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Will Smith was once rumoured to be circling the role of protagonist in Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake, but that part seems to now be with Josh Brolin. Colin Firth had been much-mooted to take on the role of the villain of the piece (though it would be disheartening in the extreme to see the shades [...]
I’ve composed a fair number of posts on the upcoming Oldboy remake and have never ceased to sing the praises of the original, which manages to be thrilling, disturbing and astonishing in equal measure. I’m not sure to what extent Korean revenge thrillers are everyone’s cup of tea, or how many of you have an [...]
Rumours have been flying about for years as to who is set to star in the US remake of Park Chan-wook’s master class in revenge thrillers, Oldboy. Along with director Spike Lee, Josh Brolin and Christian Bale are the latest names dangling from the proverbial grapevine. And while this might be an improvement on that [...]
With Josh Brolin now confirmed as the lead in Spike Lee’s remake of the cult Korean (dare we say classic?) vengeance film Old Boy, it is with a high level of excitement that we bring you the news that Rooney Mara, the new Girl With The Dragon Tattoo herself, will now be joining the cast. [...]
If you haven’t already seen it, it is hard to over-emphasise how important it is that you catch up with Park Chan-Wook’s imperious revenge film. That the good old USofA would remake it was nigh-on inevitable, whether it will be any good or not, we can only speculate. Spike Lee is in the director’s chair [...]
If you haven’t seen it, remedy that situation at the earliest opportunity. Oldboy is an incredible, visceral experience, weaving a revenge tale and a mystery together to hugely impactful effect. It can be pretty harrowing at times, but the stand-out virtuoso scene, as star Min-sik Choi works his way down a corridor of goons armed [...]
Famed South Korean director Park Chan-wook is well-known for creating indelible images in his feature film, but for his new project (which was screened for journalists earlier in the week), the filmmaker opted for a very different method of capturing the action. It was filmed entirely on an iPhone 4! The 30-minute short, which is [...]
24 Frames are reporting that renowned South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) is in talks to direct Stoker. Stoker, a film written by Wentworth Miller, currently has Jodie Foster (Panic Room) and Carey Mulligan (An Education) attached to star, and centers on a young woman whose eccentric uncle comes back into her life after the [...]
Variety are reporting today that Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a project that had Terminator: Salvation helmer McG attached as director, has been shelved indefinitely by Disney (full story here). It seems they are concentrating instead on other projects such as Pirates of the Caribbean 4, a director for which was announced earlier today (read [...]
