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Minari’s Steven Yeun is set to appear in the next film from Get Out’s Jordan Peele, it has been reported.The as-yet-undisclosed role is Yeun’s first to be confirmed since he was nominated for Best Actor at this year’s Oscar for his portrayal of Jacob Yi in Minari.Peele will direct and produce the new movie, which doesn’t have a title at present.

The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun is among the nominees who have made history following the announcement of the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards today (March 15). Former TWD star Yeun picked up a nomination in the Best Actor category for his role as Jacob Yi in Lee Isaac Chung's Minari, which follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in rural America in the 1980s.

Steven Yeun poses for photos ahead of the 2021 Critics Choice Awards, held on Sunday (March 7) from Pasadena, Calif.

Steven Yeun (“Minari”) and Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety‘s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.In Lee Isaac Chung’s life-affirming “Minari,” Steven Yeun plays Jacob Yi, a Korean American dad who pursues his goal of financial success by moving his unenthusiastic family to a farm in 1980s Arkansas.