Even with the potential for major flops, Hollywood's
movie franchise model is here to stay, but history shows us that the studios that aim for critical success with their sequels tend to land more hits at the box office.
Not exact matches
Working unobtrusively but consistently in a decadent Hollywood that's doubled down on sci - fi / fantasy / superhero
franchise tentpoles as the end - all - be-all of action
movies, Jaume Collet - Serra has been diligently and often ingeniously pursuing another filmmaking
model, that of the mid-range budget standalone genre picture.
The film stacked the deck for success by
modeling itself on a number of recent hits as it borrowed from J. J. Abrams» Star Trek, in that it was a reset of the
franchise, and from The Avengers (and Fast & Furious), in that it is a team - up
movie that brings together cast members from previous films.
The original Ghostbusters was lightning in a bottle that even the original creative team couldn't replicate, But the bottom line is that this
movie accomplishes what I feel it set out to do and that's bring a beloved
franchise back into the pop culture consciousness as well as give this generation of little girls some heroes and role
models to look up to.
Now, arriving with a Disney manufacturing label and likely
modeled with the calculated nature of a Marvel
movie, the «Star Wars»
franchise is geared to dominate multiplexes, wallets, toy aisles, cereal box covers, the very economic infrastructure of the world stock market, attention spans, and everything in between.
It also looks pretty great too, with colorful visuals, solid animations and character
models, vibrant and detail - filled environments that feel right at home with the two
franchises, and excellent cutscenes that look ripped straight from a Hollywood CGI
movie (I wouldn't mind a Mario + Rabbids cartoon, honestly).
Virtuos» 3D
models are seen in many key scenes of
movies like the Transformers or the Avengers
Franchise while Virtuos» 3D animation brand Sparx * animates and brings 3D characters to life.
The DeLorean DMC - 12, the car best known as the time machine in the Back to the Future
movie franchise, was the only
model ever produced by its manufacturer, the DeLorean Motor Company.