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

Reply to comment by WeDriftEternal in ELI5: Why does a single franchise change directors so much? Wouldn’t it be better to have the save director for every movie? by cute_brute

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.