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* Subtly invoked in ''Film/TheFounder'', a biopic about Ray Kroc and the founding of UsefulNotes/McDonalds. [[NonIndicativeName Despite its title]], the film makes it fairly clear that Ray Kroc ''wasn't'' the founder of [=McDonald's=]--but he ''did'' successfully turn it into a global franchise, effectively molding it into the company that it is today. Director John Lee Hancock lampshaded this in an interview with Creator/{{CBS}}:
-->'''Ben Tracy:''' The title of the movie... You’re being a little cheeky.\\
'''Hancock:''' It's intentionally misleading, I would say, yeah. What's your definition of a founder? Is it someone who has the idea, or someone who expands the idea?
-->'''Ben Tracy:''' The title of the movie... You’re being a little cheeky.\\
'''Hancock:''' It's intentionally misleading, I would say, yeah. What's your definition of a founder? Is it someone who has the idea, or someone who expands the idea?
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* While the three ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films made with the involvement of series creators Creator/JamesWan and Leigh Whannell generally remain the best-received in the series, Kevin Greutert, who edited the first five films and directed ''Film/SawVI'' and ''Film/SawX'', is often afforded this status by fans, with ''VI'' and especially ''X'' considered the best of the post-Wan/Whannell sequels, and Greutert's work in the editing room on the earlier entries often seen as key to their effectiveness. He admittedly also directed the worst-received entry in the series, ''Film/Saw3D'', but most fans tend to cut him some slack for that one, seeing how he was thrown into the job at the last minute, in less-than-ideal circumstances.
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** The actor Marion Morrison was renamed Creator/JohnWayne by Creator/RaoulWalsh whose film ''Film/TheBigTrail'' was intended to launch him but failed instead. Wayne then spent the rest of TheThirties in minor parts before Creator/JohnFord gave him his break in ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''. But film historians largely credit Creator/HowardHawks and his film ''Film/RedRiver'' for [[TropeCodifier codifying]] Wayne's familiar screen image as a RatedMForManly DeadpanSnarker action hero who was also a BruiserWithASoftCenter. Indeed Creator/JohnFord was famously noted to have remarked after seeing ''Red River'', "I didn't know that son of a bitch can act", and Ford after that indeed cast Wayne in a more nuanced and mythical manner in films like ''Film/TheSearchers'' and ''Film/TheManWhoShotLibertyValance''.
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** The actor Marion Morrison was renamed Creator/JohnWayne by Creator/RaoulWalsh whose film ''Film/TheBigTrail'' was intended to launch him but failed instead. Wayne then spent the rest of TheThirties in minor parts before Creator/JohnFord gave him his break in ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''. But film historians largely credit Creator/HowardHawks and his film ''Film/RedRiver'' for [[TropeCodifier codifying]] Wayne's familiar screen image as a RatedMForManly manly DeadpanSnarker action hero who was also a BruiserWithASoftCenter. Indeed Creator/JohnFord was famously noted to have remarked after seeing ''Red River'', "I didn't know that son of a bitch can act", and Ford after that indeed cast Wayne in a more nuanced and mythical manner in films like ''Film/TheSearchers'' and ''Film/TheManWhoShotLibertyValance''.
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* ''Film/TheBourneSeries'': One may argue that the Bourne series [[HasTwoMommies has two daddies]] with directors Creator/DougLiman and Creator/PaulGreengrass. With ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'', Liman gave the film a unique style, but it was Greengrass who would flesh it out in its sequels ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' and ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'', with Liman still involved as executive producer, garnering even greater acclaim. But when Greengrass turned down the offer to direct ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'', Creator/MattDamon left with him, saying he wouldn't do any more movies without him, and Liman left too. This is part of why ''Legacy'' hasn't been as well-received as its predecessors. Though it should be noted that Tony Gilroy wrote all four films (and directed ''Legacy''). It seems to go both ways, too: though Greengrass returned to direct the fifth film, ''Film/JasonBourne'' with Matt Damon coming back, this time around Gilroy was not involved at all, and it likewise was also not as well-received as the first three films.
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* ''Film/TheBourneSeries'': One may argue that the Bourne series [[HasTwoMommies has two daddies]] dads with directors Creator/DougLiman and Creator/PaulGreengrass. With ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'', Liman gave the film a unique style, but it was Greengrass who would flesh it out in its sequels ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' and ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'', with Liman still involved as executive producer, garnering even greater acclaim. But when Greengrass turned down the offer to direct ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'', Creator/MattDamon left with him, saying he wouldn't do any more movies without him, and Liman left too. This is part of why ''Legacy'' hasn't been as well-received as its predecessors. Though it should be noted that Tony Gilroy wrote all four films (and directed ''Legacy''). It seems to go both ways, too: though Greengrass returned to direct the fifth film, ''Film/JasonBourne'' with Matt Damon coming back, this time around Gilroy was not involved at all, and it likewise was also not as well-received as the first three films.
