Joey King is still in the promotional campaign for his new drama miniseries on Hulu, We Were The Lucky Ones, which depicts the Holocaust from the perspective of a Polish Jewish family.
During a local stopover in his native Los Angeles in KTLA 5 Morning News studio alongside co-star Amit Rahav, the actress was asked about her star power and whether she has the ability to greenlight a production by simply signing on to a particular project.
“To be honest, I’m very lucky. That’s true to a certain extent,” King, 24, said of the assessment that she has the power to get a production off the ground. “This show, I was lucky enough to be able to get into it. tie and that got him the nod And that’s a crazy position to be in.
The Kissing Booth actress then shared her gratitude for having the power to guide her own career path more than most other actors.
“I feel so lucky because I don’t really equate myself with that ability,” she told the KTLA anchors. ‘It’s cool! I am still very captivated and obsessed with what I do.
Joey King, 24, opened up about having star power after the success of The Kissing Booth film franchise, while promoting his Hulu drama miniseries, We Were The Lucky Ones.
King was also asked if she had become more selective in her career now that she enjoyed greater star power within the industry.
“I still feel a lot of joy and wonder in the job I have,” the former child star revealed, before admitting that with more power comes more pressure.
“Having more control over your own career is actually a lot scarier than you might think. It’s harder, but it’s the best problem you can have. I’m very lucky to be in this position to be able to be a little more demanding now,” she said.
King, who began acting professionally at the age of four, was also asked if she felt her big breakthrough in gaining her power within the theater industry came after the success of the film Netflix’s The Kissing Booth (2018) and its two subsequent sequels.
“I would say it’s very fair,” King said of the original teen romantic comedy written and directed by Vince Marcello.
“For a lot of people, it changed a lot for me. It’s also changed a lot from my personal opinion, but I also think some people sometimes forget that I was acting for a very long time before The Kissing Booth came out,” the actress shared about her career.
She added: “It changed everything, but I was also lucky enough to already have a great career that I loved so much.”
Speaking about her role in We Were The Lucky Ones during a stop at the KTLA 5 Morning News studio alongside co-star Amit Rahav, King agreed with the assessment that she has reached a point in her career where she can give the green light to a production.
“Having more control over your own career is actually a lot scarier than you might think,” King revealed to KTLA. “It’s harder, but it’s the best problem you can have. I’m very lucky to be in this position to be able to be a little more picky now.’
We Were The Lucky Ones, which is an adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s 2017 book of the same name, is based on the true story of the Kurc family, itself inspired by the author’s own family actor, Amit Rahav, seen in We Were They the Luckiest
We Were The Lucky Ones, which is an adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s 2017 book of the same name, is based on the true story of the Kurc family, which in turn was inspired by the author’s own family.
Created by Erica Lipez, the story revolves around the Kurc family as they all try to come together over eight years during World War II in the 1940s.
King plays the lead role of Halina Kurc, the youngest sister, who works as a laboratory assistant for her brother-in-law, Selim.
Besides King, the cast also includes Logan Lerman, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Amit Rahav, Hadas Yaron, Lior Ashkenazi, Robin Weigert and Michael Aloni.
King, who began acting professionally at the age of four, admitted that his star power skyrocketed after the success of the Netflix film The Kissing Booth (2018) and its subsequent two sequels; the main actress is depicted in a scene from the first film in the franchise
“For a lot of people, it changed a lot for me,” King said of The Kissing Booth franchise. “It’s also changed a lot from my personal opinion, but I also think some people sometimes forget that I was performing for a very long time before The Kissing Booth came out”; King is pictured with The Kissing Booth 3 co-stars Jacob Elordi and Meganne Young
We Were The Lucky Ones first premiered on Hulu on March 28.
At this point, the first six episodes are now available on the streaming platform, while the series finale is set to release on May 2.
King landed his first television role at the age of seven in an appearance in Malcolm In The Middle (2006), which would be followed by his film debut in the animated comedy Horton Hears a Who! (2008).
Her Hollywood CV also includes Quarantine (2008), Ramona And Beezus (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), The Conjuring (2013), White House Down (2013), as well as the crime drama series The Act (2018) and Hamster & Gretel (2022-present).