Not exact matches
There's an onslaught
of sequels,
remakes, and
reboots and they're not slowing down any time soon.
Along with promising comedies, a new David O. Russell film, the latest offering from Pixar and a documentary about Hillsong, our list
of the most anticipated movies
of next year is filled with
reboots and
remakes.
I think this is the best horror movie
of 2012 this far because it's not a
reboot or a
remake, but with lots
of horrid zombies and gruesome creatures.
In the future, the public rises up against Hollywood because we have become sick to death
of all their
remakes,
reboots, and unoriginal crap.
In an era
of movies dominated by
remakes,
reboots and generic by - the - numbers filmmaking, it is so refreshing to see a movie like, «The Fits.»
I'd love to be wrong, but lots
of filmmakers can talk a good game before a
remake /
reboot comes out.
Horror mastermind Wes Craven started this franchise 26 years ago and arriving in theaters today is Platinum Dunes» brand new
remake /
reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Opening September 25th is the
remake /
reboot / reinvention
of the hit 1980 movie «Fame».
This Halloween, the seasonal offerings include some big - ticket gift sets, like «Chucky: The Complete Collection,» an anthology
of all six films in the «Child's Play» series (Universal; Blu - ray, $ 84.98; DVD, $ 59.88; not rated), and «Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection,» which offers Blu - ray editions
of 12 films in that slasher franchise, from the original 1980 «Friday the 13th» directed by Sean S. Cunningham to its 2009
remake -
reboot directed by Marcus Nispel — in effect, closing the circle (Warner Home Video; $ 129.95; R).
There is also the trend
of remaking or
rebooting franchises that have been dead for years.
Personally, I'm goddam tired
of remakes,
reboots and 15 year later sequels — 99 %
of them are so blatantly just about the $ and playing it «safe» it makes me sick.
The question mostly applies to the almost daily news
of remakes or
reboots on the horizon.
Gerald's Game, a Stephen King adaptation for Netflix starring Carla Gugino, is good Coming Soon Daniel Dae Kim's stunt training for the Hellboy
reboot / Film Hocus Pocus moves forward as a TV movie
remake - none
of the original actors or filmmaking team are involved David Poland on Blade Runner 2049 with no spoilers «It is Aliens to Alien»... whoa, that's high praise Billboard composer Danny Elfman interviewed about Superman's iconic theme (redeployed for Justice League) and his long collaboration with Gus Van Sant Playbill Judy Garland's final concert, restored / remastered from 1969 will be released for the first time i09 on why you should be watching the Exorcist TV series, back for Season 2 / Film Amazon still has a lot
of work to do to catch up with Netflix and Hulu but they're diving into the sci - fi genre big time
This upcoming summer promises to unleash a lot
of comic book characters, sequels,
remakes,
reboots, onto the world.
With
remake after sequel after
reboot coming out
of Hollywood at the moment, any film that attempts to retell a classic story...
And 2018's release schedule features a blinding array
of remakes, sequels and
reboots we never asked for, including Fifty Shades Freed (Feb), God's Not Dead 3 (Mar), Pacific Rim: Uprising (Mar), Tomb Raider (Mar), Madagascar 4 (May), Sherlock Gnomes (May), A Star Is Born (May), Terminator 3 (Jun), Hotel Transylvania 3 (Jul), The Equalizer 2 (Aug), The Predator (Aug), Goosebumps 2 (Oct), Halloween (Oct), Johnny English 3 (Oct), Nativity Rocks!
In «Evil Dead: The
Reboot» (10 mins., HD), producer Robert Tapert claims that long - time collaborator Sam Raimi was the «biggest proponent»
of the
remake while Bruce «Ash» Campbell was against it.
There had been copious
remakes and
reboots of the years, however the core gameplay has remained the similar.
Pixar was once the forerunner
of animation in both artistry and storytelling, alas recent years have proven them fallible to the recent «sequel -
reboot -
remake» trend sweeping Hollywood.
Hollywood has truly hit a point now where basically anything is ripe for a
remake or
reboot or revival, whatever they decide on calling it, with the end result ultimately being dredging up some title from the vault for a new coat
of paint on the same old shell.
