We are faithful movie lovers and we have become fans of several that suddenly become a great franchise. However, this does not always happen with all the films that were intended to break through and consolidate as an exemption.
For the movies to continue and have a whole saga, it is necessary that the first one is a complete success and thus the public is so satisfied that they look for and ask for more of the same story. This time we bring you the ten movies that the studios tried to turn into franchises but failed due to the failure of the first installment.
1. The Golden Compass
The idea of the producers of this film was that it was only the first of the trilogy of His Dark Materialsby Philip Pullman. However, the combination of the global recession and criticism from the Catholic Church contributed to the eventual cancellation of the sequels.
two. the last airbender
This adaptation live action from the Nickelodeon animated series was heavily criticized. A sequel was initially scheduled, but Paramount Pictures reneged on “the promise” and let plans for a sequel fall by the wayside.
3. Green Lantern
This movie was released in 2011 and was poised to be the launch pad for a new DC universe, but box office performance was disappointing and reviews were mostly negative, so Warner Bros. canceled plans for a sequel. . After two years, the company started with success man of steel.
Four. The cat
The adaptation of this American children’s classic hit theaters in 2003 and was so poorly received that Audrey Stone Geisel forbade Hollywood from re-adapting the works of her late husband, Dr. Seuss, in television productions. live action.
5. The Mummy
Universal’s idea with this 2017 film was for it to lead into a Dark Universe, but after it lost about $95 million, the whole thing was canceled to make way for the separate classic monster movies.
6. fantastic four
These superheroes arrived in 2015 and were the “cinematic equivalent of malware.” However, the sequel scheduled for 2017 was pulled from Fox’s release schedule. Since then, the film rights to the characters have reverted to the studios.
7. John Carter
This film based on the novel was supposed to A Princes of Marsby Edgar Rice Burroughs, was to be the first installment in an adaptation of the series Barsom, but the interest of the public was not what was expected and it diminished before the premiere of the first film. Although this film received good reviews, there was not enough enthusiasm to make a sequel.
8. Eragon
The critics obstructed the passage of two following tapes that were planned, because this adaptation of the saga The Inheritance Cycleby Christopher Paolini, was described as a “poor imitation of the Lord of the Rings”, so the sequels did not materialize.
9. The Prince of Persia
In theory, this premise would be the catapult to achieve a franchise very similar to Disney’s with Pirates of the Caribbeanbut despite becoming the highest-grossing video game adaptation in 2010, it failed to raise enough money or generate enough public interest for a sequel to this “mildly entertaining” movie to be made.
10. Daredevil
This movie did well at the box office, but after how poorly the spin-off did Elektra, Fox dropped the idea of making it a franchise. In 2006, Ben Affleck, who starred in Daredevilcalled the role a source of humiliation and stated that he would never do a sequel.
Source: Okchicas
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