Wuthering Heights was a remake, and Hail Mary was also a safeish bet since it's a novel by the same guy as The Martian.

Not to say that it isn't an improvement, but we're still pretty far from seeing American cinema catching up to the world stage in originality, let alone to the golden Hollywood era.

And Michael was based on some of the most expensive & beloved IP in the world (extremely popular with Gen X despite everything)

I don't think it's a hot take to say: give Kane Parsons the keys to the kingdom.