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Tell Us About Your Pop Culture Month: January 2022 Edition

Games, books, shows? You had have to done something for the month.

Television Justin Carter Jan 30

Wow, Marvel Got Owen Wilson an Action Figure Already

SilverHawks, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Loki, Ghostbusters, Transformers, and Lego all enter this week's wallet-draining roundup.

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Jun 11

Mulan Will Be Disney’s First PG-13 Live-Action Remake

She’s as swift as the coursing river, with all the force (and violence) of a great typhoon. Disney’s Mulan has become the first live-action remake to receive a PG-13 rating, making it the latest film in Disney’s rarest collection. The Hollywood Reporter says the Motion Picture Association of America has given Mulan a PG-13 rating…

Movies Beth Elderkin Feb 19

A Face/Off Remake Is Now in the Works

Next up on the remake train? The 1997 John Woo action hit Face/Off. Deadline reports that Oren Uziel, writer of The Cloverfield Paradox and the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog, will pen the screenplay, with Neal H. Moritz, best known for the Fast and Furious franchise, producing at Paramount. https://gizmodo.com/face-off-is-like-a-fine-wine-and-im-drunk-1785719655 Of course, the original film starred John…

Movies Germain Lussier Sep 9

The First Reactions to Disney’s The Lion King Remake Are Here

It sounds like The Lion King just can’t wait to be king of the box office. The first reactions to the CGI remake of Disney’s The Lion King are here, with critics praising the film’s visual effects and dynamic cast…although having photorealistic animals sing does seem to come with some caveats. Directed by Jon Favreau,…

Movies Beth Elderkin Jul 10

Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid Is Getting a Bizarre Dystopian Remake Where Chaplin Is a Robot

Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 dramatic comedy The Kid is considered one of the finest movies of the silent era. It’s even been preserved in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Now, almost a century later, it’s getting a remake: An animated science fiction film starring Jacob Tremblay about a dystopian future where modern…

Movies Beth Elderkin May 3

A Hunchback of Notre Dame Live-Action Musical Is Happening, and Disney Might Already Have Its Quasimodo

God help the remakes. Disney has announced it’s making a live-action adaptation of Hunchback of Notre Dame, which will be based on both Victor Hugo’s original novel and the studio’s own 1996 animated film. Hopefully that means more hellfire, way fewer gargoyles. As reported by Deadline, Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang has been tapped to…

Movies Beth Elderkin Jan 16

The Your Name Remake Will Be Americanized, According to Its Screenwriter

Ever since that whole Ghost in the Shell live-action debacle, audiences have been wary of how the J.J. Abrams-produced Your Name remake would adapt its source material. Would the live-action film stay close to Makoto Shinkai’s original film, or would it do the thing that most American anime adaptations do and, well, make it American?…

Movies Beth Elderkin Dec 27

Terrified, One of the Year’s Scariest Films, Is Already Being Remade

Terrified is one of the best, scariest movies to come out this year. So, of course, Hollywood is going to remake it. The film, which you can currently stream on Shudder, is about a series of hauntings that take place in a suburban neighborhood in Argentina. It was written and directed by Demián Rugna, who…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 20

The First Teaser for Disney’s Live-Action Aladdin Is Pure Magic

Your wish is granted. The debut teaser trailer for Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin, starring Will Smith as the Genie, has arrived. We’re in a whole new world now. Disney’s Aladdin remake stars Mena Massoud (Jack Ryan) as Aladdin, a so-called “street rat” who dreams of fame, glory, and riches. We’ve also got Naomi Smith (Power…

Trailers Beth Elderkin Oct 11

No One Wants an Arachnophobia Remake, But James Wan Is Giving Us One Anyway

Arachnophobia is one of those movies that gets scarier the less you remember it. Because you want to forget. Because it’s giant spiders. Sadly, Amblin Entertainment won’t let us forget, as it has teamed up with Aquaman director James Wan to remake the 1990 horror comedy. As reported by Deadline, Amblin and Wan’s Atomic Monster…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 11

Real-Life Clowns Aren’t Smiling About the It Movie

The latest trailer for It, based on Stephen King’s novel, has made several clowns forget to turn their frowns upside-down. You’d think clowns would be better at laughing things like this off. MEL Magazine interviewed several real-life clowns after news that the It trailer had broken records to become the most-viewed trailer ever, and they…

io9 Beth Elderkin Apr 6

IT Trailer Comparison Floats Remake Alongside Iconic Miniseries

The IT remake trailer is the latest one crowned “Most Popular,” surpassing The Fate of the Furious as the most-viewed trailer in a single day. This trophy will likely be passed to another soon, but in the meantime, let’s take a second to appreciate how much the trailer pays homage to its source material. I’m…

io9 Beth Elderkin Apr 1

The Creature From the Black Lagoon Is the Best Universal Monster Movie and It Should Never Be Remade

