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Edgar Wright’s (Shaun of the Dead, Last Night in Soho) new movie The Running Man, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel, had been dated for theatrical release on November 7, the very same day that the Predator returns to the big screen in Predator: Badlands. As you might have guessed, one of them was going to have to move. And it’s not the Predator.

The Running Man will now release in theaters on November 14, 2025.

Millions hunt. One runs. Everyone watches. Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters) stars.

“​In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward.

“Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the...

Park Chan-wook’s next directorial effort, No Other Choice, which will compete at the Venice Film Festival, is a remake of the 2005 French thriller The Ax, which itself was an adaptation of the novel by Donald E. Westlake. Directed by renowned filmmaker Costa-Gavras, the movie follows a man’s spiral into desperation after being laid off from a paper mill, leading him to eliminate his job competition, literally.

As for Chan-wook’s movie, considering he’s known for his knack for blending stylized violence with moral ambiguity, the premise seems right up his alley. And the French auteur has high hopes for Chan-wook’s remake, in which he’s serving as a producer.

Park Chan-wook’s Remake Has the Seal of Approval From The Ax Director Costa-Gavras

While directors tend to distance themselves from remakes of their revered works, like Chan-wook, who had no intention of watching the widely panned English remake of Oldboy,...

Prime Video has released the trailer for the comedy series Upload Season 4, sparking buzz and questions among fans, with one haunting every fan: Is Nathan’s fate finally sealed? Following the cliffhanger ending revealing one of the Nathans to be dead, the trailer appears to finally reveal the truth, with a hint suggesting that both Nathans might survive against all odds.

With a hologram of Nathan paying a visit to Nora, who is determined to find and save him, to a sinister, evolved AI threatening to wipe out everything, the question looms larger than ever: What will happen in the final season? Is it truly the end, or is something even darker unfolding? Meanwhile, hints of a hopeful future shine through with whispers of a wedding, promising an emotional climax to this final chapter.

What Is Happening to Nathan in Upload Season 4?

Portrayed by Robbie Amell, Nathan Brown’s journey...

Park Chan-wook, Dwayne Johnson, Tessa Thompson and her Hedda director Nia DaCosta are confirmed for the In Conversation With… series at Toronto International Film Festival.

The line-up announced on Tuesday will also hear from Ryan Reynolds, andProject Yco-stars Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo.

South Korean auteur Park will discuss his career and his latest film No Other Choice, which premieres in Venice and gets its North American premiere in Toronto. Neon holds North American rights to No Other Choice, and Park’s credits include Oldboy and Decision To Leave.

Johnson and A24 are targetting awards recognition with Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine,...

Park Chan-wook is among the deans of Korean cinema, famous for writing and directing “Oldboy,” among other films, and producing “Snowpiercer.” He also has a new film premiering later this month at Venice, “No Other Choice.”

So when it was announced Friday that Park and his writing partner, Don McKellar, had been expelled from the Writers Guild of America, it naturally raised a question about what it would mean for his career.

The answer is: Almost nothing.

“It has absolutely no impact on employability,” said Adam Levin, a partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp. “Neither the union nor the producers can discriminate against you based on your non-union status.”

Park can still write, produce and direct movies and TV shows, either overseas or in the U.S. Companies that are signatories to the WGA contract are free to hire him in whatever capacity they want, or to buy his finished films.

If you’ve ever wondered how to disarm an assailant with nothing but a belt, we’d like to turn your attention to Daniel Dae Kim’s latest role in Butterfly. As part of Collider’s Exclusive Preview event, we’re excited to share a sneak peek of the upcoming high-octane thriller series that’s set to arrive with all six episodes on Wednesday, August 13. Whether it was his role in ABC’s long-running sci-fi project, Lost, or his time making arrests on CBS’ Hawaii Five-o, Kim has never shied away from fully throwing himself into a character and, as you’ll see today, he’s fully at it again in Prime Video’s upcoming drama that hails from The Mentalist and Gotham alum, Ken Woodruff.

Set in a bustling train station, our exclusive Butterfly sneak peek sees Kim’s character, a former U.S. intelligence operative named David Jung...

Homage to Gidget.

After spending July discussing slasher film The Slumber Party Massacre (listen), supernatural giallo film Phenomena (listen), and entry #2 in Park Chan-wook revenge trilogy Oldboy (listen), we kicked off August with a look at director Robert Lee King‘s Psycho Beach Party (2000).

In the homage to beach and surf films of the ’50s and ’60s, Lauren Ambrose plays Florence (aka “Chicklet”) a girl who wants to hang out with the surfer boys, but constantly finds herself swapping personalities due to a hypnotic suggestion.

