Writer and director Park Chan-Wook is adapting his acclaimed 2003 South Korean film Oldboy into an English language television series.
Eminent director Park Chan-Wook is adapting his classic thriller Oldboy into an English language television series for Lionsgate. He will produce the series alongside his producing partner Syd Lim.
Chan-Wook said, in a statement published by Deadline, “Lionsgate Television shares my creative vision for bringing Oldboy into the world of television. I look forward to working with a studio whose brand stands for bold, original and risk-taking storytelling”.
Head of Scripted Development Scott Herbst said, “Park is one of the most visionary storytellers of our generation, and we’re excited to partner with him in bringing his cinematic masterpiece to the television screen. This series adaptation of Oldboy will feature the raw emotional power, iconic fight scenes and visceral style that made the film a classic”.
Indeed, there are few action...
Eminent director Park Chan-Wook is adapting his classic thriller Oldboy into an English language television series for Lionsgate. He will produce the series alongside his producing partner Syd Lim.
Chan-Wook said, in a statement published by Deadline, “Lionsgate Television shares my creative vision for bringing Oldboy into the world of television. I look forward to working with a studio whose brand stands for bold, original and risk-taking storytelling”.
Head of Scripted Development Scott Herbst said, “Park is one of the most visionary storytellers of our generation, and we’re excited to partner with him in bringing his cinematic masterpiece to the television screen. This series adaptation of Oldboy will feature the raw emotional power, iconic fight scenes and visceral style that made the film a classic”.
Indeed, there are few action...
- 4/18/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
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Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Oldboy 4K Uhd from Neon
Oldboy is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a 4K Ultra HD set on December 12 via Neon and Decal Releasing. The 2003 South Korean revenge thriller has been restored in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision.
Park Chan-wook (Stoker) directs from a script by Lim Jun-hyung and Hwang Jo-yun, based on the manga written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi. Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, and Kang Hye-jung star.
The releases features a 68-page casebound book with three new essays by film critics Stephanie Zacharek, David Sims, and Phoebe Chen along with six gift-wrapped collector’s cards.
It carries over 18 hours (!) of special features, including three audio commentaries...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Oldboy 4K Uhd from Neon
Oldboy is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a 4K Ultra HD set on December 12 via Neon and Decal Releasing. The 2003 South Korean revenge thriller has been restored in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision.
Park Chan-wook (Stoker) directs from a script by Lim Jun-hyung and Hwang Jo-yun, based on the manga written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi. Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, and Kang Hye-jung star.
The releases features a 68-page casebound book with three new essays by film critics Stephanie Zacharek, David Sims, and Phoebe Chen along with six gift-wrapped collector’s cards.
It carries over 18 hours (!) of special features, including three audio commentaries...
- 10/20/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Park Chan-wook's revenge thriller "Oldboy" celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. In commemoration, the film was remastered and theatrically distributed this past August by Neon. If you missed this beautiful restoration in theaters, fear not: Neon has announced it is releasing a limited edition 4K Blu-ray of "Oldboy," scheduled for release on December 12, 2023.
"Oldboy" is based on a manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. The film adaptation transposes the setting from Japan to South Korea, but retains the core premise. Boorish businessman Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is abducted and held in a locked room for 15 years. Freed one day out of the blue, Oh Dae-su makes it his mission to find out who imprisoned him -- and why. But by the end of his journey, he wishes that he'd stayed locked up.
Co-written by Park, Hwang Jo-yun, and Lim Jun-hyung, "Oldboy" is the second chapter of the director's...
"Oldboy" is based on a manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. The film adaptation transposes the setting from Japan to South Korea, but retains the core premise. Boorish businessman Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) is abducted and held in a locked room for 15 years. Freed one day out of the blue, Oh Dae-su makes it his mission to find out who imprisoned him -- and why. But by the end of his journey, he wishes that he'd stayed locked up.
Co-written by Park, Hwang Jo-yun, and Lim Jun-hyung, "Oldboy" is the second chapter of the director's...
- 10/12/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Twenty years later, Park Chan-wook’s shocking thriller “Oldboy” continues to enthrall audiences across the globe. Neon’s recent 20th-anniversary theatrical re-release of the film proved to be a box-office hit, bringing in crowds of viewers ranging from long-time admirers to newcomers seeing it for the first time. Based on the manga of the same name written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi, the feature would help pave the way for a new generation of live-action manga adaptations and further help showcase South Korean cinema internationally. An American remake was released in 2013 by director Spike Lee but with far less successful results.
