Everything About The Remakes You Didn't Know Were Being Made

They can go by a different name—some call them "reimaginings," others call them "reboots"—but no matter how they're being promoted, one thing is for sure: Hollywood is certainly churning out a lot of remakes these days. At first, that might sound awful, but let's remember that classic movies like Ocean's Eleven, The Thing, and Scarface were all based on earlier films.

With that optimistic outlook in mind, it's time to set our sights on the future and look at all the remakes the movie industry has in the works. But instead of talking about high-profile pictures like It or Mulan, let's delve a bit deeper and focus on some of the movies that, for whatever reason, aren't getting quite as much attention as the others. We've scoured the release schedule and rounded everything up, and from classic crime comedies to gritty revenge thrillers, here's everything about the remakes you didn't know were being made.

When it comes to pint-sized monsters running amok, it doesn't get any better than Gremlins. Released in 1984, this Joe Dante horror comedy introduced moviegoers to the weird world of mogwai, adorable creatures that transform into murderous beasts. Over the years, Gremlins has become a Christmas classic, and it almost seems sacrilegious to remake such a perfect movie. But as it turns out, executive producers Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus (the guy who wrote the original Gremlins and directed movies like Home Alone and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) are breaking all the rules and bringing the franchise back to life with screenwriter Carl Ellsworth (Red Eye, Disturbia, Goosebumps). Speaking with Metro (via Bloody Disgusting), Columbus promised the new film would most likely be a "reboot." Granted, that's a bit of a loose term, but it could possibly mean that the new Gremlins movie will give the series a fresh new start. And hey, if that means more monstrous mischief, we're totally cool with that.

When most people think of Frank Oz, they remember his classic puppet characters, a la Yoda and Miss Piggy. But in addition to teaching Luke Skywalker the ways of the Force, Oz has directed quite a few films, including The Dark Crystal and What About Bob? And in 1988, Oz was the guy behind Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the con man comedy starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin.

The film follows two confidence men—one suave and sophisticated (Caine), the other loud-mouthed and arrogant (Martin)—who've made a rather despicable wager. The two are trying to fleece an heiress out of $50,000, and whoever loses the bet has to skip town. But while the film was a success, the story was hardly original. As it turns out, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a 1964 film called Bedtime Story, a film starring the inimitable Marlon Brando.

Of course, one good remake deserves another. MGM is currently updating the '88 version with female leads. Originally titled Nasty Women (a reference to Donald Trump's jibe against Hillary Clinton), this new film will be called, appropriately, The Hustle. Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson are set to play the two scammers, with Hathaway starring as Caine's suave crook and Wilson as Martin's crass con artist. As for the mark, Alex Sharp will play a young tech billionaire who gets caught between the female flim flam artists.

The Hustle will be directed by Chris Addison, and this is the first time he's helmed a feature film. However, Addison has had a bit of work in television, directing episodes of Veep and The Thick of It. And if you're a BBC fan, then you might've seen Addison on Doctor Who, where he appeared during Peter Capaldi's run as an AI program named Seb. As for the release date, Addison's first movie will hit theaters on May 10, 2019, and we're pretty sure Hathaway and Wilson will charm critics and audiences alike, although don't expect things to get too raunchy as this remake will be rated PG-13.

The best vampire film (Dracula? Nosferatu? Let the Right One In?) or the greatest ghost movie (The Sixth Sense? The Devil's Backbone? The Haunting?) is debatable, but when it comes to werewolves, there's one film that stands snout and shoulders above the rest. Sure, The Howling and Dog Soldiers are awesome, but come on—An American Werewolf in London is the quintessential lycanthrope flick. Even 1941's The Wolf Man can't compare to this John Landis classic. After all, it won the first ever Oscar for Best Makeup, has some of the craziest jump scares ever put to celluloid, and features the greatest transformation sequence of all time.

In other words, Universal's upcoming remake has some pretty big pawprints to fill.

According to Deadline, David Alpert and Robert Kirkman of The Walking Dead fame are set to produce the new American Werewolf, bringing some serious horror cred to the project. But who's writing and directing, you ask? Well, it looks like Universal is keeping things in the family. Hoping to recapture the black magic of the original, the studio has brought out John Landis' son Max to pen the script and helm the film. If you're not familiar with Max's work, he's one of the biggest screenwriters in Hollywood today, having written movies like Chronicle, American Ultra, Victor Frankenstein, and Bright, not to mention the BBC TV show Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

Unfortunately, Landis comes with a lot of baggage. For one, the younger Landis has something of a spotty track record with film critics (although American Ultra is actually pretty awesome), and a lot of people aren't happy with Universal's plans to remake such a beloved horror film. But more importantly, Landis was recently accused of sexual misconduct, so it will be interesting to see if he will remain attached to the project or if Universal will take a page out of the Ridley Scott playbook. Either way, before the abuse accusations, Landis said in early December 2017 (via Slashfilm) that he'd finished the first draft of the script. Whether or not that screenplay will transform into an actual film remains to be seen.

