Film End of the Sequel-pocalypse?

[Esper]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywoods-new-problem-sequels-moviegoers-899765

"2016 has proven to be a very tough battleground, and the landscape has been littered with a series of sequels that have come up short, and thus call into question the entire notion of the inherent appeal of non-original, franchise-based content."

It seems as if studios are rethinking the idea of throwing out sequels that no one asked for. Do you think they'll follow through on this? Is it a good move if they do?

 

[Her]

Bit odd how they referred to The Jungle Book as an 'original tentpole' when it isn't any different to the Ghostbusters reboot - an updated movie cashing in on the name appeal meant to kickstart a new franchise altogether.

They industry is probably gonna wait to see how Disney fares this year before really deciding to feel the pressure - the superhero & Pixar movies are always consistent Scrooge McDuck money vaults for Disney and the industry as a whole, so if this sequelitis strain does end up affecting those prospects, then they'll really feel a bit of fear.

Any slowing down of the sequel machine is welcomed. But I think it is likely that this is just a lull in the storm - if they do decide to rethink their methods, it'll just be a matter of time until sequels galore are found to be profitable. I think something like this happened at the end of the '80s, when the first era of Sequels Everywhere started to wear thin on the general public. It's just a matter of waiting out the indifference/outright intolerance.

 

[Karma Police]

It's probably not the end of unnecessary sequels yet. There are a lot of reboots and shared universe movies lined up for the next 2-3 years, it's inevitable that we'll end up going back to this unnecessary sequel phase as soon as one of those strikes gold.

 

[天 (Caine)]

Unnecessary sequels will exist as long as it turns a profit. It's unfortunate that money is more important than artistic integrity, but at the end of the day it is a business.

 

[Pinkie-Dawn]

Where were these people when original movies like Transcendence and Interstellar didn't get many nominations at the Oscars? If they're so worried about the Sequel-pocalypse, then they shouldn't be nominating them.