Rilian The Disenchanted wrote:If they drop the Chronicles Of Narnia from the title, people will be even less interested. It's what everyone know. They know the brand Narnia and the title of the first book, but afterward? Most people haven't read beyond The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Wouldn't it be strange if those Harry Potter films had dropped Harry Potter and were just called Goblet of Fire or Chamber of Secrets?
Interesting Point.
I honestly don't know how much people will go to something that is familiar to them, versus something they think is "new".
Sadly, because of the last film, I think the current Narnia "brand" is probably more of a turn off then anything right now.
In Narnia's case, I can't help but think that people would be more interested in the next film if they thought it was something "new", rather than another sequel to a series that has sort of just fizzled out.
Harry Potter is a different scenario from Narnia. HP is modern and it's much more popular right now. If you dropped the "Harry Potter" from the title, most people would probably still recognize it to be HP.
Meltintalle wrote:I voted for 'stand alone' if only for the statistical data that allowing at least one film to live or die on its own merits as a story would produce.
I agree with that. Well said.
Too often we compare the latest sequel to the previous film.
This could also make the film makers take greater effort to make a good film, rather than just trying to pump out another movie with a popular brand name stamped on it.