In 1992, Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes joined forces in White Men Can't Jump, a basketball comedy written and directed by Ron Shelton. The two actors play hustlers who con unsuspecting victims out of their money on the basketball court. Snipe's character is a family man, scamming people to pay the bills, while Harrelson plays a gambler with some serious debts. Naturally, the two start off as enemies, but as the film progresses, eventually the con artists team up to make some serious cash.

The film was a major hit, earning $90 million worldwide and becoming the 16th highest-grossing film at the domestic box office that year, beating out movies like The Last of the Mohicans, Scent of a Woman, My Cousin Vinny, and Malcolm X. Now, Hollywood wants to see if they can make another slam dunk with a White Man Can't Jump remake. News of the project first broke in January 2017, and according to Variety, Black-ish showrunner Kenya Barris is producing and writing, while Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and Ryan Kalil of the Carolina Panthers are producing through their company, Mortal Media.

At the moment, that's all the news we've got on the remake. We don't even know who's going to play the two b-ball hustlers just yet, though we'd be perfectly fine with bringing back Harrelson and Snipes.

One of Hollywood's most beloved filmmakers, John Hughes was the director behind '80s classics like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, and Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Hughes also wrote screenplays for quite a few of your favorite films, like National Lampoon's Vacation, Pretty in Pink, and Home Alone, just to name a few. Most of these movies are considered untouchable by film fans, but now, it looks like one of Hughes' lesser-known scripts is getting a modern-day redo.

In April 2017, Deadline announced that Universal is remaking The Great Outdoors, a 1988 comedy starring John Candy as Chet Ripley, a Chicagoan who just wants to spend some time with his family out in the Wisconsin wilderness. Unfortunately, Chet's relaxing vacation is ruined when his annoying brother-in-law (Dan Aykroyd) crashes the party with his own family in tow, leading to a series of escapades involving water skis, a giant steak, and a bald-headed bear.

The original film brought in approximately $40 million at the domestic box office, and now, Universal is aiming for an even bigger payday by bringing Kevin Hart on board. As pointed out by Slashfilm, we don't know yet if Hart will play the Candy or the Aykroyd part, and there isn't any word yet on who's filling out the rest of the cast. Still, Hart is a pretty bankable star, and if studio execs pick the right guy to play his foil, then Universal might have a nice little hit on their hands.

Be afraid, film fans, be very afraid, because it looks like the mad scientists at 20th Century Fox are cooking up another Fly remake. If you're a horror fan, you know the original movie starring Vincent Price hit theaters back in 1958. And in 1986, David Cronenberg decided to give the tale his own grotesque spin, casting Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis in one of the greatest (and nastiest) monster movies ever made.

Now it looks like J.D. Dillard might very well create his own insect monstrosity. In March 2017, Variety reported that the up-and-coming director is in talks for The Fly, coming off his critically acclaimed debut Sleight. If Dillard takes the project, he'll be co-writing the script with his writing partner, Alex Theurer. (The duo also collaborated on Sleight, as well as Dillard's upcoming horror film, Sweetheart.)

However, Dillard reminded Slashfilm that talks are still ongoing, and nothing is official just yet. He's also fully aware that remakes often have a bad habit of bombing with critics and fans alike. As he explained, "I think if you look at a lot of remakes, and the ones that may have not been as successful as others, I think often times the wrong pieces are remade." So what's the secret to a solid remake? Well, according to Dillard, it's all about the characters, and he promises that if he makes The Fly, his version will be more than just special effects. Instead, his film will have "a beating heart first and foremost."

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill is one of the best and bloodiest revenge films ever made. It stars Uma Thurman as the Bride (a.k.a. Beatrix Kiddo), a scorned and scarred woman hunting the squad of deadly assassins who crashed her wedding and shot her life to pieces. The two-part film has widely been hailed as one of the best movies of the 2000s, but do you know what Kill Bill was sorely lacking? A couple of Bollywood musical numbers.

