The internet is less than thrilled with the news of an all-female Lord of the Flies remake

Poke Staff. Updated August 31st, 2017

A film adaptation of William Golding’s 1954 novel Lord of the Flies has been announced with an all-female cast that the (male) writers/directors say will “help people see the story anew.” The internet wasn’t convinced.

https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/903066292957171712

"all-female Lord of the Flies remake" SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE MISSED THE FUUUUUCKIN POINT OF LORD OF THE FLIES

— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Hello_Tailor) August 30, 2017

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/903067493966766081

https://twitter.com/froynextdoor/status/903054291065233408

https://twitter.com/stavvers/status/903181795642023936

If you want to hear about a female Lord of the Flies let me tell you about my experiences in all-girls' show choir

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) August 31, 2017

https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/903075096063070208

Others pointed out that this has kind of been done before…

https://twitter.com/ComicBookGrrl/status/903065089883770882

https://twitter.com/EricJohnThe1st/status/903202122438672384