11 More Remakes That Hollywood Will Probably Attempt

Sure, AMC did that updated 'Prisoner' miniseries with Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel, but it's best if we all ignore that. Everyone from Christopher Nolan to 'Con Air' director Simon West has tried to make a big-screen version of Patrick McGoohan's cult classic TV series. Wouldn't you like to see Daniel Craig and Liam Neeson squaring off as Number Six and Number Two? Really, they could take either role and we'd be on board.

Reportedly Vince Vaughn is developing a big-screen version of the beloved James Garner private eye series. That's such good casting, there's no way Hollywood will let it happen. Chances are they'll cast The Rock, who is Tinseltown's secret ingredient for jumpstarting franchises (see 'Fast and Furious' and 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation'). Plus,  Hollywood loves obvious, easy-to-remember titles. Thus, 'The Rockford Files' starring The Rock.

Jonah Hill has already proven he can play an easily angered man-child, so he'd be perfect for the Billy Madison role whenever Hollywood inevitably gets around to remaking Adam Sandler flicks. Dan Finnerty could make an appearance as the sleazy 3rd grade graduation singer.

This isn't the 'Harvey' of 1950 -- this is the gritty 'Harvey' of today, and there's only one actor up for the challenge: James Franco, who probably spends most of his time IRL talking to imaginary rabbits anyway.

The Coen Brothers are on a roll with remakes (at least in the sense that they keep making them -- 'Gambit' hasn't fared too well), so we wouldn't be surprised if they rolled out a remake of the Spencer Tracy/Katherine Hepburn classic. It'll be like 'The Hudsucker Proxy' meets 'Legal Eagles' except hopefully not as terrible as that sounds.

'Remington Steele' has an insane, only-in-the-'80s premise (a female private eye hires a man to be the face of her agency because who would hire a woman, right?), so it's only a matter of time before some money-grubbing Hollywood bigwig updates it as a bland romantic comedy. Henry Cavill is generically handsome and passably charismatic enough to be a fair replacement for Pierce Brosnan. And while we think Emma Stone deserves better than playing second fiddle in a blockbuster to yet another British man, there aren't many good roles for women in Hollywood, so she might as well carry on Stephanie Zimbalist's legacy.

Hollywood is intent on destroying all of our precious childhood memories, so it's only a matter of time before they reboot 'Little Monsters' with Kevin James. 'Modern Family' star Nolan Gould is a pretty good facsimile of old-school Fred Savage, but nobody, NOBODY, could ever replace late-'80s era Howie Mandel.

Remaking 'Metropolis' would provide Tim Burton the opportunity to create a dark, art deco future world with robots. Doesn't that sound like something Tim Burton has done a million times, er, would want to do with his favorite actors Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter?

Not going to lie -- we would absolutely, gleefully watch this.

Funny thing is -- this is actually happening. Probably not with this cast, but, still, freaky...