摘要：2026年，大银幕将被“经典重生”占领？从迪士尼真人版《海洋奇缘》，到格蕾塔·葛韦格执导的《纳尼亚》新篇，再到布伦屋操刀的恐怖风《木乃伊》……未来一年，众多重磅翻拍作品正蓄势待发。翻拍等于创意枯竭？数据却显示其比例数十年来保持稳定。如今的电影人更倾向于挖掘二三

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The Economist ｜The World Ahead 2026

经济学人 | 2026年世界前瞻

There are lots of cinematic remakes to watch out for

有许多值得关注的电影翻拍即将登场

And they will not all tell the same old story

并且它们讲述的将不仅是旧故事

By Rachel Lloyd , Deputy culture editor, The Economist

Illustration: Mia Angioy

自电影诞生以来，翻拍之作便层出不穷 。法国导演乔治·梅里爱在1896年发布了《牌局》——一部关于男人们玩纸牌的短片，而这距离路易·卢米埃尔的《牌局》首映仅一年之久。1899年，同一家英国制片公司制作的两个版本的《隧道中的吻》问世。而早期好莱坞的巨擘塞西尔·B·戴米尔则认为《酋长》精彩至极，以至于他将其拍摄了三次：分别是在1914年、1918年和1931年。

而2026年，如同往年一样，也将迎来更多翻拍作品。迪士尼将推出真人版翻拍电影《海洋奇缘》。这部动画电影在2016年曾大获成功（任何曾被迫反复收听《我能走多远》的家长都会知道）。翻拍版将由摔跤手转型的演员道恩·"巨石"·强森主演。迪士尼期望此次能获得比其备受嘲笑的《白雪公主》翻拍版更好的评价和票房成绩。

格蕾塔·葛韦格——2023年票房冠军电影《芭比》的幕后制片人——即将投身纳尼亚的世界。她编剧并执导了《纳尼亚：魔法师的外甥》，该片改编自C.S.刘易斯经久不衰系列中的第六部小说，其故事背景设定远早于《狮子、女巫和魔衣橱》的事件。

另一部备受喜爱的作品《木乃伊》也将在2026年迎来复兴。（1999年的这部电影本身就是1932年版本的翻拍，这证明了一些创意，如同某些尸体，并不会腐朽。）这个新版本承诺将比其前作更加恐怖：它由布伦屋制片公司联合制作，该公司曾是《梅根》和《弗雷迪的五夜惊魂》等恐怖片爆款的幕后推手。

在未来几个月里，与木乃伊相伴登场的还有《新娘！》中的同名角色，她并非陷入爱河的迷人少女，而是应弗兰肯斯坦的怪物之命被创造出来的存在。这部翻拍自1935年电影的作品拥有一个才华横溢到令人惊叹的演员阵容：杰西·巴克利饰演主角，克里斯蒂安·贝尔饰演弗兰肯斯坦的怪物，还有安妮特·贝宁和佩内洛普·克鲁兹。

两部基于日本电子游戏《生化危机》和《街头霸王》的电影也将在2026年迎来首映。这两款游戏此前都曾登上过大银幕。事实上，没有哪款游戏能像《生化危机》那样在影院中有如此多的"动作"表现：其系列七部电影按现今币值计算，总票房收入高达19亿美元。这些电影的制片人希望其成绩能媲美2025年基于热门积木建造游戏改编的《我的世界电影》，该片至今已收获近10亿美元票房。

007的粉丝们则期盼着来年能获悉这位英国秘密特工的新身份以及他的下一次冒险，此前亚马逊已收购了詹姆斯·邦德系列的版权。这部电影将由丹尼斯·维伦纽瓦执导（他擅长将《沙丘》等备受喜爱的作品搬上银幕，《沙丘》本身也是一部翻拍之作），并由热门黑帮剧集《浴血黑帮》的创作者史蒂文·奈特编剧。但即便拍摄工作于2026年启动，"邦德26"预计也要到2028年才能与影院观众见面。

