Rewind, reboot, repeat

There’s loads of franchise updates to stream on Showmax.

- CRAIG FALCK

Still stuck inside with lockdown? Of course you are! Wipe away those COVID blues by reliving old-school entertainment… with a modern overhaul. Here’s a peek at movies and series that are looking shiny and new thanks to their reboot, available on Showmax.

OCEANS 8

This 2018 movie is the reboot of the remake. The original Ocean’s 11 movie was made in 1960 with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin, and George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Don Cheadle took over in 2001 with Ocean’s Eleven. In this girl-only revamp, Sandra Bullock plays the sister of Danny Ocean (George Clooney’s character), a master con herself. And she’s got a killer crew that includes Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna and Mindy Kaling as they plot a jewel heist that would make Danny swell with pride.

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