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His name has been linked to the film for a while now, but Josh Brolin has signed on the dotted line to star in Spike Lee’s planned remake of Oldboy. I Am Legend writer Mark Protosevich adapted the current script from Park Chan-Wook’s 2004 original. Brolin will feature as a man who is kidnapped on his daughter’s birthday and held by a mystery villain in solitary confinement for 15 years without knowing why. But when he’s released and handed the tools to get revenge on those who kept him a prisoner, he soon learns that it’s all part of a bigger plan. And, naturally, violence ensues…
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Christian Bale is considering the part of the main villain in Spike Lee's version of Park Chan-wook's cult South Korean thriller, Oldboy, reports Variety.
Lee's remake is one of a number of roles that Bale may take on in the wake of The Dark Knight Rises, supposedly his final turn as Batman, which is currently filming for a July 2012 release. As well as Oldboy, Bale is said to be considering the forthcoming remake of A Star is Born, starring Beyoncé, which Clint Eastwood is directing. He is also linked to Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic, Noah, and the Michael Mann film Gold, said to be a contemporary thriller in the vein of the classic 1948 John Huston tale The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, which starred Humphrey Bogart as a prospector in 1920s Mexico. Bale has already signed on for the lead in an unnamed Terrence Malick film.
Lee was confirmed for the Oldboy project in July. His version appears to be a straight remake of Park's celebrated film, rather than the update of the (rather different) original manga comic that had previously been planned by Steven Spielberg, who was attached to the project until November 2009. Spielberg had intended to cast Will Smith as the film's central protagonist, a businessman who is imprisoned for more than a decade by an unseen tormenter.
Park's film - a violent revenge tale - is best known for its live-octopus-eating scene. It won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes film festival, as well as high praise from the president of the jury, Quentin Tarantino.
Source: IMDB, Guardian.co.uk
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Date: 2011-09-07 02:48 am (UTC)oh dear god no. please Beyonce stop acting...your speaking voice is annoying.
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Date: 2011-09-07 02:59 am (UTC)If this really is made into an American movie I..
Will I be able to keep a straight face for more than 4 minutes at a time?
(Though I will very much welcome less graphic gruesome violence, like that scene where he pulls teeth with a hammer and stuff... I had to leave the room for that stuff it's too freaky)
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Date: 2011-09-07 04:05 am (UTC)Ever since Batman and then Terminator Salvation I can't with his angry whispering.
Tho I admit he wasn't that bad in 'The Fighter'
These articles will never stoppp.
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Date: 2011-09-07 04:48 am (UTC)Same with Choi Min-sik.
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Date: 2011-09-07 07:27 am (UTC)Akira, death note, cowboy and now THIS!!! seriously
Once their fuck*** excuse was that there was no live action but DUDE there is one hell of a live action for this one I mean seriously. Old Boy is one hell of a movie.
It received the grand prix of the Jury of the cannes festival, the British Independent Film Awards, etc...
There's no need for a remake. Spike lee, Christian bale, they're great but there's no need for that.
What's hollywood next project: in the mood for love, the host maybe
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Date: 2011-09-07 10:09 am (UTC)hopefully it will be good
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Date: 2011-09-07 03:01 pm (UTC)I agree and given his history in film scripts, I'm not too confident.
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