Obviously, movies have a capitalist component to them, which is why so many different franchises get facelifts. For one recent and relevant example, Batman has been portrayed on the big screen by Adam West, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Val Kilmer, and now Christian Bale. That's five different Batmen in roughly 40 years over a span of seven films. Think also of James Bond: George Lazenby, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and now Daniel Craig. Six Bonds in well over forty years in I don't know how many films - twelve, fifteen, twenty?
And of course, there are countless others which have given a new interpretation: Mission: Impossible, The Brady Bunch, Bewitched, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Avengers, Shaft, amongst so many others. And lest we forget, Star Trek will get a facelift very soon.
At one time, the idea of a recast and updated Star Wars would have been anathema to me; I have actually done a 180 on this. I actually think Star Wars, the original, would benefit from the existence of a new version.
Anyone else with me?