[nickbauman]

Not a great analogy. People aren't looking to make "interoperable movies". But let's play that out for a moment. Would a copy of star wars with different actors, different scenic design, different music be much of a salable product? I don't think so.

While I think it would be GREAT to see what Nick Nolte (Lucas was considering him) would have done with Han Solo over the wooden Harrison Ford, I'm not sure I care enough to sit through it all again to find out. Blech.

[nottorp]

Actually it's been done randomly. Usually it's Hollywood remaking some not-made-in-the-us movie because they think they can do better, and failing.