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MTV Movies Blog: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Oldboy’ Adaptation Will Be ‘Nothing Less Than Stunning,’ Says Will Smith
Cinema Blend News: Spielberg Drawn To Oldboy's Dark Elements
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Steven Spielberg’s ‘Oldboy’ Adaptation Will Be ‘Nothing Less Than Stunning,’ Says Will Smith
MTV Movies Blog —
FROM SPLASH PAGE: It’s been several months since we last heard about Steven Spielberg’s plans to adapt the popular manga “Oldboy” into a live-action film starring Will Smith, but fans of both the manga and the original live-action adaptation released in 2003 have been buzzing about whether the edgy story will be softened for American audiences.
With the film and the original manga well-known for their disturbing themes — a crucial plot point involves incest — and graphic violence, is the ...
Spielberg Drawn To Oldboy's Dark Elements
Cinema Blend News —
... had a positive gut reaction to the news that Steven Spielberg and Will Smith were doing an Oldboy adaptation. Whether the source material is the original comic book or Park Chan-wooks 2003 movie, the story is dark - and very few seem confident that Spielberg or Smith are likely to embracing that element of the story. But it may have been that very darkness that brought the stars to the tentatively scheduled movie. Its the thing that Steven was attracted to, Will Smith told MTV News . Were working from the comic and we havent done anything other than talk about it. ...
Will Smith Says 'Oldboy' Remake Will Be 'Nothing Less Than Stunning' Despite Complete Evidence To The Contrary
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... It looks like Will Smith and Steven Spielberg are soldering along with their ill-advised remake of the Korean film "Oldboy." In an interview with MTV News, Smith says, “It’s the thing that Steven was attracted to... We’re working from the comic and we haven’t done anything other than talk about it. So we’ll see what happens, but he’s not going to do anything that would be less than stunning. ...
Will Smith Says Spielberg's 'Old Boy' Will Be "Stunning"
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... as the star...well now I'm perplexed. Howzit gonna work? Discussing the project with MTV, Smith says the ultra-violence is "the thing that Steven was attracted to." ...
Will Smith Says Spielberg's 'Oldboy' Will Be "Stunning"
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... as the star...well now I'm perplexed. Howzit gonna work? Discussing the project with MTV, Smith says the ultra-violence is "the thing that Steven was attracted to." ...
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... is now pointing to Pathe's site. The film will be distributed in North America by Universal Pictures. [image] [image] * MTV's Splash Page reports Will Smith commented on that adaptation of the Oldboy manga be developed with Steven Spielberg. “It’s the thing that Steven was attracted to,” Smith told MTV News. “We’re working from the comic and we haven’t done anything other than talk about it. So we’ll see what happens, but he’s not going to do anything that would be less than stunning.” The manga was previously adapted by Park Chan-wook. Hisayuki Toriumi Passes Away ...
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