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Originally Posted by Quoth
Many remakes are stupid and simply Holywood laziness. I can't really imagine a remake of "Gone with the Wind". I bought a 2nd hand DVD of True Grit in CEX and was annoyed it was a remake. Maybe I'll have to buy the original.
There are books that are spoiled by being movies, books done badly, remakes that are poorer than originals and movies (remake or not) that maybe should never be shot.
But you don't have to watch them..
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This subthread isn't about whether or not remakes are a good thing. It's about the veracity of this:
"There was a group trying to raise money for a remake of Gone With The Wind but they ran into the issue that they would not be allowed to have even a small majority of the slaves played by persons of African descent."