![]() Add in the atrocious reception for Cars 3 and you’re already looking down the slippery slope of decline. With the lukewarm reception to Toy Story 4 compared to previous entries, as well as the online backlash to the announcement of a forthcoming Toy Story 5, at least one of Pixar’s franchises seems to already be heading that way. ![]() The characters are iconic and will live on forever in pop culture, but sooner or later, audiences tire of seeing the same rehashed drivel slapped up on the screen, no matter the franchise or studio it’s from. While there were other factors at play here, the fact that neither franchise has been resurrected since is pretty damning evidence. ![]() Unfortunately, years of subpar and sometimes downright awful sequels devalued both of those brands, and when they tried to make a comeback in earnest - A Nightmare on Elm Street in 2010 and Friday the 13 th in 2009 - they were both dead on arrival. To those who say that’ll never happen, yeah, I’m sure they said the same about Freddy and Jason back in the 80s. ![]()
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