Sharlto Copley confirmed to star in Oldboy and Open Grave
We reported last month that the District 9 star was in early talks to play the Oldboy villain, Adrian Pryce. Now his deal is officially sealed to play the billionaire, who releases Joe Douchett (Josh Brolin) after keeping him in captivity for several years. Elizabeth Olsen also stars as a case worker who helps Joe figure out his past.
Open Grave has been in development since 2006, when Nala Films signed on to the project. Now Atlas Entertainment is producing, with Gonzalo López-Gallego directing from a screenplay by Chris Borey and Eddie Borey. The story centers on a man who wakes up surrounded by dead bodies, and has no idea how he got there. He starts to have bizarre, murderous flashbacks, and begins to think the he is the killer.
It isn't known when production will begin on either of these projects.
Oldboy comes to theaters October 11th, 2013 and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Lance Reddick, Michael Imperioli, James Ransone, Richard Portnow. The film is directed by Spike Lee.
Open Grave comes to theaters in 2013 and stars Sharlto Copley. The film is directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego.
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Pjwolsker
@SpaceCowboy ive seen both.. they were pretty much the same except the remake had more detail. if you've seen Oldboy then you know what twist im referring to. i wont be surprised at all by it if i see this cause ill know its coming
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SherlockHolmes2009
Copley looks like he can play a good billionaire villian
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SpaceCowboy
@pjwolsker That sure wasn't the case with Dragon Tattoo.
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Pjwolsker
since i saw the original, there's kind of no point in watching the remake since i know the huge twist
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Bryan Yentz
Wow. Now this is gonna be interesting... Despite the fact that this remake shouldn't even exist.
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