LA Times: Samuel L. Jackson Joins Oldboy Remake

posted on 2012-08-18 03:55 EDT

Director Spike Lee recruits his Red Hook Summer composer Bruce Hornsby for remake

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The Los Angeles Times newspaper reported on Friday that actor Samuel L. Jackson (Jungle Fever, Pulp Fiction, The Avengers) and Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby have joined director Spike Lee's planned remake of the Oldboy film. According to the newspaper's source, Jackson will play a man tortured by the main character; in the original Oldboy film, the visceral scene employed a hammer on the man's teeth, but the remake will have "a different kind of torture."

Hornsby previously worked with Lee on his Kobe Doin' Work documentary and this year's Red Hook Summer film.

Actor Josh Brolin (Milk, Men in Black 3), actor Sharlto Copley (District 9, The A-Team), and actress Elizabeth Olsen (Silent House, Martha Marcy May Marlene) have been attached to this planned remake of Chan-wook Park's live-action film Oldboy, which is itself an adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's manga.

The trade magazine Variety earlier described the Korean film's story about "a man who's kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years. When he's finally released and begins looking into the reason for his captivity, he soon finds out that his kidnapper has even more torturous plans for him." (The original manga has the protagonist imprisoned for a different number of years and does not have the Korean film's added plot twist ending.)

Variety: Red Tails' Nate Parker Offered Part in Oldboy Remake

posted on 2012-09-04 19:30 EDT

Red Hook Summer actor in talks to play doctor who helps female lead

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The entertainment trade magazine Variety reported on Tuesday that actor Nate Parker (Red Tails, Red Hook Summer, The Secret Life of Bees) is in negotiations to play a role in Spike Lee's remake of Chan-wook Park's live-action film Oldboy.

Parker is in talks to play a small role of a doctor who works with Elizabeth Olsen's (Silent House, Martha Marcy May Marlene) character.

Actor Josh Brolin (Milk, Men in Black 3), actor Sharlto Copley (District 9, The A-Team), and Olsen have been attached to this planned remake of Chan-wook Park's live-action film Oldboy, which is itself an adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's manga.

The Los Angeles Times reported last month that actor Samuel L. Jackson (Jungle Fever, Pulp Fiction, The Avengers) has joined the cast as a man tortured by the main character, and Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby (Red Hook Summer) will compose the film's score.

Variety earlier described the Korean film's story about "a man who's kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years. When he's finally released and begins looking into the reason for his captivity, he soon finds out that his kidnapper has even more torturous plans for him." (The original manga has the protagonist imprisoned for a different number of years and does not have the Korean film's added plot twist ending.)

OLDBOY follows the story of an advertising executive (Josh Brolin) who 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 (Elizabeth Olsen) and ultimately to an illusive man (Sharlto Copley) who allegedly holds the key to his salvation.

Elizabeth Olsen Comments on Oldboy Remake in Interview

posted on 2012-09-28 16:30 EDT

Liberal Arts actress discusses differences due to location, technology

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In a recent interview with the Empire film magazine, actress Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene, Liberal Arts) spoke about Spike Lee's remake of Chan-wook Park's live-action film Oldboy.

In the interview, Olsen notes that the film is "going to be a different story, just because one: it takes place in a non-descript city in America and two: it's ten years later, so technology is different, so there's just really practicalities that have had to change."

Olsen added that the remake is "not trying to redo the film – it's coming at it from a different point of view. As well as focusing on the primary source of the Korean film, for our film there's a Japanese manga ... so we're using the primary source of the illustrated novel, really."

In the below recording, the discussion about Oldboy starts at 51:47.

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Oldboy will start filming in October, and Empire notes that it is slated for a release in 2013.

Actor Josh Brolin (Milk, Men in Black 3), actor Sharlto Copley (District 9, The A-Team), and Olsen have been attached to the remake, which is itself an adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's manga.

The Los Angeles Times reported last month that actor Samuel L. Jackson (Jungle Fever, Pulp Fiction, The Avengers) has joined the cast as a man tortured by the main character, and Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby (Red Hook Summer) will compose the film's score. Actor Nate Parker (Red Tails, Red Hook Summer, The Secret Life of Bees) is also in negotiations to play a role.

