'Speed'

Why remake it?: Pop quiz, hot shot: when was the last time Hollywood produced a successful action movie that didn't have superheros, robots or Vin Diesel? It wasn't 'Speed,' but there are times when it feels that way. WIth 'Die Hard' hitting its fifth lap -- and showing major signs of age; hey, John McClane Jr.? -- this is the perfect time to bring back what was basically pitched as 'Die Hard' on a bus. Ryan Reynolds can star -- he can't be a box-office pariah forever -- with Mila Kunis as the manic pixie dream girl-turned-badass bus driver and Michael Shannon as the villain. If Jan De Bont isn't busy, maybe he can direct.