The old is new again with these reboots and remakes coming to theaters in 2025.
While 2025 might be a new year, it will have plenty of familiar names.
That might sound dire.
But before you jump in complaining about Hollywoods lack of ideas, just take a look at this list.
The names might be familiar, but for a lot of these movies, the ideas are all new.
The externals might change from 1941 to now, but the concept still has weight.
Thats especially true when its AussieLeigh Whannellexploring the idea, as he does withWolf Man.
it’s possible for you to read our review of the filmhere.
But, man, does she star in some stinkers.
For everyWest Side StoryandThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songs and Snakes, theresShazam!
Fury of the GodsorY2K.
Even if it fails, at least we know Zegler will be charming as ever.
Hopefully, Ahn can retain some of the gentleness in Lees original, while finding its own unique voice.
Second, its directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, who made the excellentMarcel the Shell With Shoes Onfilms.
Will Sanders and Camp find enough new approaches to justify the newLilo & Stitch?
Well find out this May.
How to Train Your Dragon (June 13)
Why should Disney have all the fun?
Some positive points lurk around the production ofHow to Train Your Dragon.
Thats an odd bunch for a story about the animal overthrow of a farm turning into a dictatorship.
The Smurfs Movie (July 18)
Do kids today even care about the Smurfs?
Heck, do most parents even care about the Smurfs?
Be honest, you dont know if there really is a Raspy Smurf, and neither does anyone else.
As long as we get Rex Harrison as Abraham Lincoln, well be just fine.
The Bride!
(September 26)
Perhaps the boldest entry on this list comes fromMaggie Gyllenhaaland herBride of FrankensteinriffThe Bride!.
So its not much of a surprise that the rebootThe Anacondawould approach the material with tongue firmly in cheek.
Regardless,Bugoniais Y0rgos Lanthimoss take on the material, which means one thing.
But it also means thatBugoniawill be very, very weird, perhaps even outdoing the Korean original.
