Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice gets a new trailer

Park Chan-wook‘s (Oldboy) No Other Choice, is based on Donald Westlake’s novel The Ax. It stars Lee Byung-hun, Son Yejin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, Cha Seung-won and Yoo Yeon-seok.

The film follows a middle-aged man who embarks on a determined job hunt after being unexpectedly fired from the paper company that he worked for 25 years and eventually comes to a desperate decision.

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Producers include Park and Back Jisun of Moho Film, as well as Michèle Ray Gavras and Alexandre Gavras of KG Productions. Miky Lee exec produced for CJ Group, with CJ ENM financing the project.

The film opens in select US cinemas on Christmas Day before opening wide in January 2026.