reboot
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The highly anticipated sequel to the filmmaker’s 2022 reboot, “The Batman,” will feature the return of Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The 2017 “Twin Peaks” reboot would be the last big project MacLachlan would work on with Lynch, but MacLachlan would frequently visit the director in their shared Hollywood Hills neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Cole reprised her earlier role in the 2010s reboot Still Open All Hours, opposite David Jason, and also appeared alongside Suranne Jones in Gentleman Jack.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The director of ‘Barbarian’ and ‘Weapons’ returns with a reboot of the long-running series that proves a funny, frightening, altogether refreshing horror movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sometimes it gets jammed up and stalls, and we have to reboot it and start all over.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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Adaptations, remakes and reboots are all the rage right now, and there’s often one question that crops up - why?
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rather than chasing sequels and reboots, Netflix is betting its 2026 film strategy on a massive investment in original storytelling and a renewed focus on the theatrical comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
The path these men blazed led to the endless sequels and prequels, remakes and reboots, churned out by the corporate-owned, IP-obsessed studios of the 2020s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
And John Nugent, from Empire, says previous reboots have veered into the realms of parody but this revival "goes back to basics".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Director Fede Álvarez reboots the franchise for a new generation by deftly blending the horror of the first movie with the adrenaline-spiking action of the second, along with a little too much goofy fan service.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025
Following the end of the original series it was rebooted as a film in 1979, and over the years has inspired countless comics, books and toys.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some OpenAI developers hacked the site to get 200 water bottles, so it had to be rebooted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Netflix rebooted the animated series with “Masters of the Universe: Revelation” in 2021, and the Masters of the Universe toys were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
While there’s no doubt the boycott irreversibly shifted public perception of the franchise in its rebooted state, “Scream 7” managed a record-breaking opening weekend gross of $63.6 million, the franchise’s largest before inflation is adjusted.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
Piper explained her version of events—how she’d rebooted the metal dragon with charmspeak.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Billy is the star of the original “Camp Miasma” that Kris is rebooting, and she’s just given Kris permission to be as weird as she needs to be in order to come.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Even more frightening is the fact he's rebooting for version 2.0.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been rebooting Syria's international credentials and seeking to revive his struggling country after toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Despite fewer scripted and reality TV programs being made in recent years, rebooting “Fear Factor” was a “no-brainer,” said Thorn, Fox’s TV president.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Just a maintenance tech here, folks, heading home after a long night of rebooting routers.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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