Meanwhile, Captain Monica Stark (Charles Busch in drag) is investigating a string of murders targeting Florence’s friend group and anyone deemed “imperfect.” This includes queer-coded boys Yo-Yo (Nick Cornish) and Provoloney (Andrew Levitas), failed psych major Star Cat (Nicholas Brendon), and best friend Berdine (Danni Wheeler).

Will Chicklet’s friends be whittled down one by one? Will she learn how to surf under the...

The Sympathizer, starring Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr., arrived on HBO with all the makings of a prestige drama worth talking about. Audiences and critics were drawn in by its mix of espionage, identity, and sharp satire, and that’s hardly surprising when you see who’s behind the camera.

Park Chan-wook, the visionary director who gave the world Oldboy, co-created this seven-part miniseries alongside Don McKellar. It’s adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, so there’s literary heft behind all the visual flair. Chan-wook and McKellar recently made headlines for being expelled from the WGA for writing on the show during the writers’ strike.

The Sympathizer follows a North Vietnamese spy who mixes in so well with the South’s army that no one sees through his facade. Even as he slips out of Saigon and into the U.S. after the city falls,...

The Handmaiden is Park Chan-wook’s highest-rated movie after Oldboy on Prime Video. This movie is also backed by critics and currently sits at a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and holds an 85 Metascore. It’s based on the work of Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith, and stars actresses Kim Tae-ri and Kim Min-hee. The movie follows Lady Hideko and Sook-hee, and the storyline is based on love, betrayal, and revenge.

While this one is definitely a must-watch, it is not without its fair share of controversies. Its explicit s*x scenes and graphic violence divided the audience. There was a huge debate on whether the lesbian s*x scenes were empowering or just catering to the male gaze.

The director himself addressed these criticisms in an interview with AfterEllen and said:

When it’s presented to me as an issue of a male gaze, I cannot deny that I myself am male.

The 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes completely shook Hollywood for months, but The Sympathizer's creators are still facing the consequences. The strike began on May 2, 2023, when the Writers Guild of America ordered its members to pause work on all productions, bringing the industry to a halt. They were eventually joined by SAG-AFTRA on July 14.

The WGA strike, in particular, focused on a number of issues, including larger writers' rooms, a demand for increased pay, and concerns about AI replacing writers. The strike ended on September 27, 2023, and the WGA signed a new collective bargaining agreement in October, as many of its demands were addressed.

Years after the strike ended, however, the WGA announced that The Sympathizer's writers have been ejected from the Guild. Don McKellar (No Other Choice) and Oldboy director Park Chan-wook allegedly continued to work on the show during the strike. According to Deadline, both have been permanently expelled from the WGA,...

In a surprisingly public move, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has expelled two prominent creators: South Korean writer and director Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, a Canadian writer-director who worked with Park on the HBO limited series The Sympathizer. According to a report via Variety, the decision was made public after the WGA discovered that both Park and McKellar had continued to write and work on the series while the 2023 strike was ongoing, which directly contradicted the Guild's rules. The WGA strike was one of the longest in the Union's history, lasting from May to September 2023.

Many projects were delayed or halted altogether during the WGA 2023 strike, although some were allowed to continue with certain pre-existing conditions being met. The Sympathizer wasn't a production that met such requirements, making Park's and McKeller's contributions something that has led to their memberships being revoked. According to the specific rules of the WGA,...

For most films, the title card will say the director's name and then "film," so, for example, "A Steven Spielberg Film" or "A Film By Quentin Tarantino." However, Spike Lee is one of those directors who is always pushing the boundaries of creativity. He is known for his provocative narratives that investigate racial themes, feature deeply complex characters, boast galvanizing hip-hop soundtracks, and kinetic visuals — like his signature double dolly shot where characters appear to float through scenes. The Atlantic describes his films as "unabashedly bold and combative." The majority of Spike Lee's films have the credit, "A Spike Lee Joint."

Why would Spike Lee call his movies a "joint" instead of a film? Let's look at the several meanings of the word. One of the first definitions is a place of entertainment where people gather. This is fitting for Spike Lee's narratives about New York City life, where neighbors come together at casual,...

Legendary Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook and his co-creator on the HBO Max series The Sympathizer have been expelled from the Hollywood writers’ union after allegedly working during the strike.

The director of Oldboy and The Handmaiden was booted from the Writers Guild of America alongside Don McKellar after working on the 2024 series during the work stoppage, the union told members Friday.

Adapted from the eponymous Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, the series from A24 and Rhombus Media follows a North Vietnamese double agent (played by Hoa Xuande) who continues passing along information after moving to Southern California before the fall of Saigon. Robert Downey Jr. was critically praised for playing multiple roles in the series.

The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to HBO and representatives for Park and McKellar for comment.

