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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
franchises that Hollywood needs to give
another chance
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at franchises from any type of
media whether that’s movies TV series
comics books whatever that have been
previously adapted to the big screen but
that we feel deserve to be given a new
life for modern audiences a franchise is
still eligible for this list if there’s
been talk of a revival but if those
projects are in the advanced stages of
production they are excluded number 10
the gremlins franchise cute cute fluffy
pets the turn into terrifying creatures
helped make gremlins in 80s comedy
horror classic inspiring the minds
behind the film to produce associated
video games and a sequel but despite the
fact that there’s been talk of a third
film for years we’ve seen no official
gremlins related content since the early
2000s what gives a modern take on
gremlins with a good mix of practical
and contemporary visual effects could
reintroduce these iconic creatures to a
new generation Plus can you imagine the
merchandising possibilities but if they
do bring gremlins back
let’s hope they actually follow the
rules this time this mz2 people we
writing gremlins to it should be a party
number 9 The Addams Family franchise I
must settle maniac they looked
respectable enough a common trend in
Hollywood these days is adapting beloved
TV shows into a reverent
self-referential comedies and The Addams
Family is more than ready for this
treatment
he has my father’s high Gomez kicked
starting out as a series of New Yorker
cartoons in 1938 Charles Adams Adams
family then made the jump to TV in the
60s and film in the 90s with the macabre
atmosphere and bizarre humor carrying
over to each iteration with its
timelessly weird characters its enduring
theme of family and its classic theme
song The Addams Family would be a reboot
Hollywood wouldn’t regret will start
practicing our snack number 8 the
neverending story franchise what began
as a German fantasy story in 1979 turned
into a franchise consisting of a film
trilogy TV shows computer games and more
but we got to say this series would
benefit greatly from a modern update the
original 1984 film is a magical world
filled with fantastical imagery and
interesting creatures all of which could
be recreated and modernized using
current visual effects potentially a
story the recent surge of young adult
novels being made into films also makes
the neverending story of prime franchise
to reboot we’d all love another chance
to hop on falkor the luckdragon and be
transported back to Fantasia what would
you like to wish for next number 7 the
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
franchise would you like to learn how to
shoot
I can’t already one of the biggest
disappointments about 2003 is the League
of Extraordinary Gentlemen film besides
the fact that the trainwreck was one of
Sean Connery’s last on-screen
performances before he retired with how
it failed to live up to Alan Moore’s
popular comic book to say this franchise
could benefit from a reboot is an
understatement because in today’s comic
book movie landscape filmmakers now have
a blueprint for what works and what
doesn’t when assembling a large team of
heroes on screen Plus audiences would
likely welcome these famous literary
characters as protagonists in place of
the superheroes were used to
and destructible no choice armored
waiting number six the Night of the
Living Dead franchise that coming to get
you Barbara
in 1968 George a Romero’s classic
basically defined the modern zombie
resulting in a total of seven movies and
even more remakes the original itself
got the remake treatment in 1990 and it
was divisive to say the least weird some
liked the similarities between the two
versions while others found the remakes
completely unnecessary because of them
regardless the popularity and legacy of
the franchise has only been strengthened
in the early 21st century thanks to the
new zombie craze it’s high time we spend
at least one more night with the Living
Dead
especially considering how much source
material they’d have to choose from
there is a dead guy walking around which
goal number five the super mario
brothers franchise strapping phone okay
we’re going in as long as they’ve been
making video game movies they’ve been
making bad video game movies 1993 super
mario brothers didn’t help the genre
based on a character that debuted in
1981 s donkey kong and who since jumped
his way to TV comics and more Super
Mario Brothers the movie has become a
cult classic but mostly because it’s
that bad
oh we got you alien school Luigi wery
earlier however with a UK blu-ray
re-release then made sequel comics and
the continued popularity of the Nintendo
franchise this film seems ripe for a
modern reboot who better to buck the
trend of bad video game adaptations than
the most iconic video game character
ever
number four the spawn franchise in the
modern comic book movies aren’t going
anywhere and thankfully they’re only
getting better so it makes sense that
fans want to see forgotten characters
return to the big screen characters like
spawn the former black ops operative
turned health on who wages war against
heaven and hell literally you sent me to
hell Jason I’m here to return the favor
once the subject of a poorly reviewed
film and a well reviewed animated series
as well as video games galore this
antihero is just the kind of character
that deserves a second chance
deadpool and logan proved that audiences
are ready for edgy ER r-rated comic book
fair and that’s something spawn would
only benefit from his distinct visual
