11 Amazing '00s Movies and TV Shows Hollywood Needs to Remake
The 2000s was a truly wonderful decade. We got Lindsay Lohan. We got Juicy Couture and *Laguna Beach. * We got (usable) cell phones that weren’t the size of a laptop computer. We got the eternal ringing in our ears from a dial-up internet connection. We even got the beginning of Justin Bieber! It was a beautiful time to be alive, and the movies and TV shows that shot to popularity were just as great. Of course, you had to *read * about them in magazines because we didn’t have cell phones that could double as private investigators back then, but hey, time marches on.
Hollywood is kind of obsessed with remaking movies and remixing classic TV shows, and it's only a matter of time before they turn the camera lenses to the shows and movies we grew up with. Don't get us wrong: each of the following is flawless and legendary in its own right. But why not bring these mythological, beloved ‘00s greats into this decade and update them for a new audience?
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY1/11Save the Last Dance
Julia Stiles was one of the most prolific ‘00s teen actresses, and *Save the Last Dance * is her second-best work. (*10 Things I Hate About You * would be #1, thanks.) This 2001 movie could use a 2016 reboot — and better hip-hop dancing. The studio might even get Kerry Washington to make a cameo as a teacher. (She played Derek’s sister in the original!)
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY2/11The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Who *doesn’t * want to live in a fancy hotel and cause trouble? The Sprouse twins are all grown up now and the show is in their past, so why not revamp the premise, cast a pair of cute female twins Mary-Kate and Ashley-style and convince Ashley Tisdale to come back, too?
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It’s almost offensive to suggest a remake of this cult classic, but everyone loves a good ballet-centric teen movie. Everyone. Even Peter Gallagher. While we’ll happily watch *Center Stage * any time it’s on cable (a.k.a., all the time), we’d love to see it updated for 2016. The competitive, and often romantic, world of ballet never ceases to fascinate, and you know Jody’s iconic final dance would be amazing set to any Kanye song.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY4/11She's the Man
Shakespeare's plays are the gift that keeps on giving. We’ll never run out of movies as long as we have Shakespeare, so why not give *Twelfth Night * another spin and remake *She’s the Man? * After all, it did give us Channing Tatum and Amanda Bynes at her charismatic, comedic best. It might be harder for Viola to masquerade as a dude in 2016, though, because Snapchat exists and she’d have to completely delete her entire online presence for this premise to work, but let’s roll with it.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY5/11The O.C.
Blasphemy, right? Well, stay with us. We’re currently in dire need of a TV show centered around beautiful teenagers in an equally beautiful setting. Don’t remake *The O.C., * but give us a new version! *Gossip Girl * has been off the air too long, and we need that gorgeous, soapy escapism every once in awhile. Thank god for Netflix, right?
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY6/11A Cinderella Story
You *know * Hilary Duff would make a cameo appearance in a 2016 version of her starring role from 2004. The Cinderella tale is old as time and is always ripe for a remix. One caveat, though: You have to get Jennifer Coolidge to reprise her role as the wicked stepmother.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY7/11Drive Me Crazy
*Drive Me Crazy * technically came out in 1999, but its whole premise centered around a big 2000s-themed centennial dance, so it counts. Besides, this Melissa Joan Hart film is criminally underrated. It has everything! Popular girl and “rebel” boy team up to fake out their friends and make their exes jealous. And then, of course, they fall in love. You could easily make a 2016 version of this one, and add extra social media elements — like obnoxious “couple” selfies — to update it. (Also, how adorable is Adrien Grenier?)
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY8/11Charmed
*Charmed * ended ten years ago, which means it’s about time for a remake! Witchy beauty is so popular right now, and a *Charmed * revival could get even more supernatural and include costumes that give a big, meta nod to the gothy schoolgirl style of *The Craft, * too. Who would you cast as the Charmed Ones? We’d love to see Zendaya on the show because everything she touches turns to gold. She must be magical.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY9/11John Tucker Must Die
Movies with a strong ensemble cast are easy to update because the roles are often a little cliché. *John Tucker Must Die * starred a bunch of ‘00s up-and-comers, including Ashanti and Sophia Bush, and feels a bit like a 2006 time capsule upon rewatch. (Also, we spy Dan Humphrey with long curls pre-Gossip Girl as “The Other Tucker.”)
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY10/11Freaky Friday
*Freaky Friday * was one of Lindsay Lohan’s first big teen movies and one of her best. Which up-and-coming starlet could fill her shoes in an update of this body-swapping gem? Why not cast real-life mother and daughter Maude Apatow and Leslie Mann?
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Yes, it's a soap opera, but man, was it a great run. The soap started as a very teen-friendly show with elements of the supernatural (and a weird, inappropriate Princess Diana plotline) and then got progressively wackier as the years went by, pairing classic soap opera storylines with crazy twists. It needs to make a comeback, like now.
