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How Tough Is Hollywood?? Sometimes Even Will Smith And Steven Spielberg Can't Get A Project Going...


Merrick here...


Will Smith and Setven Spielberg's OLDBOY project has gone belly-up, according to Latino Review. The film was being spun as a direct adaptation of Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya's manga as opposed to a "remake" of Park Chan-wook's 2003 feature film.

According to a trusted source…

…It’s DEAD!

Mandate and DreamWorks didn’t see eye to eye therefore DreamWorks has apparently walked away.

No Spielberg.

No Will Smith.

THEY’RE OUT!

Hence no stateside Oldboy remake…or whatever you want to call it.

...says LR HERE.

The 2003 film is available in various permutations HERE, and it's also rentable via Netflix (disc and streaming) HERE.

The source material has been amassed into a series of graphic novels which can be found HERE.







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hmmmmm
by So What?
Nov 10th, 2009
11:32:46 AM
You know folks...
by Blue_Demon
Nov 10th, 2009
11:36:00 AM
finally some cool news
by son_of_ebert
Nov 10th, 2009
11:38:56 AM
Did this really need to be made anyway?
by Triceratops on Fire
Nov 10th, 2009
11:39:07 AM
Sister fucking doesn't translate very well...
by Chakraborty
Nov 10th, 2009
11:39:08 AM
Im Glad
by Pablo Escobar
Nov 10th, 2009
11:39:19 AM
Chakraborty
by Bouncy X
Nov 10th, 2009
11:41:45 AM
Good! Although it would have been intriguing...
by TheWaqman
Nov 10th, 2009
11:42:07 AM
Bouncy X
by Chakraborty
Nov 10th, 2009
11:42:41 AM
Thank God
by bloody_molly
Nov 10th, 2009
11:47:08 AM
See, prayers do get answered sometimes...
by HarryCalder
Nov 10th, 2009
11:49:41 AM
It wasn't his sister
by ToshiroShimura
Nov 10th, 2009
11:50:22 AM
Bloody_molly - weird parallelism there...
by HarryCalder
Nov 10th, 2009
11:50:56 AM
ToshiroShimura
by HarryCalder
Nov 10th, 2009
11:53:01 AM
Ain't It Really Great News!
by IAmLegolas
Nov 10th, 2009
12:00:03 PM
It's an outrage...
by mynamesdan
Nov 10th, 2009
12:05:21 PM
You're right, Shimura, it was his daughter
by Chakraborty
Nov 10th, 2009
12:09:22 PM
Burn, Hollywood, burn.
by BayAreaFilm
Nov 10th, 2009
12:11:12 PM
awesome news!! don't know about the Manga but
by FamousEccles
Nov 10th, 2009
12:21:42 PM
Good.
by DigitalBeachWar
Nov 10th, 2009
12:22:41 PM
Blue_Demon - what a totally insane idea!!
by FamousEccles
Nov 10th, 2009
12:23:21 PM
This is a lot cooler then that Spawn poster rip off
by Series7
Nov 10th, 2009
12:23:43 PM
Thank God we were spared Harry pimping this like GI Joe
by reflecto
Nov 10th, 2009
12:27:04 PM
Oh Hell No!
by beetlegeuse
Nov 10th, 2009
12:42:05 PM
Chakraborty
by ToshiroShimura
Nov 10th, 2009
12:42:27 PM
This film doesn't need to be seen
by ZoeFan
Nov 10th, 2009
12:45:08 PM
Maybe Ther Is A God?
by Crow3711
Nov 10th, 2009
12:47:17 PM
Exec: "No!" Will Smith: "Ah, C'mon...I'll suck your dick"
by AzulTool
Nov 10th, 2009
12:48:56 PM
Spoiler about who borks who
by primateboywonder
Nov 10th, 2009
12:49:07 PM
Aside from Dolph Lundgren in Conan,
by damiz707
Nov 10th, 2009
12:50:19 PM
Also
by primateboywonder
Nov 10th, 2009
12:51:15 PM
Spielberg is being treated like Hitchcock was
by U_Banned_Me_Down_The_Stairs
Nov 10th, 2009
