The Will Smith & Steven Spielberg American adaptation of the classic manga Oldboy seems to now be officially dead in the water. It seems they weren't able to get past the troublesome Korean legal disputes which stemmed from Korea making their own live-action movie of it some years ago. You just know Hollywood's a tough town when a movie involving Spielberg & Smith attached to it couldn't get made. Here's what Latino Review had to say:
According to a trusted source…
…It’s DEAD!
Mandate and DreamWorks didn’t see eye to eye therefore DreamWorks has apparently walked away.
No Spielberg.
No Will Smith.
THEY’RE OUT!
Hence no stateside Oldboy remake…or whatever you want to call it.
Source: http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclus
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