Each sequel, prequel or miquel is built around its own backstory and idiosyncratic characters.
If a movie worked the first time, why wouldnt it do better the second?
The Godfather Part IIfamously had greater impact than the first iteration.
Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler battle in ‘Dune: Part Two’Warner Bros. Pictures
The Bonds have weathered the decades and apparently even outlasted Indiana Jones.
Its fun to wince at an oldNaked Gunon late at night or even cringe at aScream.
But the problems are obvious.
Some projects that now seem obvious had to gestate for decades before finding support witnessPoor ThingsorSaltburn.
So will Donald Trumps litigious adventures finally reach a third act?
Not long ago I did a television interview withStormy Daniels, star of the trials hush money episode.
Id heard shed become a fan of Martin Scorsese and student of his technique.
Structure and discipline are the keys to directing, she said in our interview.
Even within my genre, the characters must stay true to themselves.
Sequels get tired, she said.
Youve seen it all before.