A man named Oh Dae-su is kidnapped and confined to a prison that resembles a hotel room without understanding who his captor is and the reason for his confinement. Following 15 years of imprisonment, he is released back into the outside world, where he finds himself roped...
A man named Oh Dae-su is kidnapped and confined to a prison that resembles a hotel room without understanding who his captor is and the reason for his confinement. Following 15 years of imprisonment, he is released back into the outside world, where he finds himself roped...
- 10/1/2023
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
"Oldboy" is a hugely influential film, one that helped usher in a new age of Korean cinema and also made it popular in the West. The film is an adaptation of the manga of the same name, written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi, and it's a phenomenal tale of revenge. "Oldboy" is arguably best remembered for not only its plot twist -- which remains one of the best ones in cinema -- but an insanely well-choreographed hallway fight scene.
This scene has become something akin to the bike slide in "Akira," in that it became synonymous with the film, and it has since inspired countless homages and parodies. The Netflix universe of Marvel shows that started with "Daredevil" were essentially built off of hallway fight scenes, while James Gunn recently paid homage to the scene in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," as did an episode of "Superman & Lois.
This scene has become something akin to the bike slide in "Akira," in that it became synonymous with the film, and it has since inspired countless homages and parodies. The Netflix universe of Marvel shows that started with "Daredevil" were essentially built off of hallway fight scenes, while James Gunn recently paid homage to the scene in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," as did an episode of "Superman & Lois.
- 8/3/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Neon is returning “Oldboy ” to theaters just in time for its 20th anniversary.
Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed and influential psychological thriller will return to U.S. theaters August 16. It debuted in five theaters in March 2005 (it opened in South Korea in November 2003) and at its peak played in just 28 auditoriums for a domestic total of $707,481 before finding a cult fandom. It can be presumed that this theatrical reengagement will play a bit wider than the first release.
A loose remake of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi’s Japanese manga of the same name, “Oldboy” stars Choi Min-sik as a general lout of a human being who is mysteriously kidnapped and kept in a single room for 20 years before being just as randomly released from captivity. He has no idea who took him or why, but he is unleashed back into the world with little to live for save for revenge and moral absolution.
Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed and influential psychological thriller will return to U.S. theaters August 16. It debuted in five theaters in March 2005 (it opened in South Korea in November 2003) and at its peak played in just 28 auditoriums for a domestic total of $707,481 before finding a cult fandom. It can be presumed that this theatrical reengagement will play a bit wider than the first release.
A loose remake of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi’s Japanese manga of the same name, “Oldboy” stars Choi Min-sik as a general lout of a human being who is mysteriously kidnapped and kept in a single room for 20 years before being just as randomly released from captivity. He has no idea who took him or why, but he is unleashed back into the world with little to live for save for revenge and moral absolution.
- 5/11/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Adapting manga/anime to live-action almost always feels like a fool's errand. Many have tried, few have succeeded, many more don't even make it to the big screen. One adaptation cast into development hell several times is Naoki Urasawa's thriller "Monster."
"Monster" begins in Germany during 1986, shortly before East/West reunification. Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a Japanese immigrant, is a top neurosurgeon in Düsseldorf. Humble and good-hearted, the doctor actually cares about his patients' well-being, not just money and prestige. Ordered by Hospital Director Heinemann to let 10-year-old orphan Johan Liebert die and save a local politician instead, Tenma disobeys. He saves the boy, but it costs him his engagement (to Heinemann's venal daughter Eva) and his professional future. That is, until Heinemann is poisoned while Johan disappears.
In 1995, Tenma learns Johan grew up to be a prolific serial killer; he killed his adoptive parents, Heinemann, and many more since.
"Monster" begins in Germany during 1986, shortly before East/West reunification. Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a Japanese immigrant, is a top neurosurgeon in Düsseldorf. Humble and good-hearted, the doctor actually cares about his patients' well-being, not just money and prestige. Ordered by Hospital Director Heinemann to let 10-year-old orphan Johan Liebert die and save a local politician instead, Tenma disobeys. He saves the boy, but it costs him his engagement (to Heinemann's venal daughter Eva) and his professional future. That is, until Heinemann is poisoned while Johan disappears.
In 1995, Tenma learns Johan grew up to be a prolific serial killer; he killed his adoptive parents, Heinemann, and many more since.
