Nothing Is Sacred - The Hollywood Remake of Poltergeist

A new ongoing feature of this site will be the "Nothing Is Sacred" series on how Hollywood can take a classic film and completely ruin it. The first film we are going to explore is Tobe Hooper & Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic Poltergeist. Sadly, this movie is actually going to be remade, so here is our predicted cast:

Role	1982 Original	The Hollywood Remake
Steve Freeling	Craig T. Nelson	Aaron Eckhart
Diane Freeling	JoBeth Williams	Maggie Gyllenhaal
Dana Freeling	Dominique Dunne	Dakota Fanning
Robbie Freeling	Oliver Robins	Joel Courtney
Carol Anne Freeling	Heather O'Rourke	Willow Smith
Dr. Lesh	Beatrice Straight	Sally Field
Tangina	Zelda Rubinstein	Betty White
Marty	Martin Casella	Andy Samberg
Ryan	Richard Lawson	Donald Glover
Mr. Teague	James Karen	John Slattery

The recasting of 4/5 of the Freeling family is easy. Eckhart and Gyllenhaal get to recapture their chemistry from The Dark Knight and Joel Courtney fresh off of his Super 8 fame moves on to star with the older Fanning sister. Carol Anne Freeling however presents the opportunity of a lifetime to one aspiring young actress, until of course Will Smith hears about it and forces a rewrite of the role so his daughter can star as the now adopted Freeling daughter.

The rest of the cast just falls right into place and turns this home run into a grand slam. Sally Field pushing her acting ability to the edge. Betty White is BIG right now! Sanberg and Glover are hilarious and finally add some much needed comedic relief to the dark film. And John Slattery is the guy from Mad Men!