style deserves the modern-day visual
effects treatment come on down come on
Wow number three the Zorro franchise he
can’t look that dangerous bad about
beginning his life as a character in a
story by Johnston McCulley Zorro has
swashbuckle his way from books and
comics to television stage plays and
movies for the better part of a century
the defender of the common people and
champion against tyranny
Zorro was fodder for Hollywood as early
as 1920 appearing on the big screen
regularly for decades in terms of modern
adaptations 1998 The Mask of Zorro was
his most recent success with its 2005
sequel failing to live up to the
legendary name however it’s been long
enough that we’re ready to welcome the
masked Avenger back perhaps with a more
gritty and realistic reboot finally we
have real something
number two the Avatar The Last Airbender
franchise all airbenders should be dead
calendar throughout its three season run
this beloved animated series received
universal praise winning a Primetime
Emmy Award and making room for the
sequel series The Legend of Korra
that’s why hype was high ahead of M
night Shyamalan live-action adaptation
in 2010 then people saw it by
unsuccessfully trying to condense the
show’s 20 episode first season into one
film and by choosing to whitewash the
casting this film failed on many levels
ultimately winning the worst picture
rabi fans of this nickelodeon franchise
are still pleading for a proper film
adaptation and rightly so and if the
next one pronounces the main character’s
names correctly it’ll be halfway there
this is okay if you tell me your name
the monks named me own before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions where did you get
this gun my mom gave it to me oh can I
borrow it for a little while did we come
to what the charge the best thing I’m a
concealed weapon too disturbing the
peace disturbing the peace I got thrown
out of a window you’re gonna kill me now
spec I’m too tired
number one the blade franchisee after
first appearing on comic book pages in
1973 the ruthless vampire hunter known
as blade slashed his way onto the big
screen in 1998
despite that film’s lukewarm critical
response it proved popular with fans and
spawned two sequels since then blade has
remained relevant in pop culture thanks
to its comic book run video game
appearances and TV adaptation but
nothing on the big screen since Trinity
in 2004
now that the film rights to blade have
reverted back to Marvel Studios the
character could make a great addition to
the Marvel Cinematic Universe and in a
post twilight world we could use all the
vampire slang we can get listings out
tonight the vampires like what like do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from watch mojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
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succeed try try again
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
franchises that Hollywood needs to give
another chance
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at franchises from any type of
media whether that’s movies TV series
comics books whatever that have been
previously adapted to the big screen but
that we feel deserve to be given a new
life for modern audiences a franchise is
still eligible for this list if there’s
been talk of a revival but if those
projects are in the advanced stages of
production they are excluded number 10
the gremlins franchise cute cute fluffy
pets the turn into terrifying creatures
helped make gremlins in 80s comedy
horror classic inspiring the minds
behind the film to produce associated
video games and a sequel but despite the
fact that there’s been talk of a third
film for years we’ve seen no official
gremlins related content since the early
2000s what gives a modern take on
gremlins with a good mix of practical
and contemporary visual effects could
reintroduce these iconic creatures to a
new generation Plus can you imagine the
merchandising possibilities but if they
do bring gremlins back
let’s hope they actually follow the
rules this time this mz2 people we
writing gremlins to it should be a party
number 9 The Addams Family franchise I
must settle maniac they looked
respectable enough a common trend in
Hollywood these days is adapting beloved
TV shows into a reverent
self-referential comedies and The Addams
Family is more than ready for this
treatment
he has my father’s high Gomez kicked
starting out as a series of New Yorker
cartoons in 1938 Charles Adams Adams
family then made the jump to TV in the
60s and film in the 90s with the macabre
atmosphere and bizarre humor carrying
over to each iteration with its
timelessly weird characters its enduring
theme of family and its classic theme
song The Addams Family would be a reboot
Hollywood wouldn’t regret will start
practicing our snack number 8 the
neverending story franchise what began
as a German fantasy story in 1979 turned
into a franchise consisting of a film
trilogy TV shows computer games and more
but we got to say this series would
benefit greatly from a modern update the
original 1984 film is a magical world
filled with fantastical imagery and
interesting creatures all of which could
be recreated and modernized using
current visual effects potentially a
story the recent surge of young adult
novels being made into films also makes
the neverending story of prime franchise
to reboot we’d all love another chance
to hop on falkor the luckdragon and be
transported back to Fantasia what would
you like to wish for next number 7 the
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
franchise would you like to learn how to
shoot
I can’t already one of the biggest