Then came
reboots which were
remakes but only
of origin stories
of serialized characters.
While the movie might technically be a screen adaptation
of the Eighties cop drama
of the same name, this raunchy teensploit actually amounts to more
of a
reboot of the franchise than a
remake.
In an age
of constant sequels,
remakes,
reboots, and adaptations, it's a small wonder when even blatant genre pastiches such as Pacific Rim are touted by the movie - going public as «original.»
With the film being a
reboot rather than a straight
remake, it looks set to introduce a whole new generation to Max while satisfying the legion
of original fans.
Justina Machado, left, and Rita Moreno star in «One Day at a Time,» one
of many
remakes and
reboots vying for Emmy attention.
«With all the horror
reboots /
remakes that have been released within the past decade, it's surprising that not very many
of them got sequels,» Ross writes.
Reports
of the death
of creativity in Hollywood are probably somewhat exaggerated, but it can't be denied that there are a lot
of reboots,
remakes, adaptations, sequels, prequels, etc. in the pipeline.
Give it a chance, it's the
reboot -
remake of the historic hack N slash saga, but don't get too hyped for it.
If all you know about Dredd is that it's a
reboot (not a
remake)
of the character from the 2000AD comic book previously brought to the screen by Sylvester Stallone, you might want to play closer attention.
I've decided to pull together a small list
of the upcoming
remakes that are on their way to the big screen and hopefully find out which
of these
reboots may actually be worth seeing.
News
of an Oldboy
remake surfaced years ago and since then has gone through more actors than I care to count so let's just give the rundown
of the ones that are currently in position to play a role in Spike Lee's upcoming
reboot.
Honorable Mentions: As usual, some good films have to fall just outside the top 10 list including: Tommy Lee Jones «feature - length directorial debut, «The Three Burials
Of Melquiades Estrada ``; Christopher Nolan «s excellent, in - between - Batman - movies cum rival magician film, «The Prestige,» starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale; Guillermo del Toro «s fantastical fairy tale, «Pan's Labyrinth ``; Sofia Coppola «s anachronistic teen alienation set in the 16th century, «Marie Antoinette ``; Martin Campbell «s superb rebooting of the Bond franchise with «Casino Royale ``; Martin Scorsese «s «Infernal Affairs» remake «The Departed» (which has been on TV so many bloody times, its power has worn off); Oliver Assayas ««Clean» which featured a Cannes - winning performance by Maggie Cheung as a struggling addict; and Park Chan - Wook «s final installment of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.&raqu
Of Melquiades Estrada ``; Christopher Nolan «s excellent, in - between - Batman - movies cum rival magician film, «The Prestige,» starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale; Guillermo del Toro «s fantastical fairy tale, «Pan's Labyrinth ``; Sofia Coppola «s anachronistic teen alienation set in the 16th century, «Marie Antoinette ``; Martin Campbell «s superb
rebooting of the Bond franchise with «Casino Royale ``; Martin Scorsese «s «Infernal Affairs» remake «The Departed» (which has been on TV so many bloody times, its power has worn off); Oliver Assayas ««Clean» which featured a Cannes - winning performance by Maggie Cheung as a struggling addict; and Park Chan - Wook «s final installment of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.&raqu
of the Bond franchise with «Casino Royale ``; Martin Scorsese «s «Infernal Affairs»
remake «The Departed» (which has been on TV so many bloody times, its power has worn off); Oliver Assayas ««Clean» which featured a Cannes - winning performance by Maggie Cheung as a struggling addict; and Park Chan - Wook «s final installment
of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.&raqu
of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.»
In the 2016 raging storm filled with news about and installments
of reboot,
remake, rehash, sequel, prequel, and spin - off ideas from Hollywood, The Magnificent Seven popped into the box office during the hiatus right between summer and the Halloween holidays.
In a Hollywood self - congratulatory world that considers sequels,
reboots and
remakes as creative projects; and imitation as the most sincere form
of flattery... not to mention the safest hedged bet... it's not in the least surprising that we now have a film version
of «CHiPs», a lightweight and popular TV show that ran from 1977 through 1983.
