And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.
I'm pretty skeptical about Hollywood and its fascination with the sequel and the franchise.
I hate sequels. They're never as good as the first book.
The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the original. Too many sequels diminish the original.
When a movie becomes very successful, it's automatic that people will start thinking a sequel, a prequel, a quel-quel.
There's nothing wrong with doing sequels, they're just easier to sell.
The impossibility of a sequel ever recapturing everything - or anything - about its ancestor never stopped legions of writers from trying, or hordes of readers and publishers from demanding more of what they previously enjoyed.
I have an allergy to sequels and remakes in general.
I hate sequels.
Like a lot of people, for a long time I thought that the road to hell is paved with bad sequels.
People are scared to make something that doesn't look like another film that made a lot of money. It means we get 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' made again and again.
I did not want to write one of those sequels that famous first-book authors get into where everybody says, 'Oh yeah.'
And I'm not anti-sequel, but I just feel like there are very few ideas that are meant to be continued.
Audiences can be leery of sequels; the studios make a hit, they see dollar signs, and they make a cheap rip-off.
In 'Scream 2', they have this discussion about how sequels always suck.
People make sequels a lot in Hollywood, and sometimes it feels like there's never an original thought.
I don't think people are experiencing superhero fatigue. Do you hear people complaining that there are too many action movies? I think it's good entertainment.
I'm not a huge fan of prequels and sequels and the cynical rush to make money on the back of books by other writers who are now dead.
As we all know, sequels can be tricky.
There are too many remakes, too many reimaginings. Nothing new, and that's always a bad sign. They remade 'Frankenstein' 26 times between 1930 and 1970, so it's not a new phenomenon.
By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.
