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Chan-Wook Park's First English-Language Film!!!

Published at: Jan. 28, 2011, 9:07 a.m. CST Share On Facebook Twitter

Nordling here.

Pretty big news for us OLDBOY and THIRST fans, looks like Chan-Wook Park's bringing his skills across the ocean to make his first English film with Fox Searchlight.

The film's called STOKER, and it's a Scott Free production (that's Ridley Scott and Tony Scott's production company) to be released by Fox Searchlight. There's an amazing visual proficiency to Park's work that should go well with the Scotts' sensibilities.

The screenplay is written by Wentworth Miller, one of the stars of PRISON BREAK, unusually enough. Mia Wasikowska (ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT) is in negotiations to play the lead role, a young girl whose father suddenly dies, and her mysterious and estranged uncle returns to the family after a long absence. Suddenly strange things begin occurring. Apparently Miller's also written a prequel of sorts called UNCLE CHARLIE but it's not known if that script's shooting or not.

I'm curious to know whether this is a horror film, thriller, or what. The plot sounds vague but I'm sure Park will be able to dig his teeth into this. I hope Park continues to make English speaking films as well as his South Korean ones - he has a unique voice and point of view and I hope he tells stories from all sorts of areas of the world.

A pretty mysterious project for Park's English language film debut, no? I'm actually liking that I don't know too much about it. I'm glad Scott Free's making this and bringing Park's considerable filmmaking talents to the West. Shooting starts this spring.

Source: Deadline

Nordling, out.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 9:13 a.m. CST

by SolidStateSociety

gold

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Jan. 28, 2011, 9:22 a.m. CST

Sounds like Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt"

by pollaxt

Park Chan-Wook is one of the best directors alive.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 9:28 a.m. CST

pollaxt it sounds exactly like Shadow of a Doubt

by sunwukong86

not to mention the character's name was Uncle Charlie.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 9:39 a.m. CST

Who was doing the Blood Simple remake?

by UGG

I thought it was him?

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Jan. 28, 2011, 9:59 a.m. CST

Wentworth Miller? Interesting....

by MRJONZ72

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:01 a.m. CST

Well thankfully its the Scott Brothers producing..hopefully that means no one looking over Park's shoulder.

by MRJONZ72

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:07 a.m. CST

My favorite is Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

by mistergreen

Way better than the rest.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:13 a.m. CST

Very Talented Director

by raidahguy

hopefully hes as successful out in the Wild Wild West

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:15 a.m. CST

Sympaty for Lady Vengeance

by jazzgalaxy

That movie has one of the greatest soundtracks ever. I listen to it all the time. I think you can still download it for free online. I think my favorite story of his, is JSA, but Lady Vengeance is freaking gorgeous.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:17 a.m. CST

Is it now Park Chan-Wook or Chan-Wook Park?

by RedEgiraahgnal

Appareantly the order of Korean names seems to change, depending on if you are in Europe or in the US.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:20 a.m. CST

man this website is fucked

by Uridium

cant expand comments.... the expand all does not work and if I click an individual one it just jumps me back to the top of the page. BLAAAAAAM THIS PIECE OF CRAP>

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:21 a.m. CST

Surname first in Asian Countries, Park Chan-wook

by mistergreen

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:22 a.m. CST

Blacklist screenplay

by thinboyslim.

Knew I'd seen it somewhere before

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:34 a.m. CST

B

by HelmetBoy

This is now my most anticipated film. Park Chan Wook is a god. Oldboy is probably my favourite film of all time

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:38 a.m. CST

Park Chan-ook...

by azguki

is how it should actually be pronounced. The 'w' is silent in the Korean. And Sympathy for Mr. Vengence is a veritable masterpiece (although Oldboy and Mrs. Vengence get all the acclaim).

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:45 a.m. CST

Yea I think Mr Vengance was my favourite

by UGG

Lady Vengance and Oldboy are great of course. I actually think Ji-woon Kim's A Bittersweet Life is on a par with Oldboy.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 10:54 a.m. CST

Miike's Engllish films and Silent Hill

by beastie

I don't like when director's who have very little grasp of another language handle that language in a film. Miike cannot get good performances out of his actors because he doesn't seem to understand voice inflection. Gans didn't seem to understand how ridiculous the script for Silent Hill was when he shot that. Little nuances don't seem to tanslate well. I love Park. I feel he might be the greatest living director, but I am very weary of directors working outside of their native language.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 11:02 a.m. CST

It's a great script.

by Frat Boy

Not real plot heavy, but some incredibly creepy characters. Very actor friendly.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 11:09 a.m. CST

