Clive Owen Offered the Villain Role in OLDBOY Remake

According to a recent report Clive Owen has been offered the role of the villain in Spike Lee's remake of Oldboy. This is a role that Christian Bale flirted with at one point, then Colin Firth was offered the part, but ended up not taking it. That left it wide open for another actor to sink his teeth into, and I'm excited to tell you that Clive Owen could end up taking on the role, which would be great! 

Owen has been offered the part, but there's no word yet on if he is taking it or not. Chances are he'll take it. He and Lee have worked together in the past on a great little heist film called The Inside Man. Owen is a fantastic actor who's got the sophisticated menacing intensity to pull off a crazy ass character like this. It will also be great to see him work with Josh Brolin who is attached to play the lead role. 

There's still no official word on if Rooney Mara will be joining the cast, but if she does it would round out a pretty awesome cast for this movie.

What do you all think about Owen possibly playing the villain in Oldboy?

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