slashfilm.com - 6/19/2009
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When it was first announced that Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were developing an American remake of Chan-wook Park ’s Oldboy with the screenwriter of Poseidon , fans freaked out. It was later revealed that the remake wasn’t a remake at all, but an American adaptation of the ...
firstshowing.net - 6/19/2009
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firstshowing.net —
Is it just mere coincidence that both the
Akira and Oldboy remakes have been stopped? It was
only late last year when DreamWorks announced that they were going to remake Park Chan-wook's Oldboy with Steven Spielberg and Will Smith. Fans were ...
Will Smith's Oldboy Stalled Due to Legal Fight Over Rights
atomicpopcorn.net - 6/22/2009
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atomicpopcorn.net —
Do you remember the lingering feelings of excitement
of Spielberg and HBO’s creation of Band of Brothers
when it first aired? Want more? Well Spielberg and HBO heard your wish all right, with the creation of the follow up called The Pacific. Following right after the events in the ...
Spielberg + HBO x 2 = The Pacific
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Oldboy remake faces lawsuit
Filmstalker —
... has this from the publishing company, through /Film . Futabasha is suing to confirm the lack of a binding contract between the two parties, due to an alleged breach. Futabasha asserts that Show East violated its basic agreement with Futabasha, and thus nullified it, when Show East pushed for the production of a film remake with America’s Universal Pictures. Show East signed its contract with Futabasha over film rights in September of 2002, and signed a second contract in December of 2003 that amended the original one to cover other materials. I'm thinking that's legal speak ...
Lawsuit Could Stop Spielberg’s Oldboy Remake
Oh No They Didn't! —
... released, given money, clothes and a cellphone and is sent on journey for revenge. The film won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and was highly praised by Jury President Quentin Tarantino. Praised for it’s intense visuals and twisted story, Oldboy was met with positive reviews in the States, and is currently getting an 82% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and an 8.3 user rating on IMDB, for a #117 placement on the top 250 films of all time. Source
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slashfilm.com 6/29/2009 —
When it was first announced that Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were developing an American remake of Chan-wook Park ’s Oldboy with the screenwriter of Poseidon , fans freaked out. It was later revealed that the remake wasn’t a ...
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Legal Path Cleared For Steven Spielberg & Will Smith To Butcher 'Oldboy'
theplaylist.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — We recently celebrated the prospect that pending legal proceedings could potentially hinder the progress of Steven Spielberg and Will Smith 's ridiculous and unnecessary remake of Park Chan-Wook 's " Oldboy " (look, there's just no need for it, let ...
Steven Spielberg’s Oldboy is NOT a Remake
slashfilm.com 11/21/2008 —
Two weeks ago it was reported that Steven Spielberg was developing a remake of Chan-wook Park ’s Oldboy, with Will Smith attached to star. Apparently that isn’t exactly 100% true. Our friends at Film School Rejects got a chance to ...
Hurray! The Spielberg/Will Smith Remake Of 'Oldboy' Is Dead
theplaylist.blogspot.com 12 days ago — We were just surmising this morning that the old reported remake of Park Chan-Wook's Korean 2003 film, "Oldboy" by the odd pairing of Will Smith and Steven Spielberg appeared to be dead.Now today, according to the guys at Latino Review (we'll choose ...
'Oldboy' is Dead! Long Live the Real 'Oldboy!'
cinematical.com 12 days ago — Looks like our friends over at Latino Review have some news on that Oldboy remake that would have starred Will Smith with Steven Spielberg directing. The initial news about this remake (which actually would have been an adaptation of "the Japanese ...
Steven Spielberg & Family Go For A Stroll
knockedupcelebs.com 5/26/2009 — Steven Spielberg spent his Memorial Day weekend with wife, Kate Capshaw , and daughters, Sasha ,19 and Destry , 12. They were going to the Tra Di Noi Restaurant in Malibu. I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day.
Spielberg Hops on the Remake-Go-Round
iwatchstuff.com 8/3/2009 —
Steven Spielberg, the man who famously presented Animaniacs , has announced he'll be shooting a remake of Harvey , the Pulitzer Prize-winning play-turned-Jimmy Stewart movie about a man and his six-and-a-half-foot rabbit friend only he can see. ...
Smith/Spielberg OLDBOY Is Dead
wearemoviegeeks.com 12 days ago —
My sigh of relief echoed down my vacant and cold street moments ago as I read that the much talked about Will Smith and Steven Spielberg OLDBOY re-imagining is no more. Latino Review reports that Dreamworks and Mandate could not come to terms and ...
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The Wrap RSS 6/22/2009
On "Transformers 2" -- the movie and the game -- getting blown sky high and what Steven Spielberg would rather do than shoot skeet. By John Gaudiosi Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox didn’t just return to the screen for the $200 million ...
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