- 10/9/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Nobody director Ilya Naishuller joins Josh and Joe to talk about his favorite movies.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Nobody (2021)
Hardcore Henry (2016)
Billy Jack (1971)
My Winnipeg (2007)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Top Gun (1986)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Seven (1995)
Bill Hicks: Revelations (1993)
The Mission (1986)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Captivity (2007)
The Killing (1956)
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
You And I (2008)
Infested (2002)
No Country For Old Men (2007)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Goodfellas (1990)
Goldfinger (1964)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Papillon (1973)
Papillon (2017)
Midnight Run (1988)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Oldboy (2003)
Parasite (2019)
Assassins (1995)
Ladder 49 (2004)
Waterworld (1995)
Heathers (1989)
Mad Max (1979)
A History Of Violence (2005)
The ’Burbs (1989)
Punishment Park (1971)
The War Game (1966)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Uncut Gems (2019)
Culloden (1964)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Fail Safe (1964)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Let The Right One In (2008)
Patton (1970)
Hardcore (1979)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Paths of Glory (1957)
A Clockwork Orange...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Nobody (2021)
Hardcore Henry (2016)
Billy Jack (1971)
My Winnipeg (2007)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Top Gun (1986)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Seven (1995)
Bill Hicks: Revelations (1993)
The Mission (1986)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Captivity (2007)
The Killing (1956)
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
You And I (2008)
Infested (2002)
No Country For Old Men (2007)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Goodfellas (1990)
Goldfinger (1964)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Papillon (1973)
Papillon (2017)
Midnight Run (1988)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Oldboy (2003)
Parasite (2019)
Assassins (1995)
Ladder 49 (2004)
Waterworld (1995)
Heathers (1989)
Mad Max (1979)
A History Of Violence (2005)
The ’Burbs (1989)
Punishment Park (1971)
The War Game (1966)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Uncut Gems (2019)
Culloden (1964)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Fail Safe (1964)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Let The Right One In (2008)
Patton (1970)
Hardcore (1979)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Paths of Glory (1957)
A Clockwork Orange...
- 3/30/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Limbs, teeth and live octopuses all come in for unblinkingly brutal treatment in Park Chan-wook’s stunning revenge epic
Sixteen years ago, Park Chan-wook gave us this gobsmackingly horrible but demonically inspired thriller, based on the Japanese manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya, which came to epitomise the “Asia extreme” genre: a new frontier of extravagantly violent craziness. Since then, Park has advanced creatively by retreating into more conventional forms, most prominently with his masterly The Handmaiden. Nonetheless, Oldboy – now on re-release – remains a classic of the macabre that revived the spirit of Jacobean theatre for 21st-century cinema, and the centrepiece of Park’s “revenge trilogy”, alongside Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002) and Lady Vengeance (2005).
The film has consolidated its cult status, more or less undamaged by Spike Lee’s baffling English-language version in 2013, starring Josh Brolin. Choi Min-sik plays Dae-su, a boorish, drunken guy who one night discovers that...
Sixteen years ago, Park Chan-wook gave us this gobsmackingly horrible but demonically inspired thriller, based on the Japanese manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya, which came to epitomise the “Asia extreme” genre: a new frontier of extravagantly violent craziness. Since then, Park has advanced creatively by retreating into more conventional forms, most prominently with his masterly The Handmaiden. Nonetheless, Oldboy – now on re-release – remains a classic of the macabre that revived the spirit of Jacobean theatre for 21st-century cinema, and the centrepiece of Park’s “revenge trilogy”, alongside Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002) and Lady Vengeance (2005).
The film has consolidated its cult status, more or less undamaged by Spike Lee’s baffling English-language version in 2013, starring Josh Brolin. Choi Min-sik plays Dae-su, a boorish, drunken guy who one night discovers that...
- 8/2/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
10. Watchmen
How do you go about adapting a supposedly unadapatable text? While faithful translations tend not to artistically successful, a faithful adaptation with fetishistic attention to detail can create something unique. While Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller had it comparatively easy when adapting Miller’s Sin City to screen as they more or less would just be recreating paintings but with moving parts, Zack Snyder’s Watchmen adaptation painstakingly recreated much of Alan Moore’s tome by hand, capturing much of Moore’s world in camera. Snyder creates a lived-in and breathing universe, a key part to selling the idea to the audience of this time-hopping opus about the natural decline of superheroism. Watchmen is often accused of being too literal, speaking in the language of comics instead of cinema, but it is precisely this literal approach that makes Watchmen a stellar page-to-screen success. By being a “literal” film, it becomes personal,...
