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Japanese publisher Futabasha has stated on Tuesday - in Japanese and in English - that its legal dispute with the South Korean studio Show East will not affect the planned Hollywood movie adaptation of the Old Boy manga. The original manga by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi was published by Futabasha in 1996 to 1998 and Show East produced Park Chan-Wook's live-action Korean film adaptation in 2003. Futabasha filed a lawsuit in the Seoul Central District Court against Show East for alleged violations of their agreement, resulting in a breach in contract, on August 15. There is still no confirmnation if Show East is bankrupt, or if the studio even still exists as a coporate entity.

The support of Tsuchiya and Minegishi as well as the Japanese publisher was offtered to DreamWorks by Futabasha for DreamWorks plans to adapt the manga with director Steven Spielberg and actor Will Smith.

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