Recent Retro Reboots

Plot: A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.

Rebooted: Sonic the Hedgehog, open in theaters on Feb 14, 2020 (USA).

Director: Fritz Genschow
Writers: Fritz Genschow, Jacob Grimm (story)
Stars: Wolfgang Condrus, Heidi Ewert, Fritz Genschow

Plot: Two hungry children encounter an evil witch and her gingerbread house in this Puppetoon version of the fairy tale.

Rebooted: Gretel and Hansel, open in theaters on Jan 31, 2020 (USA).

Director: John Frankenheimer
Writers: James Costigan (adaptation), James Costigan
Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Isobel Elsom, Laurinda Barrett

Plot: A governess put in charge of two young children begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor.

Rebooted: The Turning, open in theaters on Jan 24, 2020 (USA).

Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Hugh Lofting (novels), Leslie Bricusse (screenplay)
Stars: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley

Plot: After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.

Rebooted: Dolittle, open in theaters on Jan 17, 2020 (USA).

Director: Michael Bay
Writers: George Gallo (story), Michael Barrie (screenplay)
Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Lisa Boyle

Plot: Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.

Rebooted: Bad Boys for Life, open in theaters on Jan 17, 2020 (USA).

Director: Takashi Shimizu
Writers: Stephen Susco (screenplay), Takashi Shimizu (film “Ju-On: The Grudge”)
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Clea DuVall

Plot: An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

Rebooted: The Grudge, open in theaters on Jan 3, 2020 (USA).

Director: David Mallet
Writer: T.S. Eliot (book)
Stars: Elaine Paige, John Mills, Ken Page

Plot: “Jellicle” cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the “Heavyside Layer” and be reborn. The cats introduce themselves.

Rebooted: Cats, open in theaters on December 20, 2019 (USA).

Director: Bob Clark
Writer: Roy Moore (screenplay)
Stars: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder

Plot: During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.

Rebooted: Black Christmas, open in theaters on December 13, 2019, 2019 (USA).