Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Older generations likely know this one, but Johnny Depp was not the original Willy Wonka! That role first went to Gene Wilder back in 1971. To this day, this is still considered the superior film by critics and fans alike. Wonka should be whimsical, not scary, right?

The Amazing Spider-Man

Obviously, Andrew Garfield was not the original Spiderman. The first (and arguably best) Peter Parker was played by Tobey Maguire for three of the original films starting in 2002. Garfield took the part in the 2012 version, and Tom Holland took over the franchise part in 2017. 

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The More You Know

  • The Little Mermaid was Disney’s first princess movie in 30 years.
  • Bela Lugosi was buried in full Dracula costume—cape and all.
  • Michael Fassbender had makeup artists put alcohol on his mustache for a role.
  • Straight Outta Compton movie was never played in Compton because the city has no movie theaters.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.