Universal is remaking many of its classic horror movies, and creating a shared universe in the process: A Dr. Jekyll-meets-the-Mummy situation is already underway, with the Bride of Frankenstein and the Invisible Man rumored to be up next. But there’s one monster the remake machine should absolutely NOT touch. The Creature from the Black Lagoon…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jun 7

Thank God, It Sounds Like the Gremlins Reboot Has Been Shelved

When we last got an update on this project, Warner Bros. was going full-steam ahead with it. Now, writer Seth Grahame-Smith says the whole thing has been shoved back once again. Here’s some good news, at least: Grahame-Smith did say that it wasn’t a remake but more of a sequel/reboot: It was a completely different…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jan 19

New Star Wars trailer perfectly remade with original Star Wars footage

When I saw the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it felt instantly familiar. That’s very probably because anything Star Wars feels nostalgic but also because, well, we’ve seen all those scenes from the trailer before! Here is the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens remade shot-by-shot with original footage. It’s perfect! The…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 5

Steven Spielberg Wants to Remake The Last Starfighter But Can’t

Remember the 1984 movie The Last Starfighter? Well, someone has gone and created a modern trailer for the film and it makes me want to 1) Watch the movie on repeat and 2) See a sequel or remake finally get made. Too bad that will probably never happen. The only problem with a remake? It…

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 24

This two-hour fan-made RoboCop remake is the RoboCop remake we deserve

While we’re waiting to see if José Padilha’s RoboCop remake is a worthy successor to the original, the folks behind Our RoboCop Remake have beaten Padilha to the punch by releasing their entire feature-length, crowdsourced remake that lovingly spoofs each scene in Paul Verhoeven’s film. More than 50 individual and groups of filmmakers contributed scenes…

Movies Lauren Davis Feb 6

55 fan filmmakers have made an insane shot-for-shot remake of RoboCop

Before José Padilha’s RoboCop remake hits theaters next month, a group of fan filmmakers are releasing their own tribute to the original film—a shot-for-shot remake created by 55 different fans in 55 different styles. Check out the trailer. Our RoboCop Remake looks very much in the vein of Star Wars: Uncut, a crowdsourced film in…

Trailers Lauren Davis Jan 10

Carrie remake will make you terrified of — and for — Julianne Moore

Why remake Carrie? It’s certainly a question worth asking, especially in the ever-more crowded field of sequels, remakes, and reboots. Kimberly Peirce tries to update Carrie as a study of bullying in the internet age. But the main reason to watch this film is Julianne Moore’s harrowing take on Margaret White, Carrie’s mother. Brian De…

Movies Lauren Davis Oct 18

Remake

Tell Us About Your Pop Culture Month: January 2022 Edition

Wow, Marvel Got Owen Wilson an Action Figure Already

Mulan Will Be Disney’s First PG-13 Live-Action Remake

A Face/Off Remake Is Now in the Works

The First Reactions to Disney’s The Lion King Remake Are Here

Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid Is Getting a Bizarre Dystopian Remake Where Chaplin Is a Robot

A Hunchback of Notre Dame Live-Action Musical Is Happening, and Disney Might Already Have Its Quasimodo

The Your Name Remake Will Be Americanized, According to Its Screenwriter

Terrified, One of the Year’s Scariest Films, Is Already Being Remade

The First Teaser for Disney’s Live-Action Aladdin Is Pure Magic

No One Wants an Arachnophobia Remake, But James Wan Is Giving Us One Anyway

Real-Life Clowns Aren’t Smiling About the It Movie

IT Trailer Comparison Floats Remake Alongside Iconic Miniseries

The Creature From the Black Lagoon Is the Best Universal Monster Movie and It Should Never Be Remade

Thank God, It Sounds Like the Gremlins Reboot Has Been Shelved

New Star Wars trailer perfectly remade with original Star Wars footage

Steven Spielberg Wants to Remake The Last Starfighter But Can’t

This two-hour fan-made RoboCop remake is the RoboCop remake we deserve

55 fan filmmakers have made an insane shot-for-shot remake of RoboCop

Carrie remake will make you terrified of — and for — Julianne Moore

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