Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam (co-director)
Writers: Dr. Seuss (book), Irv Spector (additional story)
Stars: Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft, June Foray
Plot: A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Rebooted: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, open in theaters on November 9, 2018 (USA).
Director: Emile Ardolino
Writer: Susan Cooper (narration)
Stars: Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Kyra Nichols
Plot: On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie (Cohen) falls asleep after a party at her home and dreams herself (or does she?) into a fantastic world where toys become larger than life. Her beloved Nutcracker (Culkin) comes to life and defends her from the Mouse King, then is turned into a Prince after Marie saves his life.
Rebooted: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, open in theaters on November 2, 2018 (USA).
Director: John Carpenter
Writers: John Carpenter (screenplay), Debra Hill (screenplay)
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran
Plot: Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again.
Rebooted: Halloween, open in theaters on October 19, 2018 (USA).
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Writers: Andrew Solt (screen play), Sarah Y. Mason (screen play)
Stars: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O’Brien
Plot: A group of sisters experience life’s difficulties and its pleasures while growing up in nineteenth-century America.
Rebooted: Little Women, open in theaters on December 25, 2019 (USA).
Directors: William A. Wellman, Jack Conway (uncredited)
Writers: Dorothy Parker (screen play), Alan Campbell (screen play)
Stars: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou
Plot: A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Rebooted: A Star is Born, open in theaters on October 5, 2018 (USA).
Creator: Constance M. Burge
Stars: Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Brian Krause
Plot: Three sisters discover their destiny, to battle against the forces of evil, using their witchcraft. They are the Charmed Ones.
Rebooted: Charmed, airs on PIX 11, October 14, 2018 (USA).
Director: Dario Argento
Writers: Dario Argento (screenplay), Daria Nicolodi (screenplay)
Stars: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci
Plot: An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Rebooted: Suspiria, open in theaters on November 2, 2018 (USA).
Creator: Diane English
Stars: Candice Bergen, Grant Shaud, Robert Pastorelli
Plot: The personal and professional misadventures of a woman working as a TV journalist.
Rebooted: Murphy Brown, airs on CBS September 27, 2018 (USA).