Talk about a way to calm down fears.

After being connected to the film via various rumors, Deadline is reporting that Josh Brolin has officially signed on to star in the lead role of Spike Lee‘s upcoming remake of the beloved Park Chan-Wook thriller, Oldboy.

The film is allegedly set to shoot sometime either late this year or early next year, as Brolin has a cavalcade of projects to get in the can soon.

Personally, I find that this remake, given who is involved, could actually work quite well. Sure, the original is a classic, but then again, that film will never be erased from history, therefore this could be a really intriguing new take on the story. I’m a huge fan of Spike Lee and Brolin, and find this could be one hell of a project. My hopes to high? Probably.

[Source: Deadline]