James Ransone Joins The Cast Of Spike Lee's OLDBOY

In a last-minute addition to Spike Lee's Oldboy remake (which is currently filming), Sinister actor James Ransone has replaced Nate Parker in a role in the FilmDistrict-distributed action thriller. More details after the jump.

By PaulRom - Oct 16, 2012 12:10 PM EST

Filed Under: Oldboy

Spike Lee's remake of Oldboy, a 2003 South Korean film which was in turn based on a manga, has recently begun production. Not too long ago, we heard that actor Nate Parker would be re-teaming with his Red Hook Summer director for the revenge thriller, but it has now been reported that he has dropped out of Oldboy due to his commitment to the Liam Neeson-starrer Non-Stop. Variety reports that Parker's role has been filled by James Ransone, who was most recently seen in Sinister. Little is known about Ransone's character, other than the fact that he's a doctor who works with Elizabeth Olsen's character. Josh Brolin, Sharlto Copley and Samuel L. Jackson also star in the film, which was picked up by US film distributer FilmDistrict last month. Oldboy currently has no release date set, but is expected to debut in theaters in 2013.

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8 Comments

ICStoopedPeople - 10/16/2012, 12:56 PM

[frick]ing Ziggy man, needs to get his shit together.

TucsonRican - 10/16/2012, 1:33 PM

Ziggy, put your [frick]ing dick away! Goddammit!!

IIIAdamantiumIII - 10/16/2012, 3:19 PM

Generation kill

astromerc - 10/16/2012, 6:07 PM

I just watched Oldboy last night. Never read about, never really knew much until I read abou it here... Man that is one sick movie, sick in the head. I cannot see this doing well unless they make some major changes.

NovemberGrey - 10/16/2012, 6:44 PM

People talk alot about Hollywood ruining movies with remakes, but I think Oldboy is a perfect example of a film that SHOULD be remade. It was a cool idea, with some awesome scenes, but also some horrible writing, and bad acting. Potentially it could be made into an awesome remake, time will tell.

astromerc - 10/16/2012, 7:52 PM

@NovemberGrey - You got it! The concept is really cool, loved it, but the shocking ending I could have done without. The movie has this, Girl with the dragon tattoo feel to it, mixed in with little Kill Bill which is a good thing. I wonder how M. Night would do if he was doing the remake.

LaputaHeir - 10/16/2012, 11:48 PM

He worked with Spike before as one of the bank robbers in "Inside Man".

AlexDeLarge87 - 10/17/2012, 2:00 AM

astromerc@ Each with their own but to me the shocking ending crowned the movie. It had one of the most surprising endings i´ve seen in the longtime.

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