{"id":434435,"date":"2021-04-20T10:21:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T14:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=434435"},"modified":"2021-04-20T10:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T14:21:48","slug":"6-movie-remakes-that-tried-swapping-genders-and-flopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-movie-remakes-that-tried-swapping-genders-and-flopped\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Movie Remakes That Tried Swapping Genders\u2026 And Flopped"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F6-movie-remakes-that-tried-swapping-genders-and-flopped%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=434435&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2790.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Hollywood hearts gender swap remakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Why? The phrase has the word \u201cremake\u201d in it, for starters. The industry sees remakes as safe bets, and that has some wisdom to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nostalgia, plus the curiosity factor, brings out at least a small audience, guaranteed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Plus, when the industry isn\u2019t ignoring women over 40 or demanding starlets lose every ounce of viewable fat, it loves to promote female empowerment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unless your last name happens to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gina-carano-to-produce-and-star-in-upcoming-film-for-the-daily-wire?utm_source=adwords&#038;utm_term=&#038;utm_campaign=Dynamic+Search&#038;utm_medium=ppc&#038;hsa_kw=&#038;hsa_ad=465731125637&#038;hsa_src=g&#038;hsa_ver=3&#038;hsa_grp=70834836912&#038;hsa_cam=1908710580&#038;hsa_tgt=dsa-437115340933&#038;hsa_acc=6411461344&#038;hsa_mt=b&#038;hsa_net=adwords&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjw1PSDBhDbARIsAPeTqrchBTHcZ6F8Binhu2RmraVWYzDgWJc3oQWQEVRY_YENcbuKFDipl6EaAmNGEALw_wcB\">Carano<\/a>, of course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There\u2019s still a problem with the industry\u2019s love affair with gender swap projects. They very often flop either creatively, commercially, or both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 2018 hit \u201cOcean\u2019s Eight\u201d is a stark exception, although the film has yet to spark a sequel to date. Even that fizzy remake made less than the previous \u201cOcean\u2019s Eleven,\u201d itself a reboot of the 1960 model starring Frank Sinatra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The following six gender swap remakes proved far less successful. Some were downright disastrous. None made the kind of money Hollywood craves when it cranks up the remake machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cThe Hustle\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s only fitting to start with the worst of the worst. This remake of a remake (\u201cBedtime Story\u201d) starred Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson, ostensibly standing in for Michael Caine and Steve Martin from 1988\u2019s \u201cDirty Rotten Scoundrels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What a great name for a movie, by the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Hustle\u201d starts with the kind of flop-sweat opener that portends creative doom. And the rest of the movie didn\u2019t disappoint, at least from that perspective. Critics savaged the film (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_hustle_2019\"><span>13 percent \u201crotten\u201d on RottenTomatoes.com<\/span><\/a><span>), and rightly so. \u201cThe Hustle,\u201d which flirted with woke attitudes before the film\u2019s merciful conclusion, made just $35 million at the U.S. box office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s a classic case of a remake stranding two genuinely talented stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cGhostbusters\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>On paper, this 2016 remake\/reboot\/reimagining scored serious coin \u2014 $125 million domestically. The problem? That\u2019s chump change for beloved properties like \u201cGhostbusters,\u201d and the film\u2019s hefty price tag meant it had to crank out far more to turn a profit. As is? The film reportedly cost its studio, Sony, a not-so-cool $70 million and temporarily stalled the franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The so-called \u201cLady Ghostbusters\u201d did squeeze in cameos from original stars Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts, playing new characters who barely registered on screen. But the bad blood began when Sony and co. leaned into the film\u2019s feminist trappings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It got worse when the limp trailer dropped, confirming the project was more about pseudo grrrl power than telling a hilarious story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The movie\u2019s public image tanked after its release, forcing Sony to lick its woke wounds and serve up another \u201cGhost\u201d story, the upcoming \u201cGhostbusters: Afterlife,\u201d with little (or no?) creative ties to the gender swap dud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cOverboard\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The 1987 comedy \u201cOverboard\u201d didn\u2019t set the culture, or the box office, ablaze. It was a rare chance to see off-screen partners Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell bond on the big screen. The film earned a loyal flock of fans since then, which clearly made Hollywood think a remake was in order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Naturally, that meant flipping the genders around so that the stuffy rich lady\/villain was now a man (Eugenio Derbez), with our sympathies centered on the female lead (Anna Faris).