Park is the most high-profile figure yet to be identified by the union as a rule-breaker during its 148-day strike.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced on Friday that it has expelled two members, Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, for working on their HBO miniseries “The Sympathizer” during the 2023 writers’ strike.

The series, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 novel, aired in 2024 and starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr. According to the WGA, neither Park nor McKellar appealed their expulsions.

In addition to these expulsions, the WGA revealed that writer Anthony Cipriano has been suspended until May 1, 2026, for his work on “The Last Breath,” formerly called “Untitled True Story Haunting, Thriller Project.” Cipriano also received a public censure and a lifetime ban from serving as a strike captain.

Park Chan-wook, 61, is a well-known South Korean writer and director, famous for films like “Oldboy” (2003) and “The Handmaiden” (2016). His next film, “No Other Choice,” will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in August. Don McKellar is a Canadian actor and filmmaker known for writing,...

The Writers Guild of America has expelled Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar for working on their HBO miniseries “The Sympathizer” during the 2023 strike. The announcement came on Friday, confirming that both writers did not appeal their expulsions.

Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar co-created the seven-episode series, which aired in 2024. The show starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey, Jr., and was based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 novel of the same name.

According to the WGA, the two writers violated strike rules by continuing to work during the strike. Representatives for Park, McKellar, and HBO have not responded to requests for comment, according to Variety.

In addition to Park and McKellar, the WGA also suspended Anthony Cipriano until May 1, 2026, for working on the thriller project “The Last Breath,” which was previously known as “Untitled True Story Haunting, Thriller Project.” Cipriano also received a public censure and a lifetime ban from serving as a strike captain.

In unfortunate news, renowned South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook has been expelled from the Writers Guild of America. Why? Well, the reason behind Park’s expulsion is that he was working on his HBO miniseries, The Sympathizer, during the WGA strike, which took place in 2023 (via Variety).

Not only Park, but co-creator Don McKellar has also been fired from the WGA for the same reason: for writing on Robert Downey Jr‘s miniseries during the strike.

For those who don’t know, the Writers Guild of America, which represents 11,500 screenwriters, went on strike from May 2, 2023, to September 23, 2023. This was due to a dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

The writers demanded significant changes to their compensation and working conditions. They also wanted to strictly limit the use of artificial intelligence when it came to writing scripts since this could seriously harm their livelihoods. Eventually, on October 9, 2023, a new contract was signed.

The Robert Downey Jr. produced and starring The Sympathizer came and went last year with a lot less fanfare than many expected due to the talent involved and the fact the miniseries was based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. However, some unexpected fallout from the Emmy-nominated Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar created and written high-profile project emerged today from the Writers Guild of America West, and it really ain’t pretty.

The acclaimed Oldboy director and the multiple Genie Award winner have both been expelled from the WGA West.

The ejection is result of Park and McKellar crossing a pretty big line. In contradiction of all the rules of Hollywood labor best practices, the duo worked and wrote on the HBO miniseries during the 2023 strike that saw the scribes’ guild and SAG-AFTRA bring Hollywood to a halt for almost six months. The...

The Writers Guild of America announced Friday that it has expelled two members, Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, for writing on their HBO miniseries “The Sympathizer” during the 2023 strike.

Park and McKellar co-created the seven-episode series, which starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey, Jr. and was based on the 2015 novel of the same name by writer Viet Thanh Nguyen. It aired in 2024. According to the guild, Park and McKellar did not appeal their expulsions.

Variety has reached out to representatives for Park, McKellar and HBO for comment.

The WGA also announced that Anthony Cipriano has been suspended through May 1, 2026, for writing on “The Last Breath,” which was previously known as “Untitled True Story Haunting—Thriller Project.” Cipriano was also given a public censure and a lifetime ban on serving as a strike captain.

Park, 61, is a South Korean writer, director and producer best known for films like “Oldboy” (2003) and “The Handmaiden” (2016). His next feature,...

Actor and comedian Jim Carrey was almost the live-action version of the iconic anime hero Lupin the Third, according to a new post by Hellboy screenwriter Peter Briggs. Though the Lupin franchise has been helmed by visionaries like Hayao Miyazaki, a Western live-action adaptation could have launched Monkey Punch's Lupin the Third into the global spotlight.

In a post on Bluesky, Peter Briggs talked about writing a script for a live-action version of Lupin the Third that was set to star Jim Carrey, presumably as the titular lead. Unfortunately, the rights were lost before the movie could be made, depriving fans of a live-action adaptation that could have been something special.

I was doing a movie with Tsui Hark, back in 1997. A live action adaption of "Lupin III", that we would have done with Jim Carrey. Alex Ho ended up losing the rights, so it never happened. Craziest screenplay I ever wrote!