How do you go about adapting a supposedly unadapatable text? While faithful translations tend not to artistically successful, a faithful adaptation with fetishistic attention to detail can create something unique. While Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller had it comparatively easy when adapting Miller’s Sin City to screen as they more or less would just be recreating paintings but with moving parts, Zack Snyder’s Watchmen adaptation painstakingly recreated much of Alan Moore’s tome by hand, capturing much of Moore’s world in camera. Snyder creates a lived-in and breathing universe, a key part to selling the idea to the audience of this time-hopping opus about the natural decline of superheroism. Watchmen is often accused of being too literal, speaking in the language of comics instead of cinema, but it is precisely this literal approach that makes Watchmen a stellar page-to-screen success. By being a “literal” film, it becomes personal,...
- 9/2/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
A weird truth: Even in the midst of the current comic book gold-rush, major studios can't seem to get a good anime or manga adaptation off the ground—although the influence of those works can be seen everywhere. This weekend's Big Hero 6 is based on a Marvel comic that's heavily (perhaps even problematically) inspired by anime and manga. As tangentially connected to the art form as Big Hero 6 is, could it be the harbinger of a sea change in Hollywood's approach to manga and anime? Tackling this question can be kind of tricky—after all, "anime" and "manga...
- 11/7/2014
- by Joshua Rivera
- EW - Inside Movies
To celebrate the release of dark and provocative thriller Oldboy, now available on Blu-ray and DVD, we’re giving five lucky winners the chance to win a copy of the film on DVD.
Based on the original manga series by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, Spike Lee (The 25th Hour, The Inside Man, Do The Right Thing) has reimagined the story of Joe Doucett, a man abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for twenty years without any explanation. The film features an all-star cast of Josh Brolin (True Grit, No Country for Old Men), Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained), Sharlto Copley (Elysium, District 9) and a standout performance from Elizabeth Olsen (Kill Your Darlings, Martha Marcy May Marlene).
The film follows Joe’s (Brolin) journey as he is released from his solitary prison sentence and begins an obsessive and tortured mission to find his captors. Equipped with the knowledge...
Based on the original manga series by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, Spike Lee (The 25th Hour, The Inside Man, Do The Right Thing) has reimagined the story of Joe Doucett, a man abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for twenty years without any explanation. The film features an all-star cast of Josh Brolin (True Grit, No Country for Old Men), Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained), Sharlto Copley (Elysium, District 9) and a standout performance from Elizabeth Olsen (Kill Your Darlings, Martha Marcy May Marlene).
The film follows Joe’s (Brolin) journey as he is released from his solitary prison sentence and begins an obsessive and tortured mission to find his captors. Equipped with the knowledge...
- 4/17/2014
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Based on the original Manga series by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya, with Oldboy (2013) Spike Lee has reimagined the story of Joe Doucett, a man abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for twenty years without any explanation. The film features an all-star cast of Josh Brolin, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley and Elizabeth Olsen. To celebrate Oldboy's home entertainment release this coming Monday (7 April), we have Three Blu-ray copies to give away to our cultured army of regular readers, courtesy of Universal Pictures UK. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
- 4/11/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Spike Lee's remake of Korean revenge thriller Oldboy has none of the spark of the original
Why do we need an English-language remake of Park Chan-wook's prize-winning Korean thriller? Other than catering to an audience unwilling to read subtitles, it's hard to see what Spike Lee has brought to the table, despite his insistence that this is not really a remake, but another interpretation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's original manga source.
Josh Brolin plays the antihero held captive for 20 years, reduced to his animalistic essentials before being unleashed into the unsuspecting world, hellbent on revenge. Lacking the visual pizzazz of its predecessor which was drenched in the dreamy/ nightmarish hues of mythical allegory, this altogether more mundane rendering merely draws attention to the gaping holes in the incestuous narrative which duly unravels before us. Heads are shattered, bones are cracked, but all to little effect. Meanwhile...
Why do we need an English-language remake of Park Chan-wook's prize-winning Korean thriller? Other than catering to an audience unwilling to read subtitles, it's hard to see what Spike Lee has brought to the table, despite his insistence that this is not really a remake, but another interpretation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's original manga source.
Josh Brolin plays the antihero held captive for 20 years, reduced to his animalistic essentials before being unleashed into the unsuspecting world, hellbent on revenge. Lacking the visual pizzazz of its predecessor which was drenched in the dreamy/ nightmarish hues of mythical allegory, this altogether more mundane rendering merely draws attention to the gaping holes in the incestuous narrative which duly unravels before us. Heads are shattered, bones are cracked, but all to little effect. Meanwhile...
