Producer Roy Lee, whose overseeing Spike Lee’s English language remake of the Japanese hit thriller OLDBOY, has spoken about the plans for the film that will star Josh Brolin. The original film was directed by Chan -wook Park that told the tale of Oh-Dae Sun a man kidnapped and held captive for 15 years, hell bent on revenge once released, he must piece together who was responsible and why.
“We are planning to shoot ‘Old Boy’ in March and that should start pre-production in late January.This is a brand new script by Mark Protosevich. It is very similar to the film, but Protosevich has added new elements that will throw off the audience who have seen the original movie because there are new characters and new situations that present themselves in a way that change the story but eventually go in the same direction. The ending will be something audiences–especially fans of the original movie–will be very happy with. Some may consider it a bit darker.
There’s going to be a different interpretation of the hallway scene that is hopefully going to be Spike’s signature moment in the movie that he wants to show in a way that has never been seen in an action movie.”
It is hard to imagine that the films original finale could be any bleaker but it gives the notion that the film makers are prepared to add something new and will not just attempt a carbon copy of a great film. The role of the villain has saw the likes of Christian Bale and Colin Firth been rumoured to be attached.
Source: ComingSoon
