a very good plan for it, so within the fast, we’re gonna have some cool tales to inform, for certain.

For my ultimate query, I might be remiss if I did not ask you, as a result of I’m a large Bong Joon-ho fan, and I do know you may have Mickey 17 popping out. I am curious in case you can say something about your expertise engaged on that, or a tease in your character?

YEUN: I most likely cannot, however I’ll say, experientially, Director Bong is one in every of my favourite people and one in every of my favourite artists. I do know this, I do not anticipate it, however I do know that every time working with him is gonna be implausible and actually fantastic. What’s actually nice is that, it is not that you do not assume he can shock you, it is simply seeing him shock you each time is basically fantastic to only be like, “Wow, this artist simply retains digging deeper and deeper, and revealing extra of his skills to us.” So, I am simply actually grateful for him. I am grateful that I set to work with him. He’s the very best.

New episodes of Invincible Season 2 stream on Thursdays, solely on Prime Video.

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