Spike Lee to remake 'Old Boy'

Director Spike Lee is set to remake the acclaimed South Korean film, "Old Boy."

Spike Lee

According to Heat Vision, the film will be based on a script by Mark Protosevich ("Thor," "I Am Legend," "Poseidon"), who will also co-produce.

Released in 2003, "Old Boy" followed a man who was kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, only to discover his captor was more insidious plans in store for him.

Rumors of an English-language adaptation have cropped up here and there over the years with such figures as Steven Spielberg and Will Smith purportedly attached at one time or another.

Lee's last feature film was 2008's "Miracle at St. Anna" and his resume includes "Malcolm X," "She Gotta Have It" and "She Hate Me."