# Dear Og, yet another unnecessary remake

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 1, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-yet-another-unnecessary-remake/761486 "2016-08-01T19:10:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-yet-another-unnecessary-remake/761486/41 "2016-08-03T00:47:25Z")

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> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#):
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> But with Tatum as the merman, right?

I think this sounds like a good idea.

Wait, that’s actually what they’re doing? Well. good.

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**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-yet-another-unnecessary-remake/761486/42 "2016-08-03T00:51:48Z")

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I loved _Splash_ as a kid, and while I certainly wasn’t clamoring for a remake I think it could be fun. Upon reading the OP I was shocked that the everyman Tom Hanks role was going to be filled by Channing Tatum of all people, but this is apparently going to be about every_woman_ Jillian Bell and merman Tatum. I personally find Tatum completely unappealing but I’m sure there’s an audience for a movie in which he frequently appears wet and shirtless, and swapping the gender of the leads seems at least mildly inventive/amusing.

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**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-yet-another-unnecessary-remake/761486/43 "2016-08-03T02:17:56Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> Another example. If you’re familiar with the Hunger Games franchise, you might know that the last movie sort of ended things; the villain was killed, peace reigned throughout the land, and so forth. But they’re not going to let that stop them, as from what I hear, the studio plans a sort of prequel film.

I’d see that, IF it had the author’s participation and decent reviews. The story drops us into a strange world just before it ends, and I’m curious to see “how we got here” if that story is done well or at least plausibly.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-og-yet-another-unnecessary-remake/761486/44 "2016-08-03T05:08:08Z")

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> [@Lamia](#):
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> I loved _Splash_ as a kid, and while I certainly wasn’t clamoring for a remake I think it could be fun. Upon reading the OP I was shocked that the everyman Tom Hanks role was going to be filled by Channing Tatum of all people, but this is apparently going to be about every_woman_ Jillian Bell and merman Tatum. I personally find Tatum completely unappealing but I’m sure there’s an audience for a movie in which he frequently appears wet and shirtless, and swapping the gender of the leads seems at least mildly inventive/amusing.

And switching genders was received so wonderfully before people actually saw “Ghostbusters”

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