Recent Retro Reboots

Director: David Piel
Writer: Crockett Johnson
Star: Norman Rose

Plot: A little boy takes a walk, using his purple crayon to create everything he encounters along the way.

Rebooted: Harold and the Purple Crayon, open in theaters on August 2, 2024 (USA).

Director: Alex Proyas
Writers: James O’BarrDavid J. SchowJohn Shirley
Stars: Brandon LeeMichael WincottRochelle Davis

Plot: The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger.

Rebooted: The Crow, open in theaters on August 23, 2024 (USA).

Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, Warren Skaaren
Stars: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton

Plot: The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

Rebooted: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, open in theaters on September 6, 2024 (USA).

Creator: Jim Davis
Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger

Plot: Stories about Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, their owner Jon and the trouble they get into, and Orson the Pig and his adventures on a farm with fellow farm animals.

Rebooted: The Garfield Movie, open in theaters on May 24, 2024 (USA).

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Stars: Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley

Plot: A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.

Rebooted: Bob Marley: One Love, open in theaters on February 14, 2024 (USA).

Director: Mark Waters
Writers: Rosalind Wiseman, Tina Fey
Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Jonathan Bennett, Rachel McAdams

Plot: Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

Rebooted: Mean Girls, open in theaters on January 12, 2024 (USA).

Director: Carlo Carlei
Writers: Carlo Carlei, Massimo De Rita, Mario Falcone
Stars: Sergio Castellitto, Ed Stoppard, Cristina Moglia

Plot: During the summer of 1957, bankruptcy looms over the company that Enzo Ferrari and his wife built 10 years earlier. He decides to roll the dice and wager it all on the iconic Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.

Rebooted: Ferrari, open in theaters on December 25, 2024 (USA).

Director: Adrienne Shelly
Writer: Adrienne Shelly
Stars: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Jeremy Sisto

Plot: Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.

Rebooted: Waitress, open in theaters on December 7, 2023 (USA).