Fantastic Beasts is now five films.
There’s a further Planet Of The Apes movie planned.
Whatever happened to the traditional movie trilogy?
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That the new trilogy of films would be complete upon its release.
That suggests thatWar For The Planet Of The Apesmay not be the endpoint that had been assumed.
Now, were getting five films in that particular series.
Three, it seems, is no longer enough.
Its growing trend, this.
The internet rumor mill was certain the character would be killed off.
Not that thats a problem: it was and is a terrific movie.
But it is symptomatic of Hollywoods growing aversion to an old-fashioned movie trilogy.
The reasons for stretching film series are obvious, of course.
That the gamble backfired with theDivergentseries may have put this wheeze to bed for the time being.
He is one of the few filmmakers with the genuine clout to do that.
James Cameron is another, but right now, hes breedingAvatarsequels like nobodys business.
Including a definite endpoint.
Aside from the odd belated sequel.
It means even its bigger risks have a degree of commercial mitigation built in.
And thats the kind of thinking thats put studios off pure trilogies.
That now, three films simply isnt enough.
When youve got golden eggs being laid, go for the goose.
Because, yknow, sometimes it really works.
Paramount, meanwhile, is using next yearsTransformers 5to launch an annual programme of robot-bashing movies.
It tried things, it gambled, it lost.
Call them what you like, but you cant call them flops.
When that comes inCaptain America: Civil Warclothing, thats hard to grumble with.
But if not quite the exception, Captain America doesnt quite feel like the rule yet, either.
Trilogies arent entirely dead, of course, but neither are they seemingly prioritised.
Its a shame: theres something about a natural three part story.
