9 Upcoming Movie Reboots That Are Doomed To Fail
Is nothing sacred?
Sometimes a reboot is the best thing that could ever happen to a film franchise.
Look no further than the triumphant Planet of the Apes trilogy for proof of that, but there are also times when the reboot button ends up triggering self-destruct instead.
And yet, we live in an age of remakes, relaunches and reimaginings, so this trend looks set to endure in Hollywood for many years to come.
Indeed, a cursory glance at the list of reboots in active production is enough to tell us that the film industry's love-hate relationship with the rehash is destined to continue.
Some of them sound promising enough on paper. Deathwish has Eli Roth attached and Bruce Willis in the lead role, and if 20th Century Fox can secure Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn for Flash Gordon, that could work? Right?
But the vast majority of the list smacks of 'why are they even bothering?' and 'is nothing bloody sacred anymore'?
The answer to the latter question is a resounding no, if this lot are anything to go by.
9. Flatliners
Let's face it; nobody asked for another Flatliners movie.
Kiefer Sutherland and his team have already proved the mysteries of the afterlife are not for meddling with, but Niels Arden Oplev obviously didn't get the memo.
The biggest problem with the new Flatliners is that nobody knows what the hell it is. It was originally touted as a remake and later a reboot, and now a sequel of sorts with Sutherland reprising his role.
In truth, Flatliners is more likely to be one of those reboots masquerading as a sequel. They can work sometimes - Jurassic World technically qualifies as one - but the confusion regarding the nature of Oplev's sci-fi revival won't help its cause.
Expect this one to go beep, beep, beeeeeeeep at the box office.