Space Jam starring Michael Jordan was one of the definitive kid's movies of the 1990s and became an international hit. Naturally, Hollywood has wanted to make a sequel for a long time, but it’s no easy task. Who is an all-star athlete who is not only popular enough to not only carry a movie but fit it into their busy all-star athlete schedule? The answer is apparently: Lebron James. Space Jam: A New Legacy definitely raises some questions. Like why are there so many Warner Bros properties in this thing? Why doesn’t Lebron try a little harder to recruit non-Looney Tunes characters? How did his son get that incredible scanning technology? How would winning a basketball game change anything for Al G Rhythm if he’s already made history by teleporting thousands of people into a server? Who are these Matrix references for? How did Bugs Bunny survive? Why are the Clockwork Orange guys here?

Wesley Snipes and Ryan Reynolds recently shared the big screen with the ultra successful release of Deadpool & Wolverine. It’s been about 20 years since they last did that, and that first time did not go as well. Blade: Trinity definitely raises some questions. Like did Blade’s sense of smell stop working? Why does this Dracula look like he works at Hot Topic? Is listening to music while ripping off The Matrix such a good idea? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Blade: Trinity.

With recent popular projects like the Super Mario movie, The Last of Us, Sonic, Fallout and more - video game adaptations have seen some uncharacteristic success in the past few years. Luckily, a movie has come along to set things back to the status quo. Borderlands definitely raises some questions. Like who is this movie for? What are with all these strange casting decisions? Why is this trying so hard to be Guardians of the Galaxy? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Borderlands.

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Step inside the pitch meeting that led to Home Sweet Home Alone!

Saban’s Power Rangers has long been a super popular brand, selling millions of toys and attracting a massive audience to its various shows and movies. With 90’s nostalgia being such a big cash cow, it only makes sense that a modern blockbuster reboot was attempted in 2017. The 2017 Power Rangers movie does raise some questions though. Like why does it take an hour and a half to even see the titular Power Rangers? How does Rita Repulsa speak English? How did the Rangers know how to form Megazord? What’s up with all the Krispy Kreme references? Why does Jason keep having car accidents anytime the plot needs to move forward? Did they really just slap the bad guy into space to save the day? To answer all these questions and more, step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to Power Rangers! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

Transformers has been a super huge brand for decades and always a popular product on toy shelves everywhere. The idea of having Michael Bay make a feature-length commercial for them filled with cool cars, military stuff, pretty girls and explosions seemed like a no-brainer! And a no-brainer it definitely was. Transformers does raise some questions though. Like what are the odds that Sam Witwicky would be car-shopping on the very same day a shapeshifting car robot was looking for him? Why did that robot attack the soldiers a second time if they didn’t have any data? Why is Mikaela eating at Burger King? Why does Megatron have the random ability of etching coordinates into tiny pieces of glass? How is Megatron speaking English? Why did the soldiers think it would be a good idea to go hide the Allspark in a densely-populated city?

The first Transformers movie by Michael Bay in 2007 was a massive success and led to both Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox becoming international superstars. Naturally, as is the case with any Hollywood success- they immediately started working on a sequel. Just a few years later, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was released. The movie definitely raises some questions. Like why does Megatron get revived with the Allspark if that’s what killed him in the first film? Why does a sliver of it drive Sam Witwicky insane when he carried the entire thing in the first movie? If Decepticons can take the form of human beings, why do they need to transform into vehicles to blend in? Why does the Jet Decepticon travel by teleportation instead of… by being a jet? Why did the navy fire on one of the wonders of the world based on a random call from a stranger?

Step inside the pitch meeting that led to Furious 7!

Who knew that Raiders of the Lost Ark would launch a franchise that would span four decades starring the same actor? Raiders of the Lost Ark definitely raises some questions. Like how tall is Indiana? Who’s setting up all these booby traps? How are the characters fast-travelling so efficiently whenever the scene ends? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Raiders of the Lost Ark!

