Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is partnering with Lionsgate Tv to develop a sequence model of his 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy.
The mission could be an English-language adaptation of the story, which was loosely primarily based on a magna with the identical identify.
“Lionsgate Tv shares my artistic imaginative and prescient for bringing Oldboy into the world of tv,” mentioned Park. “I look ahead to working with a studio whose model stands for daring, unique and risk-taking storytelling.”
Along with directing The Handmaiden and Resolution to Go away, Park beforehand produced the dystopian thriller Snowpiercer which was likewise tailored right into a sequence. He’s additionally directing and producing HBO’s new restricted sequence The Sympathizer starring Robert Downey, Jr.
“Park is without doubt one of the most visionary storytellers of our era, and we’re excited to associate with him in bringing his cinematic masterpiece to the tv display,” added Scott Herbst, EVP and Head of Scripted Growth, Lionsgate Tv. “This sequence adaptation of Oldboy will function the uncooked emotional energy, iconic struggle scenes and visceral fashion that made the movie a traditional.”
Oldboy, which Park directed and co-wrote, follows a person who’s saved in jail for 15 years with out figuring out why he was imprisoned or by whom and, upon his launch, should discover his captor in 5 days. The movie is a part of Park’s Vengeance trilogy, which incorporates Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Sympathy for Girl Vengeance.
Oldboy was beforehand tailored right into a 2013 English-language movie directed by Spike Lee and starring Josh Brolin.