Movies Go Fourth
is a celebration of the fourth movies in the most popular film franchises of all time. It offers behind-the-scenes stories of fourth films from such beloved series as
Star Wars
,
Star Trek
, and
James Bond.
It also explores infamous fourth films, including
Jaws: The Revenge
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Batman & Robin
. This riveting book reveals the inside scoop on some of the biggest films in horror (
Halloween
Nightmare on Elm Street
), sci-fi (
Highlander
Terminator, Planet of the Apes
), action (
James Bond
Die Hard
Rambo
) and comedy (
Police Academy, Home Alone
). Author Mark Edlitz also examines notable unmade fourth films, such as
Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: Part IV and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4.
Film trilogies used to signify a movie's success. Today, studios prefer to make never-ending stories. So what happens when the trilogy is over and the filmmakers or the studios want to make a fourth movie? Do they stick with the original story or create invent new characters who chart a new story? How do they honor what came first while inventing something new? And what happens when the artist and the studio come into conflict? This book answers those questions and many others.
Through exclusive and revealing interviews,
delves deeply into making some of the most popular film franchises of all time. Based on candid interviews from the filmmakers themselves,
reveals what happens when art and commerce collide.