First Spielberg and Will Smith want to make a “Oldboy“remake (dear god, please no) and now there’s talk of a “Lady Vengeance” remake? What did Hollywood all of a sudden discover Chan-wook Park’s amazing revenge trilogy? Because Danny Boyle’s now saying he’s been offered the reigns according to an webchat the director participated in that Film School Rejects found.
Though Boyle doesn’t say whether he agreed to the gig or not and doesn’t say anything other than he was just asked if he wanted the job (probably not if he didn’t say so?).
A lot of people seem to simply love the violence in “Oldboy” (and therefore sometimes miss the bigger picture), but the style, and gorgeous grace of “Lady Vengeance” might make it our favorite of the trilogy just by a hair (“Oldboy” is spectacular). It sounds like he probably won’t do it which is fine, because who needs a remake when the original is perfect?