12:52:26 PM
Good
by kwisatzhaderach
Nov 10th, 2009
12:55:50 PM
good
by therealrockinrolla
Nov 10th, 2009
12:56:45 PM
Thanks God
by Suskis
Nov 10th, 2009
12:57:09 PM
Good news!
by T 1000 xp professional
Nov 10th, 2009
12:57:54 PM
Now I don't have to kill Spielberg
by Mponder486
Nov 10th, 2009
12:58:01 PM
Now that's what I call
by dante76
Nov 10th, 2009
01:02:15 PM
Sister/daughter
by Dr. Chim Richalds
Nov 10th, 2009
01:05:31 PM
Good
by Black Jack iii
Nov 10th, 2009
01:08:53 PM
Horray! Now lets get rid of..
by gwarwilleatyou
Nov 10th, 2009
01:09:25 PM
Oops mponder486...
by gwarwilleatyou
Nov 10th, 2009
01:10:39 PM
Manga is tame
by #1 Zero
Nov 10th, 2009
01:13:48 PM
Next up on Speilberg and Smith's docket...
by DrMorbius
Nov 10th, 2009
01:18:06 PM
LET.......samn!
by DrMorbius
Nov 10th, 2009
01:20:02 PM
...damn....damn it.
by DrMorbius
Nov 10th, 2009
01:20:53 PM
ANTAGONIST: "SHE IS YOUR DAUGHTER."
by BringingSexyBack
Nov 10th, 2009
01:24:34 PM
HarryCalder...
by UltimaRex
Nov 10th, 2009
01:25:33 PM
Aint it a relief news.
by Knobules
Nov 10th, 2009
01:26:48 PM
awesome, cuz it shouldn't have been made with Smith
by Pitofbenders
Nov 10th, 2009
01:35:12 PM
Well...
by Chaztastic
Nov 10th, 2009
01:38:15 PM
I had very little interest in this anyway
by SithMenace
Nov 10th, 2009
01:41:53 PM
You know we know that you know...
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Nov 10th, 2009
01:41:56 PM
Good Riddance
by ominus
Nov 10th, 2009
01:44:26 PM
Will Smith in...
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Nov 10th, 2009
01:45:03 PM
G.C.A.N. ...Summer 2010...
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Nov 10th, 2009
01:48:46 PM
Damn..
by ShogunMaster
Nov 10th, 2009
01:52:10 PM
UltimaRex
by HarryCalder
Nov 10th, 2009
01:58:25 PM
Han Solo has been cast for the TV series:
by Ray Gamma
Nov 10th, 2009
02:04:28 PM
Larry Clark is a pedophile
by ominus
Nov 10th, 2009
02:15:00 PM
That's probably good news... now Yogi Bear...
by siouxfire
Nov 10th, 2009
02:19:16 PM
American's can't remake a good foreign film?
by MattmanBegins
Nov 10th, 2009
02:24:04 PM
Americans... no apostrophe. Edit button?
by MattmanBegins
Nov 10th, 2009
02:25:12 PM
YEAHHHHHH, good news everyone!
by MariusXe
Nov 10th, 2009
02:37:40 PM
Thank Serling!
by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester
Nov 10th, 2009
02:39:26 PM
Bravo To Those Who Own Old Boy
by Media Messiah
Nov 10th, 2009
02:55:23 PM
Well.
by ReverendFire
Nov 10th, 2009
02:56:56 PM
gwarwilleatyou
by Rocco Curioso
Nov 10th, 2009
02:58:44 PM
Looks like Spielberg needs to open a Twitter account
by SpyGuy
Nov 10th, 2009
03:04:59 PM
some people here LOVE INCESTUOUS FILMS
by Meadowe
Nov 10th, 2009
03:08:36 PM
Merrick!
by Ribbons
Nov 10th, 2009
03:19:14 PM
Good.
by OnO
Nov 10th, 2009
03:19:30 PM
LETROI is overrated
by ominus
Nov 10th, 2009
03:20:52 PM
meadowe
by DrMorbius
Nov 10th, 2009
03:26:20 PM
Good.
by BacardiRocky
Nov 10th, 2009
03:27:04 PM
Anime sucks that;s why
by lockesbrokenleg
Nov 10th, 2009
03:30:07 PM
Wil Smith =
by jeah
Nov 10th, 2009
03:32:54 PM
Originality in Hollywood
by rogueleader66
Nov 10th, 2009
03:34:48 PM
yey!
by TinSpider
Nov 10th, 2009
03:35:10 PM
It would've been interesting to see
by veritasses
Nov 10th, 2009
03:36:52 PM
