In20□□,Jeonggot□□sb□gbreakwh□nhew□scastasMr.Chowintheblockbustercomedy"TheHan□ov□r."□isperformance□□□h□flam□oya□tandou□rageou□gangs□□rgar□ere□□□□□sprea□att□□tionandca□ap□lt□dhimin□othespotlight□Au□ienc□swereca□□ivat□db□□is□□arless,ov□r-the-top□ortr□yal,andhebecameas□an□outstaroft□efilm.□eong□strans□tionfr□mmedicinetoHollywo□dwa□o□ficiallyunderw□□□□ndhewasdetermined□om□kethemostofthis□□expec□edopportun□ty. In2007,Jeongg□thi□bigbreakwhenhe□ascastasMr.Cho□in□heb□ockbuste□comed□"TheHangov□r."Hisperforma□□easth□flamboyantandout□ageousgangstergarne□ed□i□espreadattenti□nandcatap□lted□iminto□hespo□□ight.□udiences□erecapt□vatedby□isfearless,o□er-□□e□topportray□l,□nd□ebecameas□an□outstar□fthefilm.Jeong□□tra□si□ionfrommedi□inetoHollyw□odwasoffici□lly□nder□a□,andhewasdeterm□n□dt□makethemostofthis□nexp□ct□dop□o□tunity□ In200□□Jeonggothisb□gbrea□w□enhew□scastasM□.Chowi□theblock□usterco□ed□"T□e□angover."H□spe□form□□ceasth□flamb□yantandoutrageousgangst□rgarner□dwidespreadat□entionandc□t□p□lted□imintoth□sp□tlight□Audienceswerecap□ivatedbyhisfe□□l□s□,over-the-topportrayal,andheb□cameasta□d□utstar□fthe□ilm.□eong's□r□nsitionfr□□□edicine□□Hollywoodwas□ffi□ial□yunderway,andhewas□□ter□inedtomakethemostofthis□nexpecte□opportunit□. I□200□,Jeon□g□□□isbig□reakw□enhewas□astasMr.□howintheblo□kb□s□ercome□y"The□□ngove□."Hisperformanceas□hef□□m□oyantandoutr□□eo□sgan□ster□arnere□wides□reada□tent□□nandcatapult□dhimint□thes□otli□h□.Au□ienc□swere□□ptivated□yhisfearless,□ver-the-toppo□trayal,□ndhe□e□ameastand□utst□rof□h□□ilm□Je□ng's□ra□sitionfr□□m□dicinetoHo□□ywoodwasofficiallyunde□way,□ndhewas□□ter□inedtomakethemostofthisu□expectedo□portunity□