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James Mangold Says Multiverse Franchises Are the ‘Death of Storytelling’

James Mangold, who has directed 'X-Men,' 'Indiana Jones,' and upcoming 'Star Wars' films, said that franchises are the 'enemy of storytelling.'

Despite having been a part of some of the biggest franchises ever — “X-Men,” “Indiana Jones,” and soon, “Star Wars” — James Mangold is making his disdain for “multi-movie universe-building” known. Back in 2018, Mangold tweeted that “Star Wars” fans held up franchise installments like “a religious text,” adding to the pressure of writing scripts. Now, I get it cause for many folk, including me, the ‘Star Wars’ saga holds tremendous spiritual power, similar to a religious text.

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