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James Bond: Danny Boyle pulls out of directing next film (25th)

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    NoblePath
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    Casino Royale was amazing, best Bond movie ever, by far truest to the spirit of Fleming's bond. Nothing since has touched that, and they're getting boring and repetitive. Why can't we get more Le...

    Casino Royale was amazing, best Bond movie ever, by far truest to the spirit of Fleming's bond. Nothing since has touched that, and they're getting boring and repetitive.

    Why can't we get more Le Carré movies?

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    1. Fin
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      The intro to casino royale always got me. The black and white? Chills.

      The intro to casino royale always got me. The black and white? Chills.

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    25 films? that has to be the largest movie franchise in history right?

    25 films? that has to be the largest movie franchise in history right?

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      aphoenix
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      Godzilla and Carry On... both have 30+ films in their franchises. Those are the only two I'm aware of that surpass it though.

      Godzilla and Carry On... both have 30+ films in their franchises.

      Those are the only two I'm aware of that surpass it though.

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        Huh, I had always thought of Godzilla as just remakes. I never realised it was considered a Franchise.

        Huh, I had always thought of Godzilla as just remakes. I never realised it was considered a Franchise.

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        1. aphoenix
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          That's an interesting point, so I looked it up. According to wikipedia: So I think that remakes probably qualify as part of the franchise. But I'm not 100% sure. Interesting! I wonder if that...

          That's an interesting point, so I looked it up. According to wikipedia:

          A media franchise, also known as multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game. The intellectual property from the work can be licensed to other parties or partners for further derivative works and commercial exploitation across a range of media and by a variety of industries for merchandising purposes.

          So I think that remakes probably qualify as part of the franchise. But I'm not 100% sure.

          Interesting! I wonder if that opens up the concept to any other movie series that has been reworked into another movie series, of which I'm simply not thinking.

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