Weak openings for new installments in several older movie series highlight a challenge facing hollywood studios. Apr 27, 2018 movie reboots have recently become a pretty common way to recycle source material. Bertolt brecht allegedly said to the contrary that art was not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which. Films that begin established series again instead of building on previous films. In 2017, there seems to have been more remakes, reboots and sequels to movies than ever, and while its totally understandable to want more of the same, shouldnt there be a limit. Hollywood is running out of hit 80s movies to reboot marketwatch. Reasons to reboot there are reportedly 120 reboot films in the works right now. I have no problem with the occasional rebootremake, especially if the original film was crappy. Cbs is also remaking rush hour and in good company, while fox is reviving monsterinlaw and. Aug 01, 2012 so far movie audiences have shown little aversion if any to hollywood s summer of reboots and remakes. From dune to shrek, behold our list of film reboots and remakes in development. Pirates of the caribbean is just the latest in a neverending influx of recycled movies and tv shows. Limitless is only the newest entry in a slew of feature film reboots headed to the television screen.
Halloween 2018 is a reboot, although jason blum would prefer you to call it a reinvention and off the back of that, i rant, somewhat, over the state of hollywood and its lack of faith in original. The problem with hollywood today are remakesreboots. Allfemale reboots of classic allmale films have been coming thick and fast over the past few years, and there are more to come. Hollywood reboots russophobia for the new cold war, by max. Martin scorseses grubby boston gangland thriller the departed riffs shamelessly on.
Its not that there are so many reboots, remakes and sequels flooding the marketplace. Reboots, sequels and prequels are safe choices they have a much better chance of making money because people will buy tickets just to see their favorite characters on the big screen again. Or so old that it is deserving of a new millennium makeover. In hollywood, its a reboot by any other name the new york. We explore the effect reboot culture has had on hollywood. In 2012, eight of the ten highestgrossing films of the year were either sequels or reboots. The only thing hollywood loves more than a sequel, or remake, is a reboot. In 2005, 17 films were hollywood remakes including four in the top ten whereas by 2014 that number had fallen to just five of the top 100 grossing films.
In recent years, hollywood has been releasing remakes and reboots with certain properties proving to be successful. When will hollywood stop all the remakes, reboots and sequels. Download jojo rabbit 2019 yify torrent for 1080p bluray. In the realm of tv, kurtzman and orcis hawaii five0 is a clear example of a rebooted series.
Hollywood is running out of blockbuster films from the 1980s to remake or reboot, after a string of movies celebrating the era of big hair, shoulder pads and ronald reagan. The dollars they generate for the studios that make and distribute them, meanwhile, via the. Aug, 2015 follow randall maynard on twitter and on tumblr and into oblivion for more shows hollywood is probably going to poach from our childhood, read if every kids show got a gritty liveaction reboot, and check out 5 movie reboots that must be stopped to see some depressing movies well be getting soon. Martin scorseses grubby boston gangland thriller the departed riffs shamelessly on the hong kong crime epic infernal affairs. Pbs idea channel takes a look at why there are so many hollywood remakes of movies from our childhood, or in some cases, from just a few years. The last stand was financially successful, but a massive disappointment to both fans and critics. Popular bollywood remakes of hollywood films desiblitz. Jun 22, 2015 the percentage of top grossing films which are hollywood remakes or reboots is falling.
Four nerds set out to kidnap a hack director to prevent him from remaking a beloved childhood cartoon into a crappy summer blockbuster. Dec 23, 2019 surprising remakes and reboots in the works. Or, at least, it appears that way when filmmakers and stars alike bend over backward to describe their projects as anything other than a reboot. A near constant presence on television and toy shelves since the early 90s, power rangers had made a few ventures into the cinema during the height of its popularity two decades ago, to modest success. So mark your calendars heres whats currently airing and coming soon to a big or small screen near you. The scary thing hollywood does when it runs out of reboots and not just on halloween published. Jul 05, 2018 halloween 2018 is a reboot, although jason blum would prefer you to call it a reinvention and off the back of that, i rant, somewhat, over the state of hollywood and its lack of faith in original. Oct 25, 2019 hollywood will stop making reboots when you stop paying for them. Hollywood will stop making reboots when you stop paying for them. Jul 11, 2017 15 hollywood movie reboots that took forever to come to life from blade runner 2049 to the illfated scarface redux, 15 movies going through a special case of deja vu. The mummy is only the latest reboot to come out with a new trailer. He has secured 10year rights to at least three other nollywood favorites, all to be. Personally, hollywood needs to try their best to just think of new movie ideas and leave the classics alone.
