Every year there are a large number of franchise sequels flooding our movie theaters and streaming services, and it is often said that Hollywood has almost no original ideas.
Although this is not entirely correct, there are many remakes and restarts in the past catalogs of many studios.
Some remakes are praised, and more remakes are considered unnecessary, but some movies are so popular that they restart over and over again with new faces in the characters.
Here are the 20 most remakes of Hollywood movies.
Are they worth it? See what you think…
Christmas carol
This is one of the most popular stories in literature, so it’s no surprise to know this Christmas carol It is one of the most remakes of movies in history.
The ghosts of Charles Dickens’ Christmas past, present, and future visited Ebenezer Scrooge’s holiday stories in 1901, 1935, 1938, 1951, 1970 , 1984, 1988, 1992 and 2009 moved to the screen, and there are more ways to remake.
Silent Black and White Film of 1901 miser, Or Marley’s Ghost, Is the first known adaptation of a Dickens film. Since then, the story has been animated, given a comedy color, and even performed by a puppet show.
Annie
According to the musical of the same name in 1977, Annie Tells the story of a brave orphan New York City Who was taken in by billionaires.
It first appeared on the big screen in 1992, and the cast included Albert Finney, Carol Burnett and Tim Curry, and then remade in 1999 as Disney Casey Bates, Alan Cumming and Christine Chenovese joined the cast.
Year 2014, Annie Got another update, Quvenzhané Wallis and Cameron Diaz and Jamie Fox.
King Kong
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King Kong (1933) Starring Fay Wray, it is a classic of all time, providing us with some of the most enduring images in film history.
However, the 1976 remake starring Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges was not so successful.
In 2005, Peter Jackson tried a remake, starring Andy Serkins and Naomi Watts, which was more successful and was widely praised for his special effects and performances.
A star is born
A star is born In 2018, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (Bradley Cooper) received Oscar nominations, but they are far from the first stars to play rock stars.
Janet Gaynor and Fredric March were the first to take on roles in 1937 A star is born, And Judy Garland and James Mason starred in the 1954 remake.
Then in 1976, Barbra Streisand and Chris Christopherson took over these roles, and the fourth remake was in development hell for many years, with names including Clint Eastwood and Beyoncé in Gaga Attached before starring Ellie and Jack with Cooper.
Pathetic
The first film adaptation of the novel Pathetic It was produced in 1934 and lasted for four and a half hours, after which the 1935 version directed by Richard Boleslawski was nominated as the best picture Oscar.
The story was rebroadcasted in 1952, 1958, 1982, 1995 and 1998, after which the musical landed in Hollywood in 2012, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.
The Phantom of the Opera
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Although Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical may be the most famous adaptation The Phantom of the Opera, It has also produced many film remakes.
The first film adaptation was a silent film starring Old Ron Chaney, Norman Kerry and Mary Philbin in 1925. Since then, it has been adapted by Hammer Horror in 1962, and in 1989 Got a bloody adaptation, and in 2004 won a large-budget music adaptation Joel Schumacher, starring Gerald Butler and Patrick Wilson.
Brewster’s Million
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Since Cecil B DeMille’s production, George Barr McCutcheon’s 1902 novel has been adapted into a movie 13 times Brewster’s Million In 1914.
Perhaps the most famous remake took place in 1985, when Richard Pryor played Brewster, and he had to spend 30 million US dollars in 30 days or less to inherit 300 million US dollars.
This comedy has Telugu, Tamil, Brazilian and Chinese remakes.
Seven Samurai
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Seven Samurai——The Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited and directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1954 is one of the movies with the most remakes.
Seven heroes, the battle beyond the stars with Seven Warriors Both are considered to be reworked versions of the epic.
Invasion of Body Snatchers
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Classic sci-fi movies of 1956 Invasion of Body Snatchers Has a major impact on American culture and the remake business.
The film was remade in 1978 and 1993, after which Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig starred in the 2007 remake Invade.
I am a legend
Richard Matheson’s post-apocalyptic novel I am a legendPublished in 1954, it has been made into three different films with different names.