- 12/8/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Spike Lee wants to make one thing clear: his "Oldboy" is not a remake of the notorious 2003 film by Park Chan-wook. This is his interpretation on the source material, a manga by Nobuaki Minegishi. I can see his point, but the fact is that most of us stateside have no connection with the original source. It was Park's visceral trip that first hooked us a decade ago and Spike's film will be seen in light of that cinematic gut-punch. What makes it all more interesting is that Spike is a filmmaker with a defining style and a distinctive sensibility that defines every one of his films. Even "Inside Man," by all accounts a work-for-hire project, is charged by his take on race, justice, and politics and his complicated affection for New York City. A lot of Americans will head to "Oldboy" to see what the buzz all about. Some will...
- 11/27/2013
- by Sean Axmaker
- Indiewire
A favorite pastime of those who love Asian film is to carp about Hollywood's annoying tendency to lay claim to and defile their favorites. But Spike Lee's Oldboy is the remake that came too late, so benign and unmemorable that not even people who loved Park Chan-wook's 2003 original will be able to muster much outrage. Unlike the picture it's based on — itself adapted from a manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi — Lee's Oldboy is drab and humorless, devoid of the stylistic curlicues that can get you through even a bad Spike Lee film. Like its hero, a clueless lug who's imprisoned for 20 years by an invisible captor for a transgression he doesn't remember committing, it stumbles onto the movie landscape, blinking in the glare and wondering, Where am ...
- 11/27/2013
- Village Voice
Mark Protosevich's resume is a rather solid one: He counts The Cell, Poseidon, I Am Legend and Thor among the films he's worked on - big budget, extremely visual pictures that were met with varying degrees of audience approval. His latest work is easily the most provocative: a "re-imagening" of Oldboy. Though based on the manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, the title is more closely associated with the 2005 adaptation by Park Chan-Wook; the violent and surreal film has...
- 11/27/2013
- by Eric Walkuski
- JoBlo.com
For audiences familiar with Chan-wook Park's 2003 adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's graphic novel, Spike Lee's Oldboy is sure to elicit a different response than those entirely unfamiliar with the material, which could prove an interesting social experiment. I haven't seen Park's film for a year or so, maybe longer, but if my memory serves me well enough, in most ways screenwriter Mark Protosevich (The Cell, I Am Legend) hasn't made many changes in terms of getting from point A to point B, though what largely seems different are the characters' relationships with one another, but I think even that can be accounted for in interesting ways. The cultural differences between the Korean original and this American remake result in a fascinating game of compare and contrast for those that have seen both, though it's not even necessarily the actual culture I'm referring to as much...
- 11/26/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
It would be unreasonable to expect Spike Lee's Oldboy to deliver the disgusting thrill of Park Chan-wook's 2003 original, an exquisitely harrowing work even its maker hasn't yet been able to match. But the story of a man seeking revenge after being imprisoned for many years, drawn from a Japanese manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, proves durable. Fans expecting an American version to water it down will discover that, while Lee leaves some of Park's more memorable outrages behind, he and screenwriter Mark Protosevich find one or two ways to up the taboo-testing ante, small surprises
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- 11/23/2013
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I won’t hide the fact that I was one of the first people to scoff at the idea of anyone remaking Park Chan-Wook’s revenge thriller Oldboy. The Korean film has been heralded as a proper masterpiece, which is a universally accepted classification. Plus, I’ve seen too many of my favorite foreign films be remade with a dumbed down, Hollywood version ([Rec]). That being said, there’s something different about Spike Lee’s Oldboy.
Lead actor Josh Brolin became extremely committed to the role, going as far as to ask Park Chan-Wook himself for permission to remake his movie, and the director’s response was simple: “You and Spike make your own film, don’t remake ours.“
Sure, some might interpret that statement as Park forbidding such a remake, but as I learned very quickly from talking to Spike Lee himself, those words resonated with him and his crew very deeply.
Lead actor Josh Brolin became extremely committed to the role, going as far as to ask Park Chan-Wook himself for permission to remake his movie, and the director’s response was simple: “You and Spike make your own film, don’t remake ours.“
Sure, some might interpret that statement as Park forbidding such a remake, but as I learned very quickly from talking to Spike Lee himself, those words resonated with him and his crew very deeply.