Park Chan-wook, lauded for masterpieces like Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and the Cannes-winning Decision to Leave, is back with his long-awaited twelfth feature called No Other Choice. Based on the dark 1997 novel The Ax by Donald Westlake, this tense horror thriller spotlights a middle-aged man, Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), who spirals into moral darkness in a desperate struggle to support his family after losing his job at a paper company where he had worked for 25 years (via Deadline).

Co-starring Crash Landing on You star Son Ye-jin as his determined wife, Mi-ri, the film will also star Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, Cha Seung-won, and Yoo Yeon-seok in prominent roles. With a script from Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, and Jahye Lee, the film will be produced by Moho Film, Kg Productions, and with Cj Group executive producing.

The film will have its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival on September 17 (via The Hollywood Reporter). Moreover,...

Summer Screenings

Vue Entertainment is banking on anime’s growing U.K. fanbase with a quartet of theatrical releases anchored by the highly anticipated “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle,” set to bow Sept. 12.

The exhibition chain will roll out two newly remastered 4K classics from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda alongside a fresh Hatsune Miku feature. “Summer Wars” launched Aug. 3, and will be followed by “Wolf Children” on Aug. 17 and “Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing” on Aug. 31.

“Summer Wars” follows a shy math prodigy who accidentally unleashes a rogue AI threatening global digital infrastructure. “Wolf Children” centers on a young mother raising two half-human, half-wolf offspring across a decade-spanning narrative exploring themes of identity and acceptance. The Miku film introduces a twist on the virtual idol phenomenon, featuring a version of the character who has lost her singing ability.

September’s “Demon Slayer” sequel,...

Let’s get one thing out of the way, well, two things: Parasite and Oldboy–the absolute beasts when it comes to Korean thrillers. You know why? Well, because we’ve got a whole buffet of mind-bending, pulse-racing, jaw-dropping Korean thrillers out there that aren’t those two. And yes, they’re just as clever, wild, and criminally underrated.

You know what? Think of this as your VIP pass to the shadowy corners of Korean cinema, the literal stuff that hasn’t even flooded your timeline. From gritty murder mysteries to psychological rollercoasters and twisty revenge tales that leave you questioning humanity, these movies bring the actual heat. While some are stylish slow burns, others will completely punch you in the face within the first ten minutes.

So, if you’re the type who loves getting blindsided by plot twists, or just bored of Hollywood thrillers that think “gritty” means dim lighting and sad detectives,...

Octopi and Incest.

After kicking things off in July with the girls of Stanford High School in The Slumber Party Massacre (listen) and a psychic Jennifer Connelly in Dario Argento’s Phenomena (listen), we’re checking in with a man and his octopus in Park Chan-wook‘s 2003 masterpiece Oldboy.

Oldboy sees a drunken Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) get kidnapped on the day of his daughter’s fourth birthday. Held in captivity for 15 years and living on a diet of dumplings. Dae-su is suddenly released without explanation. His captor (Yoo Ji-tae) gives him 5 days to figure out why he did this to him, but if he is unable to figure it out, then his captor will murder Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung) a young sushi chef that Dae-su has quickly fallen for.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday. You can subscribe on iTunes/Apple Podcasts,...

Busan — The 30th Busan International Film Festival has chosen Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” as its opening film, scheduling the world premiere for the September 17-26 showcase in the southern port city. Festival organisers said the pick embodies “what audiences most hope to see” and can “invigorate Korean cinema” as the event marks its milestone year.

The 139-minute thriller adapts Donald Westlake’s novel The Ax and tracks Man-su, a middle-aged worker whose desperate hunt for a new job grows lethal after he is sacked from a paper company. Lee Byung-hun headlines opposite Son Ye-jin, joined by Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min and Yeom Hye-ran.

Lee will also become the festival’s first male solo host when he emcees the opening ceremony at Busan Cinema Center. Festival director Jung Han-seok called unveiling Park’s first feature since Decision to Leave “deeply moving” for an edition that underlines Busan’s growing international reach.

No Other Choice, the highly anticipated dark comedy thriller by South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, has been set as the opening film of the 30th Busan International Film Festival (Biff).

The film, which stars Squid Game’s Lee Byung-hun, will receive its Asian premiere at the landmark edition of the festival on September 17 after receiving its world premiere in competition at Venice.

It marks the first feature in three years from director Park, whose noir melodrama Decision To Leave premiered in Competition at Cannes in 2022, winning best director. He has since made US drama series The Sympathizer starring Robert Downey Jr. for HBO.

El filme competirá por el León de Oro en Venecia. © Neon

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler y un precioso póster de No Other Choice, lo nuevo del director surcoreano Park Chan-wook, responsable los títulos de culto Oldboy, The Handmaiden y Decision to Leave.

