The Birth of the Mega-Franchise

By 2015-12-21T00:00:00

Lord of the Rings

One of the biggest changes of the past four decades has been the supersonic growth of the film franchise, fuelled by international audiences’ insatiable demand for characters rather than actors. Screen examines this billion-dollar business

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