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Six years after On Stranger Tides, Disney has rebooted the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise again. Dead Men Tell No Tales – the fifth film in the series – is an improvement to On Stranger Tides but not by much. Dead Men Tell No Tales begins with drumbeats and a rendition of “He’s a Pirate”, […]
Continue ReadingThese are dark times. An age approaches when old legends will fall, leaving us adrift in uncertainty: the Franchise Apocalypse. A franchise consists of multiple sequels, not just one, each building up sales, merchandise, audience, and eye-watering profit through sheer repetition. They are nothing new – James Bond has been going since the sixties – […]
Continue ReadingVicky Fryer on how Hollywood isn’t just churning out sequels left right and centre but actually commissioning them even faster.
Continue ReadingRoss Jones-Morris seems to think so.
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