Allen Hughes (The Book of Eli) has signed on to direct a remake of the Korean crime drama A Bittersweet Life.  The 2005 original revolves around a hotel manager, Sunwoo, who doubles as the right hand man for a mob boss, Kang.  Kang turns on his former confidante after he botches a job involving a mistress, and Sunwoo must fight for his life alone against the goons sent out to kill him.  Deadline reports that Fox and New Regency are fast tracking the project, and they hired Anthony Peckham (Sherlock Holmes) to write a new draft of the script.

Albert Hughes is one half of the Hughes brothers who directed the likes of The Book of Eli, From Hell, and Menace II Society.  Hughes recently directed his first feature without his brother, Broken City, due in theaters on January 18, 2013.  Hit the jump for a trailer and full synopsis for the original Bittersweet Life.