This week Spiderman: Brand New Day overtook Titanic to claim the title of 4th highest grossing film of all time (not adjusted for inflation). It is a phenomenal feat for a film that has only been out for a little over a month, but, as with pretty much every new entry onto that famed list nowadays, it raises the question…
Hollywood has long traded in nostalgia and known quantities, rolling out sequels and spin-offs for as long as they are profitable, with belated sequels – often released decades after their predecessors – being particularly fashionable for the past decade or so. Regardless of the sequels’ quality or the real need for them to be made…
I hate the number 2. Or 3 or 4 or 5 (if the number is any higher what are you even doing) for that matter. Specifically, I hate them on film posters. The default title for a sequel is simply slapping a 2 on the end of the original title and calling it a day. To me,…
With the official confirmation of Top Gun 3 this week and the imminent release of the highly-anticipated The Devil Wears Prada 2, I thought I’d take a look at the risks that surround a belated sequel, a cinematic trend that doesn’t show any signs of slowing down soon (but hey, I guess it’s better than a remake). Any…
(Yes, this is technically about a TV show but it is also about films so sshhh) So, the first trailer for the HBO Harry Potter series has been released. I’ve seen my favourite films get cycled into the unnecessary sequel factory and some repeated into Disney live action remakes (which I don’t put much stock in), but…
With the trailer released for the live action Moana, it feels like the nail in the coffin for Disney’s originality. We’ve been plagued by these live action remakes for a decade now and whilst at first they felt like a relatively harmless novelty, now, with a remake of a film not even a decade old, they…
In light of the new Ocean’s 8 trailer released this week, I thought I’d take a look at what is quickly becoming a new trend in Hollywood: gender-flipping film franchises. With one already released, two more coming in the next few months and many in development, it seems as though the industry is sticking hard and…
With the ever-circulating rumours of a Call Me by Your Name follow up, proposed to take place several years after the original to pick up with Elio and Oliver at a different stage in their life, I thought I’d take a look at one of the most successful (and few) film series with intentionally spread out…
It’s been a little over a month since the sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi was released, and it has fallen far short of box office expectations. However, this hasn’t come across as the disaster it might have been for another film, and actually, it might even be a good thing. Allow me to explain.…
With the announcement of a further Star Wars trilogy this week, that will depart from the through storyline and characters that the three previous trilogies chronicled, it seems as though Disney is keen on expanding the franchise as far as possible. With the already existing set of spinoffs, on top of the main trilogy, we…
