Fox Revivals for Disney

Reviving or rebooting a film is not always a bad thing. But my impression on Disney wanting to do reboots for movies that Fox has done leaves me wondering why. Four franchises they are aiming at are Night at the Museum, Cheaper by the Dozen, the Wimpy Kid movies, and Home Alone. I don't know how you can replicate most of them. If they go through with them, I don't see audiences being happy about it.

We'll get the obvious out of the way with Home Alone. The first two films are generally well liked by movie goers and watchers. Some have said about the other sequels being bad, I agree for the most part. But the thing is, the first two are sacred in many people's eyes. Not to mention what worked in 1990 may not work today. Unless you get Macaulay Culkin back to be an adult Kevin McCallister, the demand for it may not be as big as Disney may hope. To be creative with traps and slapstick will be another concern.

The only one that might work is Wimpy Kid. A kid going through school and his ups and downs. It could work as a TV show. As a movie, it could work, but it depends on where they go and how much they are dedicated to doing a few films. I don't think Cheaper by the Dozen would work, but like Wimpy Kid, depends on where they go. It doesn't need big name stars to appear, but you got to have some level of competence and create enough stuff for the entire family. Night at the Museum seems like a very bad idea. It would be very expensive to do compared to the other three, making it a huge risk. Then you have the wonder of it being its own movie or adapting it from the book and the accuracy of it.

All but Home Alone I believe are based on books. But overall, I don't see them doing well in theaters, hence the whole thing with the Disney streaming. Disney better have an idea of the angles they go with these films if they want audiences to be into them. But they can also look at flops and other films that aren't family friendly as well. Fox has a vast library of films. Best to utilize them and not just the G and PG rated material.