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Verb
They will be remaking the film with American actors.
one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city
Noun
The director's next project will be a remake of King Kong.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The difficulty of matching interwar Germany’s freak — or, rather, the difficulty of contextualizing interwar Germany’s freak for a contemporary audience — is partially why these films are rarely remade.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The movie, which was a remake of the 1950 comedy of the same name, became the biggest financial success of Shyer's directing career, earning $129 million at the box office.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Verb
After all, the last thing the acclaimed filmmaker of The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman wants to do is to get an opportunity to remake an iconic horror film, only to squander what made the original film great by setting the action in the modern day.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The difficulty of matching interwar Germany’s freak — or, rather, the difficulty of contextualizing interwar Germany’s freak for a contemporary audience — is partially why these films are rarely remade.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
Demons' Souls Demon's Souls is technically a PS3 game that got a nice coat of paint for the PS5 remake, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the best on the console.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The movie, which was a remake of the 1950 comedy of the same name, became the biggest financial success of Shyer's directing career, earning $129 million at the box office.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Remake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remake. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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remake
1 of 2 verb
re·make
(ˈ)rē-ˈmāk 
remade
-ˈmād
; remaking
; remaking
: to make anew or in a different form
remake
2 of 2 noun
re·make
ˈrē-ˌmāk
: one that has been remade
especially
: a new version of a motion picture
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