Josh Brolin joins Old Boy
Posted by Anthonyon 30. 08. 2011in News Chat
There has been quite a bit of speculation regarding who would take the lead in the upcoming Spike Lee directed remake of “Old Boy” and today we learn that Josh Brolin has been confirmed for the part.
Source: Worst Previews
Josh Brolin has been cast as the lead in “Oldboy,” a remake of the 2003 Korean revenge thriller from director Park Chan-wook. The new movie will be directed by Spike Lee from a script by Mark Protosevich. The plan is to begin filming early next year.
The story centers on a man who is kidnapped on his daughter’s birthday and held for 15 years in solitary confinement without explanation. He is eventually released and sets out on a path to take revenge on those who destroyed his life.
I’m quietly looking forward to this movie. I’ve heard nothing but great things about this movie and enjoy Spike Lee’s movies so I’m expecting an amalgamation of the weird and the cool that others have described. Josh Brolin is an interesting choice and I’ll wait until I see something from his performance before I split hairs and Judge. It’s hard when I remember that Will Smith and Christian Bale were both considered for this same role but I’ll try my best.
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Brolin definately feels like the better choice for the lead, Will Smith… No way I just cant see him stepping into Min-sik Choi’s shoes.
I really like Brolin and I think he should be offered more lead roles. Glad he’s under the direction of one of the greats.
Brolin’s great
Spike Lee is an asshole but makes a great film every once in a while.
Spike is one of my fave directors & I love Brolin, but not sure if either one is right for this. I’m also worried about how much it will be watered down from the original. Very cautiously optimistic, but only because I like the people involved.
I wont see this, I have Old-Boy on Dvd and I am not gonna watch a sub-standard remake. Especially when the film is still fresh in my mind, hasnt even been ten years.
If appropriate time had passed, I would be somewhat ok with it. Just dont feel a re-make is warranted at this point.
Who is to say what an appropriate time frame is though.