One More IMAX Release Trailer for Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’
by Alex Billington
November 24, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Anything unusual happen recently.” Neon + IMAX have revealed another trailer for the special one-day-only IMAX release of the superb dark comedy titled No Other Choice from masterful Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. It’s his latest dark & entertaining creation since making Decision to Leave back in 2022. No Other Choice is based on the 1997 anti-capitalism novel “The Ax” by Donald Westlake. Fully reinvented into a Korean fable of a man who loses his job and doesn’t know what to do. A fresh murderous tale from one of the great Korean masters of dark & depraved thrills! Here’s the intro to this sneaky setup: After being laid off and unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to finally secure a new job: eliminate his competition. This stars Lee Byung-hun as Man-soo, with Son Ye-jin, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Hee-soon, Yoo Yeon-seok, and Cha Seung-won. This premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and it also played at TIFF & NYFF, earning rave reviews from many critics. A great film either way – whether you see it in IMAX or in regular theaters when it opens soon. Details on this special screening are listed below. Enjoy.
Here’s the US IMAX trailer (+ IMAX poster) for Park Chan-wook’s film No Other Choice, from YouTube:
You can rewatch the official trailer for Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice right here or the teaser trailer.
Park Chan-wook’s new film No Other Choice is based on the 1997 novel “The Ax” from Donald Westlake. The story follows a man named Man-soo (Lee Byung-hun) 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, and eventually he comes to a certain decision about how to handle the competition in the community. No Other Choice is directed by master Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, director of many films including Joint Security Area, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, I’m a Cyborg But That’s OK, Thirst, Stoker, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave previously, and also the series “The Little Drummer Girl” and “The Sympathizer” most recently. The screenplay is also written by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee, and Don McKellar. Based on the book “The Ax” written by Donald E. Westlake. Produced by Park Chan-wook. This first premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and also played at TIFF & NYFF; it opened in Korean cinemas in September. Neon releases Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice film in select US theaters on December 25th, 2025, on Christmas Day, later this year – wide in January. Want to watch?
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