‘Spider-Man’ Reboot Sets Box Office Record: What Is the Most Anticipated Upcoming Reboot?
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2012/07/05 17:21:53
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“Total Recall”
Colin Farrell might seem like an unlikely choice to step into Arnold Schwarzenegger’s role in “Total Recall.” But this version isn’t even set on Mars, so die-hard fans should be ready for some significant changes.
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“Total Recall”
Colin Farrell might seem like an unlikely choice to step into Arnold Schwarzenegger’s role in “Total Recall.” But this version isn’t even set on Mars, so die-hard fans should be ready for some significant changes.
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“A Star Is Born”
The Clint Eastwood remake of the Barbra Streisand remake of the... and so on and so on... is still in the works. Beyonce's the diva, but with “Rock of Ages” a miss, will Tom Cruise still play the has-been rock star?
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“Top Gun”
Tom Cruise is, however, slated to appear in the reboot of his career-making action flick “Top Gun.” After all his divorce drama wraps up, he’ll no doubt be feeling the “need for speed” once again.
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“Dredd”
Since the 1995 version “Judge Dredd” was a total flop, the British production company is distancing themselves from the Karl Urban starrer “Dredd.” First smart move: not bringing back Rob Schneider.
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“Robocop”
Yes, “Robocop” has been revived a lot — including two sequels, an animated show, a miniseries, and two live-action dramas, both of which lasted just a season. So fans will see what the Joel Kinnaman version offers.
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“Carrie”
Chloe Grace Moretz will have some big, albeit blood-soaked, shoes to fill in this remake of Stephen King’s first published novel. But can she deliver the quiet power of Sissy Spacek’s original performance?
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“Red Dawn”
Since Patrick Swayze’s untimely death, fans have been super-nostalgic about his work. While the “Dirty Dancing” remake flounders, devotees will have to settle for a “Red Dawn” reboot starring Chris Hemsworth.
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“The Birds”
It takes nerves of steel to remake a Hitchcock thriller. Many have failed — remember the shot-for-shot “Psycho” debacle? That’s why the team behind the rumored Naomi Watts reboot are taking their time.
‘Spider-Man’ Reboot Sets Box Office Record: What Is the Most Anticipated Upcoming Reboot?
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Going by box office results, “Spider-Man” is truly amazing. Marc Webb's reboot of the superhero flick grossed a record $59.3 million in its first two days of domestic ticket sales. And with that, Spidey glided in to the second-best July 4th gross of all time, right behind “Transformers."
Of course, the buzz leading up to the release of the film was strong. Fans seemed happy with the casting of Andrew Garfield, who slipped on the red-and-blue suit instead of Tobey Maguire this time around. At least they knew the “Social Network” star was excited about the role — he'd been a fan since dressing as Spider-Man for Halloween when he was three.
As can be expected in Hollywood, “The Amazing Spider-Man” is just one movie in a long string of anticipated reboots coming to theaters soon. It seems like every film is ripe for a modern makeover, including a new “Annie” starring Willow Smith, an updated “My Fair Lady” with Carey Mulligan, and “Barbarella,” which is rumored to have Katherine Heigl in the Jane Fonda role.
Understandably, cinephiles are more excited about some of these remakes than others. Action fans will no doubt fly to theaters for the new “Top Gun,” and horror fans will put on their finest to go to the prom with “Carrie.” What reboot are you most excited about?
Of course, the buzz leading up to the release of the film was strong. Fans seemed happy with the casting of Andrew Garfield, who slipped on the red-and-blue suit instead of Tobey Maguire this time around. At least they knew the “Social Network” star was excited about the role — he'd been a fan since dressing as Spider-Man for Halloween when he was three.
As can be expected in Hollywood, “The Amazing Spider-Man” is just one movie in a long string of anticipated reboots coming to theaters soon. It seems like every film is ripe for a modern makeover, including a new “Annie” starring Willow Smith, an updated “My Fair Lady” with Carey Mulligan, and “Barbarella,” which is rumored to have Katherine Heigl in the Jane Fonda role.
Understandably, cinephiles are more excited about some of these remakes than others. Action fans will no doubt fly to theaters for the new “Top Gun,” and horror fans will put on their finest to go to the prom with “Carrie.” What reboot are you most excited about?
Read More: http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/upcoming-movie-remakes/
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Lady Winters 2012/07/06 13:23:21
And as for "the amazing spiderman"-- I loved tht movie, but I wouldn't consider it a reboot/remake, only because I heard that it focused on the comics more (Can't rlly second this, never wuz a fan for any kind of books)... But I think I liked it better than the original... Though I liked both.
Reboots are NOT the same as remakes or readaptations. Allow me to explain.
A remake is something that uses the earlier movie as its source material, and for the most part sticks close to the original movie's plot and style, just with updated special effects and a new cast of actors.
Example: Psycho (1998) is a shot-for-shot remake of Psycho (1960).
A readaptation is something that shares the source material with the original movie (usually a book, but also a play, short film, etc.) but goes off of that original source material rather than the earlier movie. So it has license to ignore any deviations from the source material that the earlier movie made. If the readaptation claims to be adapting from the common source material but actually sticks close to the earlier movie (as they often do) then it can be considered a de facto remake.
Example: True Grit (2010) and True Grit (1969) are both adaptations of the original Charles Portis novel. A proposed new Starship Troopers movie is also a readaptation that will be much closer to the original Robert Heinlein novel.
A reboot is something that uses the same character and general backstory (usually a larg...
Reboots are NOT the same as remakes or readaptations. Allow me to explain.
A remake is something that uses the earlier movie as its source material, and for the most part sticks close to the original movie's plot and style, just with updated special effects and a new cast of actors.
Example: Psycho (1998) is a shot-for-shot remake of Psycho (1960).
A readaptation is something that shares the source material with the original movie (usually a book, but also a play, short film, etc.) but goes off of that original source material rather than the earlier movie. So it has license to ignore any deviations from the source material that the earlier movie made. If the readaptation claims to be adapting from the common source material but actually sticks close to the earlier movie (as they often do) then it can be considered a de facto remake.
Example: True Grit (2010) and True Grit (1969) are both adaptations of the original Charles Portis novel. A proposed new Starship Troopers movie is also a readaptation that will be much closer to the original Robert Heinlein novel.
A reboot is something that uses the same character and general backstory (usually a larger-than-life character such as a superhero or a Japanese daikaiju) but has free reign to do whatever it wants plot-wise because it's not bound by the continuity set by previous films.
Example: The Chris Nolan Batman movies still use the characters Batman, Alfred, Joker, etc. but otherwise have nothing in common with the earlier Burton/Schumacher Batman film series. The Amazing Spider-Man discards the Sam Raimi series continuity. Casino Royale (2006) disregarded all previous James Bond movies.
That said, I know too little about most of the movies listed to say for sure what categories they fit in. I suspect Carrie is a readaptation of the original Stephen King novel. I can say that I've seen the trailer for Total Recall (2012), and from what I can tell it seems to be a straight remake of the 1990 film rather than a reboot or a readaptation of the original Philip K. Dick short story. Regardless of whether it involves Mars or not, it seems to have the same basic plot (guy goes to a memory implant joint and asks to be a secret agent, and is subsequently caught up in a crazy spy-vs.-spy game involving two hot women), and it even has some of the same lines ("If I'm not me, then who the hell am I?") We'll see for sure when it comes out.
The others... many I do not want to see remade. Chloe Grace Morets as Carrie? *sigh*
Sissy Spacek was perfect. Nowhere near a beauty queen (part of the story) and one hell of an actress. Meh.