Well, if you've ever wanted to see the Crazy 88 break into a choreographed dance routine, you might be in luck. Actor-turned-producer Nikhil Dwivedi is bringing Kill Bill to Bollywood, and while there's not much information on the project at the moment, we do know that Dwivedi produced a Sex and the City-style comedy called Veere Di Wedding, which had the highest opening day for any Indian film with a female-led cast. So it seems like the guy knows how to make movies about women, which is pretty important as Beatrix Kiddo is one of the greatest female characters of all-time.

Honestly, we're not sure how this one is going to work out. Tarantino is such a unique voice, and Kill Bill is so uniquely Tarantino, from its stylized dialogue to its inventive action scenes. The movie is a mishmash of everything the filmmaker holds dear — from spaghetti westerns and Bruce Lee movies to anime and creepy whistling songs from 1960s English thrillers. If the new version just copies Tarantino's style and taste, it will end up feeling like a meaningless clone. But if the movie can bring a totally new style and completely fresh references, this Indian Kill Bill could be an exciting take on a modern classic.

Even if you've never seen a single episode of Charlie's Angels, you probably know it's about three gorgeous detectives solving crimes and fighting crooks. In other words, it's a concept perfect for remakes, which is probably why we've seen so many versions throughout the years.

There was the 1970s TV show starring an original lineup of Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith, and then there were the two feature films starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu. There was even an attempt to bring the show back to television in 2011, but that series bombed pretty hard. Now, it looks like the property is getting another shot at the big screen, as Sony plans to send the Angels back into action.

According to Variety, a new film will "focus on the next generation of Angels working for the mysterious Charlie," and the team will be comprised of Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott (Power Rangers, the upcoming Aladdin remake), and Ella Balinska (Midsomer Murders). Slashfilm reports that Doug Miro and Carl Bernard of Narcos will write the screenplay. As for who's sitting in the director's seat, The Hollywood Reporter announced in 2015 that Elizabeth Banks (Wet Hot American Summer, The Hunger Games series, Power Rangers) would be calling the shots behind the camera. This marks her second time directing a feature film (her directorial debut was Pitch Perfect 2), and she'll also be producing with her husband, Max Handelman. On top of it all, she'll also be playing Bosley, the Angels' handler.

But in an interesting twist, Banks won't be the only Bosley. In this version of Charlie's Angels, there will be multiple crime-fighting agencies around the world, all working for Charlie, and each team is staffed with its own "Bosley." So in addition to Banks, we'll get to see the great Patrick Stewart playing another handler with the same code name.

Charlie's Angels is scheduled to hit theaters on November 1, 2019.

One of the most influential action movies of the '80s (see any Quentin Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez film for proof), The Killer is a Hong Kong crime thriller that follows Chow Yun-fat as an assassin trying to raise money to pay for a singer's eye surgery. See, he accidentally injured her in a hit gone bad, and now he needs to carry out one last kill so he can cover the cost of her operation. But during his oddly noble quest, he draws the attention of a dedicated detective played by Danny Lee, and as the two square off, they slowly form a bond that results in a truly epic gunfight against a legion of gangsters.

Now original director John Woo wants to give The Killer another go. The gun-fu filmmaker is returning to the movie that kickstarted his career — only this time, he's gender-swapping the lead role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lupita Nyong'o will star as the titular contract killer. Having seen her fight both arms dealers and Michael B. Jordan in Black Panther, she sounds like an incredible pick to play the part of a morally complex hitman. As for the script, the original draft was written by Eran Creevy (Collide, Welcome to the Punch), and it's being given the once-over by Brian Helgeland (Man on Fire, Mystic River, Legend). There's no word yet on when The Killer will hit theaters, but when it does, we can probably expect an epically over-the-top good time.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Starship Troopers has never gotten the same amount of love as the director's magnum opus, RoboCop, but it's still gained a sizable cult following over the years. Starring Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, and Neil Patrick Harris, the 1997 original followed a group of kids who join the military to fight bugs in outer space. Initially, the movie was misunderstood by quite a few critics, but these days, Troopers is widely recognized as a biting satire on fascism and militarism.

The original novel, written by Robert A. Heinlein, couldn't be more different. The book has a much more pro-militarism/pro-war stance than the Verhoeven film, which means the upcoming remake will diverge significantly. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Columbia hopes to bring kick off "a potential franchise" with a new Starship Troopers—but most importantly, the upcoming version will stick a lot closer to the novel (a book Verhoeven hated).

As for who's involved, in November 2016, it was reported that screenwriting duo Mark Swift and Damian Shannon would work on the script. These are the same guys behind movies like 2009's Friday the 13th, Freddy vs. Jason, and the recent Baywatch film starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron—none of which were exactly critical darlings. When you couple with that with a totally different approach to the material, it's probably safe to say that quite a few Paul Verhoeven fans will be displeased with the new Troopers.

