Smith keen to remake controversial flick Oldboy
Washington (ANI): Hollywood actor Will Smith is reportedly in talks to remake Korean movie Oldboy. The I'm Legend actor is keen to remake the controversial flick which was based on a man's violent quest for revenge after he was shamed at high school.
The Korean flick was branded controversial after South Korean-born Seung-Hui Cho murdered 32 students at Virginia Tech in 2007 in the same style, reports Contactmusic. The Virginia Tech carnage was the worst shoot out in the American history and it was linked to Oldboy after a photograph was found of Seung-Hui Cho recreating a pose from a poster promoting the flick.
Although
claims
stating
Steven
Spielberg
will
direct
have
been
denied,
Will
has
confirmed
he
is
interested
in
recreating
the
film.
DreamWorks
and
Universal
have
obtained
the
right
to
remake
the
movie
earlier
this
year
(08).