许多影迷慨叹，翻拍意味着创造力的匮乏。诚然，电影公司高管们青睐经过验证的想法，但这并非因为他们比前辈们缺乏想象力。据电影数据分析师斯蒂芬·福洛斯称，2000年在美国影院上映的电影中有1.9%是翻拍作品；到2024年，这一比例保持不变。（峰值出现在2005年，当时影院上映电影中有6%是翻拍片。）电影制作人正在回溯更久远的年代寻找灵感：2024年， 电影创作者们翻拍的电影，其原版平均上映于27年前，高于2000年的20年。但正如导演（和观众）自19世纪90年代起就明白的道理： 来自过去的故事，同样能带来非凡的观影体验 。●

For as long as people have been producing films, they have been producing remakes. Georges Méliès, a French director, released “Une Partie de Cartes”— a short film about men playing cards—in 1896, only a year after Louis Lumière had debuted “Partie de Cartes”. Two versions of “The Kiss in the Tunnel”, made by the same British production company, came out in 1899. And Cecil B. DeMille, a titan of early Hollywood, thought “The Squaw Man” was so good he made it three times: in 1914, 1918 and 1931.

And 2026, like every other year before it, will see some more. Disney will release a live-action remake of “Moana”. The animated film was a smash hit in 2016 (as any parent who has had to listen to “How Far I’ll Go” on repeat will know). The remake will star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a wrestler-turned-actor. Disney will be hoping for better reviews, and ticket sales, than those for its much-derided remake of “Snow White”.

Greta Gerwig—the film-maker behind “Barbie”, the highest-grossing film of 2023—is bound for Narnia. She has written and directed “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew”, adapted from the sixth novel in C.S. Lewis’s ever-popular series, which is set long before the events of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”.

Another beloved title, “The Mummy”, will get a revival in 2026. (The film of 1999 was itself a remake of one made in 1932, proving that some ideas, like some corpses, do not decay.) This new

version promises to be spookier than its predecessors: it is co-produced by Blumhouse Productions, the firm behind horror hits including “m3gan” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s”.

The mummy will be joined in coming months by the titular character in “The Bride!”, not a charming young woman in love, but the being created at the behest of Frankenstein’s monster. This remake of a film from 1935 features a terrifyingly talented cast: Jessie Buckley as the protagonist and Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s monster, as well as Annette Bening and Penélope Cruz.

Two films based on Japanese video games, “Resident Evil” and “Street Fighter”, will also have their premieres in 2026. Both games have played out on the big screen before. In fact, no game has seen as much action in cinemas as “Resident Evil”: its seven films have grossed a total of $1.9bn in today’s money. The producers of these films will be hoping to match the success in 2025 of “A Minecraft Movie”, based on the popular block-building game, which has grossed almost $1bn to date.

Fans of 007 will be hoping that the coming year brings news of the British secret agent’s new identity, and his next outing, after Amazon acquired the rights to the James Bond franchise. The movie will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, who has excelled at bringing beloved titles such as “Dune” (itself a remake) to the screen, and written by Steven Knight, the creator of “Peaky Blinders”, a hit gangster show. But even if cameras start rolling in 2026, “Bond 26” is not expected in cinemas until 2028.

Many cinephiles lament that remakes point to a lack of creativity. It is true that studio executives like tried-and-tested ideas, but it is not the case that they are less imaginative than their predecessors. According to Stephen Follows, a filmdata analyst, 1.9% of films released in American cinemas in 2000 were remakes; in 2024, the proportion remained the same. (The peak came in 2005, when 6% of theatrically released films were remakes.) Film-makers are looking further back for inspiration: in 2024 storytellers were remaking movies that, on average, had been released 27 years previously, up from 20 years in 2000. But as directors (and audiences) have known since the 1890s, you can have a blast with tales from the past. ●

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