"Well, they can't be [remade] because they can't be made without the permission of [the late] John Hughes, and he didn't want the films to be remade,"
"And I don't think that they should be really."
"I feel like if somebody does something, I would prefer that they do something ... that takes from Breakfast Club and then builds on [it], and represents this generation's issues rather than to try to recreate what was of a different time,"
Permission from the late John Hughes is required to remake his films, and he did not want the films remade. Remakes of his iconic movies therefore cannot proceed without estate approval. A literal shot-for-shot recreation is discouraged. A preferred approach would be to take the emotional core of a film like The Breakfast Club and build on it. Remakes should represent contemporary generational issues rather than attempt to recreate the original's specific time and context. The only possible loophole for a new version is Miracle on 34th Street, since Hughes' film reimagined and adapted the classic story.
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