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The Lost Girls (Gender flipped 2020s Cast)

Also, I'm too lazy to come up with alternate gender names for the characters.

Just One of the Guys (2020s Cast)

I changed some of the original character names for ones I liked better, although I'll leave the original names in parentheses for ease of cast selection. When Alex Griffith loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Alex decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Dylan, helps her pass as a guy so well that she is soon making friends with the boys at school, including the attractive Jared, who becomes her new best friend. But her gender-swapping makes things difficult when she falls in love with him.

She's the Man (2020s Cast)

Viola Hastings poses as her twin brother, Sebastian (while he sneaks off to London), taking his place at his new boarding school to prove herself on the soccer field. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for Sebastian! As if that were not enough, Viola's twin returns from London ahead of schedule but has no idea that his sister has already replaced him on campus.

Drive Me Crazy (2020s Cast)

Nicole and Chase live next door to each other. Although they have different personalities, they plot a scheme to date each other in order to attract the interest and jealousy of their respective romantic prey. But in the midst of planning a gala centennial celebration, Nicole and Chase find that they are attracted to each other. I think it could have a fun, To All The Boys I've Loved or The Kissing Booth, kind of vibe. A Netflix film, not for theaters.

Sunshine (2020s VOICE TALENT Cast)

Although it had been mostly deserted since the Voodoo Wars, there hadn’t been any trouble out at the lake for years. Rae Seddon, nicknamed Sunshine, head baker at her family’s busy and popular café in downtown New Arcadia, needed a place to get away from all the noise and confusion—of the clientele and her family. Just for a few hours. Just to be able to hear herself think. She knew about the Others, of course. Everyone did. And several of her family’s best regular customers were from SOF—Special Other Forces—which had been created to deal with the threat and the danger of the Others. She drove out to her family’s old lakeside cabin and sat on the porch, swinging her feet and enjoying the silence and the silver moonlight on the water. She never heard them coming. Of course, you don’t when they’re vampires. I think an animated series would be cool. It would solve the problem of an aging cast playing immortal characters.

Troop Beverly Hills (2020s Casting)

With her marriage breaking up, Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler boosts her self-esteem by leading a local troop of Wilderness Girls. Although Phyllis' version of roughing it is spending the night at the Beverly Hills Hotel, that suits her privileged troop members just fine. Unfortunately, when Phyllis falls afoul of a rival leader, the girls are threatened with having their group dissolved -- unless they can prove their wilderness skills at the annual jamboree. I think this could be remade easily with modern elements and trimming out some of the things that didn't age as well.

The Polar Bear King (2020s Casting)

There are two different kingdoms: the snow-covered Winterland and the plentiful Summerland. When the King of Summerland dies, his son Valemon ascends to the throne. When an evil witch desires to become Valemon's wife, but is rejected since it would mean that he would also ally with the forces of darkness, she bitterly places a curse on him that turns him into a polar bear during the day. The drawback is that if anyone saw his human face at night, Valemon will be hers. Traveling to Winterland, he encounters the Princess. who is the youngest daughter of the King of Winterland. Upon reaching an agreement upon King Valemon defeating his forces, the King of Winterland agrees to let his youngest daughter be his wife. As she lives in Summerland, Valemon's mother keeps her newborn child safe from the scheming witch who will do anything to claim Valemon for herself.

Potion

I love Death Becomes Her but I've always been a little curious about Lisle von Rhuman's past. I think of this adaptation as less humorous and more dramatic than the source material.

Diamond Doris (2020s Casting)

There have been reports that a film is being made about the Doris Payne's life but I think a series would suit the narrative much better. Doris Marie Payne was born October 10, 1930 in a segregated Slab Fork, West Virginia to a coal miner. She was also one of the world's most notorious jewel thieves. She was savvy and unrepentant in her pursuit of fine jewelry, using the guise of dressing as a wealthy lady to get away with her crimes. These acts ultimately led to her capture after stealing a diamond ring worth a half a million dollars in Monte Carlo.

The Wraith (Remake multiracial 2020s casting)

The original story: The Wraith tells the story of an Arizona teen who mysteriously returns from the dead as a supernatural, or possibly alien-created, street-racer driving an invulnerable supercar. His intent is to take revenge on the gang who murdered him. To be honest the coolest thing about the movie was the Wraith's car (Dodge M4S Turbo Interceptor) so a remake wouldn't be a travesty in my opinion. My pitch: It would be like if The Crow, The Fast and the Furious, and Marvel's Daredevil was thrown together in a blender. First, I'd age the characters up to early to mid twenties. I would also change some of the character names. I'd also do away with the alien aspect (the suit and alien lights) and make it just supernatural in some fashion. The town would be run by more of a crime family element versus just car thieves. The Wraith would be a bit more physical with his adversaries (a la Daredevil). Maybe he'd struggle with the duality of his revenge versus his "human" interactions with his love interest and his brother.

Mona Lisa

I imagine this to be a historical drama somewhat like Girl with a Pearl Earring. Little is known about Lisa's life (which leaves quite a bit open to artistic license in my opinion). Born in Florence and married in her teens to a cloth and silk merchant who later became a local official, she was a mother to five children and led what is thought to have been a comfortable and ordinary middle-class life. Lisa outlived her husband, who was considerably her senior. Centuries after Lisa's death, the Mona Lisa became the world's most famous painting and took on a life separate from Lisa, the woman. Speculation by scholars and hobbyists made the work of art a globally recognized icon and an object of commercialization. In 2005, Lisa was definitively identified as the model for the Mona Lisa.

The Cutting Edge (2020s Casting)

Stuck-up figure skating whiz Kate Moseley is denied a gold medal at the 2018 Olympics after a fall. As Kate drives off partner after partner, her coach, Anton, must quickly find her a new one in order to be ready for the next Olympics. Enter arrogant former Olympic hockey player Doug Dorsey, who briefly encountered Kate years before. Reluctantly teaming up, Kate and Doug's icy rapport begins to thaw, resulting in a chemistry both in and out of the rink.

Relic Hunter (2020s Casting)

It's kind of a cheesy cross between Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones that they could remake into a higher quality version. History professor Sydney Fox searches for lost treasures in this action series set against exotic locales. Along with her assistant Nigel Bailey, Sydney took on assignments that sent them to such venues as Paris, Cairo, New Guinea and the Czech Republic.

Tithe

Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother's rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms - a struggle that could very well mean her death.

Bridgerton (1980s casting)

Just for fun. 😊

Eartha Kitt (2020s biopic)

Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer, actress, dancer, voice actress, comedienne, activist, author, and songwriter known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby", both of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world".

Twilight Saga (1990s Casting)

Everyone already knows what this is about. Only, this time, cast your favourite 90s talent. Anyone goes if they looked age appropriate at the time.

Blood and Chocolate (TV series)

Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life. But what is normal for a werewolf? Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He’s fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would. Vivian’s divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either. What is she really—human or beast? Which tastes sweeter—blood or chocolate?

The Beautician and the Beast

After beauty school teacher Joy Miller becomes a local hero by rescuing lab animals from a fire in her workplace building, she's offered a job by Ira Grushinsky, an emissary from the Eastern European nation of Slovetzia. Boris Pochenko, the country's dictator, wants to improve his image by hiring an American tutor for his children. Mistaken for a real teacher, Joy arrives in Slovetzia and soon bumps heads with Boris while brightening up palace life.

The Sleeping Dictionary

The film is about a young Englishman who is sent to Sarawak in the 1930s to become part of the British colonial government. There he encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving a beautiful young local woman who becomes the object of his affections.[