El filme adapta The Ax, la novela de Donald E. Westlake publicada en 1997, que ya fue llevada al cine por Costa-Gavras en 2005. Park anunció su intención de dirigir esta historia hace más de una década, allá por 2009, pero fue retrasándola debido a otros compromisos, entre ellos el largometraje en inglés de 2012 Stoker y su trabajo en las series de televisión The Little Drummer Girl y The Sympathizer. Pero, ya está aquí.

No Other Choice sigue a la estrella de El juego del calamar, Lee Byung-hun, en el papel de un hombre de mediana edad, Man-su, que, tras ser despedido de la empresa donde ha trabajado durante 25 años,...

We kicked off the summer with a look at Steven Spielberg’s classic creature feature Jaws (listen) before checking out our first Jean Rollin lesbian “vampire” movie Fascination (listen), as well as the female dominated slasher The Slumber Party Massacre (listen). Now it’s time to revisit Dario Argento (for only the second time on the pod!) with a first time look at 1985’s Phenomena.

The film stars Jennifer Connelly as Jennifer Corvino, an American girl sent to a Swiss boarding school. The girl has a mysterious ability: she can communicate with insects and even get them to do her bidding. This proves to be a wildly helpful skill when Jennifer finds herself targeted by a killer who preys on young women, including her roommate Sophie.

But who is committing the murders and why? Could it be the disabled local entomologist, Professor John McGregor (Donald Pleasence) or his chimp, Inga?...

Dark Horse Manga has unveiled a special deluxe re-release of an iconic manga responsible for inspiring one of the best action films of all time.

Per an official press release, manga, cinephiles and comic book collectors alike can look forward to a special edition hardcover re-release of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's classic Oldboy manga coming in early 2026.

Oldboy to Get Jumbo-Sized Re-Release The Perfect Coffee Table Book for Movie, Comic and Manga Lovers

Oldboy has had a cult fanbase since it was first serialized in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action magazine between 1996 and 1998. In 2003, Oldboy was adapted for the screen by director Park Chan-wook. It became the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2003, an international sensation, repopularizing the manga. In 2006, Dark Horse took advantage of the renewed interest in the Oldboy source material, publishing its first English translation. Now, Dark Horse is distributing its first re-release, a special jumbo-sized one, no less,...

Park Chan-wook marked his ‘true’ directorial debut with 2000’s Joint Security Area, which stands at an 88% rating on the Tomatometer. While the movie tends to get overlooked in discussions surrounding Chan-wook’s filmography, often dominated by his other notable works, especially Oldboy, on Rotten Tomatoes, his ’00 feature stands ahead of Oldboy‘s 82%.

Considering how Jsa rarely gets mentioned alongside Chan-wook’s other internationally recognized titles that helped globalize Korean cinema as a whole, the movie definitely deserves more recognition internationally.

Park Chan-Wook’s Joint Security Area Ranks Higher Than Oldboy on Rotten Tomatoes

Joint Security Area follows the mystery surrounding the death of two North Korean soldiers at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, which ends up prompting an investigation. In the wake of the incident, Lee Young-ae’s Major Sophie E. Jean, a neutral officer, is tasked to get to the bottom of it, leading to the unravelling of the forbidden friendship across the two borders.

Korean movies and television have been taking the world by storm, especially on Netflix. In the last decade or so, K-content has slowly become a prominent industry, especially since Bong Joon Ho's historic Oscar wins for his thriller Parasite. That phenomenon has extended into the television sphere with Squid Game leading the way as it broke plenty of streaming records with all three seasons.

With international audiences investing more time in K-content, the thriller genre is one area where the industry has thrived. Whether it be a revenge quest like Glory or Oldboy, or erotic thrillers like The Handmaiden, there is always some suspense element that keeps any viewer intrigued worldwide. Now, Netflix has one thriller that's instantly been dominating the streaming charts.

Wall To Wall Has Jumped Into Netflix's Top 3 Charts In Less Than One Week & It Stars A Key Squid Game Actor

Wall to Wall follows a...

Following the release of Decision to Leave in 2022, Park Chan-wook turned to television, working on an adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel The Sympathizer for HBO in 2024. Now, after three years, the acclaimed South Korean director is returning to feature films for his latest project: No Other Choice. The first trailer for the black comedy has been released, and the movie appears to be an enthralling thriller reminiscent of Parasite's social commentary, with the signature eccentric humor and wit that audiences have come to expect from Park productions. There seem to be some grisly murders at the heart of this thriller, and the Oldboy director has assembled a talented cast to bring his story to life.

The 51-second teaser (which can be viewed below) keeps most of the plot under wraps, though there is plenty to leave viewers intrigued. Park Chan-wook brings his eye for style in the...

