Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Mar 5, 2024 10:07:32 GMT -5
Its been said, although I'm not sure if it was the intention that Xanadu is a loose sequel to the 1944 film Cover Girl.
The basis being Gene Kelly playing the role of Danny McGuire, a character that appeared in both films, whose back story in Xanadu matches that of Cover Girl.
What other films have a connection like this? Having no real relation to an older film aside from an actor reprising his role from the earlier film.
The only other example in recent times would be in Superhero films with Michael Keaton reprising his role as Batman in The Flash and Tobey McGuire returning as Spider-Man a few years back. But I can't think of many other films like that where its not necessarily a follow-up to the older film but features a main character from it.
The basis being Gene Kelly playing the role of Danny McGuire, a character that appeared in both films, whose back story in Xanadu matches that of Cover Girl.
What other films have a connection like this? Having no real relation to an older film aside from an actor reprising his role from the earlier film.
The only other example in recent times would be in Superhero films with Michael Keaton reprising his role as Batman in The Flash and Tobey McGuire returning as Spider-Man a few years back. But I can't think of many other films like that where its not necessarily a follow-up to the older film but features a main character from it.
