Chan-wook Park Develops English Live-Action Series of Korean Oldboy Film


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Anime News Network— 2003 film of 1996-98 manga already inspired Spike Lee's 2013 film

GeekTyrant—An OLDBOY TV Series Is in Development with Film's Director Park Chan-wook — GeekTyrant. The Oldboy franchise dates back to 1996 with the popular manga series, but it wasn’t until director Park Chan-wook’s film adaptation was released that the world became...

Flickering Myth—Park Chan-wook set to produce an Oldboy TV series. Oldboy put South Korean cinema on the map, and now Park Chan-wook is returning to the story once again as Lionsgate is teaming up with the filmmaker to develop an English-language TV adaptation of Park’s iconic film. He will produce the new series version along with his producing partner, Syd Lim. “Lionsgate Television shares my […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Park Chan-wook set to produce an...

C21media—Lionsgate teams with Park Chan-wook to adapt Korean feature Oldboy for TV. US-headquartered studio group Lionsgate is partnering with Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook to adapt his thriller feature Oldboy for television. Released in 2004, the film is based on a Japanese manga a