Star Wars Is a Cautionary Tale for the James Bond Franchise

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Warner Bros. made a <i>Lethal Weapon</i>, it was a hit, so they made a <i>Lethal Weapon 2</i>, and when it turned out Murtaugh (Danny Glover) was not getting too old for this shit, WB made a <i>Lethal Weapon 3</i> and so forth.</p> <p>Today, sequels aren’t good enough for a studio that wants to stretch their IP further than it will go. If you’re going to do a sequel, chances are it also needs to be a legacy-quel where filmmakers pair new characters with returning favorites like in <i>The Force Awakens</i>, which is how we get movies like <i>Ghostbusters: Afterlife</i>, <i>Scream 5</i>, and <i>Blade Runner 2049</i>.</p> <p>There also needs to be spinoffs, prequels, and spinoffs that are <i>also</i> prequels, such as <i>Solo: A Star Wars Story</i> or the TV series <i>Dune: Prophecy</i>. When corporations see a billion-dollar franchise like <a href="https://consequence.net/tag/star-wars/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>Star Wars</i></a> or <a href="https://consequence.net/tag/james-bond/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Bond</a>, they no longer think, “Oh, people like seeing these movies, so we’ll make more movies.” They assume there’s demand far exceeding only sequels, and so they attempt to crank up production on brand expansions.</p><div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular"> <div id="div-COS_300_250_ListiclePage-971698" data-adunit="COS_300_250_ListiclePage" data-size="square" data-type="square_listicle" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad"> </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div> <div class="related_video">Related Video</div><p><div class="video_container"> <div id="video_7719" class="wasp-video-player"></div> </div></p><p>One of the people responsible for creating this trend is award-winning producer and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-kathleen-kennedy-lucasfilm-1235282440/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow"> is rumored to be retiring this year</a>, following over a decade at the helm of the company. 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Disney spent $4 billion to acquire Lucasfilm, and <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-star-wars-marvel-profits-nelson-peltz-1235852695/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">in 2024 the studio claimed</a> Lucasfilm generated $12 billion in value in only 12 years. The more <i>Star Wars</i> stuff Disney makes, the more revenue streams it creates whether it’s Grogu toys or new theme park attractions based on the sequel trilogy.</p> <p>Some fans may look at these expansions and get giddy at the thought of more of the thing they love, since there is an appeal to being able to explore the nooks and crannies of a story world that a feature film would never have time for. There are times where this works well — take Disney+’s <i>Andor</i>, which doesn’t concern itself as much with lore as much as crafting a taut political thriller and setting it in the <i>Star Wars</i> universe.</p><div class="ad ad-section card ad-min-height-250"> <span class="ad-title">Advertisement</span> <div class="ad-temp regular"> <div id="div-COS_300_250_ListiclePage-882738" data-adunit="COS_300_250_ListiclePage" data-size="square" data-type="square_listicle" data-page="_ad-default" class="ad_refresh cos_ad"> </div> <span class="ad-close-icon"></span> </div> </div> <p>Unfortunately, <i>Andor</i> proves more the exception than the rule: Instead of inventive new explorations, the bulk of new <i>Star Wars</i> tales have been diluted stories that make these worlds feel smaller and more insular, and the reception to these shows has been mixed at best.</p><p> <div id="attachment_1452692" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1452692" data-attachment-id="1452692" data-permalink="https://consequence.net/?attachment_id=1452692" data-orig-file="https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/star-wars-skeleton-crew-cast.jpg?quality=80" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"\u00a9 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd\u2122. 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