- 11/20/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
To be fair, Park Chan-wook's adaptation of Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya's original manga has some significant differences from the source material. Spike Lee has stated previously that his version will be more in keeping with the manga. Mark Protosevich, screen writer of Spike Lee's film said something similar, that American audiences familiar with the original movie can expect something different this November. "The core story is the same, but there are some cultural aspects of the original that I feel are very much of its culture, and I was very conscious of trying to make our film resonate more from a Western perspective. There were certain elements that were very stylized in the original, and I think we wanted to ground it more in reality, or at least that was my intention to make it play in a more straightforward sense. So, it was trying to...
- 11/13/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Related Content: Oldboy Remake About Art Not Money Says Sharlto Copley Oldboy Remake Has Josh Brolin Undergoing Radical Physical Transformations Choi Min-sik , Oh Dae-su In The Original Oldboy Has No Desire To See The Remake Josh Brolin Rumored For Oldboy Lead "An everyday man has only five days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 15 years without any explanation. Starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley, James Ransone and Michael Imperioli. The script was written by Mark Protosevich and is a remake of the 2003 award-winning South Korean movie of the same name from director Choi Min-sik. The story originally debuted as a manga from Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is set to make it's Us theatrical debut on November 27, 2013. A Spike Lee Joint." Running Time: R Release Date: November 27, 2013 MPAA Rating: This...
- 11/13/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Spike Lee’s anticipated Oldboy remake is just over two weeks from touching down in cinemas, arriving just in time for Thanksgiving across the Atlantic.
FilmDistrict has been gearing up nicely for the film’s release in recent weeks, and all that they’ve released so far has raised the anticipation nicely. And with little more than a fortnight before it finally hits cinemas, a new clip has debuted online, giving us a look at Josh Brolin sharing a drink with The Sopranos’ Michael Imperioli on the former’s first day of freedom.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest...
FilmDistrict has been gearing up nicely for the film’s release in recent weeks, and all that they’ve released so far has raised the anticipation nicely. And with little more than a fortnight before it finally hits cinemas, a new clip has debuted online, giving us a look at Josh Brolin sharing a drink with The Sopranos’ Michael Imperioli on the former’s first day of freedom.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest...
- 11/12/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Watch 2 new clips from Spike Lee's Oldboy starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Imperioli. The remake of the 2009 film from director Park Chan-Wook based on the comic by Nobuaki Minegishi, looks really solid. and hits theaters on November 27th, 2013. These clips highlight actors Imperioli and Pom Klementieff. Oldboy a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary...
- 11/8/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
FilmDistrict's Oldboy directed by Spike Lee has a new featurette up on Josh Brolin's fitness routine....well sort of. It's well-designed to achieve a bit more of a lighthearted feel to the obviously very heavy film. Mark Protosevich wrote the script for the remake of the 2003 Korean film title Oldeboi, based on Nobuaki Minegishi's novel. The film opens November 27th, 2013 and is produced by Roy Lee, Doug Davison and Nathan Kahane. Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Lance Reddick, Grey Damon and Rami Malek also star. ldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
- 11/6/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The upcoming American remake of Stoker director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed South Korean suspense thriller is based on the popular manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
- 11/6/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Arriving in cinemas in just over a month’s time, Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake has long been one of the most anticipated films of the year, and that hasn’t changed a bit as its release has drawn closer.
Josh Brolin is front and centre this time around in the role originally played by Choi Min-sik in Park Chan-wook’s cult classic. And with just a few weeks to go before its arrival, FilmDistrict has released a new featurette, taking a look at Brolin’s transformation for the part.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads...
Josh Brolin is front and centre this time around in the role originally played by Choi Min-sik in Park Chan-wook’s cult classic. And with just a few weeks to go before its arrival, FilmDistrict has released a new featurette, taking a look at Brolin’s transformation for the part.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads...
- 10/24/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Check out this new featurette on Josh Brolin's transformation in FilmDistrict's upcoming Oldboy remake directed by Spike Lee. Also with Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson and Sharlto Copley, the thriller is scripted by Mark Protosevich based on the Manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is produced by Doug Davison and Roy Lee, as well as Nathan Kahane, and is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
- 10/23/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"Careful!" Spike Lee shouts with a smile every time a member of his cast is asked a plot-related question on the New Orleans set of Oldboy , "Be very, very careful." If you've seen Chan-wook Park's 2003 film version, in turn based on Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's manga series, you likely understand Lee's desire for secrecy. Riddled with twists and turns, the earlier adaptation shares several key details with the new film, which stars Josh Brolin as a man mysteriously imprisoned in a single room, only to be set free exactly 20 years later. As to exactly what elements are sticking around for the new take remains to be seen when the film hits theaters on November 27, but Lee is quick to point out that he doesn't consider his version to be a remake....