The Changeling might not be the most famous horror film, but director Martin Scorsese put it on his list of the all-time scariest movies, alongside The Shining and The Exorcist, and one freaky scene involving a rubber ball made it onto Bravo's list of the 100 most frightening moments, beating out clips from Deliverance, Marathon Man, and Child's Play.

The plot follows a composer (George C. Scott of Patton fame) who's recently lost his family. Stricken with grief, he ends up in a creepy old mansion that's full of dark secrets and a very angry ghost. Released in 1980, the movie was produced by Joel Michaels, and now he's bringing the story back for 21st-century audiences. The setting will switch from Seattle, Washington, to Venice, Italy, which seems like a proper place for a creepy mood piece. (Remember Don't Look Now.) According to Variety, the film will be written and directed Mark Steven Johnson, who's also done movies like Ghost Rider and Killing Season. There's no word yet on who will fill Scott's legendary shoes, but while you're waiting for the remake, be sure to check out the original for some classic scares.

A Christmas classic about the importance of family and guerrilla warfare, Home Alone was a runaway hit in 1990. It also gave way to multiple sequels — one of which featured a cameo from a future U.S. president — but nobody has tried to remake the sweetly violent story of Kevin McCallister and the Wet Bandits. Until now, anyway: It looks like Ryan Reynolds is about to put his own spin on the Macaulay Culkin classic, producing and starring in Stoned Alone, a movie about a stoner who misses his family vacation, so he decides to hang around the house and, well, get stoned. After a serious case of paranoia sets in, things get even more complicated when our hero is forced to battle with home invaders, not to mention the munchies. This movie will be directed by Augustine Frizzell (Never Goin' Back and HBO's Euphoria) and written by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider (The Package), and since Reynolds is involved, we're hoping he can inject it all with a bit of that R-rated Deadpool charm.

In true Adam Sandler fashion, 50 First Dates bombed with critics but put up good numbers at the box office, earning $120 million against a $75 million production budget. But maybe critics would appreciate the film more if you replaced Sandler with a completely different actor and then swapped the English dialogue with a completely different language.

According to Deadline, the 2004 comedy is getting a Spanish-language remake titled 50 Primeras Citas. If you're unfamiliar with the plot, the original follows a veterinarian (Sandler) who's trying to date a woman (Drew Barrymore) suffering from short-term memory loss, so his efforts to woo her are complicated when her memory resets each morning. In this new version, Vadhir Derbez will be playing Sandler's role and Ximena Romo will take the female lead. While Romo is a virtual unknown to English-speaking audiences, you might recognize Derbez from How to be a Latin Lover ... or maybe you've totally forgotten that you've seen that film.

Hot off Saturday Night Live, Eddie Murphy made his feature film debut with 48 Hrs., a movie that earned nearly $80 million at the box office (a huge feat at the time) and basically created the "buddy cop" genre. Directed by Walter Hill, the movie follows Murphy as convicted crook Reggie Hammond who's released from prison to help Detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) catch a couple of notorious cop killers. Want to guess how long Hammond has to find the bad guys? Yeah, that's right, he's got 48 hours.

This action comedy is widely considered an '80s classic, but now it's getting a 21st-century spin courtesy of Benny and Josh Safdie. If you haven't heard of this sibling duo, they're the brothers behind Heaven Knows What (a movie with an 87 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and Good Time (a 2017 thriller that made multiple best-of-the-year lists and snagged a Palme d'Or nomination). In addition to directing, Josh Safdie will be writing the script with Ronald Bronstein and Jerrod Carmichael, and while Carmichael is best known for his NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show, audiences will soon know him better for following in the footsteps of Eddie Murphy and playing the film's wisecracking hero.

One of the craziest action movies in recent memory, The Raid: Redemption is Dredd meets John Wick, only it came out before both of those films. Directed by Gareth Evans, this Indonesian action flick follows a SWAT team trying to nab a notorious crime lord. Of course, that's easier said than done, and most of the movie is made up of fantastic fight scenes as the team battles their way up a heavily-guarded high-rise apartment building.

However, while the original Raid is a martial arts extravaganza, director Joe Carnahan plans on getting grittier with his upcoming remake. The director of films like Narc and The Grey, Carnahan is teaming up with actor Frank Grillo (The Purge: Election Year, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) to create a more realistic version of Gareth Evans's original film.

Talking with Collider, Carnahan explained the main character of his film could be described as the "walking wounded." As he put it, his Special Forces protagonist (Grillo) will be suffering from all sorts of injuries from years of combat, so don't expect the original's insane choreography. Instead, Carnahan and Grillo promise the entire film will feel like "the knife fight between Adam Goldberg and the German in Saving Private Ryan."

