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.
With major studios pumping more and more money into
superhero movies and
tentpole franchises with sky - high budgets, any relatively low - cost opportunity to attract a millennial audience is worth exploring.