Steven Spielberg and Will Smith Almost Remade 'Oldboy'
When a movie told in a foreign language becomes a huge deal, Hollywood only has one response to such success: it's time for an English-language remake. Many of these titles garner much of their acclaim in the first place from the idiosyncrasies rooted in the cultures they were conceived in. Even so, Hollywood studios tend to think that a foreign-language movie would benefit by having all the characters speak English.
How Did This Remake Even Come About? In November 2008, the first news broke that Spielberg and Smith were planning to embark on a new take on Oldboy after the duo had been scouring the globe for projects they could be collaborating on. Spielberg's filmography is often reduced to very simplified terms that ignore the tonal complexities of his individual works. Specifically, Spielberg movies are often considered more kid-friendly, when titles like A.I.
Why Did This ‘Oldboy’ Remake Fall Apart? Mark Protosevich was hired to write the script for Spielberg's Oldboy, making him the third big creative individual to join this production. Having a screenwriter credit on Smith's 2007 blockbuster I Am Legend, this writer had plenty of experience with the potential leading man of this version of Oldboy. Protosevich later told IndieWire in 2013 that their version of the production never went further than just meetings about taking on this remake.
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