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, “No Other Choice.”

So when it was announced Friday that Park and his writing partner, Don McKellar , had been expelled from the Writers Guild of America, it naturally raised a question about what it would mean for his career.

The answer is: Almost nothing.

“It has absolutely no impact on employability,” said Adam Levin, a partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp. “Neither the union nor the producers can discriminate against you based on your non-union status.”

Park can still write, produce and direct movies and TV shows, either overseas or in the U.S. Companies that are signatories

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