10 Upcoming Movie Remakes NOBODY Asked For

John Woo's 1989 actioner The Killer is one of the greatest action films of all time and a shining example of the "heroic bloodshed" subgenre that Woo pioneered at the height of his powers.

Hollywood has been trying to remake The Killer for over 30 years, with an early '90s effort originally set to star Richard Gere and Denzel Washington before falling through.

In 2007 a 3D remake very nearly got made, but after this failed to bear fruit Woo eventually decided to just remake the damn thing himself, as he confirmed back in 2015.

By 2018 Lupita Nyong'o had been cast in the lead role originated by Chow Yun-fat, though by the next year she'd dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

Word went largely quiet until last year, when it was confirmed that Omar Sy would now star, with the film being produced to release on streaming service Peacock.

Beyond the fact that Woo hasn't made a genuinely great action film in almost 15 years - since 2008/2009's Red Cliff duology - the chances of this being anywhere close to the style and kineticism of the original are near-zero. And so, why bother?