• pyre@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    let’s not act like they’re always mutually exclusive. the hobbit didn’t need to be more than a single movie.

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      5 months ago

      Oh yeah, for sure.

      It’s undeniable that sometimes producers will intentionally choose to “spread out” an idea into multiple movies when it could be one, specifically because they know it’s a lucrative IP and they figure they can make more money that way.

      I didn’t touch on that because my comment was getting long enough already, but personally I’d consider those as something of a ‘middle ground’ between an unplanned and financially motivated sequel, and a truly planned and needed continuation.