Spike lee s moral universe is more orderly which can be taken as a compliment, if you wish and his oldboy feels like an exercise. Except things are a lot more complicated than he suspects. By now, you would have seen the official poster for spike lee s adaptation of the oldboy manga, made famous by park chanwooks classic film of. Spike lee, for some reason or another, decided to tackle what some would consider an impossible task. High resolution official theatrical movie poster of for oldboy image dimensions. Spike lees version of oldboy may be a remake in the. It is based on the japanese comic of the same name written by garon tsuchiya and illustrated by nobuaki minegishi. The film is an official remake, or as labeled by lee a reinterpretation, of park chanwooks 2003 south korean film of the same. Nov 20, 20 spike lee s oldboy is and isnt a remake. Spike lee addresses the critics opinion of his old boy. See more ideas about spike lee, josh brolin and streaming movies. Spike lee sued over oldboy movie posters hollywood reporter.
Spike lee promises old boy will feature a diverse cast. Based on the cult favorite by director park chanwook, the film follows a man named joe doucett josh brolin, who seeks. Director spike lee says hes not nervous about the critics opinion of his version of old boy. Spike lee directs this thrilling drama, in theaters november 27th. Its a huge step up and really makes me wonder how the movie would have been without studio intervention. Josh brolin was rumored to be on the short list to star in spike lee s oldboy, a remake of the cult 2003 korean revenge thriller from park chanwook.
With minsik choi, jitae yoo, hyejeong kang, daehan ji. Spike lee has spoken out about the casting controversy over his old boy remake, which calls for predominately caucasian actors. Im up to the bit in old boy where sam jackson was about to cut his lip off, and was paid to stop. It stars josh brolin, elizabeth olsen, sharlto copley and samuel l. Jul 10, 20 following the release of the official poster two days ago, the first fulllength trailer for spike lee s upcoming oldboy remake has finally premiered upon release of the official posterwhich. Josh brolin signs on for spike lee s oldboy remake.
Oldboy official theatrical trailer 1 20 josh brolin movie hd an advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. In a theatre of spectators that were drunk and guffawing at the confusing trainwreck onscreen, i was sitting with my jaw completely agape. One of the legion of problems was spike lee managed to make oldboy corny. The first teaser poster for spike lee s remake of oldboy has been revealed along with. I cant decide if this is the best news we could possibly have with respect to a new version of oldboy, or merely the most unexpected. The more i reflect on the spike lee version, the worse and worse it gets in my head. In retrospect, that wouldve been a lot more compelling than the xerox that van sant cooked up, and i couldnt help but think of that story while watching spike lee s new remake of park chan. Old boys spike lee upcoming films at the hotel great movies peace of mind viral videos new books. After youve seen oldboy, come back and listen to slates spoiler special. Oldboy follows the story of an advertising executive josh brolin who is.
Here is the first trailer for spike lees oldboy complex. Honestly, old boy 20 even screws up the revenge motivation so much that it would have made more sense if everything that happens to joe doucett was because his name was. The director of malcolm x and do the right thing discusses hardcore fans, josh brolin. Spike lee talks about his oldboy remake, what he decided to change, the controversial ending, and whether or not this is his comic book movie. Mar 08, 2014 the remake of park chan wooks cult classic oldboy, directed by spike lee, did not get a warm reception from critics and was a box office disaster. It emulates accurately almost every aspect of the real hardware. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of joe doucette, a man who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement, for no apparent reason. Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for 20 years without reason. Olduboi is a 2003 south korean neonoir action thriller film cowritten and directed by park chanwook. Oldboy official theatrical trailer 1 20 josh brolin.
After being thought dead for quite some time, the new englishlanguage version of oldboy is really happening under the direction of spike lee. Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was. Spike lee talks oldboy remake, changing the original. Spike lee addresses the critics opinion of his old boy youtube. Amistad black suit chanwook park do the right thing james brolin malcolm x old boy oldboy ruth e carter spike lee trailer. Josh brolin to star in spike lees oldboy redo for mandate. Nov 27, 20 one thing you definitely cannot say about spike lees oldboy, a remake of the freaky 2003 korean thriller of the same title directed by park chanwook, is that its derivative. The hollywood reporter, llc is a subsidiary of prometheus global media, llc. You can also make your gb games colorful by selecting a custom. Spike lee s oldboy isnt completely terrible, but it does lose quite a bit of the dark, bruising, ambivalent flavour of park chanwooks 2003 korean classic. Spike lee oldboy interview spike lee on remakes, movie. Joe doucett will take out anyone in his quest for revenge.
First he started shooting a new film, rumored to be called red hook summer, and now mandate pictures has sent out a press release confirming the recent report that hell. Old boy oldboy old boy trailer spike lee park chan wook horrornymphs 2 fight full movie. The first poster for spike lees version of the south korean classic oldboy was revealed today, but the red band trailerout wednesdaywill be the real first look at whether or not such a. Apr 21, 2018 and again, seeing the very talented sharlto copley play the american versions villain as a knockoff bond bad guy is something you have to blame on spike lee. Oldboy has released a new featurette stars josh brolin and elizabeth olsen, director spike lee and other members of the cast and crew discuss the remake of the intense thriller in the video. Jul 08, 20 new poster for spike lees oldboy weve seen some unofficial versions floating around the interwebs, following this intriguing teaser poster launched this spring, and if anything, theyve. Nov 26, 20 the feelbad movie of the holiday season, spike lees oftenrepellent americanized reimagining of korean director chanwook parks twisty 2004 revenge thriller oldboy is relentlessly. The first poster for oldboy has been released spike lee s remake of park chanwooks 2003 drama stars josh brolin as joe doucett, an advertising executive who is kidnapped and held captive for. Oldboy, the directors remake of a 2003 film of the same name, follows a man whos held captive for 20 years and out for revenge after his. Spike lee has lost his fucking mind, there is no doubt about it. I know that may seem like a small thing, but for me it immediately shows. Im not invested in any of it though, i really couldnt care where the story goes. Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he. Sung hee kim wrote family seen through greek tragedy and korean movie oedipus the king and old boy.
