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Rooney Mara boards 'Oldboy'
By Adnan Tezer Oct 4, 2011, 17:50 GMT
Rooney Mara will play the female lead in Mandate Pictures' remake of the South Korean thriller "Oldboy."
According to Virginmedia.com, Spike Lee is directing with Josh Brolin and Christian Bale starring.
The original "Oldboy" was released in 2003 and directed by Chan-wook Park.
It won the Grand Prize Jury Award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
The film follows a man (Brolin) who is kidnapped and held in a cell for 15 years without explanation. He is released and goes on a quest for revenge against the people responsible.
Mark Protosevich adapted the script.
Roy Lee and Doug Davison are producing through Vertigo Entertainment and Lee's 40 Acres & A Mule Productions.
Mara will play Lisbeth Salander in the David Fincher-directed "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" in December.
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