The Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively just finished filming yesterday and has a release date of the summer of 2011, so why are they already hiring writers to pen a script for the second and third movie?
You could say it's a smart move, like Iron Man and Spiderman before them, they knew they had something quite amazing on their hands, and the audience ate it up. But, this is DC, and Ryan Reynolds in a CGI suit is still something a lot of people are holding out on to see if it's worth it, so with a relative gamble, why would you assume it's going to be great? Do they know something we don't? Or are they simply making all movies for a franchise now?
I don't mind franchise movies, but I think when directors, actors and crew go for broke on one movie, and focus all their attention on one project, it always comes out better than when you plan for a franchise. A good example of both would lead me to one of my favorite franchises, Star Wars. The first movie was extremely tight, and a labor of love that stands the test of time, while the three prequels, written and planned for a trilogy were far inferior. I know what you are thinking, and don't give me that B.S. that Lucas had the rest written, you know that isn't true.
Not convinced? You've got to make it tough on me, eh? Alright, Fantastic Four was written as a trilogy, and it's a miracle it made it through number two, especially with the FAIL worthy second movie. Let's look at some current box office movies. Inception is very clearly a one off, which has gotten rave reviews, while Salt was written to have at least a trilogy, and that movie won't even make back its budget.
What do you think, are the people at DC counting their chickens before they hatch, or is it just smart business?
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