By the latter i mean its hard to imagine how a film this original got made in an era of reboots, remakes, sequels and prequels mostly bad the characters are charming and quirky, the dialogue clever and the plot wisely confines itself to telling an intensely personal story rather than one of the war itself. Studio amazon is taking over culver studios, one of hollywoods most historic movie lots. Feb 10, 2017 thanks to hollywoods reboot culture, filmmakers are making new installments of the very movies that inspired them. This article has been adapted from amanda ann klein and r.
Rebootsremakes in film have been going on for a while now, so i thought i would address this issue that seems to have plagued films and its originality. Once upon a time in hollywood, reboots rulednow, not so much. Hollywood reboots russophobia for the new cold war, by max parry. Aug 29, 2017 these are 8 movie reboots that actually worked and 7 that were terrible.
Buy cycles, sequels, spinoffs, remakes, and reboots. Stars like beyonce, queen latifah, regina hall and halle berry are either in front of the camera or working behind the scenes on reboots of some of our favorite films and tv shows. Jul, 2018 tom jolliffe looks at hollywoods preoccupation with reboots, remakes and sequels i sit here in the year 2018. But we must make hollywood understand, not every film is worthy of this. If hollywood would stop with the constant remakes, the audience would be a lot happier. Barton palmers book, cycles, sequels, spinoffs, remakes, and reboots. Jun 30, 2017 hollywood is running out of blockbuster films from the 1980s to remake or reboot, after a string of movies celebrating the era of big hair, shoulder pads and ronald reagan. Franchises might not always resonate with american audiences, but somefrom studios like marvel and disneybreak boxoffice records. Other reboots would include the pink panther from 2006, starring steve martin. The links are on the righthand side of the page, in the blogroll section.
Iron man 2008, the incredible hulk 2008, iron man 2 2010 thor. Its time for hollywood to give up on the constant reboots and remakes. Critics argue that reboots and sequels are often intermixed with quality and originality. Everything old is new again in hollywood as existing movies are getting updated, remade and rebooted. The amount of recycled material in entertainment is frequently lamented, but it isnt a. If a film has been incredibly successful in hollywood, many indian film makers assumed that making a hindi version of that story would almost certainly guarantee success. Demand more original films, not remakes, from hollywood. First class after the massively successful onetwo punch of xmen and x2.
Blame christopher nolan, who kicked off the trend and helped coin the term with his 2005 success, batman begins. After some research, we found over 30 remakes and sequels that as of right now are either about to be released, in production, confirmed to be happening or rumored to be happening. So far movie audiences have shown little aversion if any to hollywoods summer of reboots and remakes. With bigger budgets to recoup and more competition from other forms of media, its no wonder studio heads and producers have become risk averse and bank more and more on properties that already have name recognition and can be franchised into other moneymaking fields. Some of the greatest hollywood movies of the modern era are remakes. Hollywoods feminized movie reboots are not particularly. Plus, even when a remake fails, it can still have a positive effect on other aspects of the original films legacy most notably reigniting interest in a. Feb 19, 2014 unsurprisingly, no one wants to see their favorites characters tarnished in a hollow hollywood cash grab but not all remakes and reboots are soulless attempts to exploit an established brand.
Where some of these bollywood remakes of hollywood films have become super hit blockbuster movies, others have failed to live up to the expectations of the original films. Aug 24, 2016 some of the greatest hollywood movies of the modern era are remakes. With scenes literally duplicated in bang bang, there is no denying that this bollywood film is a hollywood remake sangharsh 1999 and the silence of the lambs 1991 the film which placed ashutosh rana as the most convincing villain, and solidified both akshay and preitys acting abilities was the 1999 psychological thriller, sangharsh. When hollywood reboots old franchises, the fans become the.
