Actor and director, Justin Chon already has his third movie ready to go. Chon will direct and star in “Blue Bayou” which will co-star Alicia Vikander, reports Deadline. The film will also star Mark O’Brien, Linh Dan Pham, and Emory Cohen. “Blue Bayou” will be co-financed by Entertainment One and Macro.

It’s exciting to see what Justin Chon is up to these days. He’s come a long way from acting in “Twilight” to now creating his own stories. Chon became someone to watch after his directorial debut with “Gook” about two Korean American brothers during the Los Angeles riots. The movie was a critical darling and helped Chon establish himself as an indie filmmaker.

Chon followed up “Gook” with “Ms. Purple” which came out earlier this year and garnered critical acclaim. The story revolved around a Korean American woman and her brother as they deal with their dying father.

“Blue Bayou” written by Chon, is inspired by a true story about a Korean-American adoptee raised in San Antonio, who now faces deportation.

Justin Chon spoke about “Blue Bayou” with SlashFilm when he was out promoting “Ms. Purple.”

“I’m in preparation right now for my next film, I’m making it was a company called Macro – they did Mudbound and Sorry to Bother You – and we start shooting next month in New Orleans,” he said. “It’s a bigger budget film but it’s about a Korean-American adoptee that’s getting deported. It’s a story that I think is important … my guiding North Star is: it is truthful [My goal for a film] is it needs to bring empathy to my community, it needs to show how we’re co-existing in this country, and it also needs to show how we’re all much more alike than different.”

Alicia Vikander won an Oscar for “Best Supporting Actress” in “The Danish Girl.” She’s best known for playing Lara Croft in “Tomb Raider.”