Dave Itzkoff Quotes

Most people know me at Pixar as the guy that doesn't like to do sequels or very reluctant to do sequels.

A lot of the time, the scripts you get to read are remakes or reboots or sequels or prequels.

These properties that get made into movies, some are easier than others. When they first said, 'Yeah, they're making a movie out of Lego,' I said, 'Lego what? What does that even mean?' And it's such a good concept.

This is the world we live in, isn't it? Tons of spin-offs; people reboot things very quickly. I was amazed how quickly they made a Wolverine movie, then, 'Let's do another origins Wolverine movie.'

I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies.

Disney produces fabulous movies around certain characters, and then they commercialize that engagement through toys, books, cruises.

When a movie becomes very successful, it's automatic that people will start thinking a sequel, a prequel, a quel-quel.

I'm trying to build a Disney. Not only as a creator, but also be able to create universes where then that content can go into toys, and live on multimedia platforms, whether it's apps, books, movies, cartoons. It's like building a whole world, which takes a lot of money.

After the first one [Twilight], people started referring to it as a franchise, but a franchise is a Burger King or a Subway. It's not a movie. The people who start to say it are generally the people who are making money off of it. They love it when something becomes a franchise. But, as an actor, I think it's scary.

I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one.

And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.

I hate the idea of sequels. I think you should be able to do it in one book.

I hope they remake 'Look Who's Talking' - then I'd make some money!

I'm pretty skeptical about Hollywood and its fascination with the sequel and the franchise.

What makes a movie now is a package, a brand, a remake or some preexisting material.

As for 'Independence Day,' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one.

But so long as we can keep this crew of fantastic people together and can continue to make real breakthrough films in this category, as well as characters that stay true to what we've done in this first film, I'd be more than happy to be a part of it.

Now 'Boondock II,' people are gonna see it because they liked the first one. There won't be very many people who go see it who aren't familiar with the first one.

I do look at 'Modelland' as a franchise.

Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.

I always get excited when I find out there's a sequel, because all the work is kind of done.

I'm just the second Bodhi. I think there will be more. I have the feeling this is only the first re-imagination of 'Point Break'.

I would say the main thing is, don't just copy yourself, which is what a lot of sequels do. And in some cases, it works. Like James Bond movies. But James Bond is a different type of character.

I will never write a sequel to anything that I will ever write.

The reason there's a 'Hellboy 2' is not because the studios were passionate about the first one; it's because the numbers made sense.