Whether you’re familiar with the manga itself or director Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed 2003 film adaptation, Oldboy is getting ready to return in a new way. Dark Horse revealed writer Garon Tsuchiya and artist Nobuaki Minegishi’s series as the next manga to receive the Deluxe Edition treatment, collecting the full run in two oversized hardcover volumes. Featuring lettering by Michael David Thomas and Kathryn Renta, and a translation by Kumar Sivasubramanian, Oldboy previously won the 2007 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material. The first of the new volumes, Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book One , collects volumes 1-4, while Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book Two closes the story out with volumes 5-8. The noir-style covers sport metallic silver foil paper and each book has a ribbon bookmarker attached. Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book One hits bookstores and comic shops respectively on January 6 and 7, 2026, clocking in at 7”x10” and 848 pages. Those...

Lee Byung-hun might be tempted by violence after getting the axe in the new teaser for Park Chan-Wook’s pitch-black thriller No Other Choice.

Neon will release the film in theaters this fall after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

No Other Choice is an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s mystery thriller The Ax and follows “a man who is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he worked tirelessly for many years. He grows increasingly desperate in his hunt for new work, eventually coming to a life-altering decision.”

The novel’s synopsis might give a clearer idea of the madness ahead: “Burke Devore is a middle-aged manager at a paper company when the cost-cutting ax falls, and he is laid off. Eighteen months later and still unemployed, he puts a new spin on his job search — with agonizing care, Devore finds the seven men in...

Lee Byung-hun stars in Oldboy director Park Chan-wook’s stylish, blackly comic-looking thriller, No Other Choice. Here’s the first trailer:

Update 15th July 2025: Neon, the indie film distributor, has released a new version of the same teaser trailer. We’ve updated this post with that embed (see below).

Our original story follows…

22nd July 2025: Park Chan-wook, the director of Oldboy, Stoker, The Handmaiden and more corkers besides, has a new movie primed for release this year. It’s No Other Choice, a characteristically dark-looking thriller based on a novel called The Ax by Donald Westlake (a writer best known for his Parker series of books).

Transporting the source’s events to present day South Korea, No Other Choice stars Lee Byung-hun (star of I Saw The Devil and Squid Game) as Man Soo, a mild-mannered manager who’s fired from his job at a paper merchant’s.

Neon has dropped the teaser for Park Chan-wook‘s 12th feature, No Other Choice, an adaptation of Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel, The Ax. Notable for playing a key role in the globalization of Korean cinema with releases like Oldboy and Lady Vengeance, the director, who must’ve been disappointed after Decision to Kill’s Oscar snub, is now eyeing history with his next movie.

Starring Squid Game star Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin in the lead, the teaser seems pretty on brand for Chan-wook’s works, meaning we could’ve another psychologically intense experience on our hands.

Oldboy Director Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Promises Another Unhinged Experience

The teaser stars Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin in the shoes of the husband and wife, whose livelihoods are threatened after the former is fired from the paper company. Following his struggle to land any other work, he opts to eliminate his competition,...

Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” is nearly here.

The latest film from the South Korean auteur behind “Oldboy,” “The Handmaiden” and most recently “Decision to Leave,” will debut in competition at the Venice International Film Festival, followed by a South Korean theatrical release and a domestic release courtesy of Neon.

A new teaser trailer out Thursday gives us a good sense of what we’re in for. Watch it below.

“No Other Choice” is an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s 1997 novel “The Ax,” which had previously been adapted by Costa-Gavras for 2005’s “The Axe.”

Park announced his intention to direct an adaptation back in 2009, but it kept getting pushed back due to other commitments, including 2012’s English language feature “Stoker” and his work on television series “The Little Drummer Girl” and “The Sympathizer.” At one point, the adaptation was going to be English language and he tasked his...

Here’s something to be excited about: Park Chan-wook is back! The legendary Korean filmmaker – behind Oldboy, and The Handmaiden, and Decision To Leave, to name but a handful of his masterpieces – is returning with a new film, No Other Choice, after briefly turning to TV for The Sympathizer. And, fittingly for the filmmaker behind the thematically-linked Vengeance Trilogy, his latest looks to be a tale of jealousy, rage, and murder – a thriller with blackly comic elements. Check out the teaser:

There’s no official synopsis for No Other Choice yet, but it’s based on Donald Westlake’s novel The Ax – in which a man who finds himself cut loose after a lengthy employment resorts to desperate measures when he struggles to get a new job. In the lead role of Man-soo is Lee Byung-hun, who last worked with Director Park on his debut proper, 2000’s Joint Security Area.

Park Chan-wook’s upcoming crime saga “No Other Choice” was considered one of the major omissions from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. But the South Korean auteur’s twelfth feature, which was reportedly not ready in time for Cannes, appears to be making up for lost time with a fall festival run.

