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third-person singular simple present remakes, present participle remaking, simple past and past participle remade
(transitive) To make again. examples
(transitive) To make a new, especially updated, version of (a film, video game, etc.). examples
plural remakes
A new version of something. examples
A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc. quotations examples
The thing I like most about the Total Recall remake is the—I have to presume ironic—name of its production company. The first words that appear on screen are “Original Film”.
2012 August 24, John Patterson, “Total Recall—a remake to forget”, in The Guardian
The family film is the remake of a remake – the 2022 version puts a new spin on the 2003 movie of the same name, which updated the 1950 movie based on the semi-autobiographical novel by siblings Frank Butler Gilbreth Jr and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.
2022 March 18, Adrian Horton, “Cheaper by the Dozen review – breezy Disney remake of family comedy”, in The Guardian