Hollywood moved into the “exploitation” phase of its optimisation problem: Sequels, prequels, spinoffs, remakes. If a movie costs O(Billion) to make, you need

Hollywood moved into the “exploitation” phase of its optimisation problem: Sequels, prequels, spinoffs, remakes. If a movie costs O(Billion) to make, you need to be sure to at least earn back 1.x times the investment, the only way to do this is to play it safe.