However you feel about remakes, they’re always going to be necessity in introducing classic (or even crap) pictures to a whole generation of film fans. While South Korean masterpiece OLDBOY may have only been adapted by Chan-wook Park from the acclaimed manga graphic novel only 10 years ago, Hollywood now feels it’s right to bring their own ruthless vision. Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee is at the helm of this latest English-language version of an international smash, but will it top (or even match) the bleak, controversial ending of the original? We’ll find out in the coming months!
OLDBOY follows the story of 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 illusive man (Sharlto Copley) who allegedly holds the key to his salvation.
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OLDBOY stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Lance Reddick, Michael Imperioli, James Ransone and opens in US cinemas on 27th November and the UK 6th December.
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