{"id":20637,"date":"2024-04-18T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T10:16:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:16:38","slug":"lionsgate-teams-with-park-chan-wook-to-adapt-oldboy-for-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/lionsgate-teams-with-park-chan-wook-to-adapt-oldboy-for-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionsgate Teams with Park Chan-wook to Adapt Oldboy for TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionsgate Television has partnered with Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook (<em>Snowpiercer<\/em>, <em>The Sympathizer<\/em>) to develop his film <em>Oldboy<\/em> for television, marking the first English-language series adaptation of the property.<\/p>\n<p><em>Oldboy<\/em>, adapted from a Japanese manga of the same name, is part of Chan-wook\u2019s <em>Vengeance<\/em> trilogy, which includes <em>Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance<\/em> and <em>Sympathy for Lady Vengeance<\/em>. <em>Oldboy<\/em> follows a man who is released from prison after 15 years, only to learn that he must find his captor in five days. The film won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Chan-wook, who directed and co-wrote the original film, is attached to produce the series, alongside producing partner Syd Lim.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <em>Oldboy<\/em>, Chan-wook is known for directing <em>The Handmaiden<\/em>, <em>Decision to Leave<\/em>, <em>Stoker<\/em> and <em>Thirst<\/em>, as well as producing both the film and TV series <em>Snowpiercer<\/em>. Most recently, he produced and directed<em> The Sympathizer<\/em>, starring Robert Downey, Jr., which premiered on HBO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLionsgate Television shares my creative vision for bringing <em>Oldboy<\/em> into the world of television,\u201d Chan-wook said. \u201cI look forward to working with a studio whose brand stands for bold, original and risk-taking storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott Herbst, executive VP and head of scripted development at Lionsgate Television, added, \u201cPark is one of the most visionary storytellers of our generation, and we\u2019re excited to partner with him in bringing his cinematic masterpiece to the television screen. This series adaptation of <em>Oldboy<\/em> will feature the raw emotional power, iconic fight scenes and visceral style that made the film a classic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionsgate Television has partnered with Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Snowpiercer, The Sympathizer) to develop his film Oldboy for television, marking the first English-language series adaptation of the property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":20638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[593,8896,8897,5578],"class_list":["post-20637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-lionsgate-television","tag-oldboy","tag-park-chan-wook","tag-scott-herbst","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lionsgate Teams with Park Chan-wook to Adapt Oldboy for TV - 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