Today in Hollywood unoriginality

"Trick or treat!" "Here ya go, kid -- Halloween movie number 11." "More Hollywood unoriginality! Phooey!"

Universal releases first trailer for Halloween reboot

http://www.variety.com/2018/film/new...ch-1202837042/

It's time to address the elephant in the room. Today in Hollywood unoriginality:

Disney releases first teaser trailer for Tim Burton's live-action Dumbo remake

https://deadline.com/2018/06/dumbo-t...ic-1202409435/

Today in Hollywood unoriginality, CBS is boldly going where many men have gone before:

Four new Star Trek series in development for CBS All Access streaming platform

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/6/19...k-tv-shows-cbs

In the real world, New York studios are every bit as unoriginal as the Hollywood studios. Case in point:

MTV Studios planning reboots of 1990s TV shows Daria, Aeon Flux, The Real World

https://www.cnet.com/news/mtv-studio...he-real-world/

Today in Hollywood unoriginality, we have another video game being turned into a movie. Have they not learned their lesson after seeing the dismal box office receipts of movies adapted from Doom, Hitman, BloodRayne, Street Fighter, Wing Commander, Dead Or Alive, Double Dragon, Alone In The Dark and Super Mario Brothers?

Jim Carrey in talks to play villain Dr. Robotnik in Sonic The Hedgehog

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...m0Vk?ocid=AMZN

"We're in a situation where everyone involved knows the stakes and if you're going to accept those stakes, then you've got to do certain things. It's business." -- Tony Soprano

He must have been referring to Hollywood's unoriginality.

Alan Taylor to direct Sopranos prequel The Many Saints Of Newark for New Line

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/al...xtnx?ocid=AMZN

The remakes, reboots, spinoffs, sequels and prequels are continuing to come fast and furious. Today in Hollywood unoriginality:

Idris Elba to play villain in The Fast & The Furious spinoff starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...DoBE?ocid=AMZN

In the 2000 made-for-tv movie Life-Size, Tyra Banks played a doll who came to life. Today in Hollywood unoriginality, another sequel is coming to life:

Tyra Banks, Francia Raisa to star in Life-Size 2

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ty...OzUo?ocid=AMZN

"We named the dog Indiana" -- and we named the latest sequel "Today In Hollywood Unoriginality."

Indiana Jones 5 pushed back to 2021
Variety, Jul 10 2018 10:27 AM

Indiana Jones 5 has officially been delayed. Disney pushed back the film’s release to July 9, 2021. Variety first reported late last month that the Harrison Ford-starrer would miss its 2020 launch date. The return of the action hero has been halted following issues with the script. The studio also slated Dwayne Johnson’s Jungle Cruise for October 11, 2019 and Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent 2 for May 29, 2020.

Steven Spielberg is still attached to direct the fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise, with Ford reprising his starring role. The feature is one of several franchise reboots commissioned by Disney since the studio giant purchased Lucasfilm.

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/i...21-1202869755/

All these remakes and reboots and sequels are turning me into a zombie! Today in Hollywood unoriginality:

Zombieland 2 a go at Sony; Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin on board

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...2lJB?ocid=AMZN

Another tv show is being turned into a movie. Yes, because movies adapted from CHiPs, Yogi Bear, Bewitched, Lost In Space, Land Of The Lost, Starsky & Hutch, Sgt. Bilko, The Honeymooners, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Mod Squad, The Dukes Of Hazzard, Inspector Gadget and Car 54 Where Are You were just oh-so-successful.

Downton Abbey movie with original cast gets greenlight

https://www.thewrap.com/downton-abbe...ets-greelight/

Today in Hollywood unoriginality: Believing there is "gold" in remakes, 20th Century Fox is planning a third movie adaptation of Jack London's 1903 novel Call Of The Wild.

Harrison Ford in negotiations to star in Call Of The Wild

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...aAqx?ocid=AMZN

Tommy Pickles is probably wondering how Hollywood film studios can be in such a pickle that they can't come up with any original ideas.

Nickelodeon is reviving the animated series Rugrats with 26 new episodes and a live-action film

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ru...aVyI?ocid=AMZN

I hate to sound catty but here is the latest example of Hollywood's unoriginality:

Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Ian McKellen to star in Cats movie adaptation

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...QTOS?ocid=AMZN

Vampires can be slain but remakes, reboots and sequels will never die. Today in Hollywood unoriginality:

Buffy The Vampire Slayer series reboot will have a black lead

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/bu...SwSm?ocid=AMZN

Deadwood was centered around an 1876 gold strike in South Dakota. In 2018, Hollywood must think it can strike gold by turning the tv series into a movie.

It took 12 years but HBO has confirmed the Deadwood movie is happening

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...725-story.html

"Hello, Doctor Crane. Thank you for taking my call. I have a very real fear that Hollywood is going to keep churning out reboots, remakes and sequels. Can you help me?"

Frasier reboot being explored by Kelsey Grammer and CBS

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/fr...3rTv?ocid=AMZN

"Good morning, Angels. Your assignment is to waste millions of dollars making a movie version of the 1976-81 tv series that starred my original Angels. I have to warn you that the movie will probably bomb. Do you think you can handle this assignment?"

Kristen Stewart, Ella Balinska, Naomi Scott to star in Charlie's Angels reboot

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...6jMo?ocid=AMZN

I'm guessing Archie Bunker will be a black Democrat living next door to a bigoted white Republican, the Jeffersons will be Muslims dealing with persecution, Maude will be a transsexual, and the Evans family will be illegal immigrants -- JJ's catchphrase will be "Im-mi-gra-tion!"

Norman Lear To reimagine All In The Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times and Maude via deal with Sony Pictures TV

https://deadline.com/2018/07/norman-...tv-1202434917/

Today in Hollywood "scraping-the-bottom-of-the-barrel" unoriginality:

Peter Dinklage to star in Rumplestiltskin movie for Sony

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...9xpx?ocid=AMZN