If you’re a fan of director Park Chan-wook and curious about his movies, interests, and the way he works, you’re about to be very happy. That’s because, at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, I got to sit down with the brilliant mind behind Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, The Handmaiden, Thirst, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance to discuss his latest movie, Decision to Leave, future projects, and so much more at the Collider Supper Suite and Media Studio at Marbl.
During the wide-ranging conversation, Park revealed the first thing you should watch if you’ve never seen his work, the explosion of South Korean culture in America, films he’d like to make, his upcoming Robert Downey Jr. series, The Sympathizer, TV shows he’d like to guest direct, the film he’s seen the most, if he's seen Squid Game, and so much more. In addition, we also discussed his fantastic new movie, Decision to Leave, and why he wanted to tell the story.
Decision to Leave is the South Korean Official Selection for Best International Feature at the 95th Academy Awards, and it’s both a romance and a police procedural. The film stars Park Hae-il as a detective and Tang Wei as the woman he suspects of murdering her husband. The film will be released in North American theaters on October 14, and in the U.K. and Ireland on October 21.
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