10 Upcoming Movie Remakes That Will Piss Everyone Off
6. Memento
The film that made Christopher Nolan a household name, Memento is a one-of-a-kind experience that the director has been trying to replicate in the majority of his other films that don't feature Batman.
Starring Guy Pierce, Memento follows a man suffering from anterograde amnesia looking for the man who killed his wife, using polaroid photos and tattoos to keep his memory fresh. The narrative structure of the film was totally unique, told completely out-of-sequence to provide an excellent twist ending.
The rights to Memento were passed onto AMBI Pictures who announced that a remake was in the works and looking to "deliver a memorable movie that is every bit as edgy, iconic and award-worthy as the original" while also staying true to the spirit of Nolan's direction. So that said, it does beg the question: why bother remaking it at all if it's basically going to be the same film?! If you're not going to bring anything new to the table, it's ultimately a pointless exercise of updating a classic for profit's sake.