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. 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. Spike lee revises essential films list to include 7 by women. Hes like the puffy combs of movies it really gets old. 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. 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. 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. Spike lee has spoken out about the casting controversy over his old boy remake, which calls for predominately caucasian actors. Spike lees oldboy im not sure who the audience is for spike lees oldboy, a sadistic black comitragedy revenge story, and a remake of park chanwooks 2003 south korean adaptation of garon tsuchiya and nobuaki minegishis japanese manga. This weekend, spike lee plays the remake game with his version of oldboy. My old roommate sat me down and told me it was about a dog. Except things are a lot more complicated than he suspects. Spike lee promises old boy will feature a diverse cast.
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. Screenanarchy broke the news that lee was in talks to do so last week. 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. Im not invested in any of it though, i really couldnt care where the story goes. Oldboy official theatrical trailer 1 20 josh brolin. Old boy oldboy old boy trailer spike lee park chan wook horrornymphs 2 fight full movie. 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. Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for 20 years without reason. Oldboy is a 20 american neonoir action thriller film directed by spike lee and with a screenplay by mark protosevich. 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. Kim kyungae offers a different analysis, with daesu and woojin both representing oedipus. The film is an official remake, or as labeled by lee a reinterpretation, of park chanwooks 2003 south korean film of the same. Oldboy official theatrical trailer 1 20 josh brolin movie hd an advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement.
High resolution official theatrical movie poster of for oldboy image dimensions. Now spike lee will take a shot at making an american version to match the first filmed version. Director spike lee says hes not nervous about the critics opinion of his version of old boy. Joe doucett will take out anyone in his quest for revenge. Spike lee addresses the critics opinion of his old boy. Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was.
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. Complete, unedited version of spike lee s oldboys hallway scene. 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. Tense new footage in featurette for spike lees oldboy. Spike lee s oldboy official trailer join us on facebook watch 10 minutes here playlist. It emulates accurately almost every aspect of the real hardware.
Its a huge step up and really makes me wonder how the movie would have been without studio intervention. With minsik choi, jitae yoo, hyejeong kang, daehan ji. Im up to the bit in old boy where sam jackson was about to cut his lip off, and was paid to stop. Spike lee sued over oldboy movie posters hollywood reporter. Spike lee took the earnest plea for help as a personal insult and fired off a hastily worded tweet. Spike lees remake of a 2003 korean cult film makes some fixes. The first teaser poster for spike lee s remake of oldboy has been revealed along with. 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. Spike lee addresses the critics opinion of his old boy youtube. Oldboy 20 original motion picture soundtrack roque. 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. Nov 27, 20 director spike lee says hes not nervous about the critics opinion of his version of old boy. Here is the first trailer for spike lees oldboy complex. Old boys spike lee upcoming films at the hotel great movies peace of mind viral videos new books.
Josh brolin, elizabeth olsen, sharlto copley, spike lee. We have an official poster for spike lees oldboy remake starring josh brolin, ahead of the films trailer dropping online later this week. See more ideas about spike lee, josh brolin and streaming movies. 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. Spike lees oldboy official trailer join us on facebook watch 10 minutes here playlist. 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. 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. 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. 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. Special features including link cable, rumble, and tilt sensor are also supported. Sung hee kim wrote family seen through greek tragedy and korean movie oedipus the king and old boy. Variety has now confirmed that spike lee has signed to direct a hollywood version of oldboy. After being thought dead for quite some time, the new englishlanguage version of oldboy is really happening under the direction of spike lee.
Nov 27, 20 other remakes, like the lake house and shall we dance. I know that this movie is completely sincere with everything its doing, and oh boy is this film ever bad. One of the legion of problems was spike lee managed to make oldboy corny. Instead of nihilistic realism, spike lee made a comic book movie. 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. 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. Its a remake of an even tenser, more shocking psychological thriller that has already had people talking for the better part of a decade. It stars josh brolin, elizabeth olsen, sharlto copley and samuel l. How does spike lees oldboy remake stack up against the. Find movie and film cast and crew information for oldboy 20 spike lee on allmovie allmovie. Spike lees oldboy, a remake of park chanwooks original.
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 s moral universe is more orderly which can be taken as a compliment, if you wish and his oldboy feels like an exercise. The director of malcolm x and do the right thing discusses hardcore fans, josh brolin. Spike lee is the right filmmaker to reimagine and put his touch onto arguably one of the most talked about thrillers in recent memory. Teaming with a young social worker in his desperate search for answers, the newly freed man falls. In a theatre of spectators that were drunk and guffawing at the confusing trainwreck onscreen, i was sitting with my jaw completely agape. His hire was confirmed yesterday via a press release. Spike lee s latest, oldboy, stars josh brolin as a kidnapped man who escapes, and seeks revenge. Spike lee directs this thrilling drama, in theaters november 27th. Oldboy is the second installment of the vengeance trilogy, preceded by sympathy for mr. Steven spielberg and will smith were once attached to the film, but no longer.
Spike lee s oldboy is a tense, shocking, psychological thriller that will keep you riveted from start to finish. 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. Spike lee talks oldboy remake, changing the original. 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. May 28, 2014 months after juan luis garcia came forward to claim that spike lee had used his proposed movie posters for oldboy. 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. Nov 27, 20 spike lee s remake of park chanwooks south korean cult classic feels like its violently treading water, says tom shone. Amistad black suit chanwook park do the right thing james brolin malcolm x old boy oldboy ruth e carter spike lee trailer. It is based on the japanese comic of the same name written by garon tsuchiya and illustrated by nobuaki minegishi. 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. Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he. 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. Lee and screenwriter mark protosevitch are upfront about drawing directly from the 2003 south korean thriller. 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.
You can also make your gb games colorful by selecting a custom. You can also make your gb games colorful by selecting a. Spike lee oldboy interview spike lee on remakes, movie. Spike lee, for some reason or another, decided to tackle what some would consider an impossible task. 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. Based on the cult favorite by director park chanwook, the film follows a man named joe doucett josh brolin, who seeks. Ok i had my doubts about spike lee directing this movie. Mandate pictures just announced that spike lee will direct oldboy, a remake of the cult 2003 south korean film directed by park chanwook that won the. 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. By lord christopher laverty comments off on trailer for spike lee s oldboy. Josh brolin to star in spike lees oldboy redo for mandate. 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. Other remakes, like the lake house and shall we dance.
Nov 20, 20 spike lee s oldboy is and isnt a remake. 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. Josh brolin, elizabeth olsen, sharlto copley, samuel jackson, spike lee, spike lee, doug davison. 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. 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. The hollywood reporter, llc is a subsidiary of prometheus global media, llc.
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