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FOUR FILMS
READY FOR
AOurREBOOT
picks for
HIT!
hits that can stand
the test of time
CASINO ROYALE (2006)
My Big Fat
Greek Wedding
YEARS BETWEEN: 4
REBOOT/REMAKE WORLDWIDE GROSS: $676.4 MILLION
(2002)
Just four years after Pierce Brosnan and Halle
Berry made the derided Bond film Die Another Day,
the franchise was rebooted back to square one
with Daniel Craig. Casino Royale made 007 dark
and brooding, but that didn’t stop audiences from
showing up in droves.
Nia Vardalos’ 2002
indie is still the highest
grossing rom-com ever.
It’s already spawned a
short-lived TV series, so
a remake — with Vardalos
as mother of the bride
(Selena Gomez) — doesn’t
seem too far-fetched.
HIT!
Sister Act
(1992)
WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005)
YEARS BETWEEN: 52
REBOOT/REMAKE WORLDWIDE GROSS: $695.3 MILLION
Steven Spielberg dusted off H.G. Wells’ classic
novel, and added some harrowing 9/11 imagery
and Tom Cruise. The results are the most
successful reboot ever — at least until The
Amazing Spider-Man shuffles out of theaters.
Back in the zeitgeist
thanks to a Broadway
musical adaptation,
Sister Act might be
ready for a blockbuster
reboot. Maybe Adam
Shankman (Rock of
Ages) can direct, with
Amber Riley (Glee) in
the lead role.