Spielberg set to Remake Oldboy

Yes you read that correctly, the movie that is #117 on the IMDB top 250 is getting an American remake. If you're like me and have seen the Korean film Oldboy, you don't want any greedy unoriginal Hollywood producer getting his nasty hands on a remake. Now for me this comes as even more of a downer because I despise Steven Spielberg. My hatred for him isn't the point of this blog though, the point is what a stupid idea this project is.

The worst part about Spielberg wanting to do this remake? He wants Will "Gettin' Jiggy with it" Smith to play the lead character. That is right. The guy that couldn't even make Robert Neville seem tough is set to play one of the most violent characters in recent cinema.

Granted there are some things that should be remade (yea I said it), but not things that actually have a strong following and were only made a few years ago. Just because something is from a different country as America doesn't mean people shouldn't watch it. Does the population hate reading so much that they won't even go see a foreign film?

Now before you jump on my case because The Departed was a remake of Infernal Affairs, and since The Departed won Best Picture, let me say this. The Departed and Infernal Affairs were so different you almost couldn't tell it was a remake. There is NO WAY to remake Oldboy and change it like they changed Infernal Affairs.


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