Neon has released the first teaser for Park’s new film, which stars “Squid Game” villain Lee Byung-hun and Korean actress Son Ye-jin as a married couple whose lives take a dark turn after he is fired from a paper company and struggles to find other work. The dark comedy is adapted from prolific mystery author Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel “The Ax.”

“No Other Choice” was acquired by Neon in June, with IndieWire previously reporting that the film was expected to premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. A fall release date could put it on the road to...

Squid Game star Lee Byung-hun stars in a newly-released teaser trailer for an upcoming film by Oldboy director Park Chan-wook, and it looks like an incredibly exciting project that fans of the actor should check out. Park Chan-wook is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time, and after classics like Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave, this movie could be added to the list.

Lee Byung-hun has exploded in America since his role as the Front Man in Netflix's Squid Game, but he had previously appeared in popular American movies like Terminator Genisys, The Magnificent Seven, and the G.I. Joe movie series. On top of that, Lee Byung-hun has appeared in all kinds of popular Korean films, such as Mr. Sunshine, I Saw the Devil, and The Match.

Lee Byung-hun Stars In The Teaser Trailer For No Other Choice From Director Park Chan-wook

The first teaser...

Park Chan‑wook’s twelfth feature, No Other Choice, took a decisive step toward release this week as its first trailer dropped online and in Korean cinemas, confirming a September domestic bow, an anticipated Venice competition slot and a North‑American rollout via Neon early next year.

The 90‑second teaser introduces Man‑soo (Lee Byung‑hun), a middle‑aged paper‑mill manager who turns contract killer after losing his job, a premise lifted from Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax. Set against Jo Yeong‑wook’s discordant score, the footage intercuts fluorescent office corridors with blood‑red title cards, echoing the director’s trademark collision of elegance and violence. Son Ye‑jin appears as Man‑soo’s wife Mi‑ri, foregrounding the domestic fallout that Park has said he aims to “strengthen” compared with Costa‑Gavras’s 2005 French adaptation.

Alongside Lee and Son, the ensemble features Park Hee‑soon, Lee Sung‑min,...

When Mitzi Peirone burst onto the genre scene with her daring debut Braid, she was heralded as a bold new voice in psychological horror. Now, the award-winning Italian director returns with Saint Clare, a haunting and blood-soaked Southern Gothic thriller that has already turning heads. Starring Bella Thorne in a career-defining performance, the film blends themes of morality, faith, and female rage into a surreal tale of vengeance that’s as thought-provoking as it is visceral.

Based on Don Roff’s novel Clare at Sixteen, Saint Clare follows a young woman who believes she’s an instrument of God, dispatching those with evil intentions in her small town. But as her violent quest for retribution deepens, so too does the darkness surrounding her. With a supporting cast that includes Ryan Phillippe, Rebecca DeMornay and Frank Whaley, an original score from Zola Jesus, and a screenplay co-written by Guinevere Turner (American...

A contemporary anime film has broken new ground for the medium by landing a spot on The New York Times' "100 Best Movies of the 21st Century" list. The work in question is none other than Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar Award-winning hit, Spirited Away.

The New York Times' official cinematic ranking includes films released since January 1, 2000. Among a voting pool consisting of more than "500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood," Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away was selected as the ninth-best film of the past century. Initially released in 2001, the film is a poignant coming-of-age story set in an imaginative world inspired by Japanese mythology. While lovingly describing Spirited Away as the "Alice in Wonderland" of our age, The New York Times also praises it for intricate themes such as "loss of innocence" and "man's corruption of nature," which are famously woven throughout the narrative.

Severance Star Praises Studio...

Yesterday, DC Studios co-ceo James Gunn revealed that Dcu "projects from Korea, Japan, and Brazil" are currently in development. Though he didn't elaborate, it was generally assumed that the Korean project he's referring to is the Huntress movie we first heard about back in 2023.

At the time, reports indicated that the film was moving forward with South Korean filmmaker and screenwriter Jung Byung-gil in talks to write and direct, and a rumor that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 star Pom Klementieff might be in talks to play the lead did the rounds shortly after.

Nexus Point News has now shared some new details on these international projects, and the site believes that Klementieff - who has Korean heritage - is still attached to play Helena Bertinelli, who will be "depicted as half-Korean and half-Italian."

If you only know her from the Gotg movies, Klementieff might seem like an odd pick to play Huntress,...

There are no movies immune to the constant churn of content requirements, and according to a new report from scooper DanielRPK, a true landmark movie is seemingly set to get a completely unnecessary follow-up over 20 years after the original delivered a brutal action thriller that was not for the squeamish.

