#legacy sequel

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Industry

Mufasa and the Legacy Sequel Reckoning

Mufasa: The Lion King grossed approximately $717 million globally on a reported $200 million budget. By most measures it is a modest commercial success. By the standard Disney sets for the Lion King franchise, it is something closer to a question mark.

Casey Winters·8 Jan·4 min

Essays

Why Legacy Sequels Keep Failing

The legacy sequel, as a format, has a specific failure mode. The films that work despite it are the exceptions, and the exceptions teach the rule.

Marcus Vell·8 Dec·6 min

Film

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: The Rare Legacy Sequel That Remembers What the Original Was

Tim Burton returns to Beetlejuice after 36 years and makes a legacy sequel that actually works, mostly because he refused to make a serious one.

Marcus Vell·14 Oct·5 min