i imagine that this will come as a relief to many (and, perhaps, a disappointment to a few):
http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclus ... -dead-8502
Late Breaking News…
This just in…
You know that OLDBOY remake…well it wasn’t really a remake, anyway (which is a terrible idea by the way) Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were suppose to do a film that was based on the Japanese manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya and NOT FROM THE ORIGINAL FILM.
At the time DreamWorks was in the process of securing the rights along with MANDATE, until NOW.
According to a trusted source…
…It’s DEAD!
Mandate and DreamWorks didn’t see eye to eye therefore DreamWorks has apparently walked away.
No Spielberg.
No Will Smith.
THEY’RE OUT!
Hence no stateside Oldboy remake…or whatever you want to call it.
Stay tuned as more develops.
You guys should be hearing something in the trades soon.
Old Boy "remake" canceled!
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Old Boy "remake" canceled!
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Re: Old Boy "remake" cancelled!
Thank you, JEBUS!!!
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Re: Old Boy "remake" cancelled!
It may be canceled now, but expect a new attempt at it soon. And since Mandate is owned by Lionsgate, expect a cheap, in name only remake from the Saw people or something like that.
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Re: Old Boy "remake" cancelled!
Damn it!
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Re: Old Boy "remake" canceled!
Phew, Spielberg doing Oldboy sounded like the worst film on the planet