Franchise Killer

By franchisekillerpod

Welcome to Franchise Killer, a podcast where we pick movie franchises, or wannabe franchises, review them film-by-film and see where things went wrong….or right.... more

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The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.

Franchise Killer episodes:

April 08, 2020 Ep. 12 - 28 Days Later
We're covering Danny Boyle’s ambitious “zombie” film, 28 Days Later, the first of two movies in this franchise. Did this franchise get off to a successful start?
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1h 41min
April 01, 2020 Ep. 11 - Tropic Thunder
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This week we talk about Ben Stiller’s big budget war comedy, 'Tropic Thunder'! This is a film that, at the very least, wanted a spin-off, but didn’t get it. We talk about why.
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1h 53min
March 25, 2020 Ep. 10 - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
This week we talk about Guy Ritchie's unique spin on the Arthurian legend.
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1h 37min
March 18, 2020 Ep. 9 - King Arthur (2004)
This week we talk about Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur! It's not exactly a franchise in the traditional sense, but we're sure Disney would have made a sequel had it been successful.
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1h 19min
March 11, 2020 Ep. 8 - John Carter
This week we talk about Andrew Stanton’s sci-fi epic, John Carter. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that it didn’t work out to well for Disney on this one. We talk about why.
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1h 29min
March 04, 2020 Ep. 7 - The Girl in the Spider's Web
This week we cover The Girl in the Spider’s Web, the sequel-not-sequel to David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Fede Alvarez, who took the reigns from Fincher, decides to take Lisbeth Salander in a completely different direction.
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1h 13min
February 26, 2020 Ep. 6 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
This week we cover David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a film that could have spawned sequels but it only received a soft reboot in the form of The Girl in the Spider’s Web.
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1h 56min
February 19, 2020 Ep. 5 - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
This week we cover another one-off, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!
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1h 25min
February 12, 2020 Ep. 4 - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
This week on Franchise Killer we cover Peter Weir's 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'! It's the type of film that normally doesn't have franchise designs, yet, that's exactly what the studio and filmmakers were hoping for.
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1h 46min
February 12, 2020 Ep. 3 - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
This week we close out the the Chronicles of Narnia trilogy with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Why didn't this franchise get a fourth entry?
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1h 30min

FAQs about Franchise Killer:

How many episodes does Franchise Killer have?

The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.