Nearly 20 years after it graced the big screen, Park Chan-wook’s action thriller Oldboy will officially be getting an English-language series adaptation. Lionsgate Television has announced that they’re currently developing a TV adaptation of 2003’s Oldboy movie, with Park attached as its producer.
“Park is one of the most visionary storytellers of our generation, and we’re excited to partner with him in bringing his cinematic masterpiece to the television screen,” Lionsgate Television executive Scott Herbst said in a statement. “This series adaptation of Oldboy will feature the raw emotional power, iconic fight scenes and visceral style that made the film a classic.”
This marks the filmmaker’s latest American series, currently he has on HBO The Sympathizer.
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