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Is the Oldboy Remake Dead?

2 hours ago | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

You don’t have to be an Asian movie snob to think that remaking Chan-wook Park’s “Oldboy” is probably not a really good idea. But then to announce you’re not really going to remake the Korean movie, but will actually go back to the original Japanese manga source material for your version? As if Park’s version was somehow lacking? That was just bound to rile up a lot of people, especially the aforementioned Asian movie snobs. But that’s all a moot point now, because according to Latino Review, the remake is dead. D-e-d. Dead. Citing “trusted sources”, Lr claims that the remake is dead because Dreamworks and Mandate couldn’t agree on how to proceed with the movie in a timely enough manner. As a result, Steven Spielberg, who was supposed to direct, and Will Smith, who was supposed to star, have walked away from the project. »

- Nix

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Is The Steven Spielberg And Will Smith 'Oldboy' Adaptation Dead?

2 hours ago | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

News has been very quiet on the "Oldboy" front since Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were initially announced for the project — and according to one source, that's because the film is no longer happening.

Latino Review reports that Smith and Spielberg are no longer attached to "Oldboy," saying that official news should make the rounds sometime soon.

For now, the report is far from official, but the alleged demise of "Oldboy" would certainly explain why we haven't heard much about the project in close to a year.

Spielberg's film would have been an adaptation of the original manga series written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi, not a remake of the Japanese "Oldboy" as many initially speculated. Spielberg's DreamWorks and Mandate Pictures were in the process of securing the film rights to the "Oldboy" manga, but Latino Review reports that creative differences between the two companies have killed the project. »

- Josh Wigler

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'Oldboy' is Dead! Long Live the Real 'Oldboy!'

3 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Looks like our friends over at Latino Review have some news on that Oldboy remake that would have starred Will Smith with Steven Spielberg directing. The initial news about this remake (which actually would have been an adaptation of "the Japanese manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya") had fans of the uber-violent and disturbing cult film confused and distressed, to say the least. (Okay, irate. They were irate.) I haven't read the manga, but I find it hard to believe that it would be any easier to adapt for a Smith/Spielberg-type audience than the movie Oldboy itself. Either way, it's bananas.

So fans can rest easy because a trusted source has tipped off Lr that the whole shebang is as dead as a doornail because "Mandate and DreamWorks didn't see eye to eye, therefore DreamWorks has apparently walked away." And the thing with Latino Review is that their trusted sources are, »

- Jenni Miller

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Steven Spielberg's Oldboy Remake Is Dead

6 hours ago | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

It seems that fans against the remake of a beloved Chan-wook Park film may have finally gotten their wish. Latino Review is reporting that the Oldboy remake/reboot project is currently dead.

DreamWorks was in the process of obtaining the rights to the original Japanese manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya with Mandate. The film was going to be based on that manga and not the Oldboy film, but it seems that DreamWorks and Mandate couldn't see eye to eye and have left the project.

We'll be sure to keep you posted on any new developments about this project as soon as we have more information.

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OldBoy: Spielberg & Smith Remake canned…for now!

8 hours ago | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »

Blarg! Latino Review exclusively reports that Stephen Spielberg and Will Smith’s adaptation of OldBoy (not based on Chan-wook Park’s 20003 film, but the original Japanese manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi according to Smith) has been canned.

The report doesn’t mention specific reasons, but I guess the licensing problems that appeared last month could have something to do with it. While this may be great news for fans of Park’s amazing adaptation, I don’t think this was Hollywood’s last try to bring this story to the big screen itself.

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- Ulrik

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Steven Spielberg and Will Smith’s Old Boy is No More

11 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Could it be? Have our prayer's been answered? Latino Review is reporting that Steven Spielberg's Old Boy starring Will Smith is dead in the water. Apparently Dreamworks and original Korean production studio Mandate were working together to get the rights to the manga, but the two couldn't reach an agreement, and Dreamworks simply walked away. Spielberg's film was to be an adaptation of the original manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, and not a direct remake of Park Chan-wook's Oldboy. I honestly loathed this project a lot less when we learned that they were looking at the manga more than the film, but at the same time it would have been impossible not to compare Spielberg's vision to Park's. Had Spielberg tapped a more compelling actor for the role, I probably would have even been excited for this project. It'd be like Scorsese remaking Infernal Affairs as The »

- Devindra Hardawar

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Oldboy remake is Dead!

18 hours ago | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

   When it's just not meant to happen, let it go. And so apparently Will Smith and Steven Spielberg have put their Oldboy re-adaptation to rest once and for all. Dreamworks and Mandate pictures have had a hard time from the get go with that project, first shouldering backlash from fans of the Chan-Wook Park original film -ok, it was me, but in my universe I count- then having to navigate an endless maze of legal rights. But it was internal rumblings that drove the final... »

- Tony Lang

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Chan-Wook Park's Vengeance Trilogy Comes to DVD on November 24th

30 September 2009 10:26 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

You can bring acclaimed Korean director Chan-Wook Park's fantastic trilogy home in one boxed set this November. Park's Vengeance Trilogy will be released on DVD on November 24. We don't have cover art or pricing details yet, but this will be an eight-disc set and you can take a look at the full press release below.