- 10/22/2013
- Comingsoon.net
The upcoming American remake of Stoker director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed South Korean suspense thriller is based on the popular manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
- 10/15/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Watch a new clip called Lizzie from FilmDistrict's Oldboy remake directed by Spike Lee and starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley and Samuel L. Jackson. The remake of Park Chan-wook's original 2003 film opens in theaters from October 25th, 2013. Copley's got quite a scar in one image and Brolin's about to go to work on Jackson from the eagerly-anticipated release scripted by Mark Protosevich from the comic by Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
- 10/14/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Spike Lee’s Oldboy has been one of the year’s must-see movies from the word go, and the anticipation has only been rising since the first red-band trailer launched over the summer.
Josh Brolin looks to have put in a hugely memorable performance, taking the lead in the role first played by Choi Min-sik in Park Chan-wook’s original adaptation of the manga. And now FilmDistrict has released a new featurette, via Yahoo Movies, giving a brilliant new insight into the making of the movie.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads him into an ill-fated...
Josh Brolin looks to have put in a hugely memorable performance, taking the lead in the role first played by Choi Min-sik in Park Chan-wook’s original adaptation of the manga. And now FilmDistrict has released a new featurette, via Yahoo Movies, giving a brilliant new insight into the making of the movie.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads him into an ill-fated...
- 9/26/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Check out this new featurette from Spike Lee's Oldboy, starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Lance Reddick, Grey Damon and Rami Malek. This is the second film with this title, with of course the first one coming from Park Chan-wook in 2003. Mark Protosevich wrote the script based on the Manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released...
- 9/25/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The upcoming American remake of Stoker director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed South Korean suspense thriller is based on the popular manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
- 9/25/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Check out the third poster for the Spike Lee-directed Oldboy, starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Michael Imperioli, Lance Reddick, Grey Damon and Rami Malek. Brolin's holding a hammer and ready for some payback in this latest poster for the film scripted by Mark Protosevich based on the Manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. The thriller opens on November 27th from FilmDistrict, and is produced by Doug Davison, Roy Lee and Spike Lee. This poster joins the effective, recent Hotel Oldboy images and video we added recently. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement...
- 9/21/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The upcoming American remake of Stoker director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed South Korean suspense thriller is based on the popular manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
- 9/18/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
The upcoming American remake of Stoker director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed South Korean suspense thriller is based on the popular manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
- 9/13/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Villains are an essential part of genre cinema. Though scores of filmmakers have attempted to create truly great villains throughout the history of film, only a few have succeeded in achieving this difficult goal.
This article will take a look at the great film villains of the 2000’s.
The criteria for this article is the same as my previous articles Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s, Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980’s and Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1990’s: the villains must be from live-action films only, and must pose some type of direct or indirect lethal threat. The villains can be either individuals or small groups that act as one unit. The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals who are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.
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Ben Kingsley as Don Logan in Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer, 2000): Kingsley rightfully received an...
This article will take a look at the great film villains of the 2000’s.
The criteria for this article is the same as my previous articles Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s, Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980’s and Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1990’s: the villains must be from live-action films only, and must pose some type of direct or indirect lethal threat. The villains can be either individuals or small groups that act as one unit. The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals who are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.
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Ben Kingsley as Don Logan in Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer, 2000): Kingsley rightfully received an...
- 8/29/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
The final four months of the year are upon us and it would seem the studios have decided to save the absolute best for last. Boiling down the final four months of the year to a list of ten films I'm most anticipating was no easy chore, though it was made slightly easier as I've already seen All is Lost, Inside Llewyn Davis and Nebraska at the Cannes Film Festival, three films that would have certainly been jockeying for position among these ten. Among my top ten there isn't really a single blockbuster though I am interested in seeing a few. I'm curious to see how Peter Jackson will approach The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug after the tedious slog that was the first film. Will The Hunger Games: Catching Fire prove more memorable than the first, which I was overly kind to in my review, but haven't thought of...
- 8/28/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
More Oldboy images have come in from Spike Lee's movie based on Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's manga, adapted for the screen by Mark Protosevich (The Cell, I Am Legend, Thor). The film stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Hannah Simone, James Ransone, Frey Damon, Michael Imperioli, Max Casella and Raimi Malek. Catch it in theaters from November 27th, 2013. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released...