According to the report, a sequel to Park Chan-wook’s 2003 revenge saga Oldboy is in early development, and the reaction from fans has not exactly been positive. If Daniel Rpk (aka Daniel Richtman) is correct, then Oldboy 2 is already in the pre-production stage, and many fans have demanded that this needs to be stopped and everyone must “protect the original at all costs.”

This is probably not a surprising reaction for a movie that holds a 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and ended in a way that did not leave anyone thinking, “I wonder when the sequel will be out?...

Millions hunt. One runs. Everyone watches. Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters) stars in Edgar Wright’s new movie The Running Man, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel that was previously adapted in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the starring role. Watch the official trailer for The Running Man below.

Paramount brings The Running Man to theaters on November 7, 2025.

Here’s the brand new official synopsis for Edgar Wright’s fresh take…

“​In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward.

“Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort.

Stephen King’s The Running Man is headed back to the big screen from director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Last Night in Soho), with Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters) taking over the role played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1987 movie. It’s set for release in theaters from Paramount on November 7, and the trailer arrives tomorrow (July 1).

Watch a short – but explosive – tease for the trailer featuring Glen Powell below.

Glen Powell will be playing the role of Ben in Wright’s The Running Man, with Colman Domingo (Candyman) and Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding) also starring in the film.

The cast also includes Daniel Ezra, Karl Glusman, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, William H. Macy, David Zayas, and Sean Hayes.

Edgar Wright wrote the script with Michael Bacall (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 21 Jump Street). Chung-hoon Chung (Oldboy, It, Last Night in Soho...

Park Chan-wook is one of the world’s most sought-after filmmakers, and Neon wants to be at the head of the table when he serves up something new. On Thursday, Neon announced its reteaming with Park Chan-wook for his next feature film, No Other Choice. Neon holds the North American rights to No Other Choice, starring Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin as husband and wife alongside an ensemble cast including Park Hee-soon (My Name), Lee Sung-min (The Spy Gone North), Yeom Hye-ran (The Glory), Cha Seung-won (Believer 1&2), and Yoo Yeon-seok (Mr. Sunshine).

“No Other Choice, Park’s 12th feature, is based on the 1997 novel The Ax by Donald Westlake. It follows a man (Lee) who is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he worked tirelessly for many years. He grows increasingly desperate in his hunt for new work, eventually he comes to a certain decision,” says Neon’s official press release.

Neon has reteamed with Korean director Park Chan-wook and Parasite studio Cj Enm by taking the North American rights to the violent comedy thriller No Other Choice.

Korean film royalty Lee Byung-hun and Son Yejin star in the thriller about Man-soo (Lee), who is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he worked tirelessly for many years. Man-soo grows increasingly desperate in his hunt for new work, and eventually resolves to kill his job competitors.

Son plays Man-soo’s wife, the warm-hearted Mi-ri in the latest film from Korean cinema to reflect beyond a core narrative the Asian country’s underlying economic and political tensions. Chan-wook’s 12th movie is an adaptation of American novelist Donald Westlake’s 1996 novel The Ax.

Westlake’s novel was previously adapted into French by Costa Gavras as the 2005 film Le Couperet (The Ax). The ensemble cast for Chan-wook’s Korean adaptation includes Park Hee-soon,...

Neon has acquired North American rights to “No Other Choice,” the next film from South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, the distributor announced Wednesday.

Park’s 12th feature has been in the works for quite some time and only wrapped production in January, but we referred to the film nevertheless as a snub for the Cannes lineup in May (where he previously won Best Director for “Decision to Leave” in 2022), but a source tells IndieWire the film is expected to now premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

“No Other Choice” stars Lee Byung-hun, best known as the villain in “Squid Game,” and Son Ye-jin (“The Last Princess”) as a husband and wife. After the husband is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he worked tirelessly for many years, he grows increasingly desperate in his hunt for new work. It’s based on a 1997 novel by Donald Westlake called “The Ax,...

South Korea’s master of moral ambiguity and visual splendor, Park Chan-wook, marks another milestone in his storied career as Neon secures North American rights to his darkly comic thriller No Other Choice, ahead of its anticipated Venice Film Festival premiere. The distribution deal was recently confirmed by Variety, Screen Daily, and Korea‑centric film outlets.

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Adapted from Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax (and separate from Costa‑Gavras’s adaptation), No Other Choice follows Lee Byung-hun as Man‑soo, an ordinary man thrust into desperation after losing his long-held job. Over five intense months of filming (Aug 2024–Jan 2025), Park and his team, including Son Ye-jin and Park Hee-soon, built a razor-sharp narrative blending job‑market anxieties with unexpected moral darkness.

This marks Park’s 12th feature—his first high-profile foray into black comedy since Decision to Leave—and viewers are already bracing for his signature mix of emotional intensity,...