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slashfilm.com - 6/29/2009

Lawsuit Won’t Slow Down Spielberg’s Oldboy Remake

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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 ...

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getthebigpicture.net - 6/29/2009

'Oldboy' Remake Goes Forward Despite Legal Issues

— getthebigpicture.net — The updating of Oldboy by Steven Spielberg and Will Smith was notorious enough already, but now comes news that the rights to the original film may not even be available. The plans for the remake are still moving forward despite some efforts by Futabasha, the original publisher of ... 'Oldboy' Remake Goes Forward Despite Legal Issues

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atomicpopcorn.net - 6/22/2009

Spielberg + HBO x 2 = The Pacific

— 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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theplaylist.blogspot.com - 7/1/2009

Legal Path Cleared For Steven Spielberg & Will Smith To Butcher 'Oldboy'

— theplaylist.blogspot.com — 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 ... Legal Path Cleared For Steven Spielberg & Will Smith To ...

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Film Experience Blog — ... 1983 my internet is where... has fallen in hate with Leonardo DiCaprio Erik Lundegaard charts out the Best Picture Box Office problem... we've been talking about this for a long time. It's a beast of a problem and quite complicated... though the simplest explanation is that the moviegoing public is no longer interested in dramas (preferring just about any other genre) and Oscar still loves dramas most of all. /Film Steven Spielberg, Oldboy and a complicated lawsuit Thompson on ...

Oldboy remake still on
Filmstalker — ... , the publisher of that manga, started a law suit against a production company Show East. It stated that they could not sell the rights to a film version. All that doesn't look like stopping Spielberg and Smith though. Although it has gotten fairly complicated. Reuters, through /Film , say that it was Cineclick Asia who were working with Show East, that sold the rights to Universal. The rights then went to Mandate and then Dreamworks. It doesn't end there though. Show East have gone bust, and the boss is missing. And Big Egg, who were co-producers of the first film have also ...

‘Oldboy’ Remake Status: Sadly Back On Track
Screen Rant — ... trying to do another version has me annoyed. I, and just about every other Oldboy fan out there, can only hope another problem arises that hinders and hopefully even cancels this remake project altogether. What do you think of an Oldboy remake? Are you glad it’s back on board after its legal troubles? No release date has been set as of yet for the Oldboy remake. Sources: The Playlist, FirstShowing, /Film, Reuters and Variety You Might Also Be ...

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Friend Mouse Speaks — ... similar to Lady Vengeance - Park seems to have a recurring revenge motif - in that the protagonist is imprisoned for a long time and then, once released, sets out to take revenge upon his jailer. Again, gorgeously shot (American movies seem so cluttered after watching these Korean films), a little long, terrifically violent (I had to watch the oral surgery scenes through my fingers) and utterly compelling. Great stuff. Steven Spielberg and Will Smith apparently want to remake Oldboy to which I vehemently say: NO F'N WAY. ...