You've been asking, we've been planning and this November Palisades Tartan will release the most exciting, impressive and comprehensive Vengeance Trilogy box-set the world has ever seen! Featuring 8-discs and more special features then any other set on the planet (including the Korean version), celebrity essays as well as a few surprises, Palisades Tartan will release Park Chan-Wook's Vengeance Trilogy November 24th in DVD stores across the country.

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the first film in Park Chan-Wook's acclaimed Vengeance trilogy. The sister of a simple and deaf factory worker, Ryu, falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, »

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More details about Tartan’s Vengeance Trilogy box

28 September 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

Palisades Tartan sent out the official press release today for their upcoming 8 disc Vengeance Trilogy box set, previously reported on here. You can see the official artwork to the left. The set, collecting Chan-wook Park's three similarly themed films Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance, will be released November 24th. According to the press release, the special features included in the set will include, but are not limited to: An essay on each film by celebrated filmmakers, actors and writers, including Eli Roth... Additional features include but are not limited to Audio commentary by Park Chan-Wook and actor Ryoo Seung-wan (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance), Behind the Scenes, The Process of Mr. Vengeance, My Boksu Story, Storyboards, Photo Gallery, Filmographies, Film Notes, Crew Interviews, Three Audio Commentaries (Oldboy), 5 Behind the Scene featurettes, Le Grand Prix at Cannes, Deleted Scenes with commentary, Regular and Fade-To-White versions (Lady Vengeance), Character Interviews – Lee Geum Ja, »

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More details about Tartan’s Vengeance Trilogy box

28 September 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

Palisades Tartan sent out the official press release today for their upcoming 8 disc Vengeance Trilogy box set, previously reported on here. You can see the official artwork to the left. The set, collecting Chan-wook Park's three similarly themed films Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance, will be released November 24th. According to the press release, the special features included in the set will include, but are not limited to: »

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HMV has Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance…on Blu-ray

16 September 2009 10:47 PM, PDT | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »

And another bunch of good news for you Chan-wook Park fans out there. Looks like Tartan Video is back on track with new releases after the merging/takeover by Palisades in July 2008. At least UK based retailer HMV.co.uk has listed a shop-exclusive Blu-ray Disc release of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, the first part of Chan-wook Park’s amazing Vengeance trilogy for November 2nd.

With this release, the complete Vengeance trilogy consisting of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, OldBoy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance would be available on Blu-ray Disc with English subtitles.

Thanks to AnimeOnBlu for the heads up! »

- Ulrik

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Thirst Spills the Blood on DVD November 17th

15 September 2009 12:27 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

You can bring home the latest from acclaimed filmmaker Chan-wook Park on DVD this November. Thirst will be released on DVD on November 17. The DVD will be priced at $29.98 Srp, and you can take a look at the cover art below. No special features were listed at this time, but we'll update you if any features are added to this release. The film stars Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun and Kim Ok-bi.

From the acclaimed director of the global hit Oldboy comes a shockingly original vampire story with a chilling, erotic style. A blood transfusion saves the life of a priest, but also transforms him into a vampire. He struggles to control his insatiable thirst for blood until a love affair unleashes his darkest desires in deadly new ways. Hailed as "Daring, operatic, and bloody funny!" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly), Thirst is a truly wicked love story that takes classic vampire lore to twisted new heights. »

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Why Park Chan-Wook’s ‘Thirst’ Isn’t Worth the Hype

3 September 2009 4:50 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Vampire films have been around as long as film itself. Dracula earned his wings as one of the original Universal Monsters back when the role was helmed by the incomparable Bela Lugosi. I thought about this a lot today because I think Universal Monster is a very apt term for a vampire; in a way that transcends studio labels. Vampires stories have origins in scores of ancient cultures from all over the world. Vampire cinema exists on almost every continent and, for better or worse, each entry boasts a unique set of cultural flavors. Chan Wook-Park is a fantastic director and all I heard for weeks was how his vampire opus Thirst was a gorgeous, deeply affecting film; my interest was duly peaked. Two very long hours later, I emerged in the minority. I did not like this film. Thirst is a beautiful film........for the first half hour. It explores the deeper, contemplative »

- Brian Salisbury

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #6

30 August 2009 2:58 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Outside of seeing three films in theaters this week I also took in nine titles at home including films from Akira Kurosawa, Roman Polanski, Claude Lelouch and two from Chan-wook Park. It's a mixed bag going from a movie about a girl with a machine gun arm to a film from the French New Wave. As always, remember you can keep tabs on my personal Netflix queue right here. Now, here's the recap of my week in movies... The Machine Girl (2008) Quick Thoughts: I can't remember which one of the Netflix friends I have had this in their queue, but I saw it and noticed it was on Instant Play and just had to give it a watch. I mean, at 96 minutes who wouldn't want to give a movie about a girl with a machine gun on her arm a chance? Well, I gave it a chance and must say, »

- Brad Brevet

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Weekly Poll Results: Best Revenge Flick

