Another of Park Chan-wook’s films is getting the remake treatment. OLDBOY was recently remade by Spike Lee and is coming out this fall, while Charlize Theron has been toying with making her own version of a few years now. Now the first of his famed “vengeance trilogy”, SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE, is being tossed into the remake-o-matic. Good luck with this one, boys.
Deadline reports Silver Reel and Lotus Entertainment have partnered with di Bonaventura Pictures and CJ Entertainment for an English-language remake of MR. VENGEANCE, which was scripted bby Brian Tucker (BROKEN CITY). A director has not been picked yet.
Here’s how the plot of the original breaks down:
#advanceampads0#SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE is an incredibly dark, disturbing thriller, so you can expect the remake to smooth over its gritty edge and complex morality.
Potential “Lady Vengeance” Charlize Theron