https://lebeauleblog.com/2020/03/20/movies-that-were-supposed-to   
   launch-franchises-but-didnt-godzilla-1998/   
      
   Hollywood is always looking for familiar properties with pre-sold appeal that   
   can be used as the basis of “tent-pole movies”. Traditionally, these   
   movies prop up the rest of a studio’s release schedule. Done right, they can   
   be the foundation of an    
   ongoing franchise. When TriStar Pictures bought the rights to make an American   
   Godzilla, they expected a trilogy. Instead they unleashed a monstrous   
   disappointment.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)