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27 de nov. de 2013 · Oldboy: Directed by Spike Lee. With Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson. Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.
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In 1993, alcoholicadvertising executive Joe Doucett gets drunk after losing a major account. Before he passes out, he sees a woman with a yellow umbrella. When he awakes, he finds himself locked within a hotel room. His unseen captors provide him with food, alcohol and hygiene items, but do not explain why he is captive. He sees a news report that ...
Early development
An American remake of Oldboy (2003) previously had director Justin Lin attached, with Ernesto M. Foronda and Fabian Marquez writing the screenplay after previously collaborating with Lin on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). In November 2008, DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures were securing the rights to the remake, producing and distributing respectively, which Will Smith had expressed interest in starring, with Steven Spielberg as director. Mark Protosevich was in talks to write the scrip...
Director and casting
On July 11, 2011, Mandate Pictures sent a press release stating that Spike Lee would direct a remake of the South Korean film (ignoring the earlier version's adaptation of the manga) with a screenplay written by Protosevich. Josh Brolin was cast to star in the remake as the lead character, while Christian Bale was reportedly in talks to portray the antagonist character, but it was later reported that Colin Firth had been offered the role. Firth later passed on the role, which was later offere...
Final cut editing
Spike Lee's version was 140 minutes long, but the producers heavily re-edited the film to 105 minutes (re-edits by producers also included the "one-shot hammer" scene); Lee and Josh Brolin were unhappy with it. Lee even removed his trademark "A Spike Lee Joint" credit for a more impersonal "A Spike Lee Film" during the editing process. Brolin has also said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that he prefers Lee's version of the film, though it is not clear if this cut will ever be rele...
Theatrical
Oldboy was released theatrically in the United States on November 23, 2013, by FilmDistrict. It was the last film to be distributed by the company, before Focus Featuresabsorbed the company in October 2013. The film grossed $885,000 in its first five days, one of the weakest Thanksgiving openings of all time, according to Variety.It opened in 18th place at the box office and finished with a worldwide gross of $5.2 million.
Home media
The film was released in the United States on DVD and Blu-ray on March 4, 2014, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Critical reception
Oldboy received negative reviews from critics. IndieWire reported that the film garnered a "C-" rating on the A+ to F scale as evaluated by critics, who stated that it "doesn't measure up" to the original film. On Rotten Tomatoes, 39% of 151 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Suitably grim and bloody yet disappointingly safe and shallow, Spike Lee's Oldboy remake neither surpasses the original nor adds anything new to its impressiv...
- November 27, 2013
La película fue dirigida por Spike Lee, escrita por Mark Protosevich y estuvo protagonizada por Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen y Sharlto Copley. Se estrenó el 27 de noviembre de 2013, recibiendo críticas diferentes por parte de los críticos y el público, con elogios hacia la actuación y el estilo visual pero con críticas negativas al ser ...
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- Spike Lee
7 de nov. de 2013 · Oldboy Official Theatrical Trailer #1 (2013) - Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen Movie HD - YouTube. Rotten Tomatoes Trailers. 15.8M subscribers. 37K. 17M views 10 years ago. Subscribe to...
Old Boy es una película dirigida por Spike Lee con Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson .... Año: 2013. Título original: Oldboy (Old Boy). Sinopsis: A un ejecutivo publicitario (Josh Brolin) lo secuestran y lo mantienen aislado durante veinte años.
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Oldboy es una película dirigida por Spike Lee con Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen. Sinopsis : Protagonizada por Josh Brolin ('No es país para viejos'), este remake cuenta la historia de Joe ...
Following the trail, he meets Marie Sebastian (Elizabeth Olsen), a nurse who takes care of homeless people, who senses there's something wrong with him, but he won't open up to her. She gives him her card just in case he ever needs help. He returns to his friend Chucky's bar and tells his story.