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Once again, critics thrashed the remake (24 percent \u201crotten\u201d) and the box office proved modestly better \u2014 $50 million in pre-pandemic figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Modern culture writers found the original \u201cOverboard\u201d problematic \u2013 Russell\u2019s character treats Hawn\u2019s snob like an indentured servant at times, for starters. The remake couldn\u2019t even play the woke card right, according to The Daily Telegraph, which said it \u201cm<\/span><span>anages to feel far more dated, regressive and stale than the film it\u2019s based on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cHigh Fidelity\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>John Cusack\u2019s 2000 rom-com, based on Nick Hornby\u2019s novel of the same name, made the main character\u2019s music obsessions part of the fun. Cusack\u2019s record shop owner may technically be an adult with real world issues, but his passions felt like those of a teenager refusing to grow up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hulu took that template and made the main character a woman with her own relationship woes. Cusack may be handsome, but he played up his hangdog appeal for the original feature. That seemed more challenging for Hulu\u2019s version, featuring the lovely Zoe Kravitz as the romantically lost lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The show earned solid reviews, which could be due to its feminist underpinnings (modern critics routinely grade content on a progressive curve), but Hulu pulled the plug on the show after just one season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cLife of the Party\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>What happened to Melissa McCarthy? The \u201cBridesmaids\u201d scene stealer went from box office superstar to someone scrambling to find scripts worthy of her talents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That proved true, again, with this quasi-remake of \u201cBack to School.\u201d That 1986 comedy gave Rodney Dangerfield his greatest screen role, and he made the very most of it. McCarthy\u2019s 2018 quasi-remake, alas, strains to match the original\u2019s whimsy or naughty nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMaybe you can help me straighten out my Longfellow?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cParty\u2019s\u201d $52 million box office haul isn\u2019t bad, but the 38 percent \u201crotten\u201d score and the film\u2019s lack of memorable moments sure are. The film\u2019s soft ticket haul coincided with McCarthy\u2019s box office tailspin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The actress\u2019 films (like \u201cSpy,\u201d \u201cThe Heat\u201d and \u201cIdentity Thief\u201d) used to crush the $100 million box office barrier. No longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cWhat Men Want\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Mel Gibson\u2019s 2000 comedy made a shocking $182 million, a huge figure both then and now. It helped that the movie played off of Gibson\u2019s alpha male screen persona, following a rapscallion who suddenly had the power to read women\u2019s minds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He became a better, more evolved man as a result. The gimmick worked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The remake cast Taraji P. Henson in the main role, a hard-charging executive who suddenly can hear what men are thinking. The film lacked the spark of the original, but it did throw in talking points about women\u2019s struggles in the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The remake earned $54 million. That\u2019s not terrible, but it\u2019s nearly a quarter of the original\u2019s haul 21 years after the fact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Still need a reason to stop the gender remake brigade? Here\u2019s the Independent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/female-reboot-movies-women-ghostbusters-oceans-8-superheroes-feminism-a8582426.html\"><span>offering just that<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At their worst, they demonstrate the film and television industry\u2019s cynical profiteering from contemporary feminist ideals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood hearts gender swap remakes.Why? The phrase has the word \u201cremake\u201d in it, for starters. The industry sees remakes as safe bets, and that has some wisdom to it.Nostalgia, plus &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276259,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2790.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"6 Movie Remakes That Tried Swapping Genders\u2026 And Flopped","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-434435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2790.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"6 Movie Remakes That Tried Swapping Genders\u2026 And Flopped","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}