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Taylor Russell Exits Michael B. Jordan’s ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ Remake
Taylor Russell has exited her role in Amazon MGM Studios’ reimagining of “The Thomas Crown Affair,” where she was set to star opposite…
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director on the Big Changes Made and the Storylines He Expanded for Live-Action Remake
When “How to Train Your Dragon” director Dean DeBlois received a call from Universal telling him they were considering a live-action…
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Review: DreamWorks Swoops Into the Remake Game With Respectful Cover From Co-Director of 2010 Toon
Fifteen years doesn’t seem very long to wait before doing a nearly scene-for-scene remake of an animated blockbuster. In the case of…
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‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee’s Kurosawa-Inspired Kidnapping Drama Isn’t So Much a Remake as a Manifesto
There’s enormous risk in remaking a movie like “High and Low.” Japanese master Akira Kurosawa set the bar high with his 1963 take on a…
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Chloë Sevigny and Lily McInerny on How a Modern Remake of ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Explores ‘Femininity and Sexuality in a Digital Age’
“Bonjour Tristesse” is the kind of atmospheric, visually lush summer vacation film that makes you want to melt into the frame. Durga…
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‘Miami Vice’ Remake in the Works With ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Director Joseph Kosinski
“Top Gun: Maverick” filmmaker Joseph Kosinski is set to direct a “Miami Vice” remake for Universal Pictures. Dan Gilroy (“Nightcrawler,”…
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Oblivion remaster: Elder Scrolls IV remake revealed and launched
Liv McMahon & Tom Gerken Technology reporters Video game studio Bethesda has announced the long-rumoured launch of a remastered version of…
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Glen Powell Says Arnold Schwarzenegger Gave Him His ‘Full Blessing’ to Star in a ‘Running Man’ Remake
Glen Powell got the go-ahead from Arnold Schwarzenegger to take on the role of Ben Richards in a remake of his 1987 action flick “The…
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‘Perfect Strangers’ Director Scores Smash Hit With New Comedy ‘Madly’ With Raft of Remake Deals to Close at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Perfect Strangers’ director Paolo Genovese has done it again with a new concept comedy titled “Madness” that is set to hit the global…
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‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ Live-Action Remake Coming to Theaters in 2027
Billboard Women in Music 2025 Hiccup and Toothless will return to the big screen in 2027. A live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your…
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Dazzles CinemaCon as First Reactions Praise ‘Visually Stunning’ and ‘Fantastic’ Live-Action Remake: ‘A Gorgeous Reimagining’
Billboard Women in Music 2025 Universal and DreamWorks Pictures’ live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” remake has been unveiled to…
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Snow White: Live-action remake of Disney classic tops box office despite bad reviews
Disney's live-action version of the classic fairy tale Snow White has topped the North American box office chart despite a slew of…
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Disney’s “Snow White” Remake Whistles But Doesn’t Work
Nothing good ever seems to come of Gal Gadot singing. Those of us with clear memories of March, 2020, during the early days of pandemic…
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Hansal Mehta’s True Story Films Teams With Mukesh Chhabra for Remake of Sri Lankan Comedy ‘Tentigo’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Acclaimed filmmaker Hansal Mehta and producer Sahil Saigal are set to bring the Hindi-language adaptation of Ilango Ram’s “Tentigo”…
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Disney Drops New ‘Snow White’ and ‘Evil Queen’ Collector-Edition Dolls on Heels of Live Action Remake
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Sony Pictures to Remake Japanese Box Office Hit ‘366 Days’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony‘s Columbia Pictures has secured the rights to remake “366 Days,” the Japanese romantic drama that has taken the box office by storm,…