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Franchise Fred News: Akiva Goldsman’s Transformers Writers Room Is Closed
Producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura stayed a bit after the American Assassin press conference to chat with me more. I’ll save the Mitch Rapp story for September when that film releases, but as the produce...
Death Note Movie Review: In Nicholas Sparks’ Mouth of Madness
I went to see the work in progress screening of Death Note as a fan of Adam Wingard. The premise is so intriguing that now Franchise Fred wants to explore the original Japanese adaptations too. That&#...
How Robocop Can Teach Us Not To Sell Our Souls To Technology
I did not see Robocop in theaters 30 years ago. Not because it was rated R, as I was already seeing Beverly Hills Cop II and Running Man that year (not to mention Terminator and Rambo on video). No, i...
The Spy Who Loved Me 40th Anniversary: The First Bond That Franchise Fred Approved
For the 40th anniversary of its UK release, Franchise Fred looks back at The Spy Who Loved Me, the first 007 movie he ever approved!
Franchise Freditorial: Why Can’t They Get Spider-Man Right Anymore?
Franchise Fred traces how each successive Spider-Man lost the essence of Peter Parker, and how Lord and Miller can get it back!
Franchise Fred Interview: Alyssa Sutherland on Spike TV’s The Mist
The Mist is back and this time it's up to Vikings' Alyssa Sutherland to save her daughter from monsters inside and out. Read the Franchise Fred interview.
Franchise Fred Interview: Chad Stahelski on John Wick: Chapter 2 and Highlander
John Wick: Chapter 2 director talks about deleted scenes, staging public action and his plans for Highlander in this interview.
Franchise Fred Interview: Alex Kurtzman on The Mummy, Dark Universe and Star Trek: Discovery
Alex Kurtzman talks directing The Mummy, American Werewolf homages, plans for the Dark Universe and Star Trek: Discovery.
The Mummy Review: Franchise Fred Exhumes
Franchise Fred approves The Mummy, as a Tom Cruise action vehicle and as the first in Universal's upcoming Dark Universe series.