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Franchise Killer!

posted 5 years ago by JimmyFishCakes (451)
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Has there even been another director in history that did so much damage to a franchise that it’s now unsalvageable?

[–] Bripod75 (106) 5 years ago

I think Ridley Scott ruined the Alien franchise with Alien Covenant but agree nothing like what Johnson did to Star Wars

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Are you kidding? Scott ruined the Alien franchise with Prometheus, easily the shittiest movie ever, and one which ruined the mystery of the Space Jockey.

[–] Bripod75 (106) 5 years ago

The problem with Prometheus for me is that I was in awe of the spectacle seeing it in IMAX so I forgave it’s shortcomings story wise until months later seeing it on TV where i did consider it a shitfest. I still was excited for Covenant as I thought questions would be answered so I never considered it totally ruined.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Covenant was worse, where an android played by Michael Fassbender (overrated actor) basically created the Xenomorph we all know. How fucking retarded is that?

[–] ebertfan91 (997) 5 years ago

You know, Stephen King wrote an entire novel about people like you.

[–] Joogle83 (4480) 5 years ago

Star Wars is will be even better now that its not tied to skywalkers its stilll a lucrative IP besides TLJ is one the best sequels of 2010s

[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 5 years ago

Schools out.

[–] Sidha108 (2678) 5 years ago

I guess it would be whoever made a film in a franchise that made the audience no longer care about the franchise or severely decreased their desire to see future entries in the series.

Zach Snyder for Superman and Batman. Both franchises are going to have to go through another set of reboots because Man of Steel, Batman V Superman, and Justice League were bad and made audiences not really care about either live-action superhero.

The filmmakers behind the Fantastic Beasts movies. The first one was an okay prequel to the Harry Potter franchise but the second one is fairly weak that now it seems like no one really cares what is going to happen next in the series.

Gavin Hood for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The film resulted in the then-in-development spin-offs to be canceled and the series to have a soft reboot with First Class, and the movie Days of Future Past and the Deadpool films exist to erase the film from franchise continuity.