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weew, 2 years ago

movies, at the most fundamental level, are investments.

Before anything else can happen, somebody needs to put up the money, often hitting nine digit figures, to get it made.

They want to get their money back. They want sure bets.

If it isn’t going to be a sequel, it had better carry some powerful names like Tom Cruise or Christopher Nolan or Margot Robbie + Ryan Gosling

weew, 2 years ago

While Barbie and Mario aren’t sequels, they are very much banking on the fact that they are extremely well established brands worldwide.

Oppenheimer has Christopher Nolan’s name.

In the end it’s all about branding and marketing. Sequel are easy to market, as well as other well known brands, and superstar directors or actors.

The Sound of Freedom is genuinely a rare surprise.