Yep!
The much reviled American Oldboy remake managed to completely shift the tone of the buzz by bringing Spike Lee into the picture to make things all unexpected and potentially interesting. Changing out Will Smith for Josh Brolin as the number 1 rumored lead was also a head-turner, and now Mandate Picture has followed through and signed the star to take on this new interpretation of Oh Dae Su.
It’s rare a remake goes so far out of its way to justify its own existence before cameras even roll, but Brolin directed by Spike Lee in a remake that won’t hit until nearly a decade after the Korean original made such waves… I think it’s time to put the untouchable cynicism to rest, at least until we see more. Brolin is certainly at his best when brooding, and taking on this kind of unusual material may be just the thing to get something as memorable and exciting (in terms of a narrative fiction feature) as Inside Man out of Spike
Let us know what you think of the casting choice, and the idea of this remake in general. Hit the comments, storm the boards, or bang out a tweet…
Source | Deadline
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If it has to happen, and I’m still not totally sure it does, then this is a pretty good combo to work with.
Why’s this such a sacred cow anyway? Sure the original was damn good, but it’s not as if Hollywood hasn’t made worthwhile remakes of great foreign films before.
Not to cause too much spoilerage for whoever may not have seen it but I’d wager the “sacred cow” aspect comes in the form of America’s puritanical streak not doing justice to the storyline.
This will be interesting. What would probably hook me is if that rumor of Bale as the antagonist turns out to be true.
That would be a great choice. He could go back to Patrick Bateman form.
still.lame.
Brolin is by far a better choice than Will Smith, that is no secret of course.
They also could have found many, many directors that are far less talented than Lee.
But to me this looks like a “real“ remake of the original movie.
Wasn’t the Spike Lee film supposed to be quite a literal adaption of the Graphic Novel/Manga/Whatever?
Since the manga is so much different in tone than the original movie,
I found the idea of having a literal adoption quite intriguing.
Should it be a remake of the movie, though…
Well, not so much interested.
But let’s stay optimistic and see what they come up with next
(Bale as antagonist could definitely work…)
Depends on which rights they’ve acquired. The Spielberg/Smith version was pushing the line that they were adapting the Manga rather than doing a remake, but as the Korean movie’s reputation is based on original/additional material not present in the Manga it actually blocked them from doing stuff like the hammer fight, even if they wimped out on the taboo elements.
damn it!!! I wanted Will Smith, if for nothing else, for him to say “Awww Damn” when he finds out he plunged his own daughter….
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