This book inspired the 1964 The last person on earth, 1971s Omega people, And 2007 I am a legend, Starring Will Smith.
All the movies tell a man who is developing a cure for a virus that has wiped out most humans while protecting himself from infected mutants.
Jane Eyre
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Bronte and Austin’s novels are constantly being remade for big and small screens, Jane Eyre not excluded.
Since 1934, Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 classics have been adapted into feature films 17 times, from TV movies to Indian adaptations.
The most recent movie was in 2011, when Mia Washikovska played the leading actress.
Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling’s story collection was first made into a live-action movie in 1942, but it gained the status of childhood favorite in the Disney animated version in 1964.
In addition to the animated sequel and the live-action sequel, Disney has also remade Jungle Book Two live-action versions in 1994 and 2016, directed by Andy Serkis Maugli: Legend of the Jungle In 2018.
High hopes
Charles Dickens’ High hopes, About the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip, has received 17 film adaptations, many of them from British Broadcasting Corporation.
The first screen adaptation was a silent film that was now lost in 1917, and the most recent in 2016 Fitur, Directed by Abishek Kapoor.
Perhaps its most famous adaptation is the 1946 version, featuring John Mills as Pip, Bernard Miles as Joe, and Alec Guinness as Herbert.
The longest yard
The longest yard (1974) starred in Burt Reynolds as a former football player whose task is to let the prisoners form a team to fight against the guards.
This movie has been remake three times.The first one, in 2001 Mean machine Starring Pooh Jones, replacing American football with football.
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock reproduced this comedy in 2005, with Burt Reynolds starring in a different role, and The longest yard An Egyptian remake in the form of 2015 Captain Maser
The great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary masterpiece The great Gatsby Full of luxurious parties and decadence; perfect, perhaps, adapted for some big screens.
The first adaptation, a silent film of 1926, is believed to have been lost, and it is believed that Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda were disgusted.
It was remade in 1949, and then another version was produced in 1974, with Robert Redford as Gatsby, Mia Farrow as Daisy, and Sam Waterston as Nick Callaway.
In 2013, Baz Luhrmann took the helm by Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire A big budget remake of the starring.
Orphan in the fog
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Charles Dickens’ second novel has been adapted into a movie 18 times—and that was before you even finished all the TV adaptations.
The first adaptation was a silent film starring Edith Storey and Elita Proctor Otis in 1909. Since then, five silent films have been released. Including Hungarian version, Disney animation and Bengali adaptation version.
The most successful remake was the musical in 1968 Oliver!, Won the Oscar for Best Picture Award.
Recently, Michael Caine played Fagin in a modern remake, twist.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood’s story has produced countless TV shows, plays and movies, and 18 drama feature films.
The first of these was a silent film of 1922. Over the years, there have been Disney versions, Hammer adaptations, and even music parody films (1993’s Robin Hood: Men in tights).
The most recent adaptation was released in 2018, starring Taron Egerton.
Notre Dame de Paris
Victor Hugo’s novel Notre Dame de Paris It has led to 14 film adaptations, starting with the French short film “Esmeredda” produced in 1905.
The most famous adaptation took place in 1996, and the animated version of Disney-a live-action remake of this movie is in progress.
Batman
Although Batman has many outings, the background of the story remains the same: the orphan Bruce Wayne grows up to become a billionaire and works part-time as a volunteer police officer in Gotham City.
Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher, Zach Snyder, and Christopher Nolan all produced a reboot of Batman, which is now taken over by Matt Reeves. Since 1943, 12 live-action movies have been produced, including the upcoming Batman.
For many years, Batman has been played by Adam West, Michael Keaton, Fong Kimmer, George Clooney, Christian Bell and Ben Affleck. Robert Pattinson is about to sit in the Batmobile. in.
Treasure island
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Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure novel has more than 50 film and television adaptations, including eight English-language films.
Among them are from the 1950s Treasure island, This is Disney’s first live-action film, a remake directed by Orson Wells in 1972, and a remake in 1996 Muppet Treasure Island, And in 2002 Treasure planet, Remake in space.