The entertainment trade magazine Variety earlier described the Korean film's story about "a man who's kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years. When he's finally released and begins looking into the reason for his captivity, he soon finds out that his kidnapper has even more torturous plans for him." (The original manga has the protagonist imprisoned for a different number of years and does not have the Korean film's added plot twist ending.)

Variety: James Ransone Replaces Nate Parker for Oldboy Role

posted on 2012-10-16 15:30 EDT

Sinister/Inside Man actor to play doctor who works with Elizabeth Olsen's character

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The entertainment trade magazine Variety reported on Tuesday that actor James Ransone (Sinister, Inside Man, The Next Three Days) will replace actor Nate Parker (Red Tails, Red Hook Summer, The Secret Life of Bees) for Spike Lee's remake of Chan-wook Park's live-action film Oldboy. Ransone had previously worked with Lee on Inside Man and Red Hook Summer.

Parker had been slated to play a small role of a doctor who works with Elizabeth Olsen's (Silent House, Martha Marcy May Marlene) character.

Variety added that Parker left the project due to scheduling conflicts with his commitment for the Non-Stop film where he is starring beside Liam Neeson.

Actor Josh Brolin (Milk, Men in Black 3), actor Sharlto Copley (District 9, The A-Team), and Olsen are attached to this planned remake of Chan-wook Park's live-action film Oldboy, which is itself an adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's manga.

Samuel L. Jackson (Jungle Fever, Pulp Fiction, The Avengers) is also slated to appear in the film as man tortured by the main character, and Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby (Red Hook Summer) will compose the film's score.

Variety earlier described the Korean film's story about "a man who's kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years. When he's finally released and begins looking into the reason for his captivity, he soon finds out that his kidnapper has even more torturous plans for him." (The original manga has the protagonist imprisoned for a different number of years and does not have the Korean film's added plot twist ending.)

The movie began filming this month, and it is slated for a release in 2013.

Oldboy Remake Film's Set Pictures Posted

posted on 2012-10-29 19:15 EDT

Josh Brolin stars in Spike Lee's remake slated for release in October 2013

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The Just Jared entertainment news website has posted 20 images from the set of Spike Lee's remake of Chan-wook Park's live-action film Oldboy.

The images feature actor Josh Brolin (Milk, Men in Black 3), actress Elizabeth Olsen (Silent House, Martha Marcy May Marlene), and Lee.

The movie began filming this month, and it is slated for a release on October 11, 2013 in the United States.

Sharlto Copley (District 9, The A-Team), Samuel L. Jackson (Jungle Fever, Pulp Fiction, The Avengers), and James Ransone (Sinister, Inside Man, The Next Three Days) are also attached to this planned remake of Chan-wook Park's live-action film Oldboy, which is itself an adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's manga.

The entertainment trade publication Variety earlier described the Korean film's story about "a man who's kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years. When he's finally released and begins looking into the reason for his captivity, he soon finds out that his kidnapper has even more torturous plans for him." (The original manga has the protagonist imprisoned for a different number of years and does not have the Korean film's added plot twist ending.)

"It's more of an interpretation than it is a remake. I called Park Chan-Wook myself and I asked him, 'You know, I need your blessing in order to do this, because I won't do this without your full support.' He said, 'Absolutely, just don't do the same movie,' and we're not. I think it's going to turn out brilliant."

Oldboy's Park Confirms No Involvement in Spike Lee's Remake

posted on 2013-03-03 12:26 EST

The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog asked South Korean director Chan-wook Park about Spike Lee's remake of his Oldboy film in an interview posted on Sunday:


Has Spike Lee approached you about his remake of “Oldboy”?

I'm involved in the film as much as how I'd like if I were doing a remake of another filmmaker's film, how I'd like that original filmmaker to be involved in my remake. That, in other words, is nothing. I'm not involved. I don't really want to know anything about it. I want to close my eyes and close my ears to the remake. I want to go to the cinema as soon as it's out and I want to be amazed.


Park's live-action film is itself an adaptation of Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi's Oldboy manga. Lee shot his remake with Josh Brolin (Milk, Men in Black 3), actress Elizabeth Olsen (Silent House, Martha Marcy May Marlene), Sharlto Copley (District 9, The A-Team), Samuel L. Jackson (Jungle Fever, Pulp Fiction, The Avengers), and James Ransone (Sinister, Inside Man, The Next Three Days) last fall.

The remake will open in the United States on October 11.