26 August 2009 10:40 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Revenge is, as the Klingons say, a dish that is best served cold. I'm not exactly sure what relation that has to last week's poll about revenge films except to say that Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill placed second, right behind Chan-wook Park's Oldboy. Tony Scott's Man on Fire was at #3, followed by Once Upon a Time in the West and The Crow. I'm a bit surprised that The Last House on the Left placed dead last, but with so many other great choices I guess it was just outclassed. Do you agree with these results? 1. Oldboy -- 26.9% 2. Kill Bill -- 25.8% 3. Man on Fire -- 12.1% 4. Once Upon a Time in the West -- 9.6% 5. The Crow -- 8.3% 6. Straw Dogs -- 4.1% 6. Death Wish -- 4.1% 8. Payback -- 3.6% 8. I Spit on Your Grave -- 3.6% 10. The Last House on the Left -- 1.8% For More Daily Movie Goodness, Visit Filmjunk.Com! »

- Sean

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'Oldboy' Meets 'Heroes' In New Milo Ventimiglia Mash-Up Video

5 August 2009 8:43 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

It's been ages since we had any movement on Steven Spielberg and Will Smith's planned adaptation of "Oldboy," the ultraviolent manga by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya that was the basis for Chan-Wook Park’s cult-classic film. While some might argue that this is a good thing, it's worth pointing out that the high-profile Hollywood duo aren't the only ones to put a new spin on the old property.

Over at website for Cinesmash, the online video series in which celebrities mash up their favorite scenes from films they weren't actually in, "Heroes" star Milo Ventimiglia (and creator of Top Cow's "Berserker" comic book series) offers up his own take on the hallway fight scene from Park's 2003 film.

Complete with crazy wig, claw hammer and surprisingly adherent camera angles, Ventimiglia's "Oldboy" mash-up is both an ode to its source material and a nice little jab at some of the real villains out there. »

- Rick Marshall

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Sr Pick [Video]: Milo Ventimiglia Reenacts ‘Oldboy’ Fight Scene

4 August 2009 10:02 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

One of the most popular Asian films of the last few years is Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy, the middle part of his Vengeance Trilogy (the first and third being Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Lady Vengeance, respectively). I personally must have watched the movie at least 10 times, and it keeps getting better and better every time I watch it. A bona fide masterpiece Imo.

One of the most memorable scenes, not just of Oldboy itself but of any movie in the last decade, is the unbroken extended fight sequence in a dark hallway involving the main character and at least a dozen guys all attacking him at once. It’s an amazing, eyebrow raising sequence that’s unique to just about every other movie fight sequence I’ve seen.

 

On that note, our Screen Rant pick for today is of Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia reenacting (as part of the “Cinemash »

- Ross Miller

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Check out a New clip from Chan-wook Park's Thirst!

21 July 2009 10:14 PM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

Thirst, the new vampire film from internationally acclaimed director Chan-wook Park opens in select theaters July 31st.

Park, renowned for films such as Oldboy and Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance is considered by many to be one of the most gifted film makers of the decade. Thirst is his first foray into the genre and I know I'm really anxious to see this.

Check out this new clip:

 

 

Could Thirst find a rabid U.S. audience like Let The Right One In? Head to the theater on July 31st and tell us what You think!

You can check out the official trailer at our previous post Here.

 

 

Thirst is slated to release in select theaters July 31st.

Thirst official site: www.thirstmovie.com

Synopsis: A priest becomes a vampire…another man’s wife is coveted…a deadly seduction triggers murder. Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, »

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The 25 Most Anticipated Films for the Rest of 2009

15 July 2009 6:45 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

[1] Originally Posted in Creative Loafing [2]. 2009 is already halfway over, and the fall movie season (with all the originality and Oscar-bait it has to offer) is just around the corner. What follows is my list of the 25 films I'm most interested in seeing in the second half of 2009. Read all the way to the bottom for some honorable mentions and films that flat out didn't make the cut, despite the big-name talent behind the production. (I'm looking at you Scorsese and Apatow.) Then let me know in the comments what you're looking forward to seeing in the next six months. Read on for the my 25 most anticipated films of the rest of 2009. 25) Big Fan [3] (August 28) I know the Sundance hit wasn't praised for its production values, but The Wrestler scribe Robert D. Siegal looks like he has written another winner about a loser. Patton Oswalt [4]plays a very big New York Giants fan who, »

- Anthony Nicholas

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Under The Radar: Adam & Thirst

15 July 2009 4:38 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

After a bit of a hiatus, Under the Radar is back with a double movie piece again. Informing you on the upcoming independent and lesser known films, this is your one stop to curiously peek at what you can see next in theaters near you.

The first of the two is the Fox Searchlight Pictures film, Adam. Written and directed by Max Mayer, the Olympus Pictures and Serenade Films feature stars the talents of Hugh Dancy (Confessions of a Shopaholic), Rose Bryne (Knowing), Amy Irving (Alias), Peter Gallagher (The Oc) among others.

Soon after moving in, Beth (Rose Bryne), a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam (Hugh Dancy), the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam’s ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory »

- Melissa Molina

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