Spanish filmmaker F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall) may have lost out on the chance to helm the upcoming
reboot /
remake / whatever
of The Crow, but he's since lined up a deal to helm The Greys - now that Dimension Films has gone ahead and purchased Adam Cohen's spec script for the mysterious sci - fi thriller.
The recent batch
of horror is left to a passing mention
of «torture porn» (by a character in one
of the movies within this one (or perhaps the movie within that one)-RRB-, while
remakes and
rebooted franchises earn a bit more
of Williamson's chagrin.
Co-written by estimable Frownland director Ronald Bronstein, it's inspired by the experiences
of street kid Arielle Holmes, who plays a fictional version
of herself alongside actor Caleb Landry Jones in what's described as «a tumultuous drama about a New York City couple battling addiction in the midst
of a love affair»... And finally, the prize for oddest
remake of the week: French thriller specialist Jean - François Richet is changing gear rather alarmingly with his, er, «
reboot» is the word I'm looking for,
of Claude Berri's 1977 comedy Un moment d'égarement, in which two fathers take their sexy adolescent daughters on vacation — and one
of them is seduced by the other's jeune fille.
And Scarface has had its share
of remakes and
reboots in the form
of hip hop tributes, two video games, a novel titled Scarface: The Beginning, and an IDW graphic novel Scarface: Scarred for Life.
The world
of reboots and
remakes is plentiful at the moment, as it seems every major studio has at least one project in the hopper that would fit into either category.
In an age where
remakes and
reboots are par for the course, the new version
of 1972 Blaxploitation thriller Superfly is looking to stand out.
You could think
of Dead Rising as being the sort
of comedy
remake they would do as a
reboot to the Resident Evil series in say a decade or so from now... kind
of the way they are
rebooting all sorts
of tv series now but making them comedies... I should also note here... I am aware there is actually a Dead Rising movie already... I haven't seen it but I hope it's good and has the same humour as the game.
Jurassic World is basically an amalgamation sequel
of the first three movies into a modern era without technically calling it a
remake or a
reboot.
We truly live in the era
of reboots and
remakes, as classic gangster flick Scarface will soon be revamped for modern audiences, if all goes according to plan.
The new Mulan will be the latest live - action
remake that Disney has undertaken, after its
reboot of Beauty and The Beast, which cast Emma Watson in the lead role.
Here is a movie that came out at the exact right time and acts as a delightful commentary on the
reboot / relaunch /
remake age
of horror.
Alas, there is a refreshing lack
of déjà vu to Orphan at a time when most
of its genre is some combination
of a sequel, a
remake, or a
reboot.
It was the best
of times, it was the worst
of times, it was the age
of transcendent filmmaking in the The Lost City
of Z and A Ghost Story, it was the age
of foolish Spider - Man
remakes /
reboots / regurgitations, it was the epoch
of a magnificent enquiry into belief by the evergreen Martin Scorsese, it was the epoch
of the incredulous return
of Mel Gibson in a box office hit, it was the season
of Michael Haneke shining a light on our uncaring societal malaise, it was the season
of manifold more people watching Baywatch, it was the spring
of Aki Kaurismäki's warm - hearted but politically pressing The Other Side
of Hope, it was the winter
of despair at the box office results
of masterpieces like Certain Women, Aquarius and The Death
of Louis XIV, we had Yorgos Lanthimos» Kubrickian masterpiece before us, we had a new Kingsman film before us, we were all going direct to cinematic Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
Kingsman: The Secret Service actress Sofia Boutella is reportedly in talks to play the title role in Alex Kurtzman «s upcoming
remake of The Mummy opposite Tom Cruise, confirming rumors that the new
reboot would contain a female villain.
Warner Bros. has announced a list
of films, all
of a certain name value, they intend to
reboot /
remake / re-imagine / re [insert - word -
of - choice - here], The list, per Heat Vision, includes Lethal Weapon, Westworld, Oh God, The Dirty Dozen, Tarzan and The Wild Bunch.
Hollywood has reached a point where the only movies they're making are sequels,
remakes,
reboots, anything that can connect with a pre-existing property, and this is an example
of them scraping the bottom
of the barrel.