Oldboy
Ask not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free.
Country
Production
Budget
$30 000 000
Revenue
$5 200 000
Website
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Spike Lee, Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Nathan Kahane, Kim Dong-joo, Nathan Kahane, Peter Schlessel, John Powers Middleton
Operator
Composer
Roque Baños
Artist
Sharon Seymour
Audition
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Short description
A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
What's left behind the scenes
- Rooney Mara and Mia Wasikowska were offered the lead female role, but both declined. Ultimately, Elizabeth Olsen received the role.
- Will Smith and Daniel Craig were considered for the lead male role at different times, but both turned it down. Josh Brolin was eventually cast in the role.
- Christian Bale, Colin Firth, and Clive Owen were considered for the role of the main antagonist, but none agreed. Ultimately, the role went to Charlto Copley.
- Lily Collins auditioned for the role.
- Josh Brolin, who played the lead role, wrote an email to the director of the original film, Park Chan-wook, and asked for his blessing to appear in the film.
- The lead actor, Josh Brolin, wrote an email to the director of the Korean film, Park Chan-wook, asking for his blessing to appear in the movie.
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Casting calls in USA
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