remakes

TikTok’s highest-earner Addison Rae Easterling has been cast as the lead in the forthcoming remake of “She’s All That.” Entitled “He’s All That,” the movie re-imagines the plot of the 1999 comedy with a new twist: Instead of Mr. Popular turning the school nerd into the prom queen, the reboot will be a gender role …

Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment is cranking out a Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz documentary. It has the family’s OK. It’s Amy Poehler’s directorial debut. It will be called — surprise! surprise! — “Lucy and Desi.” So far not one human exists who hasn’t yet grabbed a doc except maybe Biden. Once they figure out what the hell …

Hollywood mostly makes remakes. In 1949, “The Secret Garden” starred little girl Margaret O’Brien and the big secret was that this thing was then already a reprise. Then again in ’93. It’s now re-re-re blooming. It’s older than the popcorn. The thing now stars Colin Firth, playing the cranky coot who’s looking after an orphaned …

Everything old is new again — but is it fresh? Hollywood has announced an excessive amount of reboots, revivals, sequels and spinoffs this year, ranging from nostalgic ’90s cartoons such as “Beavis and Butt-Head” to ’80s sleeper hits including “Dirty Dancing.” The coronavirus has delayed many of the productions, so it might be a while …

EXCLUSIVE: Treehouse Pictures has set in motion what it’s describing as a diverse remake of 1991 coming-of-age comedy, “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead,” which is being written by Chuck Hayward with Bille Woodruff attached to direct. Hayward’s take is a present-day retelling centered on a black family. Treehouse’s Justin Nappi and Juliet Berman are …

Hey, Luca! You wanna job? “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino has signed on to take over an upcoming “Scarface” remake, Variety reports. There are already two versions of the gangster classic: the first, from 1932 starring Paul Muni and directed by Howard Hawks (“The Big Sleep”), and the second is the notorious …