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The Franchise makes building cinematic universes look like hell in first trailer

Making superhero movies is an uphill battle in HBO’s The Franchise.

Discovery, is no stranger to building doomed cinematic universes, but the network seems game to poke fun at the messy business of it all with Armando Iannucci, Sam Mendes, and Jon Brown’s new series, The Franchise. Set in a world where the fictional superhero movie Tecto: Eye of the Storm is deep into production, The Franchise follows as the film’s crew tries to survive the experience of working on a project that seems destined to fail. But as studio executives drop in to give notes with clash with the director’s vision, the vibe on set becomes even more dysfunctional, and the trailer makes Tec to seem like the sort of film that winds up being eclipsed by its behind-the-scenes drama.

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