The Franchise Has No Patience for Your Superhero Cinematic Universe

HBO has released a trailer for The Franchise, a caller drama bid astir the making of a superhero movie franchise. Have a look:

Hailing from enforcement producers Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Brown, Julie Pastor, Armando Iannucci, Jon Brown, and Jim Kleverweis (Unite the Seven, indeed!), the communicative concerns “the unit of an unloved franchise movie warring for their spot successful a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The drama bid shines a airy connected the concealed chaos wrong the satellite of superhero moviemaking, to inquire the question—how precisely does the cinematic sausage get made? Because each f*ck-up has an root story.”

As evidenced by the trailer, the bid promises to item the absurdity down the scenes of an attempted superhero cinematic beingness successful the vein of the Marvel Cinematic Universe oregon DC’s “Batman Epic Crime Saga.” Described by Himesh Patel’s quality arsenic “a scrotum resting connected a razor’s edge,” the cast and unit of Tecto: Eye of the Storm must contend with faulty pyrotechnics, despairing actors, uncooperative animals, and an aggravated acceptable sojourn from a not-so-subtle Kevin Feige proxy.

The Franchise stars Himesh Patel arsenic Daniel, Aya Cash arsenic Anita, Jessica Hynes arsenic Steph, Billy Magnussen arsenic Adam, Lolly Adefope arsenic Dag, Darren Goldstein arsenic Pat, and Isaac Powell arsenic Bryson, with recurring guests Richard E. Grant arsenic Peter and Daniel Brühl arsenic Eric. It’s acceptable to premiere Sunday, October 6 astatine 10 p.m. ET/PT connected HBO, and volition beryllium disposable to watercourse connected Max.

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