Lee and screenwriter mark protosevitch are upfront about drawing directly from the 2003 south korean thriller. Steven spielberg and will smith were once attached to the film, but no longer. Josh brolin, elizabeth olsen, sharlto copley, samuel jackson, spike lee, spike lee, doug davison. Oldboy is a 20 american neonoir action thriller film directed by spike lee and with a screenplay by mark protosevich. Josh brolin, elizabeth olsen, sharlto copley, spike lee. An advertising executive josh brolin who was inexplicably abducted and placed in solitary confinement for 20 years seeks revenge against his mysterious captors in spike lee s remake of director chanwook parks critically acclaimed 2003 thriller adapted from a popular manga of the same name. Spike lees remake of park chanwooks oldboy was met with a largely negative response last week and many fans claimed that it was just hollywood at work again tearing down a revered foreign film just for the money.
Spike lee s latest, oldboy, stars josh brolin as a kidnapped man who escapes, and seeks revenge. Special features including link cable, rumble, and tilt sensor are also supported. Spike lees oldboy, a remake of park chanwooks original. Spike lee revises essential films list to include 7 by women. Poster designer is suing spike lee for ripping off his oldboy poster. Spike lees remake of a 2003 korean cult film makes some fixes. Complete, unedited version of spike lee s oldboys hallway scene. One thing you definitely cannot say about spike lee s oldboy, a remake of the freaky 2003 korean thriller of the same title directed by park chanwook, is that its derivative. Poster designer suing spike lee for ripping off oldboy.
Its a remake of an even tenser, more shocking psychological thriller that has already had people talking for the better part of a decade. This weekend, spike lee plays the remake game with his version of oldboy. Nov 30, 20 its been a little over a day since i saw both versions of oldboy one by spike lee and one by park chanwook back to back. By lord christopher laverty comments off on trailer for spike lee s oldboy. The team has promised to keep the soul of the movie, but some changes were made including changing the title from oldboy to old boy. And again, seeing the very talented sharlto copley play the american versions villain as a knockoff bond bad guy is something you have to blame on spike lee. Hes like the puffy combs of movies it really gets old. May 28, 2014 months after juan luis garcia came forward to claim that spike lee had used his proposed movie posters for oldboy. Spike lee s oldboy is a tense, shocking, psychological thriller that will keep you riveted from start to finish. Spike lee s oldboy official trailer join us on facebook watch 10 minutes here playlist. New poster for spike lee s oldboy weve seen some unofficial versions floating around the interwebs, following this intriguing teaser poster launched this spring, and if anything, theyve. Nov 27, 20 director spike lee says hes not nervous about the critics opinion of his version of old boy.
Sam jackson looks like a comic book character, sharlto copley looks and acts like a comic book character especially during the ending with that horrendous accent, his sidekick lady bdsm lady is a comic book character. Oldboy 20 original motion picture soundtrack roque. Find movie and film cast and crew information for oldboy 20 spike lee on allmovie allmovie. How does spike lees oldboy remake stack up against the. Ok i had my doubts about spike lee directing this movie. My old roommate sat me down and told me it was about a dog. Now spike lee will take a shot at making an american version to match the first filmed version. Teaming with a young social worker in his desperate search for answers, the newly freed man falls.
Oldboy is out in the us this friday and is released in the uk on friday 6. Oldboy is the second installment of the vengeance trilogy, preceded by sympathy for mr. Kim kyungae offers a different analysis, with daesu and woojin both representing oedipus. Dont get me wrong i like most of spike lee movies but i feel quiet annoyed to see him as an actor in his movies. Nov 27, 20 spike lee s remake of park chanwooks south korean cult classic feels like its violently treading water, says tom shone. Spike lee took the earnest plea for help as a personal insult and fired off a hastily worded tweet. We have an official poster for spike lees oldboy remake starring josh brolin, ahead of the films trailer dropping online later this week. Spike lees oldboy official trailer join us on facebook watch 10 minutes here playlist. After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, oh daesu is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days. Spike lee is the right filmmaker to reimagine and put his touch onto arguably one of the most talked about thrillers in recent memory. Screenanarchy broke the news that lee was in talks to do so last week. Variety has now confirmed that spike lee has signed to direct a hollywood version of oldboy.
The link to oedipus rex is only a minor element in most englishlanguage criticism of the movie, while koreans have made it a central theme. Roy lee the ring, the grudge, dark water is producing the film and it will be scripted solely by mark protosevich the cell, i am legend. His hire was confirmed yesterday via a press release. The five major fails of spike lees oldboy the nerds of. Instead of nihilistic realism, spike lee made a comic book movie. The first poster for spike lee s version of the south korean classic oldboy was revealed today, but the red band trailerout wednesdaywill be the real first look at whether or not such a. I know that this movie is completely sincere with everything its doing, and oh boy is this film ever bad.
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