disappointments about 2003 is the League
of Extraordinary Gentlemen film besides
the fact that the trainwreck was one of
Sean Connery’s last on-screen
performances before he retired with how
it failed to live up to Alan Moore’s
popular comic book to say this franchise
could benefit from a reboot is an
understatement because in today’s comic
book movie landscape filmmakers now have
a blueprint for what works and what
doesn’t when assembling a large team of
heroes on screen Plus audiences would
likely welcome these famous literary
characters as protagonists in place of
the superheroes were used to
and destructible no choice armored
waiting number six the Night of the
Living Dead franchise that coming to get
you Barbara
in 1968 George a Romero’s classic
basically defined the modern zombie
resulting in a total of seven movies and
even more remakes the original itself
got the remake treatment in 1990 and it
was divisive to say the least weird some
liked the similarities between the two
versions while others found the remakes
completely unnecessary because of them
regardless the popularity and legacy of
the franchise has only been strengthened
in the early 21st century thanks to the
new zombie craze it’s high time we spend
at least one more night with the Living
Dead
especially considering how much source
material they’d have to choose from
there is a dead guy walking around which
goal number five the super mario
brothers franchise strapping phone okay
we’re going in as long as they’ve been
making video game movies they’ve been
making bad video game movies 1993 super
mario brothers didn’t help the genre
based on a character that debuted in
1981 s donkey kong and who since jumped
his way to TV comics and more Super
Mario Brothers the movie has become a
cult classic but mostly because it’s
that bad
oh we got you alien school Luigi wery
earlier however with a UK blu-ray
re-release then made sequel comics and
the continued popularity of the Nintendo
franchise this film seems ripe for a
modern reboot who better to buck the
trend of bad video game adaptations than
the most iconic video game character
ever
number four the spawn franchise in the
modern comic book movies aren’t going
anywhere and thankfully they’re only
getting better so it makes sense that
fans want to see forgotten characters
return to the big screen characters like
spawn the former black ops operative
turned health on who wages war against
heaven and hell literally you sent me to
hell Jason I’m here to return the favor
once the subject of a poorly reviewed
film and a well reviewed animated series
as well as video games galore this
antihero is just the kind of character
that deserves a second chance
deadpool and logan proved that audiences
are ready for edgy ER r-rated comic book
fair and that’s something spawn would
only benefit from his distinct visual
style deserves the modern-day visual
effects treatment come on down come on
Wow number three the Zorro franchise he
can’t look that dangerous bad about
beginning his life as a character in a
story by Johnston McCulley Zorro has
swashbuckle his way from books and
comics to television stage plays and
movies for the better part of a century
the defender of the common people and
champion against tyranny
Zorro was fodder for Hollywood as early
as 1920 appearing on the big screen
regularly for decades in terms of modern
adaptations 1998 The Mask of Zorro was
his most recent success with its 2005
sequel failing to live up to the
legendary name however it’s been long
enough that we’re ready to welcome the
masked Avenger back perhaps with a more
gritty and realistic reboot finally we
have real something
number two the Avatar The Last Airbender
franchise all airbenders should be dead
calendar throughout its three season run
this beloved animated series received
universal praise winning a Primetime
Emmy Award and making room for the
sequel series The Legend of Korra
that’s why hype was high ahead of M
night Shyamalan live-action adaptation
in 2010 then people saw it by
unsuccessfully trying to condense the
show’s 20 episode first season into one
film and by choosing to whitewash the
casting this film failed on many levels
ultimately winning the worst picture
rabi fans of this nickelodeon franchise
are still pleading for a proper film
adaptation and rightly so and if the
next one pronounces the main character’s
names correctly it’ll be halfway there
this is okay if you tell me your name
the monks named me own before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions where did you get
this gun my mom gave it to me oh can I
borrow it for a little while did we come
to what the charge the best thing I’m a
concealed weapon too disturbing the
peace disturbing the peace I got thrown
out of a window you’re gonna kill me now
spec I’m too tired
number one the blade franchisee after
first appearing on comic book pages in
1973 the ruthless vampire hunter known
as blade slashed his way onto the big
screen in 1998
despite that film’s lukewarm critical
response it proved popular with fans and
spawned two sequels since then blade has
remained relevant in pop culture thanks
to its comic book run video game
appearances and TV adaptation but
nothing on the big screen since Trinity
in 2004
now that the film rights to blade have
reverted back to Marvel Studios the
character could make a great addition to
the Marvel Cinematic Universe and in a
post twilight world we could use all the
vampire slang we can get listings out
tonight the vampires like what like do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from watch mojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
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