Christian Bale, Colin Firth, and Clive Owen were all offered the lead villain role in Spike Lee's Oldboy, but it was Sharlto Copley who eventually won the role after they all turned it down. Talking to MTV Splash Page at the San Diego Comic-Con following the Elysium panel, the actor shared his thoughts on the spirit of the remake, promising that it will be a worthwhile remake for fans of the original (without giving too much away of course). Check out the interview below and be sure to leave your comments on this in the usual place.
"They've been very true to the spirit of it. It's dark, it's gritty. They're not sort of softening it, which to me was important. And I'm very excited about that movie. I'm very excited about working with Spike and with Josh. I think it's going to be a film that is really worth redoing and make that idea that is such an unbelievable story accessible to maybe more people than it was originally."
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