The Franchise Archives

"Hollywood and superhero movies suck," and The Franchise is here to tell you that again and again, week after week The series is about a big superhero movie shoot in trouble as a put-upon 1st Assistant Director (Hamish Patel) tries to do his best to make sure the film gets completed This could have been[...]

Director/EP Sam Mendes, EP Armando Iannucci, and Showrunner/EP Jon Brown's The Franchise set its sights on the big money, behind-the-scenes dealings that go into superhero world-building by following the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe And based on what we've seen just from the[...]

While Showrunner Eric Kripke's The Boys has taken some nice jabs at how Marvel and DC have impacted the cinematic landscape with ever-growing respective superhero franchises, most of the show's attention focuses on deconstructing and getting to the sometimes dark truths behind the capes and spandex. Director/EP Sam Mendes, EP Armando Iannucci, and Showrunner/EP Jon Brown's[...]

On the HBO side, there will be panels with exclusive previews, news, and more for The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy, and The Franchise – while Max and DC Studios will be rolling in with the adult animated series Creature Commandos With the panels running between Thursday, October 17th, and Saturday, October 19th, here's a rundown of[...]

Director/EP Sam Mendes, EP Armando Iannucci, and Showrunner/EP Jon Brown's The Franchise follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe The comedy series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, asking a very key question How exactly does[...]

What do you do when you're the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for your place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe? If Sam Mendes, Armando Iannucci & Jon Brown have their way, the HBO series The Franchise will be there to answer that very question – and more that you didn't even[...]

Which also lanced a personal boil for him regarding his parents' decision to throw away all his comics when he was a kid, including plenty of early Spider-Man. From Armando Iannucci's Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #1000 Armando Iannucci also mentioned he was working as an executive producer on a new American TV show for HBO, about the[...]