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• Oldboy is a popular South Korean film based on the Japanese manga comic of the same name. The story centers around Oh Dae-su, a man kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, and his quest for vengeance against his captors.

  Oldboy is the second installment in Park Chan-wook's "Vengeance Trilogy," which includes Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.

• Fast Facts

  1. Director: Park Chan-wook
  2. Original Release Date: November 21, 2003
  3. U.S. Release Date: March 25, 2005
  4. Starring Choi Min-sik, Yu Ji-tae and Kang Hye-jeong
  5. Original manga created by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi
  6. Most of the songs on the film's soundtrack are named after American film noir movies

• Oldboy Remake

  Oldboy won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, and an American remake has been in development since that time. American director Steven Spielberg has said he is interested in remaking the movie with Will Smith as the lead.Wired: Spielberg and Will Smith May Redo Bloody Oldboy (November 7, 2008)

  An English language version of the manga comic on which the film is based was released by Dark Horse Comics in July 2006.

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