Park Chan-wook is the 2026 Cannes Jury President

Park Chan-wook is the 2026 Cannes Jury President

South Korean director Park Chan-wook will be the jury president for the 79th Cannes International Film Festival, Cannes announced Thursday. The acclaimed filmmaker behind Oldboy, The Handmaiden and No Other Choice will head up the international jury that will select the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or. The 2026 Cannes Film Festival runs May 12…

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‘No Other Choice’: First Trailer for Park Chan-wook’s Latest Masterpiece Reveals a Korean Dad Driven to Darkness

‘No Other Choice’: First Trailer for Park Chan-wook’s Latest Masterpiece Reveals a Korean Dad Driven to Darkness

The first official trailer for Korean maestro Park Chan-wook‘s pitch-black comedy thriller No Other Choice has arrived.  Neon dropped the extended look at the buzzy film (below) late Thursday — and it delivers all of the pricky anticipation, dread and virtuosic style viewers have come to expect from the Korean maestro behind Old Boy, The…

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Park Chan-wook and ‘The Sympathizer’ Co-Creator Don McKellar Expelled From Writers Guild

Park Chan-wook and ‘The Sympathizer’ Co-Creator Don McKellar Expelled From Writers Guild

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, Snowpiercer and The Handmaiden was booted from the Writers Guild of America alongside Don McKellar after working on the 2024 series during…

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Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice,’ Starring Lee Byung-hun, to Open Busan Film Festival

Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice,’ Starring Lee Byung-hun, to Open Busan Film Festival

Arguably, there was no other choice… The Busan International Film Festival has selected the latest wildly anticipated feature from Korean maestro Park Chan-wook to open its landmark 30th edition on Sept. 17. A black-comedy survival thriller starring Korean leading man Lee Byung-hun, Park’s 12th feature, No Other Choice, will have its world premiere in competition…

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#Netflix Reveals 2024 Korean Slate of Films, Series Including New Seasons of ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Physical 100,’ ‘Hellbound’ and ‘Zombieverse’

#Netflix Reveals 2024 Korean Slate of Films, Series Including New Seasons of ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Physical 100,’ ‘Hellbound’ and ‘Zombieverse’

Netflix revealed its annual slate of Korean films and series on Monday, and 2024 is shaping up to be another strong year of K-content, including returns for some of the streamer’s most popular global shows. As previously announced, there will be a second season of Netflix’s marquee international show Squid Game coming this year but…

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