Movie Fan Zone

With the return of the Rocky series in “Rocky Balboa” and the upcoming releases of new installments of “Die Hard” and “Rambo”, the film franchises are back. They have always been a lot of franchise films in Hollywood. Lately, it was the more modern ones though. Harry Potter, Spider-Man, X-Men, Saw and a lot more have been churning out sequels and prequels all over the cineplexes. Hollywood, after all, just likes cashing in on these cows and they have no problem if the stories become stale. As long as it brings the money, all’s good.

Of course, this belief has led to failures such as “Superman IV: The Quest For Peace”, “The Next Karate Kid” and “XXX2: The Next Level”. What were supposed to be sure hit ended up killing any plans or derailed them for a later year. So, some franchises ought to be ended.

That got me thinking: are there any franchises there that needs to be jumpstarted? Of course there are! And here’s one suggestion:

“Mad Max”.

It’s been years when Mel Gibson decided to go beyond Thunderdome. The Australian science fiction film dealing with a post apocalyptic world launced Mel’s career to superstardom. It was a huge worldwide hit. It was one of two franchises for the controversial actor-director. While “Lethal Weapon” spawned its last sequel just a few fears ago, the last sequel of this one was released in 1985. It received mixed reviews and its box office gross is debatable at best.

It needs to be followed up with a fourth film because you simply cannot get enough of this law enforcer. This Road Warrior still has enough charisma despite the media hype surrounding its lead actor. I’d love to see Mad Max take on the world one more time.

Moreover, I’m pretty sure I am not the only one! Just make sure Mel Gibson and director george Miller would collaborate on any sequel.

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