TotalFilm , reports that Oldboy, the 2003 Korean thriller by Park Chan-Wook is being remade by Spike Lee and stars Josh Brolin as an advertising executive, Elizabeth Olsen as a social worker and Sharlto Copley .
The remake gets a preview that pretty much follows the original, except the duration of Imprisonment which changes from 15 years in Original to 20 years in the remake:
The remake gets a preview that pretty much follows the original, except the duration of Imprisonment which changes from 15 years in Original to 20 years in the remake:
“The story follows 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 elusive man (Sharlto Copley) who allegedly holds the key to his salvation.”
The release date is set for October 11, 2013.
The Movie will also have Samuel Jackson in a small Role , of being tortured by Josh Brolin.
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haha..sanjay gupta beat spike lee to it