Given the enormous output of Hollywood, it’s not surprising to find quite a few movies slipping through the cracks. What is more surprising, however, is the extent to which films that were popular at the moment of their release gradually fell into the black hole of oblivion once the initial moment of popularity and success passed.
Unfortunately, recent Hollywood history is full of stars who were everywhere but subsequently largely disappeared from popular consciousness, revealing just how ephemeral success can be in entertainment and how nothing is ever really guaranteed.
Everybody in Hollywood knows how hard it is to make one good movie. A sequel is even harder to pull off, especially if it has to live up to the quality of the original. But three hits in a row? They are difficult to come by, but the third time really has been the charm for these franchises.
The official trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home released Tuesday night and revealed a compromised multiverse that welcomed back past villains such Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina).