Wednesday, November 20, 2013

‘I wasn’t scared’: Spike Lee on reimagining ‘Oldboy’


By Bryan Bishop and Jacob Kastrenakes


Filmmaker Spike Lee has been getting the attention of audiences since 1986’s She’s Gotta Have It, but for his latest film he took on a decidedly different challenge: mounting a remake of Park Chan-wook’s revenge classic Oldboy. Starring Josh Brolin as a man who finds himself mysteriously imprisoned for 20 years, the new film is an English-language reimagining of a film that’s held dear by fans. We spoke with Lee about the challenges of taking on such a beloved film, what it was like working with Brolin, and his recent foray into online crowdfunding.


This is the first time you’ve done a remake of an existing film. What was it about Oldboy that inspired you to take it on?


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