Squid Game’s Lee Byung-hun In Park Chan-wook’s Thriller

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The forthcoming South Korean black comedy thriller No Other Choice, starring Squid Game‘s Lee Byung-hun, has revealed an extended new trailer. Directed by Park Chan-wook and based on the American novel Ax by Donald Westlake, the movie follows a man struggling to find a new job to support his family, who is driven to “eliminate his competition.”

No Other Choice had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in August 2025 and opened the Busan International Film Festival in September, before being released theatrically in South Korea. It will have a limited release in the U.S. on Christmas Day before a wide release in January 2026. See No Other Choice‘s new trailer below:

Release Date: September 24, 2025
Runtime: 139 minutes
Director: Park Chan-wook
Writers: Park Chan-wook, Donald E. Westlake, Lee Ja-hye, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar
Producers: Michèle Ray-Gavras, Back Ji-sun, Alexandre Gavras