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08.05.12
How Soon Is Too Soon
For A Hollywood Remake?
S THE OLD ADAGE
goes, “There are no new
stories; it all depends
on how you handle
them.” Or, how you make audiences want to buy another ticket.
Remakes have been a part of Hollywood for decades — Alfred Hitchcock made The Man Who Knew Too
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ILLUSTRATION BY GLUEKIT
Much twice — but the process has
seemingly sped up in recent years:
This summer, Sony is reviving Total Recall after just 22 years. Is that
too soon? Audiences will decide,
but here’s a look at Hollywood’s
recent obsession with remake culture — and how the box office has
responded. —Christopher Rosen