As for the location, the updated film will take place in Caracas, Venezuela, which Carnahan describes as a "safe house for bad guys." The director also promises the film will delve deeper into the relationship between the two brothers—one a good guy, one a high-ranking thug. And if you're feeling worried about a Raid remake, take a little solace in knowing that Gareth Evans is totally cool with it and even gave Carnahan and Grillo the okay.

In 2015, it was announced that Matthew Vaughn—the guy behind Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, and both Kingsmen films—would be remaking Flash Gordon, a bizarro space opera from 1980. Based on the comic of the same name, this crazy cult film revolves around a football player named, you guessed it, Flash Gordon. Played by Sam J. Jones, he accidentally winds up in outer space and finds himself facing Ming the Merciless (Max von Sydow), an evil emperor trying to destroy Earth with a series of hurricanes and earthquakes before crushing the planet with our own moon. It's big and silly and begging for a modern remake—problem is, James Gunn and the Guardians of the Galaxy messed it all up.

Talking with Steve Weintraub of Collider, Vaughn explained how Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon have made life a lot more difficult for him. After admitting he was working on the project, Vaughn confessed, "the only problem with Flash Gordon is Guardians [of the Galaxy] kind of stole what I would have liked to have done with it." With his vision ruined, Vaughn stepped away from the director's chair, but in October 2018, Deadline reported that Flash Gordon was back... only now there was a new filmmaker at the helm. Julius Avery of the World War II horror flick Overlord is set to direct the space opera, with Matthew Vaughn producing. We're interested to see what new style Avery has come up with to make the film stand apart from the Guardians movies, although we're disappointed that Queen's original soundtrack probably won't be included in the film.

Starring Deborah Foreman and Nicolas Cage (not to mention Michael Bowen of Lost and Breaking Bad fame), Valley Girl was fairly successful when it first came out, and it's only grown in status since debuting in 1983. Now it looks like MGM is gearing up for a remake with a twist: the new version is a musical.

In 2012, Deadline reported the plan was to have the characters "sing '80s New Wave tunes from bands like The Go Go's and The Cars." However, there's been at least one significant change, as original director Clay Weiner (Blue Mountain State, Fred: The Movie) has been replaced by Rachel Lee Goldenberg, who's worked on episodes of Man Seeking Woman and Teachers, not to mention A Deadly Adoption, the TV movie starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig.

The screenplay has gone through several iterations courtesy of Amy Talkington (Avalon High), Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married), and Marti Noxon (Fright Night, I Am Number Four). And there's quite a bit of talent in front of the camera, with newcomer Josh Whitehouse starring alongside Jessica Rothe (La La Land, Mary + Jane). According to Deadline, "Rothe plays Julie, a sweet-natured San Fernando Valley girl whose world and values are rocked when she falls hard for Randy (Whitehouse), a punk rocker from Hollywood."

Rounding out the cast, we've got Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Chloe Bennet, Better Call Saul's Jessie Ennis, Riverdale's Ashleigh Murray, Peyton List of Jessie and Bunk'd, and...Logan Paul. That's right. The controversial YouTuber is playing a supporting role, and according to Deadline, his recent fiascos might be the reason Valley Girl was moved from a June 29 release slot to an unknown date.

Fantastic Voyage is one of those science fiction classics that's largely been forgotten by modern-day audiences. Starring Raquel Welch and Donald Pleasance, this 1966 film follows a group of scientists who shrink down to microscopic size, climb inside a miniature submarine, and set sail inside a comatose patient, hoping to save him from a brain clot. It's a pretty cool premise, one that's just perfect for a remake—and fortunately for sci-fi fans, Guillermo del Toro is the man who'll bring this tiny story to the big screen.

The idea for a Fantastic Voyage remake has been floating around Hollywood for awhile, with directors like Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum), Roland Emmerich (Independence Day), and Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum) considering the project. But we can probably all agree this fantastical concept is right up del Toro's imaginative alley. He'll be working with a script from David Goyer (who wrote del Toro's Blade II) and Justin Rhodes, but unfortunately, we'll have to wait awhile before we actually get to see it.

Originally, the movie was supposed to hit theaters in 2019, but production was paused so del Toro could focus on promoting The Shape of Water. In October 2017, he announced that he was taking a year off from directing, although a month later, he told Collider that he might start working on Fantastic Voyage come September 2018. We're unsure when del Toro will start shooting, but when he does, he'll be bringing along Paul D. Austerberry, the production designer who won an Oscar for The Shape of Water. So if nothing else, we know this film is going to look incredible.

