Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

Endless Love

It was the year 2014 when director Shana Feste showed what true young love looks like with her adaptation of the 1979 novel by Scott Spencer. Of course, this film first debuted in 1981 with an all-star cast that included supermodel-actress Brooke Shields and legendary heartthrob Martin Hewitt. 

Poseidon

With legends as fascinating as the greek gods, expect a lot of potential remakes. Poseidon is a 2006 ocean survival thriller, but it first got the film treatment back in 1972. It had an admittedly very unique plot, but the latter still consider the 2006 version to be a recreation of the original. 

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The More You Know

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  • The Lion King was originally known as King of the Jungle until someone at Disney finally remembered that lions don’t actually live in jungles.
  • Director Steven Spielberg made his first film for a merit badge
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.