Gol-dang! They're remaking True Grit

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

The need for remakes is that in the current Hollywood talent pool there is zip who can come up with something that is original, or if they can then the studios are so averse to trying something new they want stuff they can make cheap, suck you in on marketing and be garunteed to make a profit.

Originality = risk and risk does not equal big hollywood studios.

I agree. It speaks poorly for the whole entertainment industry, further evidenced by the fact that one of a major US network's top shows is a remake of a show from 1968. This trend is everywhere.