Park Chan-woo to remake ‘Oldboy’ for TV

South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook along with Lionsgate is set to adapt his cult classic film “Oldboy” for a television series.

Key points:

Park directed and co-wrote the award-winning 2003 film, earning him worldwide recognition.
The iconic revenge thriller is based on a Japanese manga by Garon Tsuchiya.
Park will co-produce the upcoming English-language show with producer Syd Lim, reported Deadline.

The details:

Park’s “Oldboy” is the middle film in his acclaimed “Vengeance” trilogy, including “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” (2002) and “Lady Vengeance” (2005).
Park is known for directing “The Handmaiden” and “Decision to Leave,” among others. He also produced both the highly acclaimed film and TV series “Snowpiercer.”
The upcoming series will also draw inspiration from the Japanese manga. The story follows a man taken off the streets and imprisoned for 10 years (15 years in Park’s film). He is then released and given five days to find his captor.
Lionsgate executive Scott Herbst expressed excitement about the upcoming project, praising Park as “one of the most visionary storytellers of our generation.”
Details about casting, potential directors and airing date remain under wraps.

Tangent:

In 2013, Spike Lee directed a critically panned American remake of “Oldboy,” starring Josh Brolin.

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