Any classic movie that did well will make a return to the big screen as either a remake with new actors or as a sequel. It doesn't matter who is in it, or what it's about, or if we know the result of everything already, people are still going to see it and filmmakers are going to bank. As much as I'd like to see something new instead of a sequel, reboot, or spinoff, too many people flock to the theaters to see these kind of movies. People want more of what they liked and want their favorite movies of the past brought back to life.
Here's a mindset of typical filmmakers ready to make a financial gain off somebody else's idea instead of making up something on their own. Patrick Swayze died. How can I profit off of his death? What was his best movie? Oh yes. Point Break was pretty awesome. Let's remake it and make millions and millions of dollars! The same is being done to the late great Robin Williams. My intention of making this blog pretty much came from the announcement of Kevin Hart and The Rock signing on to do the remake of Jumanji. I don't have a problem with either Hart or Rock but this remake is completely unnecessary. But are people going to see it? We know the answer to that question. The audience has an understanding and following to these movies already and are going to go see it even if they don't like the idea of the remake. Just please god, do not reboot Mrs. Doubtfire.
Let's take a look at the overwhelming abundance of reboots and sequels that have launched or are launching into theaters in the recent years.
Jurasic Park - Change park to world and have a T-Rex in the movie. Ahh easy cheddar.
Ghostbusters - If we keep the catchiest jingle in the history of cinema maybe nobody will care that the iconic Ghostbusters team is now all women.
The Fast and the Furious 214 - Ok there's not 214 Fast and Furious movies. 8 is a pretty big fucking number though. Just add a new star or bring one back each movie and have more unrealistic stunts and the franchise will never stop grossing a tremendous amount of loot. The fact that Paul Walker died and they're still continuing the franchise proves exactly how it's always all about the money.
Star Wars - The prequels were extremely disappointing and unnecessary. Now 3 decades after Star Wars dropped their first 3 dazzling series of movies (episodes 4,5,6), Disney is making episodes 7,8, and 9 despite everybody being 30 years older. There will also be Star Wars story anthology movies like of a young Han Solo before we knew him in "A New Hope". It's simple, Star Wars banks.
Godzilla - How many more times are we going to see a giant lizard destroy cities?
National Lampoon's Vacation: A classic comedy that will probably now be reprised until Rusty Griswald is a great grandfather.
Every Single Super Hero Movie - The easiest form of a severe amount of income. Super Hero's are never ever going to go away. So many Bruce Waynes, so many Peter Parkers, so many Tony Starks, so many super hero movies.
Harry Potter - There's nothing I hate more than Harry Potter. Why are there 8 movies about a geek flying on a broom.
Halloween / Nightmare on Elm Street / Friday the 13th - Michael Meyers, Freddy Kruger, and Jason Vorhees are the 3 most famous horror killers of all time. They all have at least 6 sequels so I'd expect 6 more remakes.
Barber Shop -Did anybody even see the second one? A trilogy of people cutting hair is absolutely unbelievable.
Pirates of the Caribbean - Jack Sparrow is back because he was a hoot in the early 2000s. Even Johnny Depp can't get a new character in a new film.
Die Hard - Anybody interested in seeing a Die Hard movie without Bruce Willis? Apparently Die Hard 6 is in the works and will focus on John McClane pre Nakatomi Plaza. Die Hard 5 was embarrassing. Maybe that was a good time to stop the Die Hard movies.
Terminator - Arnold Shwarzenegger did one too many Terminator movies. If Arnold were to die in the next 5 years I'd fully expect Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to be in the next Terminator sequel or remake.
Ride Along 2 - A sequel already? Something tells me Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are going to be in at least 2 more Ride Along's. Then we'll get our remake with 2 new actors.
Zoolander 2 - I loved the first Zoolander but this sequel idea just seemed to be a bit of a disastrous idea.
23 Jump Street and Men in Black - 21 Jump Street was a successful remake of Johnny Depp's original. So successful that they made a second one and now will be making a third. Men in Black over-did their stay with a 3rd movie that was mainly Will Smith without Tommy Lee Jones who he worked great with in the first two. There's actually a talk about a Jump Street vs MIB movie and I guess after Batman V Superman, this is what Hollywood is becoming...
Sylvester Stallone - I'm just going to put the actor himself here. Has Stallone ever been anybody besides Rocky Balboa, Rambo, or Barney Ross? Creed 2 and The Expendables 4 are in the works.
2015 Summer Box Office
That's just some. Believe me when I say just some. There are sooooooo many sequels expected to hit theaters in the next 4 years. Here are a look at some that caught my eye for the good and bad:
- Avatar 2
- Avatar 3
- Avatar 4
- Avatar 5
- Bad Boys 3
- Clerks III
- Resident Evil
- How to Train Your Dragon 3
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2
- Beetlejuice 2
- Indiana Jones 5
- Super Troopers 2
- Bad Santa 2
- Sherlock Holmes 3
- Austin Powers 4
- Rush Hour 4
This is what Hollywood has become. Everything has been done. Hollywood is so empty minded that we are seeing reboots and sequels at an all time high. Though I am excited for a few of these movies, it is just an immense amount of them being filmed and released at a rapid pace. Who do I got to talk to about some movie ideas?
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