Filming of Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin‘s movie ‘There’s No Way Around’ has ended
Distributor CJ ENM released photos from the filming that recently wrapped up on the 21st.
‘No Choice,’ is director Park Chan-wook‘s first film since ‘Decision to Leave, which won the Best Director Award at the 2022 Cannes International Film Festival. It began filming in August of last year and finished all filming on the 15th.
It tells the story of Man-soo (Lee Byung-hun), who was living a satisfactory life, preparing for his own battle to find a new job in order to protect his wife Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin) and their two children after being suddenly fired.
The still cuts released that day capture the attention of Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin waltzing under a large tree.
It is based on ‘The AXE’ by American author Donald Westlake, who Director Park has shown great interest in filming.
Director Park said, “I think it’s been about 17 years since I started writing the script for this movie. I‘m so touched that I’ve finally finished filming the work I‘ve wanted to make the most for a long time.” He continued, “I’ll work hard in post-production to create a movie that everyone who participated in can feel a sense of accomplishment.”
This is Lee Byung-hun‘s third collaboration with Director Park after ‘Joint Security Area’‘Three: Monster’.
He said, “I think I’ll remember the time when I exchanged tiki-taka ideas with the director like we were old friends,” and “I think the movie will be enriched with new ideas through many conversations. No matter what kind of work I do, I want to see it quickly, but I think, ‘Is there a work I’ve been looking forward to as much as this one?‘ My expectations are so high.”
Son Ye-jin also expressed her expectations, saying, “I participated in this work as a fan of Director Park and Lee Byung-hun, and I thought at every moment while watching the filming that a really great work would be born.”
Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com
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