“Oldboy” TV series directed by the original director

Almost everyone loves Spike Lee, but almost everyone also thinks his Oldboy remake was bad. Somehow, we now find ourselves looking at the prospect of an Oldboy TV series.

On April 17, Lionsgate announced via The Hollywood Reporter that they would be working with Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook (the man behind the 2003 original masterpiece) to develop a new “English adaptation of the story.”

It’s important to remind ourselves that Oldboy is already a loose adaptation of the 1990s Japanese manga of the same name, written by Garon Tsuchiya and lovingly illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi.Park Chan-wook’s voice was very strong and he soon became this For most, this is a must-see Korean action thriller, a status that has only grown over the years.If the tentative TV series instead looks to the comics for inspiration, America’s chances may be slim actually cook This time around, but we’re definitely not holding our breath.

While most movie fans think of “The Handmaiden” and “Legacy” (two excellent films) when Park Chan-wook is mentioned, he has been working on TV projects outside of Korea for several years, helping to develop “The Handmaiden” with the original film’s director. Snowpiercer” and other shows Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite”) directed and produced HBO’s limited series “The Sympathizer,” starring Robert Downey Jr., who just won an Oscar for Oppenheimer.

Scott Herbst, executive vice president and head of script development at Lionsgate, said: “This film adaptation of the ‘Oldboy’ franchise will deliver raw emotional power, iconic fight scenes and Heartfelt style, these are the things that make this film a classic.” Ideally, this new adaptation will be a fresh take on the story rather than a diluted, more accessible iteration of the original.

Oldboy (2003) tells the story of a man who is imprisoned and cut off from the outside world for 15 years for unknown reasons. After his release, he spends five days trying to find his kidnappers and learn why his life was taken. This is part of Parker’s themed revenge trilogy, which includes Sympathy for Mr. Revenge and Sympathy for Ms. Revenge, all of which, I assure you, are shocking thrillers that will stay with you long after you first watch them. It will linger in your mind for a while.