How does/will this affect future releases? Are the likely to result in a franchise?
As the film performed poorly at the Box Office, it would be unlikely that there would be a sequel or another film relating to Princess Diana as this one under-perfomed. Producers may steer clear from historical stories, however the script writing was blamed for the films demise therefore the writer's reputation maybe tarnished in the sense that studio's may not want them to write for other films based off the films failure. There may also be a delay in making the transition from film to DVD as the film was not a success, therefore there is less desire for the film. It would be incredibly unlikely that there would be a franchise purely due to the failure of the first film, there would also be confusion of how this film would deal with a franchise as they would have to retell the life of one woman into more than one film.
The Amazing Spider-Man
How does/will this affect future releases? Are they likely to result in a franchise?
The film did incredibly well internationally although being the lowest grossed Spider-man film to date (with a taking of over $752 million). Sony may start introducing more marketing and merchandising techniques by increasing production of figures, comics and costumes/games. The film was heavily praised for it's screenwriting and portrayal of Gwen and Peter (Emma & Andrew) therefore Marvel could capitalise on the relationship by creating a animation surrounding the pair, they could also make a comic series about them and build on their relationship in the future films. As Spider-Man is a franchise, there will be more Amazing Spider-Man films to be made in this Marc Webb franchise, with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 out in cinemas now already becoming the most successful film internationally as it has not been released in the US yet but has made $48 million. Sony have scheduled a The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and 4 to be released in the future.
Juno
How does/will this affect future releases? Are they likely to result in a franchise?
The film did incredibly well financially and critically, however they did not create a franchise out of it due to the independent aspect of the film and did not want to ruin the film with an overproduced Hollywood sequel which perhaps would flop at the box office and could perhaps ruin the reputation of the film. The director and screenwriter have both declined the chance to create a sequel as they cited story issues with the reasons for not creating a sequel. Therefore a sequel or franchise would not be created in order to stick to the original success story.
General Questions
What genre is more popular/why?
The most popular genre of film is action adventure with the sub genre being superhero films. Action/adventure films often have the highest budget but often make the most amount of money globally. Films in this genre include;
- The Hunger Games/Catching Fire
- The Amazing Spider-Man/The Amazing Spider-Man 2
- Captain America
- The Expendables
- Lord Of The Rings
How will the films be viewed?
The films would all be viewed in the cinema, however when they are relaeased they would be available on sites like iTunes and Amazon as well as physical DVD's. Eventually the films would make it onto streaming sites like Netflix and Now TV which have become an essential part of peoples lives to watch television and films. After a long release they would become free/available to purchase on the Sky Store.
