Remakes are nearly impossible to escape today — especially if you watch enough TV and movies. But before the remakes came the original, which is always hard to beat. Here’s a look at the actors in the old and new versions of the most iconic titles in pop culture:
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Ralph Macchio in 1984’s The Karate Kid:
Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in 2010’s The Karate Kid:
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Gene Wilder in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory:
Johnny Depp in 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Tim Curry in the 1990’s It:
Bill Skarsgård in 2017’s It:
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Keanu Reeves in 1991’s Point Break:
Luke Bracey in 2015’s Point Break:
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Hayley Mills in 1961’s The Parent Trap:
Lindsay Lohan in 1998’s The Parent Trap:
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Brandon Lee in 1994’s The Crow:
Bill Skarsgård in 2024’s The Crow:
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Kevin Bacon in 1984’s Footloose:
Kenny Wormald in 2011’s Footloose:
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Sissy Spacek in 1976’s Carrie:
Chloë Grace Moretz in 2013’s Carrie:
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Aileen Quinn in 1982’s Annie:
Quvenzhané Wallis and Jamie Foxx in 2014’s Annie:
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Tim Curry in 1975’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show:
Laverne Cox and Ben Vereen in 2016’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again:
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Rod Serling in 1959’s The Twilight Zone:
Jordan Peele in 2019’s The Twilight Zone:
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Nick Castle in 1978’s Halloween:
Tyler Mane in 2007’s Halloween:
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Ricki Lake in 1988’s Hairspray:
Nikki Blonsky in 2007’s Hairspray:
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Melissa Joan Hart in 1996’s Sabrina, the Teenage Witch:
Kiernan Shipka in 2018’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina:
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Jason Hervey, Olivia d’Abo, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Fred Savage in 1988’s The Wonder Years:
Dulé Hill, Laura Kariuki, Elisha Williams, and Saycon Sengbloh in 2021’s The Wonder Years:
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Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, and Holly Marie Combs in 1998’s Charmed:
Madeleine Mantock, Melonie Diaz, and Sarah Jeffery in 2018’s Charmed:
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Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz, and Drew Barrymore in 2000’s Charlie’s Angels:
Kristen Stewart, Ella Balinska, and Naomi Scott in 2019’s Charlie’s Angels:
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Finally, Anthony Perkins in 1960’s Bates Motel:
Freddie Highmore in 2013’s Bates Motel:
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