Released in 1980, “Superman II” is a sequel to the super popular Superman I, and it was also followed by Superman III. They really nailed the numbers on these. Superman 2 continues the Man of Steel’s adventures as he battles Kryptonian villains including General Zod amidst the growing popularity of superhero films during the late 70s and early 80s. Superman II definitely raises some questions though. Like where did Marlon Brando go? Why didn’t Lex Luthor just shut his lights? Why are snake bites so painful? Why did Superman have to give up his powers and then get them back so easily? What was with that cellophane S? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Superman II.

The people at Pixar are master storytellers, and in recent years have been tackling some increasingly mature themes with movies like Inside Out and Coco. Their latest movie, Soul, starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, tackles the subject of what happens to the soul after we die. These are still kid’s movies, right? Soul does raise some questions though. Like what kind of injury did Joe sustain when he fell into the manhole? How is his body totally fine when he jumps back into it later? Why aren’t any of the other souls freaking out about their deaths? Is Joe really the first one to freak out and push on the wall a little? What happened to the soul of the doctor he impersonated? Or the cat for that matter? What kind of a message is that ending sending? Why is Marie Antoinette only a floating head?

The Alien franchise is a beloved horror and sci-fi staple, so naturally Hollywood tries to breathe new life into it every few years. In 2012, Ridley Scott made his return to the universe of Alien with Prometheus-- a not-quite prequel that follows a space crew as they deal with some scary alien threats called Engineers. Prometheus does raise some questions though. Like why haven’t the crew been briefed on their mission until AFTER they’ve been in cryo-sleep for several years? Why does everybody take off their helmets in an alien cave? How did they get lost in the cave with amazing mapping technology? Why did they suddenly want to touch that horrifying alien snake thing? Why did David spike Charlie’s drink? What was the point of Weyland plot twist? Why was that Engineer chasing Elizabeth at the end?

Dominic Toretto is back, baby! For the ninth time! He’s in his fifties now! The Fast and Furious franchise, which began as a movie about underground street racing is back with an entry which literally goes to space. And Vin Diesel swings a car from a rope like Tarzan. Also, the title is F9, for some reason! F9: The Fast Saga definitely raises some questions. Like how did Mr Nobody actually make it seem like Han died, specifically? How do none of these thousands of bullets have any impact on any of the main characters? Why does illegal street racing lead to people have such incredible international spy skills? How did Jakob Toretto grow so much in his early twenties? How has Dom the family man never mention the fact that he has a literal brother? Why is Cardi B here?! To answer all these questions and more, step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to F9: The Fast Saga ! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

Sony has been attempting to attract some of Spider-Man success in the MCU by released several Spider-Man-Adjacent movies like Venom and Morbius in the past few years. Now Madame Web joins that list of movies that exist. Madame Web definitely raises some questions. Like why is there so much spider-teasing? What’s the deal with the bad guy’s voice? How did Cassandra fly to Peru when wanted for kidnapping? Did she really decide to leave three kids in the woods? How did this movie get made? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Madame Web!

Step back into the pitch meeting and revisit the completely factual accurate conversation that led to Seinfeld!! Complete with commentary from Ryan George who is now several years older!

Wonder Woman was received as one of the best DCEU movies when it came out in 2017, so naturally Warner Bros wanted Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Patty Jenkins to make a sequel. That sequel comes three years later in the form of Wonder Woman 1984, which in a historic first for a massive superhero blockbuster - came out on streaming at the same time as in theatres! Wonder Woman 1984 movie definitely raises some questions. Like why did Steve Trevor return through some random guy? Why are they using this man’s body for anything they like? Why is there a fully-fueled jet lying around at the Smithsonian and how does Steve Trevor know how to fly it? How does Diana know how to make it invisible? How did Wonder Woman get her lasso around Max Lord? How did literally everyone renounce their wishes? How did nobody wish the world to immediately end? What exactly is the message of this movie?!

