White Lotus Creator Mike White Admits He Didn’t Know BLACKPINK’s Lisa – ‘Didn’t Want to Cast Her’

White Lotus Creator Mike White Admits He Didn’t Know BLACKPINK’s Lisa: Lisa, one member of the K-pop band BLACKPINK, stars as a health mentor named Thidapon Mook Sornsin in Season 3 of The White Lotus, set in Thailand. Mike White, creator of the show in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, said that he did not know who she was and was disinterested in casting her for the role initially because of that.

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Mike White did not know who Lisa was

In the interview, she revealed that she had been part of BLACKPINK for quite some time and was excited for an opportunity to audition for The White Lotus. She was so nervous that she took acting classes and even flew her mom to Thailand with her.

According to Mike, he had known of Jennie Kim's participation in The Idol but was unaware of Lisa and had no interest in casting her. He said, “I did not know who Lisa or Blackpink was. All I knew was that there was a Blackpink girl in The Idol, and I was like, we’re not doing that. Then I found out that there might be security issues, and I was just like, no. They were like, she’ll audition.”

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While the creator admits that her audition was ‘amazing’ and that Lisa is ‘nice and uncomplicated’, “…but I still didn't want to cast her. I’m just used to not having so much attention; we don’t need it. But I wanted to be respectful to Thailand. She’s like Taylor Swift meets Princess Diana there. She’s more than just a pop star, I just didn’t get it initially. When we cast her, there were people in the production that cried. And anything she does is scrutinized, so it’s a nice part,” he said.

The White Lotus season 3

Jio Hotstar broadcasts HBO's The White Lotus in India. The latest episode drops every week, and the last episode for OTT viewing will be released on Monday at 7:35 am. The cast list includes Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, Aimee Lou Wood, Sam Rockwell, and Scott Glenn. Natasha Rothwell also stars in the series.

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