‘Oldboy’: Park Chan-Wook Adapting 2003 Film to an English-Language TV Series!!

Fresh off the premiere of The Sympathizer, Park Chan-wook has his next TV series lined up. He is set to adapt his acclaimed 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy as an English-language TV series. Deadline reports that Park will produce the new series with frequent producing partner Syd Lim for Lionsgate. Says Park in a statement, “Lionsgate Television shares my creative vision for bringing Oldboy into the … Continue reading ‘Oldboy’: Park Chan-Wook Adapting 2003 Film to an English-Language TV Series!!

‘The Sympathizer’ Trailer Goes Into the World of Spycraft!! Check It Out!!

A political story set to move its leads across the shadows is about to begin, with a new trailer for The Sympathizer released by Max. With only a couple of weeks to go until the miniseries created by Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar debuts on HBO and Max, the marketing campaign is speeding up — taking into account that the first look at the project … Continue reading ‘The Sympathizer’ Trailer Goes Into the World of Spycraft!! Check It Out!!

‘The Sympathizer’: New Teaser Sees Robert Downey Jr. and Hoa Xuande Conspiring!! Check It Out!!

Hoa Xuande is about to spill all of his secrets to Sandra Oh in the latest teaser to be released for HBO’s upcoming series, The Sympathizer. What starts as an exciting mission filled with all the action a young man could dream of, quickly goes south when a half-Vietnamese, half-French spy known as The Captain finds the enemy on his tail. Today’s teaser focuses on … Continue reading ‘The Sympathizer’: New Teaser Sees Robert Downey Jr. and Hoa Xuande Conspiring!! Check It Out!!

HBO 2024 Preview Video Reveals Footage of ‘The Penguin,’ ‘Welcome to Derry,’ and More!! Check It Out!!

HBO is ready to enter 2024 in full force, with a new video giving audiences a sneak peek of what the studio will be releasing next year. The second season of House of the Dragon, the premiere of The Penguin and the return of True Detective are some of the most anticipated events from the network in the next twelve months, setting the stage for … Continue reading HBO 2024 Preview Video Reveals Footage of ‘The Penguin,’ ‘Welcome to Derry,’ and More!! Check It Out!!

‘The Sympathizer’ Teaser Sees Robert Downey Jr. Taking on Many Faces!! Check It Out!!

Warner Bros. Discovery has released the first teaser trailer for The Sympathizer,an upcoming espionage thriller based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2015 novel of the same name. The show will be part of Warner Bros.’ new slate of programs to release on its rebranded Max platform in 2024. According to the show’s logline, The Sympathizer “is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the … Continue reading ‘The Sympathizer’ Teaser Sees Robert Downey Jr. Taking on Many Faces!! Check It Out!!

‘The Sympathizer’: Robert Downey Jr. Joins HBO Series From Park Chan-wook!!

Two-time Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. and acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-wook are teaming with HBO and A24 on a series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer. The celebrated book is described as a satirical espionage thriller about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the … Continue reading ‘The Sympathizer’: Robert Downey Jr. Joins HBO Series From Park Chan-wook!!

‘The Sympathizer’: Park Chan-wook Adapting Pulitzer Prize-Winner for A24!!

Acclaimed director Park Chan-wook has signed on for his next project — a television adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer,” produced by A24 and Rhombus Media. Nguyen announced the news on Twitter today, and said that Park’s Oldboy was a “big influence” on his book, and that he couldn’t “imagine a better person to direct this TV adaptation.” He continued, “I hope … Continue reading ‘The Sympathizer’: Park Chan-wook Adapting Pulitzer Prize-Winner for A24!!