Blood Simple for Ugg

by gakchat

Hi Ugg, that remake was directed by Zhang Yimou, Chinese director who did "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers". The remake was re-imagined as a comedy and is called "A Woman, A Gun, and A Noodle Shop". It came out last year.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 11:19 a.m. CST

gakchat cheers for that.

by UGG

Hero is one of my all time favourite's too, can't believe I missed it, and as a comedy too? Thank's again.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 12:15 p.m. CST

Lady vengeance was the best of the trilogy IMO

by Stalkeye

Oldboy is a close second.Wenthworth Miller has to make up for his lame ass portrayal as Chris redfield from the last RE Film otherwise his post Prison Break Career is in the shitter.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 12:17 p.m. CST

WENTWORTH MILLER, SCREENWRITER

by Mullah Omar

Is he trying to kick his way into films the Stallone way or what? I know he was in the most recent RESIDENT EVIL film but I wouldn't call that a game-changer for him. The Wook-Wentworth connection is totally weird. I hope it's because Miller is secretly a brilliant writer and not just because Wook had a shoestring budget for a screenplay.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 12:24 p.m. CST

Ugg: BLOOD SIMPLE remake (it's Yimou not Park)

by golden tribw

It's Zhang Yimou who remade it: http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2010/08/zhang-yimou-talks-his-blood-simple-remake-a-woman-a-gun-and-a-noodle-shop.php

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Jan. 28, 2011, 12:25 p.m. CST

As in Bram Stoker?

by SnootyBoots

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Jan. 28, 2011, 12:52 p.m. CST

Just hope it's better Won Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights"

by pollaxt

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Jan. 28, 2011, 1:30 p.m. CST

Who will they get to play the Spider?

by MARCEL_THE_NEGRO_PROJECTIONIST

Now that's a brilliant cameo.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 1:55 p.m. CST

It's a really good script.

by MaxTheSilent

Miller should stick to writing.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 2:27 p.m. CST

WENTWORTH MILLER WENT TO PRINCETON, SO IT BETTER BE GOOD

by Meadowe

Hopefully he can establish himself outside of Prison Breaq. That was a coo' show, but that 4th year was too much.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 3:38 p.m. CST

Nice to see some love for A Bittersweet Life.

by Knuckleduster

Now that film is an action masterpiece.

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Jan. 28, 2011, 3:50 p.m. CST

Sounds good to me

by Smack_Teddy

I'll give Wentworth Miller a chance... someone once told me Vin Diesal wrote The Boiler Room...which turned out to be bullshit. Not really sure why im thinking to compare Vin Diesel to Wentworth Miller, but give the kid? a chance, great writers are hiding everywhere arn't they?...

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Jan. 28, 2011, 4:27 p.m. CST

Denzel will surely join as a charming but capable man in a race against time!

by HopkinsBalls

...or it wouldn't be a scott/free production!

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Jan. 28, 2011, 5:13 p.m. CST

I don't know about this...

by Toruk_Makto

When working with Americans, Asian directors all of a sudden seem to have a hard time saying: "Uhm, that idea sucks, no, really, it's horrible and there is no way in tartarus it's going down in my film." Instead I picture them replying to a completely inane premise with a: "Ahhhhh, very good idea."

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Jan. 28, 2011, 7:27 p.m. CST

Wentworth Miller is huge in Korea

by torontoxic

He's the face of a fashion label or something over there. So he probably met Chan Wook Park while working that job. Personally while I loved Old Boy all of the Vengeance movies would be nothing without it. It perfected the elements that are repetitious in the other two and Thirst didn't impress me at all. The concept sounds okay as a loose lead in.

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Jan. 29, 2011, 4:10 a.m. CST

Interesting though this film is

by Spunkmonkey

I'm more interested in what this director's next project is! Contender for best film ever made? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svOlz2ei4Yk

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Jan. 29, 2011, 10:56 a.m. CST

"The plot sounds vague...."

by Gabe Athouse

I think you mean that the description of the plot is vague.

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Jan. 29, 2011, 8:33 p.m. CST

Hey, fucktard, this would've been new if it were November

by ParagonComplex

People talk shit about AICN being late with news, but holy shit, this takes the cake.

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Jan. 30, 2011, 9:25 a.m. CST

WTF is that animated banner on the main page

by gun_will_travel

Cause its more disturbing than any horror film

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Jan. 30, 2011, 2:40 p.m. CST

That would be The Shining.

by YND

That is all.

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Jan. 30, 2011, 5:22 p.m. CST

very cool indeed

by T 1000 xp professional

America's ears will be ringing after they hear this guy's voice.

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Chan-Wook Park's First English-Language Film!!!

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