reboot
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Rock also acts in the movie as an on-the-skids filmmaker named Jordan who, when tasked to reboot “Dreamgirls,” dresses up for the job with a retro fedora.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
A 2021 "reboot" heavily based on the games and a 2022 Netflix series also failed to impress.
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
I desperately wished I could reboot and start over.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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After 20 or so reboots, I reached the dock, and safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The 1993 blockbuster dominated his filmography and sparked a series of sequels and reboots - including the recent Jurassic World series, in which he reprised his role as palaeontologist Dr Alan Grant.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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
Disney programmers are preparing reboots of nostalgic 20th Television-produced shows, including “Malcolm in the Middle,” and “Scrubs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
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
But then a new generation rediscovers and reclaims it, until suddenly it’s being rebooted by a “Sundance wunderkind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
However, gold saw selling earlier in the session after pushing above $5,500, recovered, then selling rebooted later in the day.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
“The cunning little...He must have rebooted the system.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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“I spent an hour getting her back on,” Lee said of rebooting the machine to give the innkeeper access.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Kris is a queer filmmaker taking on the task of reclaiming the slasher horror film-within-the-film, “Camp Miasma,” rebooting it for the queer community to no longer be appalled by.
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
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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