FilmDistrict has released five new pictures from Spike Lee‘s upcoming Oldboy remake starring Josh Brolin and Elisabeth Olsen, due in theaters on November 27.
The film follows the story of an advertising executive (Brolin) who is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement without any indication of his captor’s motive. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his bizarre and torturous punishment only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment. His quest for revenge leads him into an ill-fated relationship with a young social worker (Olsen) and ultimately to an illusive man (Sharlto Copley) who allegedly holds the key to his salvation.
I’m actually looking forward to this one quite a bit, hoping Lee has brought a little something fresh to the table and hasn’t simply done a rehash of Park Chan-wook‘s film. Lee, in an AMA over at Reddit (via The Playlist) was recently asked by a fan if he was nervous about the remake and what he would like to do differently to which he responded, “Before we started the shoot, Josh Brolin went to Park Chan-wook and asked for his blessing. He told Josh ‘you and Spike make your own film, don’t remake ours.’ And that’s what we did.”
Take that to mean whatever you like. Also, if you haven’t yet watched the click here.
Pictures via Huffington Post
