"A man can't make a place for himself in the sun if he keeps taking refuge under the family tree." - Helen Keller Few franchises get the kind of leeway like the Alien and Predator franchises. Most potentially burgeoning franchises are lucky to get one shot, maybe two if the first is well-received. However in Hollywood, although it may be unfair to put profit before art, it is a business and the studio execs expect a return on their investments. Even if a movie gets stellar

“By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.”   - Eliezer Yudkowsky...