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Park Chan-wook, Writers Guild of America and The Sympathizer

Director Park Chan-wook expelled from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for violating union rules
Director Park Chan-wook has been expelled from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for violating union rules during the 2023 strike by working on an HBO miniseries.
Writers union expels Park Chan-wook for working on ‘The Sympathizer’ amid 2023 strike
Acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook — known for “Oldboy,” “The Handmaiden” and “Decision to Leave” — has been tossed out of the Writers Guild of America for allegedly violating the rules of the 2023 strike,
Park Chan-wook and ‘The Sympathizer' Co-Creator Don McKellar Expelled From Writers Guild
Park and McKellar co-created the seven-episode series, which starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey, Jr. and was based on the 2015 novel of the same name by writer Viet Thanh Nguyen. It aired in 2024. According to the guild, Park and McKellar did not appeal their expulsions.
Oldboy filmmaker Park Chan-wook expelled from the Writers Guild of America for THIS reason
Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook has recently been ousted from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for working during the union’s strike back in 2023.
Park Chan-wook Responds to WGA Expulsion: ‘I Have Never Violated Any Rules'
Filmmaker Park Chan-wook has responded to his expulsion from the Writers Guild of America, denying that he violated union rules that forbade writing during the 2023 writers’ strike. The WGA revealed Friday that Park and Don McKellar had been kicked out for working on “The Sympathizer,
Park Chan-wook Responds To WGA Expulsion, Says Strike Violations On ‘The Sympathizer' Were "Unintentional"
After being expelled from the Writers Guild of America Friday for allegedly violating strike rules, Park Chan-wook and his writing partner Don McKellar have pushed back on the union’s characterization of their actions on The Sympathizer in 2023.
What’s Going on Between Park Chan-wook and the WGA?
The writer-director of The Sympathizer and Oldboy was expelled for working during the 2023 strike, but it’s not the whole story.
Park Chan-wook Can Keep Writing Despite WGA Expulsion: ‘No Impact on Employability'
Park Chan-wook is among the deans of Korean cinema, famous for writing and directing “Oldboy,” among other films, and producing “Snowpiercer.” He also has a new film premiering later this month at Venice,

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