Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon was released first in 1977, and again in 2016. The updated version featured better CGI and animation technology that allowed the story to come to life just a little bit more. The 2016 version stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, and Robert Redford. What a cast!

Beauty and the Beast

Tale as old as time...a remake! The Beauty and the Beast is a story of loving someone even in the face of their insecurities, but this 2017 movie was based on the 1991 animated movie of the same name and plot. When these two love birds finally get together, they can do anything!

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The More You Know

  • Walt Disney refused to allow Alfred Hitchcock to film at Disneyland in the early 1960s because he had made “that disgusting movie Psycho.”
  • While filming ‘The Machinist,’ Christian Bale only ate an apple and a can of tuna each day. His goal was to weigh 100 pounds before producers stopped him.
  • During the filming of Star Trek (2009), Zachary Quinto could not manage to properly do the Vulcan salute. Eventually, J.J. Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for Quinto to do it correctly.
  • Samuel L. Jackson has a clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf during film shoots whenever he wants.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.