the.com/remake
Hollywood's way of saying the story was good but the risk wasn't
means A new version of an existing film, show, or song, made again often with updated actors, effects, or style.
from Simply 're-' (again) plus 'make' — both Old English-rooted words joined to describe exactly what happens: making something anew. The term entered common film-industry use in the 20th century as studios realized old successful stories could be sold twice.
- origin era
- term predates sound film
- honest version
- sequel without the courage to admit it
- rare win
- the fly and the thing beat their originals
- studio logic
- nostalgia tests better than new ideas