WeDriftEternal t1_iyexe92 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:54 PM

I assume you're talking about movie franchises.

You might not want the same director for each movie. Maybe you want to switch up the tone or style. Maybe a sequel is really different than the original. Maybe the director wants too much money to come back, maybe the director wants to leave to other projects, maybe the director sucks and you want them gone

Is there benefit to consistency? Yes in some cases, sure, but there's also benefit in change.

Lastly, in fast movie franchises, there's realistic time considerations. These can take a really long time to make and many people simply don't want to devote 5-10 years of their life to a single project.

Skatingraccoon t1_iyey6tq wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:59 PM

For the time consideration there's also the practical aspect of it. Movies like in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are being filmed at a really fast rate with overlapping filming and production timelines, and that requires additional staff - one person can't direct two or three movies simultaneously.

WeDriftEternal t1_iyez20z wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:05 PM

MCU is actually a bad example here. Because generally directors are tied to a single property there (like say Black Panther or Thor), which isn't on a breakneck timeline. MCU all exists in the same universe, but its not really a franchise in the same manner. Additionally MCU just kinda does stuff different than anyone else since its less of a director-focused/owned project.

For your suggestion, a thing like Star Wars 7-9 is more a valid thing as these are all sorta happening at the same time so they need to divide the work to get it on time.