Mar 20, 2017 reboots, sequels and prequels are safe choices they have a much better chance of making money because people will buy tickets just to see their favorite characters on the big screen again. Sep 17, 2018 reboots and revivals are all the rage right now. Remakes, reboots and sequels by jack peat, tle editor youll have to excuse my friend, says lloyd after his close companion, the dumb to his dumber, sent a. Tom jolliffe looks at hollywoods preoccupation with reboots, remakes and sequels i sit here in the year 2018. Or, at least, it appears that way when filmmakers and stars alike bend over backward to describe. Follow randall maynard on twitter and on tumblr and into oblivion for more shows hollywood is probably going to poach from our childhood, read if every kids show got a gritty liveaction reboot, and check out 5 movie reboots that must be stopped to see some depressing movies well be getting soon subscribe to our youtube channel to why hollywood is totally screwing itself. Thanks to hollywoods reboot culture, filmmakers are making new installments of the very movies that inspired them. All movie and tv sequels or reboots coming in 2018 business. Bertolt brecht allegedly said to the contrary that art was not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it. Mar 20, 2016 in 2010, industry publications reported that production on battleship, a new blockbuster starring alist actors including liam neeson and alexander skarsgard, had begun. And while fan reactions are mixed, many are questioning if hollywood is simply running out of ideas.
It is an ageold question as to the extent art reflects the world we live in. The avengers, the highestgrossing film of the year, however, was the sixth film in the marvel cinematic universe, which included. Jojo rabbit demonstrates that there is hope, both for humanity and hollywood. Washington and hollywood have been in bed together for a long time. Movie reboots have recently become a pretty common way to recycle source material. The marxist german playwright devised theatrical methods designed to distance. The scale of hollywood remakes and reboots stephen follows. Sep 08, 2014 hollywood isnt making these decisions in a vacuum. That same year, james bond finally got a reboot in casino royale, the first bond movie with daniel craig in the title role.
Cycles, sequels, spinoffs, remakes, and reboots takes the opposite view, surveying a wide range of international media multiplicities for the first time to elucidate their importance for audiences, industrial practices, and popular culture. In hollywood, its a reboot by any other name the new. Following the success of his first effort, okpaleke has gained a reputation as the goto executive for remakes. Can hollywood really be out of original film ideas. In this blog, hollywood branded looks at why hollywood chooses reboots over original content, and how beauty and the beast is a shining example of a reboot success story. Even when sequel films fail financially, they still make more money, on average, relative to newly made, original movies. However, remakes are a risky gambit that can either be huge successes or downright disasters. Reboots have been a key cornerstone in hollywoods reducereuserecycle policy of the past decade and a half. Most remakes tend to fail and only a handful have ever been either commercial or critically triumphant. If you like the site and want to support it, buy the golden pinnacle or the gordian knot, either as a book or download. Hollywood is running out of blockbuster films from the 1980s to remake or reboot, after a. A perfect example would be the rebooted planet of the apes film series beginning with rise of the planet of the apes in 2011. Hollywood is running out of hit 80s movies to reboot. Xmen united, the venerable mutant franchise began to crumble.
With lisa marie, dave sheridan, george wendt, brea grant. When hollywood reboots old franchises, the fans become the filmmakers. Yes, that is a very rare occurrence, on account of how producers decide that to allow new ideas is too much of a risk, and that it may be a major loss. Oct 24, 2014 reboots have been a key cornerstone in hollywoods reducereuserecycle policy of the past decade and a half. When it comes to remakes, movie studios are no strangers to reviving old properties with new changes. The solution to this problem is that hollywood should allow new filmmakers and directors to have the opportunity to create films that have new, interesting ideas. Apr 23, 2014 after some research, we found over 30 remakes and sequels that as of right now are either about to be released, in production, confirmed to be happening or rumored to be happening. Sharing few connections to the longrunning tv series, this was a complete overhaul of the franchise, a big budget spectacle to. The scary thing hollywood does when it runs out of reboots. Hollywoods current obesession with recycling old material is well documented by now, but which remakes and reboots are offering something fresh, and which ones are going to be lukewarm leftovers. Jul 26, 2015 to hollywood, reboot is a fourletter word. Apr 27, 2016 reboots remakes in film have been going on for a while now, so i thought i would address this issue that seems to have plagued films and its originality. Jun 16, 2015 pbs idea channel takes a look at why there are so many hollywood remakes of movies from our childhood, or in some cases, from just a few years ago remakes are nothing new. Suddenly i find myself compelled to moan about the unimaginative approach to.
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