When it comes to body horror, it doesn't get any better — or bloodier — than the work of David Cronenberg. The man has directed some bona fide classics, like The Fly, Scanners, and Videodrome. But while he was still rising through the horror ranks, Cronenberg directed a bizarre vampire film called Rabid. This 1977 film focused on woman named Rose (Marilyn Chambers) who undergoes experimental treatment after a devastating motorcycle accident. As you've probably guessed, things don't go according to plan, and soon Rose finds herself as patient zero in a pandemic of "rabid" humans, hungry for blood. 

As far as Cronenberg films go, it's perfect for a remake. It's not so iconic that fans will freak out, and it's possible to take the material in exciting new directions. There's been talk of a reboot since 2016, but now it's official that Jen and Sylvia Soska (the so-called "Twisted Twins") will start filming in April 2018. Laura Vandervoort of Smallville and Jigsaw will play Rose, and according to Indiewire, we know the movie will give us a "modern and relevant spin from the woman's perspective." Rounding out the cast, we've got Ben Hollingsworth, Hanneke Talbot, Mackenzie Gray, author AJ Mendez, and believe it or not, WWE star CM Punk. And if the Soska filmography is any indication, it looks like Rabid is going to get really freaky really fast.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the director of Logan teamed up with the screenwriter of Hell or High Water? Well, the answer is magic—grim, blood-splattered magic, coming soon to a theater near you.

As reported by Deadline, James Mangold is directing a remake of the French thriller Disorder (also known as Maryland), and Taylor Sheridan is in charge of the script. The original was written and directed by Alice Winocour (Mustang, Home), and followed a retired Special Ops soldier hired to protect the wife and kid of a big-deal businessman. Complicating things, our hero suffers from some serious PTSD. According to Sheridan (who also wrote Sicario), he was very much inspired by the film but plans on making some big changes, such as setting the remake in Spain, adding a romantic subplot, and giving the protagonist a different "affliction."

Sheridan has also described the new hero was "a potential franchise character," which means he must get out of the first film alive. As for Mangold (Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma), he allegedly jumped at the chance to direct, and before production starts, he plans on doing a rewrite with Sheridan, allowing the filmmaker to add some of his own ideas into the screenplay. Evidently, the folks at Sony are very excited about this new project, as they're reportedly "fast tracking" the film. And you know what? We're pretty psyched, too.

Coming off films like Creed and Fruitvale Station, there's no denying Michael B. Jordan is one of the most exciting actors working today. He was fantastic in Black Panther and Fahrenheit 451, and we're pretty psyched to watch him follow in Steve McQueen's footsteps with The Thomas Crown Affair.

The original 1968 film was directed by Norman Jewison, and it saw McQueen as the titular Thomas Crown, a wealthy businessman who orchestrates a bank robbery where he never comes into contact with any of the thieves. It sounds like the perfect crime, but eventually, an insurance investigator (Faye Dunaway) begins to suspect Crown of pulling off the heist. Naturally, sparks fly as the film unfolds, and the two leads grapple with both their emotions and millions of dollars as they try to outwit one another.

Now, this wouldn't be the first time someone has remade the McQueen film. Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo gave it a shot in 1999, but what's really impressive is that this new version is all Michael B. Jordan's idea. According to The Hollywood Reporter (via Vanity Fair), Jordan pitched MGM on the idea for a remake, and evidently, the studio thought it was a pretty cool concept. Now, Joe and Anthony Russo are set to produce, although they'll probably need to finish a certain superhero saga before moving forward with Jordan's new project.

Released in 2015, El Desconocido is a Spanish thriller that feels a whole lot like the Keanu Reeves classic Speed. The movie follows a banker (Carlos Tosar) who's driving his car one day when he gets a phone call. The voice on the other ends informs the poor guy that his car is rigged with a bomb, and he better do exactly as ordered, or the banker will be blown to kingdom come. Making things even more complicated, the guy gets the phone call while taking his children to school, and now his kids are stuck in a four-wheeled IED.

The film was nominated for eight Goya Awards (the Spanish version of the Oscar), and now the thriller is getting an English-language remake. And if you're going to cast a guy who's trying to protect his family from a terrorist, who would you pick other than Liam Neeson? According to Variety, the aging action star is playing a Wall Street executive caught in a game of life or death, and the film will be produced by Jaume Collet-Serra, the man who directed Neeson in action flicks like Non-Stop, Unknown, and The Commuter.

