Oldboy Director Reveals His Reaction To Spike Lee & Josh Brolin’s Remake

Original Oldboy director Park Chan-wook reveals how he felt watching Spike Lee’s 2013 remake. Based loosely on a Japanese manga, Park’s Oldboy tells the twisted story of a man mysteriously imprisoned for 15 years, who after being given his freedom, sets out on a bloody quest for revenge against his unknown captors. Acclaimed by critics upon its release in 2003 (as reflected in its 82% score on Rotten Tomatoes), Oldboy was championed by the likes of Quentin Tarantino, and was later set to be remade by Steven Spielberg with Will Smith in the lead role. Ultimately Oldboy was remade, but with Lee in the director’s chair, and Josh Brolin taking on the lead.