Reboot (fiction)

The term reboot is used for a fictional work that reinterprets an earlier fictional work such as a film, analogous to the remake , but in contrast to this does not recognize the validity of the predecessor work or works. In a reboot, the previously narrated continuity no longer applies; rather, the story is told again from the beginning and from a different position. The term is often used for the new beginning of a movie or video game - franchises used, so a series of works.

Examples of reboots:

• Batman Begins (2005) is a reboot of the previous Batman films and the first of three Batman filmsdirectedby Christopher Nolan ; this also includes The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
• Star Trek (2009) is a reboot of the previously released Star Trek television series and films and the first of three Star Trek filmsproducedby JJ Abrams to date; this also includes Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016).
• The Mummy (2017) by Alex Kurtzman is a reboot of the film series of the same name, based on the horror film released in 1932, with Tom Cruise in the lead role
• Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (2011) and Planet of the Apes: Revolution (2014)
• The television series MacGyver (since 2016) is a reboot of the television series of the same name (1985-92).

literature

• William Proctor: Regeneration & Rebirth: Anatomy of the Franchise Reboot , in: Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies , No. 22, February 2012; Ed .: Department of Culture Film and Media, University of Nottingham