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A '''film remake''' is a [[film]] based on a previous production. |
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A film remake is a film based on a previous production.
The concept is popular with film studios and production companies because it reduces the financial risks, as fans of the original work are likely to want to see something similar to the film they already like.[1] In some cases, the original producer still retains the film rights (and therefore do not have to pay again for them).[1]
Remakes are sometimes near copies, such as Gus Van Sant's Psycho (1998), or they can introduce twists. In the original The Front Page (1931), a male newspaper editor tries to keep his male star reporter from quitting; in the remake His Girl Friday (1940), the reporter is a woman and the editor's ex-wife. Black Caesar (1973) is a blaxploitation retelling of Little Caesar (1931).
Technological advances are also a factor. A silent film can be redone as a "talkie", a black-and-white movie can be remade in color, or both. A 2D motion picture can be remade as a 3D film. Several animated films have been remade as live-action productions, such as Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Cinderella (2015).[2]
Remakes can be made in different languages. The English-language color film The Magnificent Seven (1960) is based on the Japanese-language black & white film Seven Samurai (1954). Musical remakes have been attempted, though generally unsuccessfully, such as the 1973 Lost Horizon.
Examples
- List of film remakes (A–M)
- List of film remakes (N–Z)
- List of English-language films with previous foreign-language film versions
- List of Disney live-action remakes of animated films
References
- ^ a b Michael Rothman (May 31, 2017). "What's driving the resurgence of reboots, remakes and revivals in TV and film". ABC News.
- ^ Elena Nicolaou (October 21, 2020). "24 Classic Disney Movies That Are Getting Live-Action Remakes". O, The Oprah Magazine.