The 90s was a crazy time not only for action movies in general, but also for Nicholas Cage and John Travolta. With over-the-top action movies were taking over the box office, John Woo’s Face/Off was the epitome of craziness and brought both these over-the-top actors into an over-the-top premise with over-the-top action. The movie is insane. Face/Off raises a whole lot of questions. Like why didn’t Castor Troy just take a second shot at the carousel? What kind of a name is Pollux? How did the FBI leave a dangerous terrorist unguarded in an empty hospital? How did he track down every single person that knew about Sean Archer’s mission? How did that prison escape work, and why did the cops just abandon their chase? Why is John Travolta wiping his fingers on everyone’s faces? Did he just bring home a small child without consulting his wife first?

The Monsterverse kicked off back in 2014 with Godzilla and was followed up by Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters-- all of which were leading up to a big showdown in Godzilla vs. Kong. Well, the movie where the big monkey punches the big reptile is finally here. Godzilla vs. Kong definitely raises some questions though. Like how did technology become straight-up magic in the past few years? How did Jia secretly teach sign language to a giant monkey that was under constant supervision? What’s the point of the Millie Bobby Brown storyline? What’s up with that weird wormhole? Why is no one affected by the literal GLOWING radiation around them? Did Godzilla just chuckle?

Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise is a classic in the world of sci-fi and horror. So like all things that were successful at a certain point in time, Hollywood decided to bring it back in the past decade. Alien: Covenant hit theatres in 2017 and was a follow-up to Prometheus, while also being kind of a sequel to Alien and Aliens? It’s a little blurry. Alien: Covenant definitely raises some questions. Like why is James Franco in this? Why are some significant scenes on the internet instead of in the movie? Why isn’t anyone wearing protective gear on an alien planet? How does everyone not see how obviously evil David is? Why did that girl lock her friend in a room with an alien, only to go in a few seconds later after the alien got her? Why does David think that Xenomorphs are so perfect?

After the success of The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan was being called “the next Spielberg.” Now, a few decades into his career and a few movies like “The Last Airbender” and “The Happening” under his belt-- he hasn’t really delivered the same level of classics as Spielberg. But, twenty years later, he’s still making films. And Old is one of them. So here we are. OLD definitely raises some questions. Like how has nobody looked into the resort where hundreds of people disappear? Why did they use a famous rapper as a test subject if they’re trying to lay low? If dead cells aren’t affected by the beach, why did Mid-Sized Sedan’s girlfriend decompose so quicky? Why is there a character named Mid-Sized Sedan? What’s up with that baby thing? Why didn’t anyone attempt the most reasonable plan that was suggested?

After the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters didn’t play well with fans, Sony didn’t waste much time before trying to relaunch the franchise once again to bring the fans something they’d be a little more satisfied with (and make some sweet sweet money.) The result is Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which sees Jason Reitman (son of the original’s director Ivan Reitman) take the helm and bust some ghosts. Ghostbusters: Afterlife definitely raises some questions though. Like why does everyone go about their lives after witnessing several ghosts fly right by their faces? How was the Statue of Libery walking down the streets of New York not a bigger deal, historically speaking? What’s Finn Wolfhard doing here? Why are those mini Stay Pufts alive and cooking themselves alive inside a Wal-Mart? To answer all these questions and more, step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to Ghostbusters: Afterlife! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire definitely raises some questions. Like is this movie a long montage? Why is everything slow-mo? When you join the squad, are you required to just stand silently in the background?

It’s been sequelized and animated and rebooted and sequelized again, and now Ghostbusters is BACK with another sequel before the animated reboot comes out! Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire definitely raises some questions. Like why are there so many characters? Why don’t they use their flying equipment against flying ghosts? Why is Winston keeping secrets? What exactly what Garraka’s plan? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire!

After almost 20 years, Jennifer Garner has returned to the big screen as Elektra in a throwback cameo for Deadpool & Wolverine. But what lead to her Daredevil spinoff bomb? Elektra definitely raises some questions. Like how much time are we going to silently spend next to a lake? How exactly do her precog powers work? Where is Matt Murdock and why isn’t she going to see him? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Elektra.