Why the hell would they remake Oldboy already? Or ever? *shudder*
If you haven't seen the original, I suggest watching that before you even consider watching this potential trainwreck.
Oldboy (Remake)
Josh Brolin Will Be Your New 'Oldboy' Guy
August 29, 2011 2 Comments
Well, Spike Lee's unfortunate Oldboy remake is still happening, and now we know who's going to star in it. Though originally set up as a Will Smith vehicle back when Spielberg was going to direct and imbue it with all his classically Spielbergian hardcore violence, Spike Lee hates Will Smith, so he's hired on Josh Brolin to star, just to make the Men in Black III premiere awkward. Brolin will play a character presumably no longer named Oh Dae-su, a man mysteriously held prisoner for 15 years and then set free to sort of exact revenge with a hammer. But, man, then it gets COMPLICATED. And, in this version, I imagine it will probably also get less brutal. And maybe a title change to something a little more marketable with the youth? Like, how about Youngboy? Young people love allusions to young people!
pharren
14 years ago
Gongaa
14 years ago
Man, this makes me sad. :(
Spike Lee and Josh Brolin are awesome, but I don't see how they're going to remake Oldboy without fucking it up.
Also, I didn't know Spike Lee hated Will Smith. That makes me like Spike Lee even more. <3
Spike Lee and Josh Brolin are awesome, but I don't see how they're going to remake Oldboy without fucking it up.
Also, I didn't know Spike Lee hated Will Smith. That makes me like Spike Lee even more. <3
ROzbeans
14 years ago
Spike Lee hates popular black movie stars...or something. I dunno, he's the quintessential angry little black man. And yeah, if you haven't seen the korean original (I think it was korean) then the freakiness of Spike Lee even wanting to remake it won't really sink in. Probably the best, weirdest movie I've seen all year. O_o