There was so much cool stuff that dropped yesterday that I had to pop in on a day off to post some of it -- see the History of Sound and Luca Guadagnino news here -- but I'm glad I waited until today to share the gorgeous poster for Park Chan-wook's latest No Other Choice because the folks at Neon have just unloaded a teaser trailer for the film today. This movie's premiering at Venice and I am keeping all of my assorted limbs knotted up in hope that it'll head to NYFF from there. Master Park is one of the few remaining of my favorite filmmakers that I have yet to be in the physical vicinity of, so say a prayer for me y'all! No Other Choice reunites the greatest South Korean filmmaker alive with actor and great movie star Lee Byung-hun, who starred in a couple of his earliest works (specifically Joint Security Area and Park's short in the Three Extremes anthology movie which, sidenote, is finally getting a blu-ray release!) Anyway here's that teaser! I'm not watching it because I don't need to know any more than I already do which is LBH has a mustache. I'm sold.
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.."based on the novel The Ax by Donald Westlake" ANY READER/ FAN OF THIS AUTHOR?
The Ax has been adapted for the screen ... In 2005, a French-language production was directed by Costa-Gavras called The Axe. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 80% of five critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 7.2 / 10. COSTA - GAVRAS DIRECTED JACK LEMON IN "MISSING"
AGAIN FROM WIKI:
During the Busan International Film Festival in 2009, it was announced that Park would remake Costa-Gavras' 2005 film The Axe.
Park would later clarify that he had read Donald Westlake's 1997 novel The Ax upon which the film was based and decided to adapt it prior to knowing about Costa-Gavras' film.
SO NIIICE OF THE OLD MASTER!!:
Gavras, who still held the rights to the book, had helped Park to develop the project.
THE CO-WRITER DON MCKELLAR 'S ANOTHER KOREAN CONNECTION? GREY'S ANATOMY 'S SANDRA OH! 1998 CANADIAN FILM, LAST NIGHT.
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