Fan posters for movies are not a new thing, but with the increased availability of AI tools, it has become much easier for anyone to create some very elaborate and believable creations that fool some people into thinking that new movies in popular franchises are being made. A new poster that has unsettled many on social media is forPrincess Bride 2, which comes with images of original starsCary Elwesand Robin Wright reprising their roles from the classic 1987 fantasy.
Obviously, the poster is a fake, and there is currently no sequel toThe Princess Bridein development, but the very idea of it happening has been enough to see fans demanding this non-existent movie be canceled before it ruins the much-loved classic. There are many reasons why some would be tricked into thinking the poster is for a genuine sequel – regardless of how basic it is – as talks of a sequel or – lord have mercy – a reboot of the original movie are frequently being discussed online.
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One comment on the post read, “No. Don’t do this. We don’t need this. Don’t ruin what is possibly one of the greatest films of the last 50 years with a shitty, badly written, unasked for sequel.” Another added, “There is a shortage of perfect movies in this world. It would be a pity to damage that one.” And a third, a voice of reason, added, “Guys. This is definitely AI-generated.”
The problem is, that despite only being a moderate performer on its original release,The Princess Bridehas become a cultural phenomenon and a lightning-in-a-bottle movie that would be pointless to remake and impossible to successfully follow up. Part fairy tale, part swashbuckling comedy,the movie featured a host of quotable linesand managed to balance fantasy, comedy, and sincerity under the direction of Rob Reiner. That could probably not be replicated without being just a copycat shadow of what came before.
Hollywood is built on sequels and remakes. While some believe this a new fad, many popular 1980s movies were based on movies from the 1950s, and those movies were originally done in the 1920s and 1930s when cinema was still young. While there is nothing sacred when it comes to the endless churning and rehashing of older stories, there are some movies that could never benefit from a modern retelling.The Princess Brideis one of them.
The original movie was written by author William Goldman, who adapted the screenplay from his own 1973 novel, and there is an argument that only Goldman could have created a screen version of the story that would work on the big screen.The cast of the moviealso created a perfect storm of talent. Cary Elwes (Westley), Robin Wright (Buttercup), Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya), Chris Sarandon (Prince Humperdinck), and the late André the Giant (Fezzik), along with several cameo appearances, delivered a one-shot combination that a casting director would struggle to find again. Similarly, bringing back the same cast for a sequel would probably struggle to recapture the same magic almost 40 years later.
Previously, there had been rumblings ofThe Princess Bridegetting remade, and Elwes was first to shoot down the idea. After previously dismissing talk of a remake, he reiterated his feelings just a couple of years ago. Recalling a Tweet he made in 2019, Elwes said:
“Well, I already [responded] to that. There was a, uh, I don’t know, a CEO or president of some studio at some point was trying to create some kind of, uh, publicity around the fact that he was gonna remake the film. And he posted that on Twitter, and I responded that there’s a shortage of perfect movies in the world, be a pity to damage this one. And, and that seemed to get the response that I, that I wanted….Yeah, that got over 100,000 likes that one.”
While some fans may be happy with the idea of making fake posters and theorizing about what a sequel could have looked like, it seems that the consensus remains that this is fine, as long as no one decides to do it for real.
