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"Colin Firth could join director Spike Lee&amp;#039;s Oldboy remake.  The King&amp;#039;s Speech star was reportedly offered the role of the film&amp;#039;s villain, according to Twitch. Oldboy is a remake of a 2003 Korean film from director Chan-wook Park. It centres on a man who has five days to get revenge after being imprisoned for 15 years for no discernible reason.  Josh Brolin will play the film&amp;#039;s protagonist. Rooney Mara was offered the female lead, but she turned it down. Firth recently admitted that he cannot remember his Oscar win, saying that the victory had &amp;quot;a slightly numbing effect&amp;quot;. In September, Firth joined the cast of The Railway Man, playing former British army officer Eric Lomax.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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