We want Barbie —which used the IP to say something new and weird. We want Andor —a slow-burn political thriller that happens to have Stormtroopers in the background. We want The Batman —a noir detective film first, a superhero movie second.
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Stop asking for the "Reboot of The Parent Trap with a TikTok twist." Start demanding the new thing. Let your favorite childhood movie stay perfect in your memory. You don’t need to see the CGI de-aged version of your hero quipping about "the cloud" in a focus-grouped sequel. We want Barbie —which used the IP to
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We are currently suffering from Disney alone has announced so many Star Wars projects that the "event" feeling is gone. The special is now standard. When you reboot Scream every three years or remake How to Train Your Dragon shot-for-shot in live action, you aren't honoring the original; you are cannibalizing it.