BoA to make a Hollywood debut?

Looks like BoA might be getting cast in a Hollywood movie!

It has been revealed that BoA received a love call from Universal Studios for a female main character's role in a movie called, "Hype Nation." Son Dambi, who was initially in the main cast recently decided to leave the project. The two sides have already discussed the situation, and I guess after all those delays, things didn't work out great with Son Dambi.

"Hype Nation" is said to be a movie about dance and music with popular American hip hop group B2K and actress Whoopi Goldberg are also included in the cast. The staff was supposed to start filming in Korea earlier this year, but the schedule was delayed due to the US writer's strike.

Universal Studios is said to have decided to cast BoA after seeing her activities in America.

A source from BoA's Korean agency, SM Entertainment, stated, "It is true that we have received an offer, but nothing has been finalized."

No-Go for BoA in Hollywood

We have reported before about the possibilities of BoA starring for the movie, "Hype Nation". However, it seems like seeing BoA on the screen won't be so easy anymore.

BoA had recently been getting numerous spotlights not only in Asia, but here in the U.S. as well. When the consideration for BoA's stellar casting for this movie was released to the press, netizens and fans arose with the same question.

Is BoA finally going for acting now?

Yes, it's true. Such as BoA taking the role of Cho Chang in the Harry Potter series, there had actually been quite a few rumors about her debuting as an actress for the past decade. Although all were eventually proven to be fake, her role in the "Hype Nation" looked even more plausible after their initial choice of Son Dambi, who ended up leaving the project. I guess this is just another "hype" as well, since SM released their negative thoughts toward BoA's Hollywood debut.

SM Entertainment revealed, "One of our USA representatives did have a conference with the movie maker after getting the love call, but there were absolutely no progress after that. So we are not considering it."

It sure saddens all of us to see another great star walk away from such a promising chance to finally spread the word of K-pop to our fellow Americans. After all, fans weren't so "Crazy" about Son Dambi's choice for SBS Dream over Hollywood.