That is, the version of Oh Dae-su that woulda been played by Will Smith and directed by Steven Spielberg. Via LR:"This just in…
You know that OLDBOY remake…well it wasn’t really a remake, anyway (which is a terrible idea by the way) Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were suppose to do a film that was based on the Japanese manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya and NOT FROM THE ORIGINAL FILM.
At the time DreamWorks was in the process of securing the rights along with MANDATE, until NOW.
According to a trusted source…
…It’s DEAD!
Mandate and DreamWorks didn’t see eye to eye therefore DreamWorks has apparently walked away.
No Spielberg.
No Will Smith.
THEY’RE OUT!
Hence no stateside Oldboy remake…or whatever you want to call it."
Good riddance to ridiculous rubbish then. Now we can all curl up with Park Chan-wook's original - okay, your comfort may vary where incest and tongue-mutilation is concerned - forever and ever, amen.
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Glorious news.
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