10 Upcoming Movie Remakes That Will Piss Everyone Off
3. West Side Story
This film should have come out by now and therefore should already been pissing people off. But thanks to cinemas shutting down for a year it's been pushed back multiple times. But it's officially coming the end of this year and it's bound to get under the skin of everyone who adores the original.
Steven Spielberg has made it no secret that he'd love to make a musical one day, if his Temple of Doom opening was anything to go by. And the film looks to follow the stage show fairly closely while also portraying a diverse version of New York with a multi-cultural cast.
The issue with that is the original already did this (sans the correct ethnicity for the immigrant characters). It was an accurate telling of the show with excellent musical performances and some of the best dance numbers ever put to screen. Spielberg can only match the magic of the original by remaking it beat-for-beat, and it will never be surpassed.