Fan Casting Javier Bardem as Oh Dae-su in Oldboy (2018)

siddarthsid made this fan casting suggestion on March 8, 2021. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Javier Bardem

55 years old

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor from the Canary Islands. He is best known for his role in the 2007 film No Country for Old Men, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting...

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Javier Bardem

Oh Dae-su

Oldboy (2018)

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Oldboy (2018)

American Remake.

by Park Chan-Wook

After the polarizing reception of 'The Neon Demon', Nicolas Winding Refn decides to remake the 2003 South Korean classic as his follow-up project.

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2 comments on Javier Bardem as Oh Dae-su in Oldboy (2018)

siddarthsid @nathanbates In hindsight, I realized that my initial choice Ulrich doesn't seem formidable enough, especially when going up against Gosling ; with Bardem, we get the bloodthirsty, feral beast of a man that Dae-su is.

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- nathanbates @siddarthsid Bardem would almost be too feral. He might slip into some Anton Chigurh.
  
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Javier Bardem is known for his roles in No Country for Old Men, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Skyfall. He has been suggested by fans for 6,355 roles on myCast, including Bill McBane in Girl With No Name. Similar actors include Dave Bautista, Josh Brolin, and Idris Elba. Javier Bardem was suggested to play Oh Dae-su in Oldboy (2018) by siddarthsid. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Tom Cruise, Bill Skarsgård, and Joaquin Phoenix. Oldboy (2018) has 8 roles, including Lee Woo-jin, Mi-do, and Director.