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Smith, Spielberg eye 'Oldboy' remake

Published Friday, Nov 7 2008, 14:54 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Smith, Spielberg eye 'Oldboy' remake

Rex Features

Will Smith and Steven Spielberg are in talks to remake of the violent Korean drama Oldboy, says Variety.

The 2003 original follows a man who is incarcerated for 15 years without explanation. Upon his release, he goes on a revenge-fueled mission to seek out his captor. Oldboy is the second film in director Park Chan-wook's Vengeance trilogy, which includes Sympathy For Mr Vengeance and Sympathy For Lady Vengeance.

Spielberg, who has reportedly been looking for a project to make with Smith, is in the process of securing the remake rights for DreamWorks and hiring a writer for the project.

Director Justin Lin (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift) and Nicolas Cage had previously been linked with an Oldboy remake.
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