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Christian Bale to play villain in 'Oldboy' remake?
Published Thursday, Aug 25 2011, 10:16 BST | By Zakia Uddin | 10 comments
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The actor would take on the role of the captor who imprisons the hero for 15 years without any explanation and mysteriously continues to control the prisoner's life after release, Variety reports.
Lee signed on to remake Park Chan-wook's 2003 film in July, after Steven Spielberg and Will Smith abandoned the project.
He will be directing from a script by I Am Legend screenwriter Mark Protosevich.
The South Korean film won the Cannes Grand Jury Prize in 2004.
Bale is also wanted for several other projects, including Clint Eastwood's remake of A Star is Born.
Despite claiming he would not sign for any new projects until The Dark Knight Rises wraps, the actor has just been cast in Terrence Malick's latest project.
Watch the trailer for Park Chan-wook's Oldboy below:
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