{"id":276767,"date":"2026-02-02T11:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/276767\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:47:09","slug":"molly-ringwald-thinks-a-remake-of-the-breakfast-club-would-go-against-john-hughes-wishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/276767\/","title":{"rendered":"Molly Ringwald thinks a remake of The Breakfast Club would go against John Hughes’ wishes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where do you stand on remakes? Are they a necessary evil of the film industry? Interesting cinematic experiments? Blasphemy? It\u2019s case-by-case, depending on how beholden you are to a specific movie, filmmaker, or property. Some people think specific films should never be remade, like John Hughes movies, many of which reflect a time, place, and attitude that studios will find difficult to replicate or update in modern times. During an interview with People<\/a>, Molly Ringwald, who stars in several of Hughes\u2019 movies, including Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club<\/a>, and Pretty in Pink, said she thinks a remake of The Breakfast Club would be a bad idea.<\/p>\n

There have been rumblings about a remake of The Breakfast Club for a while, with a new cast of fresh faces. According to Ringwald, you\u2019d need Hughes\u2019 permission to remake the coming-of-age comedy, and that could prove difficult, as he passed away from a heart attack in 2009.<\/p>\n

Ringwald on remaking Hughes\u2019 The Breakfast Club<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, they can\u2019t be [remade] because they can\u2019t be made without the permission of [the late] John Hughes, and he didn\u2019t want the films to be remade,\u201d Ringwald said. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t think that they should be really.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Ringwald doesn\u2019t think anyone should remake The Breakfast Club, she is open to someone putting a new spin on the premise. Maybe something more in the vein of 10 Things I Hate About You, which is a reimagining of William Shakespeare<\/a>\u2018s The Taming of the Shrew.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like if somebody does something, I would prefer that they do something \u2026 that takes from\u00a0Breakfast Club and then builds on [it], and represents this generation\u2019s issues rather than to try to recreate what was of a different time,\u201d Ringwald said.<\/p>\n

Would a contemporary Breakfast Club work?<\/p>\n

I could see a modern take on The Breakfast Club<\/a> working for contemporary audiences. Then again, do schools even have detention anymore? I suppose you have to punish unruly kids somehow, but the idea of detention feels so archaic to me. If you remake The Breakfast Club, I\u2019m picturing someone in detention for social media drama, using ChatGPT to complete assignments, and other reasons. What do you think about Hollywood possibly remaking The Breakfast Club? Do you agree with Ringwald? Are Hughes\u2019 movies too sacred to be remade? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

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