For someone who wasn’t going to do much more acting after District 9, Sharlto Copley has been building quite a movie career for himself. Now he has been offered the villain role in director Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake. The actor is currently in early talks for the part, but a deal hasn’t been officially sealed yet.
It’s probably worth having a note of caution over whether he’ll take the role, as Clive Owen and Colin Firth have already passed on the part. If he does take it on, Copley would play a mysterious billionaire who releases the protagonist, played by Josh Brolin, from captivity after 15 years. Elizabeth Olsen is also attached to star as a case worker who helps Josh Brolin’s character investigate his past.
It isn’t known when production will begin on the remake. (Source: Variety)
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