sequel – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com Story. Screenplay. Sale. Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:42:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thestorydepartment.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-fav-32x32.png sequel – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com 32 32 2808072 [Video]: Reboot – The Sequel https://www.thestorydepartment.com/video-reboot-sequel/ https://www.thestorydepartment.com/video-reboot-sequel/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:42:36 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=32441 Read more]]> ‘I want real, honest ideas!’

Of the top ten budget films of 2014: seven have been sequels, one has been a reboot, one has been an adaptation of an existing comic book, and the last (Maleficent) is an adaptation of a long-standing Disney classic.

This is not to say that original films are not being made. Only that the films with the biggest budget, talent, and marketing are re-using their ideas more often than your last clean shirt on laundry day.

How much longer can studios reinvent the same ideas over and over? A visit to the Cracked offices might tell us more…

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COMING SOON to the Story Department:

  • Mystery Man on Dialects (Part 2)
  • Steve Kaplan’s Hidden Tools of Comedy (Part 2)
  • Screenwriting Video of the Week
  • Writing Drama, excerpt from Yves Lavandier’s book

With thanks to Sol.

Enjoy!

Karel

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