Oldboy Hollywood Remake: The Next Big Hallyu-wood Crossover?

This might sound overly dramatic (ok fine, it will) but one of my biggest fears on Hollywood remakes of foreign films is the prospect of it getting lost in translation. I enjoyed Oldboy immensely upon its release in 2003 and I do not, NOT want to see this remake butchered and die a slow, meandering death.

The Hollywood remake has a few big name contenders, which include Steven Spielberg, Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass), and Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). The one star that I am most surprised about, and admittedly most indecisive on, is Will Smith. I cannot wrap my head around him portraying the ever so dark and intense character most awesomely pulled off by Choi Min Shik.

There is a lot of debate whether a film of this caliber should be remade at all. I feel like this film is already well-known and well-received by critics and film goers world wide, even audiences who don’t know a lick of Korean. If they are going to do it, then hopefully they will do it right. We already know what happened with My Sassy Girl (cough, cough).

(Star News)

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