This is the first book to provide a comprehensive and systematic account of the phenomenon of cinematic remaking. Drawing upon recent theories of genre and intertextuality, Film Remakes describes remaking as both an elastic concept and a complex situation, one enabled and limited by the interrelated roles and practices of industry, critics and audiences. This approach to remaking is developed across three broad sections: the first, remaking as industrial category, deals with issues of production, including commerce and authors; the second, remaking as textual category, considers genre, plots...

The first edited collection with a specific focus on the new millennial phenomenon of rebooting Provides extended case studies of key rebooted films and franchises Interrogates the film reboot as an industrial, textual and discursive category Considers the reboot in relation to other formatting practices: remakes, sequels, prequels, series and franchises Situates film reboots in relation to larger political and social realities, including issues of gender and race Brings together the research of key scholars working internationally in the field of media seriality to provide insights...