After the release of a great film, it seems natural to us now that they'd want to make another. But this was not always the case. Now that Hollywood seems to almost compulsively turn successful films into franchises, reboots, and cinematic universes, are there good reasons to keep making sequels?Sponsored by Alumni VenturesPhoto by Eric Helgas, styling by Alex Citrin-SafadiTranscript: https://qz.com/2144841

After the release of a great film, it seems natural to us now that they'd want to make another. But this was not always the case. Now that Hollywood seems to almost compulsively turn successful films into franchises, reboots, and cinematic universes, are there good reasons to keep making sequels? Sponsored by Alumni Ventures Photo by Eric Helgas, styling by Alex Citrin-Safadi Transcript: https://qz.com/2144841

Sequels: Here we go again

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