- 8/21/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The upcoming American remake of Stoker director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed South Korean suspense thriller is based on the popular manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. The film latest stills released feature two items that fans of the Korean version of the property will recognize: An octopus that may or may not meet an untimely end and a bloodied hammer that star Josh Brolin...
- 8/16/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Related Content: Oldboy Remake About Art Not Money Says Sharlto Copley Oldboy Remake Has Josh Brolin Undergoing Radical Physical Transformations Choi Min-sik , Oh Dae-su In The Original Oldboy Has No Desire To See The Remake Josh Brolin Rumored For Oldboy Lead "An everyday man has only five days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 15 years without any explanation. Starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley, James Ransone and Michael Imperioli. The script was written by Mark Protosevich and is a remake of the 2003 award-winning South Korean movie of the same name from director Choi Min-sik. The story originally debuted as a manga from Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is set to make it's Us theatrical debut on November 27, 2013. A Spike Lee Joint." Running Time: In post-production Release Date: October 13, 2013 MPAA Rating:...
- 8/15/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Catch Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen in these newly-added images from Spike Lee's Oldboy remake. The thriller from FIlmDistrict opens on November 27th, 2013, and also includes Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Lance Reddick, Grey Damon and Rami Malek. Mark Protosevich wrote the script based on the Manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. The original film of 2003 was directed by Stoker helmer Park Chan-wook. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
- 8/15/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The upcoming American remake of Stoker director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed South Korean suspense thriller is based on the popular manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. Co-starring Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Lance Reddick and Sharlto Copley, Oldboy is directed by Spike Lee from a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, The Cell, Thor). The film...
- 8/14/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
The upcoming American remake of Stoker director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed South Korean suspense thriller is based on the popular manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. Co-starring Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Lance Reddick and Sharlto Copley, Oldboy is directed by Spike Lee from a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, The Cell, Thor). The film was...
- 7/29/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Watch the new red band movie trailer for Spike Lee's Oldboy remake which stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen and Sharlto Copley. The FilmDistrict release opens in theaters from October 25th, 2013, scripted by Mark Protosevich from the comic by Nobuaki Minegishi. Park Chan-wook directed the original 2003 film. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. The film was produced by Roy Lee, Doug Davison and Nathan Kahane.
- 7/11/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The first [red-band] trailer has arrived for Spike Lee’s Oldboy, giving us our first look at the American remake of the critically acclaimed South Korean suspense film based on the manga written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
Directed by Spike Lee, Oldboy stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharlto Copley and will arrive in theaters on October 25, 2013.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
Directed by Spike Lee, Oldboy stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharlto Copley and will arrive in theaters on October 25, 2013.
- 7/10/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
Hitting cinemas towards the end of the year, Spike Lee’s Oldboy gives the American remake touch to the classic 2003 movie of the same name, from acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-wook.
Josh Brolin is front and centre as our leading man, originally played by Choi Min-sik. And after catching the first poster for the film this week, Yahoo Movies have launched the first trailer.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads him into an ill-fated relationship with a young social worker and ultimately to an illusive man who allegedly holds the key to his salvation.
Brolin...
Josh Brolin is front and centre as our leading man, originally played by Choi Min-sik. And after catching the first poster for the film this week, Yahoo Movies have launched the first trailer.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads him into an ill-fated relationship with a young social worker and ultimately to an illusive man who allegedly holds the key to his salvation.
Brolin...
- 7/10/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The upcoming American remake of Stoker director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed South Korean suspense thriller is based on the popular manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. Co-starring Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Lance Reddick and Sharlto Copley, Oldboy was directed by Spike Lee, from a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, The Cell, Thor). The...
- 7/10/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake has long been on our radar as a must-see film of the year, bringing to the big screen the American take on the classic 2003 Park Chan-wook movie of the same name.
With an absolutely stellar leading cast, topped by Josh Brolin, we got our first glimpse at the film with a teaser poster back in the spring. And now Yahoo Movies have released the first theatrical poster, with the first red-band trailer set to drop tomorrow.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads him into an ill-fated relationship with a young social...
With an absolutely stellar leading cast, topped by Josh Brolin, we got our first glimpse at the film with a teaser poster back in the spring. And now Yahoo Movies have released the first theatrical poster, with the first red-band trailer set to drop tomorrow.
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads him into an ill-fated relationship with a young social...
- 7/9/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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