Smith
by rogueleader66
Nov 10th, 2009
03:40:53 PM
Will Smith is overrated?
by MattmanBegins
Nov 10th, 2009
03:40:56 PM
mobius, there was a twilight talkback deleted
by Meadowe
Nov 10th, 2009
03:44:43 PM
YES!!! Finally some goddamn SENSE!
by DOGSOUP
Nov 10th, 2009
03:55:47 PM
Why the fuck are we talking about Twilight?
by MattmanBegins
Nov 10th, 2009
03:56:33 PM
unlike most here, i like both Smith and the 'Berg...
by jackknifed_juggernaut
Nov 10th, 2009
03:58:59 PM
THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT!!!!
by ebonic_plague
Nov 10th, 2009
03:59:21 PM
Good
by ballyhoo
Nov 10th, 2009
03:59:38 PM
This is great news!
by MrCleanAZ
Nov 10th, 2009
04:18:56 PM
meadowe
by DrMorbius
Nov 10th, 2009
04:25:17 PM
I'M GETTING SOME HEAD THIS AFTERNOON
by Meadowe
Nov 10th, 2009
04:29:25 PM
Fucking AWESOME news.
by Harry Weinstein
Nov 10th, 2009
04:32:05 PM
Morbius, I know I saw the hah
by Meadowe
Nov 10th, 2009
04:33:32 PM
AWESOME NEWS
by StrokerX
Nov 10th, 2009
04:36:15 PM
Daughter banging wasnt in the Manga.
by StrokerX
Nov 10th, 2009
04:40:09 PM
Hmm..
by Madcapper
Nov 10th, 2009
04:40:31 PM
Perhaps everyone involved, including Will Smith
by smackfu
Nov 10th, 2009
04:43:01 PM
Off topic. Just got back from 2012.
by V'Shael
Nov 10th, 2009
04:45:53 PM
Thank Christ!
by kungfugazi
Nov 10th, 2009
04:47:39 PM
Will Smith does have the acting chops.....
by BacardiRocky
Nov 10th, 2009
04:50:04 PM
2012?
by ToshiroShimura
Nov 10th, 2009
04:54:55 PM
good, and not suprising.
by Obscura
Nov 10th, 2009
04:59:39 PM
I always thought Oldboy was a bit Meh
by Col. Tigh-Fighter
Nov 10th, 2009
05:04:47 PM
That fight didn't impress me all that much. Watch the
by Coughlins Laws
Nov 10th, 2009
05:08:59 PM
Thank Gravy!!!!
by Annie The Pod Racer
Nov 10th, 2009
05:12:52 PM
Someone knew a turd was cookin' in Speilbergs colon
by Onin Solstice
Nov 10th, 2009
05:18:32 PM
Thank Fucking Christ!
by TedKordLives
Nov 10th, 2009
05:20:32 PM
This IS cool news!
by Cervantes
Nov 10th, 2009
05:21:57 PM
Ray Gamma, say it aint so...
by Cervantes
Nov 10th, 2009
05:37:47 PM
Cervantes....
by BacardiRocky
Nov 10th, 2009
05:44:05 PM
See, the whole idea
by damiz707
Nov 10th, 2009
05:51:34 PM
I meant to add---
by damiz707
Nov 10th, 2009
05:53:17 PM
WIll Smith is a good actor
by lockesbrokenleg
Nov 10th, 2009
06:00:19 PM
it was a stupid idea to begin with
by Spazatronik2000
Nov 10th, 2009
06:03:23 PM
This project needs Chris Tucker
by ricarleite2
Nov 10th, 2009
06:10:44 PM
YAY!!! A stupid remake died!!!
by CherryValance
Nov 10th, 2009
06:20:18 PM
AWWW HELL YEAH
by Gungan Slayer
Nov 10th, 2009
06:21:16 PM
But you know that's just Whitey keepin the Black man
by CherryValance
Nov 10th, 2009
06:23:48 PM
DARN THOSE WHITEYS!!
by lockesbrokenleg
Nov 10th, 2009
06:24:43 PM
AWESOME!
by Gozu
Nov 10th, 2009
06:33:48 PM
Here's a NOVEL Idea for Hollywood
by j2talk
Nov 10th, 2009
06:51:25 PM
THIS MEANS ANOTHER INDY!!
by lockesbrokenleg
Nov 10th, 2009
06:54:12 PM
YES! YES! YES!
by the_shogun_gunslinger
Nov 10th, 2009
06:58:25 PM
Thank the GODS!
by Berserkr
Nov 10th, 2009
07:09:35 PM
Am I the only one who thinks Min-Sik Choi...
by SnootyBoots
Nov 10th, 2009
07:20:30 PM
Thank God!
by Aphex Twin
Nov 10th, 2009
07:20:40 PM
I'm so happy!
by Evangelion217
