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Steven Yeun has been hitting it out of the park continually since rising to stardom following his part in AMC’sTWD, whose gruesome demise at the hands of Negan still remains iconic. From starring in Jordan Peele’sNopeto Bong Joon-ho’sOkja, the acclaimed actor has proven to have an immaculate taste, and his Netflix release earlier this year was once again a hit among critics.
Starring Yeun andAlways Be My MaybeStar Ali Wong at the forefront, the Netflix seriesBeef, which opened to critical acclaim in April was deemed as“Dumb Heat”by the production crew per the actor.
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Steven Yeun’s AcclaimedBeefWas Deemed DumbHeatby Crew Members
It’s not hard to notice the parallels between Netflix’s dark comedyBeefand Michael Mann’s acclaimedHeat, starringRobert De Niroand Al Pacino. Like the latter, which went on to inspire Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight,Steven Yeun‘s 10-part comedy revolves around the antagonistic relationship between the two leads in the rage-fueled drama. And like the Michael Mann classic, it also captured the hazy backdrop of LA while witnessing engrossing stuff with guns. So it’s not unreasonable to see why the crew members referred toBeefas“dumb heat”,saidYeun.
But being a DumbHeatisn’t a bad thing and certainly worked in the show’s favor, and is another enthralling addition to Steven Yeun’s imposing filmography, which keeps on getting richer.
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The Hardest Part of the Dark Comedy Was Summoning Tears for Steven Yeun
Although the Netflix drama doesn’t fall short when it comes to comedy, it does comprise its fair share of heart-wrenching moments, with one being Yeun’s Danny being moved to tears in a church. However, for the pivotal scene, which involves Danny breaking into tears following his escalating psychological warfare with Ali Wong’s Amy, Yeun just couldn’t summon the tears. This led to one of the show’s directors, Jake Schreier, talking to the actor off-stage, and instead of resorting to fake tears, they decided to film another scene before getting back to the congregation scene.
And with additional context, Yeun perfectly pulled off the part, as he explained the moment for Danny wasn’t a point of isolation but“a moment of deep connection”. Speaking on IndieWire’s Award Spotlight, he said,
“What does it mean to give real grace?”Is it to take away everything and go like ‘It’s all about you, we’re here for you’ — because somehow that didn’t lead to the truth. When we just made it true and there was no judgment, when everybody else started singing, then I just started sobbing. That’s what this moment is for Danny; it’s not a moment of isolation, it’s a moment of deep connection.”
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With standout performances from the entire cast, especially Yeun and Wong,Beefhas cemented itself as one of the most exciting TV releases of the year, and theHeatinspiration only elevated the experience.
Beefis available to stream on Netflix.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
