He reunited with director Kim Jee-woon in the " kimchi western " '' The Good , the Bad , the Weird '' , taking on his first villain role . The film was screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival . Lee 's eye-catching performance in the film led to increased global recognition for him . This led to Lee 's debut in Hollywood , where he played Storm Shadow in '' G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra '' , also starring Channing Tatum and Sienna Miller
Cannes Film Festival
2008 Cannes Film Festival
Lee Byung-hun