As for the screenplay, it's being penned by Chris Salmanpour (best known for his Black List script The Promise) and Andrew Baldwin (who wrote the Idris Elba flick The Take and the Jared Leto film The Outsider). Of course, if everybody's speaking English, then we've got to change the title: in its remade form, El Desconocido will be known as Retribution, which definitely sounds like an action movie starring Liam Neeson.

While not as famous as Pam Grier, Tamara Dobson left her mark on the blaxploitation genre with Cleopatra Jones, a kickass 1973 film about a woman who works as supermodel as a cover for her real job: When she's not modeling, she's actually working as spy for the U.S. government, trying to take down a female drug lord (Shelley Winters) and beating up bad guys with her karate skills. It's a pretty fun premise and perfect for a remake, and that's why Warner Bros. has hired Misha Green (creator of the WGN show Underground) to pen a script and create what Deadline calls "the female answer to James Bond."

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are one of the all-time great comedy duos. The two starred in a whopping ten films together, including The Odd Couple and The Fortune Cookie. Then, of course, there's Grumpy Old Men, a 1993 comedy about two feuding neighbors who go to war when a gorgeous woman (Ann-Margret) moves into the neighborhood. The movie earned $70 million and further cemented the Lemmon/Matthau double act in the pop culture consciousness.

But now New Line plans on finding some new cranky grandpas, as Eddie Murphy is in talks to star in a remake. We're not sure if he's going to play the Lemmon or Matthau role yet, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, there's a rumor that Samuel L. Jackson might play the other grumpy old man. The film will be directed by Tim Story, who's made Barbershop, Ride Along, and the Jessica Alba-Chris Evans Fantastic Four movies.

According to THR, there's a chance the movie might get a completely different title, but the premise will stay the same. And honestly, watching Murphy and (maybe) Jackson trading barbs sounds pretty hilarious. Remakes are nothing new for Murphy, who's played in both Dr. Doolittle and The Nutty Professor, so here's hoping he can recapture some of that remake magic at the box office.

The Color Purple has had a long and circular history. It started off as a Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Alice Walker. Then it was an Oscar-nominated film from Steven Spielberg. Then it was turned into a Tony-winning Broadway play. And now it's come back around to being a movie, only this time, it's bringing along those Broadway songs.

Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, music producer Quincy Jones, and Scott Sanders of Broadway fame are producing this musical take on the original film. Set in the Deep South, the plot follows a black woman named Celie as she struggles to overcome abuse at the hands of basically every man in her life. But despite the depressing premise, it's ultimately a story of triumph and hope.

The original film starred a Golden Globe-winning Whoopi Goldberg in the lead role, with co-star Oprah getting an Oscar nomination for her film debut, and the Broadway play starred a Tony Award-winning Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale) as the character of Celie. We don't know who's going to star in this musical remake, although casting Erivo would probably be a good idea.

A dark comedy from Sweden, Force Majeure takes a seemingly happy family and then rips them apart with the force of an avalanche... literally. Directed by Ruben Östlund, this 2014 film follows a couple and their two kids as they're vacationing in the Alps. But their little ski trip takes a bleak turn when the father mistakes a controlled avalanche for the real deal and takes off running, leaving his family behind. Needless to say, this sets up quite a bit of tension between husband and wife.

Now, the Swedish film is getting an English-language remake, only the title is getting changed to Downhill. It will be directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the Oscar-winning duo who wrote The Descendants and directed The Way Way Back, and the script is courtesy of Jesse Armstrong, the creator of HBO's Succession. As for the cast, Will Ferrell will star as the frightened father, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus will play the dismayed mother. There's no release date yet, but whenever Downhill slides into theaters, we hope it captures the hilariously dark tone of the original.

Directed by Gustav Möller, The Guilty is a Danish thriller that's earned quite a bit of praise from the critical community. It boasts a 99 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, and the National Board of Review named it one of their best five foreign language films of 2018. Set in one location and told in real time, the plot follows a cop who's been assigned to desk duty after he falls under investigation. But things get tense when he receives a call from a kidnapped woman, forcing him to confront his own darkness in order to rescue her. Now, the highly acclaimed film is getting an English-language remake, with Jake Gyllenhaal set to produce and star. There's no word yet on the rest of the cast or who's directing this thing, but with Gyllenhaal in the lead, we're pretty sure The Guilty will be a remake worth watching.

