Does that hint that Abrams will be in not only a directing but also a producing role for the Star Wars franchise, for several films?
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But the sheer weight of the Mouse House may make them an impossible foe in the specific area of franchise-related tent pole films.
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And, for a limited time, all three eye-popping films in the Transformers franchise will be available in a 7-Disc Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray Trilogy featuring each film in high definition, Transformers: Dark of the Moon in high definition 3D, more than 10 hours of special features and a plaque of movie images signed by Bay.
The tone of the film seems to have less grandeur and even lesser gravitas than the first ten films of the Star Trek franchise.
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The scheduled 3D release of two films in the Star Wars franchise has been postponed to enable filmmakers to concentrate on the next instalment in the series.
Forbes sat down with Damaschke in his office on the DreamWorks campus to talk about choosing the right material, getting the most out of each franchise and how a company mandate that all films be made in 3-D affects his choices.
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His several Harry Potter films demonstrate he can tackle a huge franchise with a global fanbase, a big ensemble cast, lots of complex subplots, spectacular action set pieces, and balance the family-friendly appeal with serious dramatic elements.
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Outside of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Pixar has been the brightest spot at Disney films.
The X-Men franchise, developed from the Marvel comic, has spawned five films so far, including the 2009 Wolverine spin-off.
Robot Chicken also gave birth to another popular franchise: a series of animated parodies of the Star Wars films.
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Sky Movies is also offering exclusive access to the most successful movie franchise ever, with customers able to enjoy all 8 Harry Potter films on-demand throughout the Christmas holidays.
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That franchise had great success taking risks on directors not known for making action films like Alfonso Cuaron and Mike Newell.
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Star Wars Episode 7 is targeted for release in 2015, with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga and grow the franchise well into the future.
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These are the kinds of movies that the studios are largely abandoning in favor of giant franchise blockbusters, like the upcoming movie The Avengers, and microbudget horror films like The Devil Inside.
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They described the films about the British spy as "the longest-running motion picture franchise in history, and a beloved global phenomenon".
The company announced at Comic-Con 2009 that it would produce a series of seven short anime films called "Halo Legends, " based on the "Halo" franchise.
He has remained at liberty since then, continuing to make blockbuster films and hosting India's version of the Big Brother reality-television franchise.
With director Brad Bird on board (best known for Pixar films like Ratatouille and The Incredibles), Paramount seems bent on reinventing the franchise.
While at least some of these thefts must surely exist in the novel, the Wachowskis became masters of genre pastiche at the outset of that 1999 mega-franchise, and their visual take on this material feels cobbled-together from the spare parts of better films, including their own.
Though exceptions exist--New Line's Lord of the Rings franchise won several Oscars a few years back--nominations are typically awarded to the smaller budget, often artistic films, aptly dubbed Oscar bait, from the studio's specialty divisions (Paramount's Vantage or 20th Century Fox's Fox Searchlight, among others).
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