Though Shia LaBeouf is now a well-known actor, his first movie, released in 2003 and directed by Andrew Davis, is recently gaining popularity online. The film is experiencing a resurgence 23 years after it first came out.
I’ve been really enjoying Holes lately! It’s a funny and surprisingly touching movie based on a book from 1998. It’s about these kids sent to a detention camp in Texas who have to dig holes all day as punishment. I was excited to see it’s been getting popular on Disney+ – it jumped from being the 10th most-watched movie on May 22nd to 8th on May 23rd! It’s great to see more people discovering it.
The recent surge in popularity of classic Disney films proves that sometimes it’s best to leave a beloved story untouched, as seen with Holes and the decision to cancel its planned remake.
The Holes Reboot That Was Buried
In early 2025, news emerged that Disney+ was developing a TV series based on the novel Holes. The new version would feature a gender swap, changing some of the characters’ roles. The original story followed Stanley Yelnats, a teenager plagued by misfortune and a family curse, who was sent to Camp Green Lake where he was forced to dig holes under the watchful eye of the stern Warden Walker, played by Sigourney Weaver.
The planned remake of the movie would have starred a teenage girl named Hayley as the main character, replacing the original’s Stanley, and featured a male Warden. Shay Rudolph was cast in the lead role, with Greg Kinnear playing the villainous Warden and Aidy Bryant appearing in a supporting part. Drew Goddard was an executive producer, Alina Mankin wrote the first episode, and Liz Phang was set to oversee the show as showrunner.
It was such a shame when the Holes reboot got cancelled in December 2025, right after they finished the pilot. They never really said why, it just… stopped. Honestly, seeing how well the original Holes movie is still doing on Disney+ makes me think trying to replace it wasn’t a smart move in the first place.
The movie was a hit when it first came out, earning $71.4 million on a $20 million budget, and has since gained a dedicated cult following. Both critics and audiences generally loved it, with approval ratings of 77% and 76% respectively.
Disney Reboot Cancellations Are The New Normal
The cancellation of Holes isn’t unique. Disney has repeatedly ordered pilot episodes, hired actors and writers, and then cancelled reboots before they ever aired. Highly anticipated revivals like Lizzie McGuire and Hulu’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale generated a lot of excitement from fans, but were ultimately scrapped.
Similar to what happened with the show Holes, many revivals are cancelled, often because of disagreements about the creative direction or a lack of support from studio executives. It seems the studio wants to make content that feels familiar, but they’re hesitant to allow revivals to significantly differ from the original stories. Ultimately, these cancellations often lead viewers back to enjoying the original content, just like with Holes.
Holes is streaming on Disney+.
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2026-05-24 20:13