Spike Lee to direct remake of Oldboy?

So my hopes that the Will Smith-starring remake of the classic revenge thriller, Oldboy, was dead were dashed a few months ago. I wasn't happy about it. South Korean director Park Chan-Wook created a kinetic, thrilling masterpiece, that was equal parts mystery and violent action. American audiences should be seeking it out, not crafting half-hearted remakes. Even with Steven Spielberg involved, I don't trust it won't be watered down in some way. Whatever. I'll deal. The only thing to hope for now is that somebody compitent will direct it. According to Twitch, that man may just be Spike Lee.

They report that the often controversial director of such greats as Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, and School Daze(hey, I love it) is in talks for the film. There's not much more info than that right now, but really do we need anything more? Lee would make an inspired choice, who will likely stick close to the manga source material. The story circles around a man who is imprisoned for 15 years in a hotel room without any clue as to why, until one day he is set free, again without reason. He goes off on a hunt for his captors, but finds himself caught in a web of conspiracy.  If you haven't seen it, put at the top of your Netflix queue immediately. It's the second leg of a trilogy, known as The Vengeance Trilogy. Heck, just buy them all.

If movement has progressed to the point where directors are in talks, could this have been the reason why Will Smith backed out of doing Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained? Two ultra violent movies so close together might have been more than the typically family-oriented actor was willing to take on.