Craig Gillespie has had quite an interesting filmography. He directed the indie rom-com Lars and the Real Girl, the disaster flick The Finest Hours, and the darkly comic biopic I, Tonya. He's also no stranger to remakes as he directed Fright Night, a new version of the 1985 vampire classic. And now, he's remaking another supernatural thriller, the 2017 film Thelma. This Norwegian horror movie follows a young woman who's grown up in a conservative Christian environment, but she starts discovering new things about herself when she begins attending university. For example, she realizes that she's attracted to women. She also learns that she's a powerful psychic who struggles to control her abilities. Needless to say, these realizations lead our young hero to some deadly and dangerous places. The screenplay will be written by playwright Christy Hall, and while we don't know who will star, we're interested to see if Gillespie's next project can match the critical acclaim of the original.

We all know life is like a box of chocolates, right? Or maybe it's like a box of gulab jamuns. We'll find out soon enough — Forrest Gump is about to get a Bollywood remake. Released in 1994, the original film starred Tom Hanks as the title character, who travels across America during the '60s and '70s. Along the way, he plays a part in major historical events like the Vietnam War and the Watergate break-in, and he meets some influential figures like John Lennon and Elvis Presley. The original was the highest-grossing film of 1994, and it netted six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor.

In other words, this remake has some very big shoes to fill, but chances are good it's going to run, Forrest, run to the top of the Bollywood box office. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new film will be titled Lal Singh Chadha, and it will star Aamir Khan in the lead role. While that name might not sound familiar to Western audiences, Khan is a huge deal in India. In fact, he starred in the highest-grossing Indian film of all time, a wrestling picture called Dangal. Khan has said he was drawn to the project because he loves the original script and because it's "a feel-good film... for the whole family." The remake has a tentative release date for 2020, and at the moment, that's all we have to say about that.

Before Twilight or Salem's Lot, Blade or Bela Lugosi's Dracula, there was Nosferatu, the first full-length vampire movie. Directed by F.W. Murnau, this German horror classic starred Max Schreck as the rat-like Count Orlok, an undead demon who sent audiences into hysterics in 1922. The movie still works incredibly well today, and as it's considered one of the best silent films ever made (featuring one of the all-time horror movie moments), it would take somebody with a lot of chutzpah to attempt a remake...somebody like Robert Eggers.

At first glance, Eggers might seem kind of cocky for wanting to put his own spin on such a classic, especially since he's only made one previous movie. Of course, that one movie is The Witch, perhaps the freakiest film in recent memory. Thanks to Eggers, The Witch is a master class in atmosphere and slow-burning dread, which is exactly what you want for Nosferatu. So if somebody's going to remake Murnau's movie, Eggers is definitely the man for the job.

It isn't just the director we're super excited about. According to Variety, Eggers is re-teaming with Anya Taylor-Joy, the actress who wowed everybody with her performance as Thomasin in The Witch. (She was also the protagonist in Split and will show up in M. Night Shyamalan's sequel, Glass.) At the moment, no one knows who'll she play, but some theorize Taylor-Joy will star as Ellen Hutter, the unlucky woman who becomes Orlok's number one target. 

Unfortunately, the movie might take a little while to reach the big screen. Eggers is currently working on another horror film called The Lighthouse, so his schedule is pretty busy. And when asked about the film (according to Bloody Disgusting), Taylor-Joy said that "hopefully" they would get a chance to make the movie together. Here's hoping that despite all the delays, Eggers' vampire pic remains undead.

Hailed as the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock directed some of Hollywood's greatest thrillers, and one of his creepiest classics is Rebecca. Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier, this Gothic tale follows a young woman (Joan Fontaine) who marries a wealthy yet mysterious widower (Laurence Olivier) but finds married life is a little more difficult than she expected. After moving to her husband's seaside mansion, she discovers he's still haunted by the memory of his dead first wife, Rebecca. She also realizes her husband's malicious housekeeper isn't too thrilled to have someone taking Rebecca's place. In fact, the housekeeper might even have murder on her mind.

Now, nearly 80 years after the original, Rebecca is getting a remake courtesy of Netflix, and they're getting Ben Wheatley to direct. Wheatley is the twisted mind behind some seriously messed-up movies like Kill List, High-Rise, Free Fire, and A Field in England, so there's a really good chance this could be even darker than Hitchcock's original adaptation. As for the cast, Lily James (Downton Abbey, Cinderella, Baby Driver) will the play the lead, and Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name, The Lone Ranger, The Social Network) will star as her brooding husband. There's no word yet on who will play the terrifying housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, but whoever Wheatley casts, she'll have pretty big shoes to fill. After all, the original Mrs. Danvers (played by Judith Anderson) has been hailed by the American Film Institute as the 31st greatest movie villain of all-time, beating out the likes of Freddy Krueger, Hans Gruber, and Cruella De Vil.