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Hollywood’s Most Memorable Remakes: The Stars Now and Then
What’s old is new again! Fifteen-year-old Chloe Moretz recently landed the leading role in the forthcoming remake of "Carrie," a character first made famous by Sissy Spacek in 1976. And the Stephen King thriller isn’t the only reboot coming our way: Carey Mulligan is starring in a fresh take on "The Great Gatsby," while new versions of "Annie" and "A Star is Born" are also in the works. It’s not that Hollywood is fresh out of new ideas—it’s that these ideas are just so worthy of watching, generation after generation. Check out some of our favorites in the gallery.
What’s old is new again! Fifteen-year-old Chloe Moretz recently landed the leading role in the forthcoming remake of "Carrie," a character first made famous by Sissy Spacek in 1976. And the Stephen King thriller isn’t the only reboot coming our way: Carey Mulligan is starring in a fresh take on "The Great Gatsby," while new versions of "Annie" and "A Star is Born" are also in the works. It’s not that Hollywood is fresh out of new ideas—it’s that these ideas are just so worthy of watching, generation after generation. Check out some of our favorites in the gallery.
Sissy Spacek brought Stephen King's heroine to life in the 1976 original, garnering an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Chloe Moretz was cast in the 2013 remake as of March 2012. "I'll never forget this opportunity," she Tweeted.
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The 1982 adaptation of the hit Broadway play starred a red-wigged Aileen Quinn belting "the sun will come out tomorrow" alongside stage veterans Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters. Early last year, it was announced that Willow Smith will star in an "Annie" remake, with Smith family friend Jay-Z to produce, CNN reported.
The classic story of an ingenue turned mega-star—with a little help from a handsome man—has had some very famous faces attached to it, including Janet Gaynor (1937), Judy Garland (1954), and Barbara Streisand (1976). Most recently, Clint Eastwood announced that he too would be directing a version, his with new mom Beyonce Knowles in the lead.
Adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, Mia Farrow and Robert Redford led the cast for the 1974 film. Last year, Baz Luhrmann decided to retell the tale in his native Australia, with Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio starring as Daisy Buchanan and the titular Jay Gatsby. The film is set for a December 2012 release.
Three lovely ladies have donned their newsboy caps to play journalist Lois Lane opposite undercover Superman, Clark Kent—and that's only counting the film adaptations of the popular comic book series. Margot Kidder starred opposite Christopher Reeves in 1978, while Kate Bosworth was paired with Brandon Routh in 2006's "Superman Returns." "Man of Steel," starring Amy Adams as Lane, is due out early next year.
In 1992, Michelle Pfeiffer took on the role of cat burglar Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman, opposite Michael Keaton's Batman. This summer, Anne Hathaway will also star as Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's recession-minded Gotham take, "The Dark Knight Rises," the last of his "Batman" films.
Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy focused more on Kirsten Dunst's Mary Jane Watson than Bryce Dallas Howard's Gwen Stacy—she only appears in the final film, which came out in 2007. Perhaps that’s why the 2012 reboot by Marc Webb focuses on the love story between Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) and his platinum-haired college sweetheart, this time portrayed by Emma Stone, who went back to her blond roots for the role.
Sure, Ren McCormack gets the attention for his fancy footwork, but who can forget his dancing partner, preacher's daughter Ariel? First played by Lori Singer in the 1984 original co-starring Kevin Bacon, Ariel got an update for a new generation from "Dancing with the Stars" pro Julianne Hough in 2011.
The tale of a gorilla and the Hollywood actress he falls for is a classic. The original "Kong" was released in 1937 at the height of the Hollywood Golden Era and starred Fay Wray as Kong's love, Ann Darrow. As homage to the original, Peter Jackson's 2005 remake was also set in the 1930s, with Naomi Watts channeling Wray's '30s starlet.
In 1975, Katharine Ross originated the role of Joanna Eberheart, the new girl in a small Connecticut town full of eerily perfect women. After winning her Academy Award for "The Hours," Nicole Kidman was cast as Joanna for the 2004 remake, with Glenn Close and Bette Midler in supporting roles.
Jodie Foster was first cast in the 1976 original of the body-swap comedy before passing the torch on to Lindsay Lohan for the 2003 remake. The success of "Friday" helped her land the leading role in Tina Fey's "Mean Girls" shortly after.
As the ugly duckling turned toast of the town, Audrey Hepburn played the mysterious Sabrina to perfection in Billy Wilder's 1954 original, while Julia Ormond did her own take on the role for the 1995 update.
Though many believed it was impossible to recreate Janet Leigh's scream-powered shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller, "Psycho," director Gus Van Sant decided to remake the classic black and white film in color with Anne Heche in the deadly role of Marion Crane.
Helen Chandler was cast as the object of Bella Lugosi's affection in 1931's black and white take on "Dracula." For the remake, Francis Ford Coppolla chose it-actress Winona Ryder to star opposite Gary Oldman in his take on the vampire myth.
