Twitch have broke a few Oldboy related stories in the past, including director Spike Lee and lead actor Josh Brolin's involvement so I'm inclined to believe that this is on the level.
With Josh Brolin now confirmed for the lead of Spike Lee's remake of Oldboy and the vultures circling Christian Bale for the villain role the question of the moment is who will play Brolin's ["lady friend"] And sources are telling Twitch that the actress being targeted to play the character - renamed Marie in this version of the story - is Rooney Mara.
Of course even if she is wanted for the role there is no indication that she will take it. Word is that no formal offer has even been made yet. As anyone who has seen the original film or read the Manga on which it's based will know the role is a very complex one indeed. Mara is about to hit the big time with her role as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's remake of
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and should she accept this part she will continue in very dark territory. Horror fans may also remember Mara from another remake, the recent
Nightmare On Elm Street. She has also appeared in
The Social Network
For those unfamiliar with
Oldboy..
Old Boy (オールド・ボーイ Ōrudo Bōi?) is a manga series written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi. The narrative follows the protagonist Shinichi Gotō, a man who, after a decade of incarceration in a private prison, is suddenly freed. After his release, Gotō must find his captors and discover the reason for his confinement. Old Boy was serialized in the Futabasha magazine Weekly Manga Action from 1996 to 1998 with a total of 79 chapters among eight collected volumes released during that time. The series was picked up for North American localization by Dark Horse Comics and released between 2006 and 2007. The manga was also adapted into an award-winning South Korean film in 2003.
Rooney Mara pictured as Lisbeth in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
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