Lineage is now filming and might be the final chapter for the franchise

Hell House LLC creator Stephen Cognetti has started filming the last entry in the franchise – which might also be the final chapter Stephen Cognetti has written and directed every entry in the Hell House LLC found footage horror franchise, which began in 2015 and currently consists of Hell House LLC, Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel, Hell House LLC … Read more

To Franchise Or Not To Franchise?

Should Paramount make Smile into a franchise that extends indefinitely or just leave it as two or three films? We live in an era where film studios are scared to produce original content due to perceived risk. With marketing budgets ballooning, and with new content being thrown at viewers at a rampant pace, cutting through … Read more

HBO’s “The Franchise” Takes Satirical Aim at the MCU

Armando Iannucci, the genius behind “The Thick of It,” “Veep,” and “The Death of Stalin,” feels like a perfect fit for a takedown of superhero movie culture. After all, he knows how to puncture the balloons of people who take themselves way too seriously, and the amount of pretension in the political pools in which … Read more

Is Transformers One Connected to the Live-Action Movie Franchise?

Fans of Transformers One are eager to discover whether this new film is connected to the live-action movies, including Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Taking place on Cybertron, the animated movie serves as a prequel that explores the origins of the Transformers. It delves into the journey of Optimus Prime and Megatron, showcasing how their … Read more

James Cameron on the future of the Terminator franchise

James Cameron says future Terminator projects won’t include any familiar characters or iconography from the past movies. The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day continue to stand the test of time as some of the finest sci-fi action movies ever made. However, the subsequent sequels always felt like they were trying (and failing) to recapture … Read more

The Franchise Rolls Out a Prequel

I was always thought the origin of the Transformers involved Hasbro partnering with a Japanese toy company to import a line of miniature robots that could transform into various vehicles and gadgets. The new animated movie Transformers One offers an alternative fictional history for these characters — one, bafflingly, set during a time before the main characters could transform. … Read more