Yeah I have no faith in Star Wars anymore and its a dead franchise like Star Trek imo (doomed to circle the drain as writers scrounge up content to extract money).
It's like I was saying about Batman, I had no faith either - then Batman Begins came along.
My belief was always that Batman's franchise status within WB had diminished enough to where Nolan/Goyer/Legendary & Co were able to make it happen without attracting too much internal attention, allowing them some creative space. I believe The Matrix went through a similar birth (at WB).
I choose to believe that Star Wars
can become special again. It's just that there's a thick layer of money-sucking around that'll have to be scraped-off before that happens - if that's even possible.
Star Trek: I don't know. I don't know if it can be "refreshed" without being rebooted. I'd say yes, but I have no clue.
KK’s contract is extended to 2024 which means Disney is ok with what she is doing and if there is an incompetent captain, the ship will sink.
Keep in mind that KK (and Marshall) were behind some of the biggest grossing movies of the 80s and 90s. And there were a lot of them. Even though her stint as head of LFL
hasn't met expectations, they're still profitable, AND the major players in HWood still owe her for their Bel Air mansions and their private jets.
Pixar hasnt been exciting and Disney themselves seem to be creatively bankrupt.
Yes and yes.
But for me, the Lightyear trailer was the first time in a looong while that I got pseudo-excited about anything coming out of Pixar. Maybe in part because I had no clue it was coming? Not sure, but I liked it, and thought it was a fun idea. I hope it delivers.
People said SW was dead in the late 1980s and again the late 2000s.
It needs a break and some reinvention. IMO the franchise is too broad (history, scope, potential, fans, etc) to go calling it dead yet. Same with 'Trek'.
They'll never give it a break, unfortunately. Reinvention without rebooting: yes.
IMO the problem for most of these franchises is the expectations. By the time you are making a 3rd or 4th movie, the crowd expects it to live up to several previous movies at once.
Along those lines, do you think marketing for these big movies should be adjusted? Is marketing at least partly to blame?
Do stories need 3 or 4 movies?
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My biggest fear is them caving and doing a reboot…
That was my first (and continuing) fear about Star Wars after D acquired LFL.
My other fear is crossovers. Crossover with Alien, or the MCU, or Predator, or whatever else they'll be acquiring next.