Money.
but that excuse doesnt hold water either, why spend money on a remake when you can make money on a quick and easy and CHEAP remaster/re-release without any effort or inevitable backlash around casting choices
Remasters rarely make money.
The Blu-ray remaster of Star Trek (can't remember which series) lost money.
No one would buy a re-release of a decade old Harry Potter film.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was 2001, 25 years ago. Deathly Hallows was 2011, 15 years ago.
Money.
but that excuse doesnt hold water either, why spend money on a remake when you can make money on a quick and easy and CHEAP remaster/re-release without any effort or inevitable backlash around casting choices
Remasters rarely make money.
The Blu-ray remaster of Star Trek (can't remember which series) lost money.
No one would buy a re-release of a decade old Harry Potter film.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was 2001, 25 years ago. Deathly Hallows was 2011, 15 years ago.