(This article originally appeared in No Coast Bias. To view the original post, click here.) After its release yesterday, the Avengers: Infinity War trailer seemed to break the internet. At the time of writing this, it has been watched over 44 million times and has stayed on the #1 spot of the Trending section on…
Month: November 2017
How Merchandise Governs the Star Wars Franchise (AREO Magazine, 11/29/17)
(This article originally appeared in AREO Magazine. To view the original version, click here.) Despite being the seventh feature film in the franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was first one debut in December instead of May. This proved to be a highly lucrative change for Disney and Lucasfilm for one simple reason: merchandising. Merchandise…
Why the Justice League Movie Will (Probably) Fail (No Coast Bias, 11/7/17)
(This post originally appeared on No Coast Bias. To view the original version, click here.) *Spoilers for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice* The new movie Justice League is coming out soon, and… well, it’s not looking like an Oscar-winner to say the least. Putting Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and others in a movie…