remakes
Daisy Edgar-Jones took on Emma Thompson's Sense and Sensibility and lost by one notch, fans say
The opening came in under forecast, but paying audiences were warmer than the critics. For once, the Thompson loyalists may have to argue their case instead of rolling their eyes.
October 17, 2026 1:41 pm
Nicole Wallace is done playing Noah: My Fault's fourth book could go to the London remake
The new novel jumps Nick and Noah years ahead, and the actress who made Noah famous says she can't see herself in it. Its author isn't too worried about that.
October 14, 2026 11:57 am
Mike Flanagan wants a Jaws sequel — and a horror Jurassic Park sequel
Stephen King’s go-to adaptor Mike Flanagan has his sights on sequels to two stone-cold classics — and he reckons one should go full horror.
October 10, 2026 11:21 am
A Christopher Nolan deep cut is getting a remake — not the way you’d expect
Christopher Nolan’s most underrated early film is being reimagined — and the medium it’s headed for is the last one you’d guess.
October 6, 2026 12:55 pm
Disney has found who to blame for the live-action Moana flop: its own Moana 2
Disney’s Dana Walden says the live-action Moana suffered from arriving just 18 months after Moana 2 — it took $323 million on a $250 million budget.
October 2, 2026 12:26 pm
Prime Video has ordered one season of Mike Flanagan's Carrie, but he has planned three
Mike Flanagan wants his Carrie TV series to go well beyond the prom — and he’s already decided exactly when it ends.
September 29, 2026 7:54 pm
This crime thriller was so good that David Tennant agreed to play the same detective again in its American remake
Broadchurch ran three series on ITV. Fox's Gracepoint recast everyone but him, and the two overlapped.
September 22, 2026 3:48 pm
Disney has cast its live-action Mother Gothel — and Zachary Levi is rooting for Tangled with his fingers crossed
Hahn takes Mother Gothel in Disney's live-action Tangled, out on 31 March 2028. Zachary Levi hopes it works.
September 21, 2026 3:01 pm
Geoffrey Rush will bring Barbossa back for Pirates 6 — on one condition
Rush says he would return as Barbossa for a sixth Pirates film, provided the script avoids the franchise's worst habits.
September 21, 2026 1:21 pm
Our review: Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen as the one doing the stalking in A24's Primetime — and the second act is where it sags
Think you know To Catch a Predator? A24’s Primetime reframes Chris Hansen’s world as a stylised, unsettling character study — with Robert Pattinson stepping into the hot seat.
September 17, 2026 10:07 pm
Zack Snyder is not updating Escape From New York — he is setting it in the 1997 that 1981 imagined, down to the original's release date
Zack Snyder is spelling out how he’ll tackle his Escape From New York remake — and dropping fresh details you’ll want to hear.
September 17, 2026 8:14 pm
Pulse is getting a second Hollywood remake, this time from Smile's producer and an SXSW winner
A reimagining of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s J-horror classic Pulse is moving ahead at Screen Gems and Spyglass with Parker Finn involved — and it’s just found its director.
September 6, 2026 7:56 pm
Tim Curry's Pennywise just put a 36-year-old miniseries back in the HBO Max top 10
Stephen King’s universe is crawling with baddies, but one, we reckon, wears the crown — and it’s not even close.
August 30, 2026 12:38 pm
Ready for more Disney deja vu? Every upcoming live-action remake and sequel in one place
Disney’s conveyor belt of live-action remakes and sequels rolls on—including Tangled and Cruella 2—but that’s just the start of what’s on the way.
August 23, 2026 3:47 pm
Cannes first reactions rave about Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck
Early viewers have shared their first thoughts on Mike Flanagan’s Carrie on X and Instagram, teasing a consensus that answers the big question hanging over another King remake.
July 30, 2026 9:57 pm
Stephen King’s first TV scare remains the ideal one-night binge
Measured by how closely it nails King’s dread-soaked humanity rather than cheap shocks, one screen adaptation clearly leads the pack — and it’s not the obvious choice.
July 27, 2026 8:09 pm
The Odyssey sinks Moana at the box office — break-even looks impossible
Disney’s live-action Moana is struggling at the box office as a rival release hogs premium screens, tightening its already tough path to profitability.
July 20, 2026 7:07 pm
Naruto movie from Spider-Man 4 director just made its biggest leap in two years
Lionsgate’s live-action Naruto is finally powering up again: director Destin Daniel Cretton has launched a global casting search for Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura — the project’s biggest step forward in two years.
July 12, 2026 9:55 pm
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