United Kingdom, Aug. 10 -- Park Chan-wook has been expelled from The Writers Guild of America.

The Old Boy director, 61, was drummed out of the group as it has taken a firm stance on strike violations, and said Park and Don McKellar were no longer welcome in the organisation for working on their mini-series during the 2023 writers' walk-out.

It said in a statement about Park and Don's expulsions: "The board had decided that the disciplines should be made public."

Celebrated South Korean writer, director and producer Park also known for his film The Handmaiden, and Canadian actor and filmmaker Don McKellar, were both removed from the WGA for writing on the HBO miniseries The Sympathizer.

The seven-episode series, starring Hoa Xuande an...