Actress Soo Hyun of 'Avengers 2' and 'Marco Polo' fame will be advancing even further into Hollywood by playing the female lead in a new movie!

Her agency announced on July 15 that she will be acting opposite hot names like Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba as the main female protagonist in a new Stephen King movie, 'Dark Tower.'  The filming will begin this year for a premiere date of July 17, 2017.  

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Soo Hyun is busy, busy, busy!  Just 23 hours after her filming Korean drama 'Monster,' she boarded a plane to go to Cape Town in South Africa for filming.  

She also said on her SNS on July 15, "I'm finally able to tell you this news officially. Thank you for always supporting me."