Not really the same thing, but it is interesting that Liam Neeson's new movie A Walk Among the Tombstones is a reboot of the Matthew Scudder character which Jeff Bridges played in 8 Million Ways to Die. Haven't watched 8 Million Ways to Die in a long time, but I remember thinking it was almost a really good movie. It was just missing something. Jeff Bridges one time said that he KNEW there was a great movie somewhere on the cutting room floor, but the way it was put together it just didn't work.
Also they tried the Dave Robicheaux character twice with Alec Baldwin then much later with Tommy Lee Jones.
Book series would lend itself more to rebooting than just standalone scripts I guess.