‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and 17 More Sequels/Reboots That Revived Film Franchises
variety.comZack Sharf There’s nothing Hollywood loves more than wringing a franchise for all its worth in terms of sequels, prequels, reboots and spinoff.
No Hollywood franchise is ever truly dead, although there may be a decades-long gap in between installments. The latest franchise to be resurrected is “Top Gun,” which no one expected to be a franchise when Tony Scott’s classic action-drama opened in theaters in 1986.
It’s taken over three decades for star Tom Cruise to deliver a follow-up, and that’s not the only franchise that’s come back to theaters this year after many years.
A new “Scream” opened in January, ending an 11-year franchise hiatus.What difference do decades make? Not a whole lot. The new “Scream” was faithfully attached to its roots and delivered a smart subversion of contemporary horror and a giant middle finger to today’s toxic fandoms.
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