Nope ... you nailed it, Char. The major studio honchos funding movies today wouldn't know an original idea if it up and bit 'em in the butt. If it's not a remake, it the umpteenth sequel (Halloween 47 - Jason Runs Out of Victims and Chases Himself Around the FunHouse.)
The idea of a remake is that the 'product' already has name recognition, which requires less selling (translation: fewer marketing dollars spent) and that will automatically generate interest - if for no other reason than to see how badly they screwed it up, at least until word of mouth kills it and sends it to overseas/video. Nobody wants to spend $300 million on shooting a project that looks good on script, has a boffo cast, and flops on opening.
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