The Departed (2006), an American adaptation of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs (2002), is the only movie remake to date to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Remakes have grown in popularity in Hollywood ever since. However, the public sometimes expresses concern over the re-making of their beloved films. Therefore, it may be crucial if the same actors from classic movies were to remake them now. Our team of Photoshop experts felt that spin would be funny, so they made some samples of how it may seem.
1. Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
2. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
3. Russell Crowe in the 2000 film Gladiator
4. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt in the 1995 film Seven
5. Elijah Wood and Sean Astin in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
6. Al Pacino, The Godfather (1972)
7. Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts in Notting Hill (1999)
8. Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler, “P.S. I Love You” (2007)
9. Ralph Fiennes and Jennifer Lopez in Maid in Manhattan (2002)
10. Jim Carrey, The Truman Show (1998)
11. Something’s Gotta Give (2003), starring Diane Keaton and Keanu Reeves
12. Scott Glenn and Jodie Foster’s 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs
13. Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Legend of Zorro (2005)
14. Anjelica Huston, The Addams Family (1991)
15. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Which of these films would you want to see remade? Would they be as excellent as the previous iterations, in your opinion?