In the recently released Eternals, he plays his most prominent role yet, starring as the indestructible hero Gilgamesh. That’s never been more important than it is now, because after two decades toiling mostly in Korean cinema, Lee, 50, has seen his big-screen star rise. “I try to separate work from my workouts.”
“One of the reasons I work out is to try to clear my mind,” he says in his native Korean. At this moment, he’s just focused on that thwack.
And never mind that the media blitz for Marvel’s Eternals is right around the corner. It’s a mid-September morning in the Yeoksam neighborhood of Seoul, and Lee is working out in the dimly lit Challenge Boxing Club, throwing punch after punch at a bright-red heavy bag.Įach punch hits with a thwack that reverberates through the room. The only thing that matters to Don Lee right now is the next punch.
