The Princess Bride is one of the most-loved timeless movies of the 80s. However, star Cary Elwes says that most fans don’t want to talk about the fantasy movie when they meet him and would much rather ask questions about Robin Hood: Men In Tights or Saw. Having been in the industry for decades, Elwes has carved himself a successful career across many genres, but he rarely finds fans of all of his best-known movies.
Speaking with Empire Magazine, Elwes was asked which of his movies he was most often asked about and gave a surprising answer. He responded:
“I would say it’s a combination of my characters in Saw and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. It’s very rare that I find someone who is a fan of both.”
While Elwes' appearance in the original Saw movie, and one of its subsequent sequels, is one that gore and horror lovers will want to discuss with the star when they have the option. Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a much more obscure movie, although that can frequently mean that those who know about it will want to talk about it. Coming from Mel Brooks, Robin Hood: Men in Tights landed better with audiences than critics and was a reasonable success at the box office back in 1993, and it clearly has stuck with some fans over the last three decades.
Will The Princess Bride Ever Be Remade? Not on Cary Elwes’ Watch
The Princess Bride is now over 35 years old, meaning the movie falls right in the “reboot funzone.” With so many nostalgic returns hitting the box office in the last few years with tremendous success, the 1987 movie seems like someone is just waiting to get their hands on it and make a new version. However, one person who is set against that ever happening is Cary Elwes himself. For the actor, who played the lead role in the movie, there is no need to remake a popular movie that people still love. He previously said:
“For the studios, the cost of promotion and advertising has become so prohibitive now that they want to cut down on that. Their feeling is that when they do a reboot or remake, they have a target audience, so they don’t have to spend as much on marketing. So I understand the motivation. But my theory is, look, if the movie is popular and it’s done well, and people love it, I think it’s pretty much best left alone. If a film has landed in the hearts of the public, then, to me, it is not a good idea to try and revisit it.”
Many fans of The Princess Bride will agree with Elwes’ opinion and would rally hard against any attempt to reboot the movie. Whether that is enough to stop a remake from ever happening seems unlikely, but for now, it appears that The Princess Bride is one movie that doesn’t have an imminent reboot plan on the cards.