On the 16th of July, SM Entertainment has released a statement confirming Red Velvet Irene's acting debut. The idol singer will star in the upcoming film, "Double Patty." The agency's representative stated that Irene would be playing the role of a news anchorwoman in the said coming-of-age film.
"The Red Velvet member Irene will star in the movie "Double Patty" and take on the role of an aspiring news anchor," the SM Entertainment official said.
Directed by Baek Seung Hwan, "Double Patty" is a movie about young people trying to grow and reach their dreams. The production team is excited to start filming this August with the hopes of releasing the film before 2020 ends.
Meanwhile, this may be the answer to Irene's acting dreams. The last time when Irene shared about her insecurities, she said that being an actress was also one of her dreams. Although the idol has starred in the 2016 webtoon-based drama, "Game Development Girls," this is the first time Irene appears on the big screen playing one of the lead roles.
On the other hand, fans took their excitement about the upcoming film on Twitterverse:
Irene’s big screen debut! She is the main character of “Double Patty”, a movie that portrays the growth/maturing journey of youth. The director is Baek Seung Hwan who won the Director Award at the Korean Culture Entertainment Awards in 2019 for his movir “Like the First Shot” https://t.co/8tDAAl82hm pic.twitter.com/BNMb7loLbf — &신 (@vrenedoll) July 16, 2020
i already know double patty is gonna be that heartwarming movie with valuable life lessons thats gonna make you cry one second and laugh the next second — & (@ilyerene) July 16, 2020
One fan even hoped for the movie to be available on Netflix for streaming.
DOUBLE PATTY ON NETFLIX PLEASE IM BEGGING — iza ACTRESS IRENE (@rvjoohyunnie) July 16, 2020
Netizens shared their expectation & thoughts about Irene who made her acting debut on the big screen for "Double Patty".
Link: https://t.co/H62rdrWFKX pic.twitter.com/Xjpd5hRd80 — Loveis143 (@Loveisirene) July 16, 2020
Red Velvet’s movie actress line Congratulations to our leader Irene on her movie role in Double Patty! pic.twitter.com/GL44h6wMo4 — WENDY 손승완 Station (@SSWstation) July 16, 2020
if irene’s double patty character looks anything like ahreum, wears specs, or speaks in tiny, i will die. i can’t wait to hear more details about her character pic.twitter.com/1rrfUwalNx — bae & 존중하며 버티기 (@baeinvelvet) July 16, 2020
Congratulations Irene! You deserve this!
