- The handwriting of Old Boy in the title of the film was written by Josh James Brolin himself.
- In the original Old Boy, Cui Minzhi swallowed an octopus alive. In the remake, Josh James Brolin just "nods his head" to an octopus.
- Samuel L. Jackson played the role of Channing in this movie. This is his first collaboration with Spike Lee since "Jungle Fever" in 1991.
- Christian Bale, Colin Firth, and Cliff Owen were all candidates to play Adrian, but they all gave up the role.
- Will Smith and Daniel Craig used to be candidates for the lead roles, but they declined the crew’s invitation.
- Rooney Mara and Mia Huasikovska were originally the actors of the heroines, but they also refused the invitation of the crew. Lily Collins also came to the crew to audition for a role.
- Elizabeth Olsen never knew what the ending of the film was. She didn't know what kind of ending the director had arranged for the film until after she watched the film's premiere in New York .
Oldboy behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Chaney: [observing people on the monitors begging for food] Hello time to feed the pets.
Chaney: God Damn these motherfuckers don't do shit!
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Chaney: Let's go motherfucker, me and you, man to man come on. SHIT.
Chaney: You want some get back, let me off this table so you and me can go at it motherfucker. What do you say how about it?