Nov 10th, 2009
08:04:16 PM
LEAVE "OLDBOY" THE F*@K ALONE!
by blakindigo
Nov 10th, 2009
08:25:42 PM
Will Smith as an actor
by The_All_Dead
Nov 10th, 2009
08:33:56 PM
Couldn't Be Happier
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
Nov 10th, 2009
08:41:07 PM
There is a God after all =)
by R_O_U_Ss
Nov 10th, 2009
08:44:31 PM
Now looking into Confucius the movie starring Will Smith.
by Damien Chowder
Nov 10th, 2009
09:18:03 PM
The new project Stars Paul Rudd, Directed by Brett Ratner.
by Bob Cryptonight
Nov 10th, 2009
09:23:55 PM
now just get rid of the 21 jump street fliq
by Meadowe
Nov 10th, 2009
09:57:05 PM
i wouldnt mind seeing an american version of OldBoy
by peopleintrees
Nov 10th, 2009
10:53:26 PM
maybe Spielberg can now get
by blade_walker
Nov 10th, 2009
10:59:21 PM
You all just wait...
by blade_walker
Nov 10th, 2009
11:03:43 PM
All this talk about remakes
by MandrakeRoot
Nov 10th, 2009
11:07:06 PM
Hey
by ranma627
Nov 10th, 2009
11:27:19 PM
THANK GOD
by Don_Logan
Nov 10th, 2009
11:39:37 PM
As somone on this site who actually likes Smith & Spielberg
by Bass Ackwards
Nov 11th, 2009
12:21:54 AM
It's nice
by Internet_Chat_Helper
Nov 11th, 2009
12:58:25 AM
Oh, God - BATTLE ROYALE
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
Nov 11th, 2009
01:47:24 AM
NOW GIVE ALL THE CASH TO WOOK
by Mullah Omar
Nov 11th, 2009
01:54:37 AM
LINCOLN!!!!
by The_Myhand
Nov 11th, 2009
02:06:24 AM
Good ridance to that project which had FAIL writen all over it
by AsimovLives
Nov 11th, 2009
02:31:24 AM
Thank the movie gods....
by Uridium
Nov 11th, 2009
03:53:41 AM
Can't believe I'm in the Minority to like Spielberg
by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYan ks
Nov 11th, 2009
04:51:20 AM
Mammaries has his sock puppet, set in Lisbon version ready.
by Sal_Bando
Nov 11th, 2009
04:52:41 AM
dammit forgot Saving Private Ryan
by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYan ks
Nov 11th, 2009
04:52:54 AM
I would have liked to have seen that without Smith
by chien_sale
Nov 11th, 2009
05:23:36 AM
SETVEN SPIELBERG
by shaneo632
Nov 11th, 2009
05:40:05 AM
THERE IS A GOD!!!
by onezeroone
Nov 11th, 2009
06:55:32 AM
great news
by Buffalo500
Nov 11th, 2009
06:57:42 AM
AWWW, FUCK YEA!!
by Stalkeye
Nov 11th, 2009
07:44:19 AM
thats some awesome fighting
by BendersShinyAss
Nov 11th, 2009
08:24:37 AM
Steven, now you can go ahead with LINCOLN.
by Orbots Commander
Nov 11th, 2009
10:40:25 AM
I'd like to see an american remake of this...
by Oprah_Duke
Nov 11th, 2009
11:06:59 AM
Munich=Can handle darker stuff
by WT
Nov 11th, 2009
11:25:10 AM
Setven Spielberg can't get arrested in Hollywood
by Mr Spork
Nov 11th, 2009
01:33:55 PM
O NOES! What will Wheel Smiff do for $$$ now??
by Cletus Van Damme
Nov 11th, 2009
02:05:14 PM
Oldboy mistaken for a "meh" movie????
by AsimovLives
Nov 11th, 2009
03:41:54 PM
VERERANS DAY
by DrMorbius
Nov 11th, 2009
05:44:26 PM
Wow! Have these 2 been shut down before?
by Womb_Raker
Nov 11th, 2009
06:01:21 PM
That is the best news I have heard.
by drdoom_v
Nov 11th, 2009
07:55:31 PM
WIN!!!!
by Poisonouskid
Nov 12th, 2009
03:58:08 AM
BEST NEWS THIS WEEK!!!THX GOD!!!
by DavidCarradinesAutoEroticRobot
Nov 12th, 2009
04:21:29 PM

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