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** While Creator/IanFleming created Franchise/JamesBond, his version was far closer to being a VillainProtagonist than even the darkest movie versions. Creator/TerenceYoung was really the creator of the suave Creator/SeanConnery Bond we all love. His instruction to Sean was to imitate him. Also the ''James Bond'' Theme. The authorship has been disputed for years with composer Music/JohnBarry arguing in court Monty Norman's claim of authorship and ultimately losing before he died. Monty Norman definitely did come up with the melody, borrowing it from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6EuzGhIyRQ "Good Sign, Bad Sign"]] a song he wrote for the musical "A House for Mr Biswas" but Barry's orchestration, with its electric guitar intro and big brassy sound, was what made it popular.
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** Creator/LewisGilbert, director of ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'', and ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'', is also well regarded by the fanbase for introducing SequelEscalation and RuleOfCool to the series, and being the [[TropeCodifier codifier]] of many of the common tropes associated with the Bond film series. This included casting Creator/DonaldPleasence as the most widely recognized version of Bond's nemesis [[Characters/JamesBondBlofeld Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], complete with BaldOfEvil and DuelingScar. He was also fond of large sets and [[SupervillainLair lairs for the villains]], such as a VolcanoLair in ''YOLT'', an UnderwaterBase in ''TSWLM'', and a SpaceBase in ''Moonraker'', brought to life by Creator/KenAdam. As for Bond, a variety of cool gadgets were introduced, including the [[CoolPlane foldable gyrocopter]] in ''YOLT'', [[CoolCar submarine car]] in ''TSWLM'', and finally bringing Bond to a [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace battle in outer space]] in ''Moonraker''.
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** Much of how the cosmic side of the MCU worked, looked and felt can be attributed to Creator/JamesGunn and his work on the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 films]] after previous sneak peeks in the first two ''Thor'' films. In some cases, it's suggested that his films' {{Bathos}}-mixed irreverent humor (often scored by period-specific pop music) changed the ''entirety of the franchise'' thanks to following directors wanting to emulate him, making Gunn the Real Daddy of the MCU itself. This is evidenced by the aforementioned Taika Waititi admitting that ''Guardians'' was a major influence on ''Ragnarok''. Furthermore, nobody in Hollywood wanted to take over the director's chair for ''Guardians 3'' after Gunn's initial firing as it was sacrilegious for anyone to take over the series that Gunn helped define, which subsequently lead to his rehiring.
** ComicBook/BlackWidow was introduced in ''Film/IronMan2'' by Creator/JonFavreau, but her role was mostly in a supporting capacity and whatever personality we could glean marked her as TheStoic and overly professional, not to mention quite the MsFanservice. Creator/JossWhedon expanded her character in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', giving her a PlatonicLifePartners friendship with ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, one of the wittiest senses of humor in the franchise, and a skill in quick-thinking that granted her almost complete control of any situation she found herself in, resulting in acts like her outsmarting Loki much to his confusion. Later installments in the MCU expanded on Whedon's portrayal of her as the character who "pretends [she] knows everything" and while Whedon's reputation and his credit as her Real Daddy has soured over the years thanks to a BrokenBase surrounding a subplot in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', her current characterization can easily be traced back to the first ''Avengers'' film.
** ComicBook/BlackWidow was introduced in ''Film/IronMan2'' by Creator/JonFavreau, but her role was mostly in a supporting capacity and whatever personality we could glean marked her as TheStoic and overly professional, not to mention quite the MsFanservice. Creator/JossWhedon expanded her character in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', giving her a PlatonicLifePartners friendship with ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, one of the wittiest senses of humor in the franchise, and a skill in quick-thinking that granted her almost complete control of any situation she found herself in, resulting in acts like her outsmarting Loki much to his confusion. Later installments in the MCU expanded on Whedon's portrayal of her as the character who "pretends [she] knows everything" and while Whedon's reputation and his credit as her Real Daddy has soured over the years thanks to a BrokenBase surrounding a subplot in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', her current characterization can easily be traced back to the first ''Avengers'' film.
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** Much of how the cosmic side of the MCU worked, looked and felt can be attributed to Creator/JamesGunn and his work on the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 films]] after previous sneak peeks in the first two ''Thor'' films. In some cases, it's suggested that his films' {{Bathos}}-mixed irreverent humor (often scored by period-specific pop music) changed the ''entirety of the franchise'' thanks to following directors wanting to emulate him, making Gunn the Real Daddy of the MCU itself. This is evidenced by the aforementioned Taika Waititi admitting that ''Guardians'' was a major influence on ''Ragnarok''. Furthermore, nobody in Hollywood wanted to take over the director's chair for ''Guardians 3'' ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'' after Gunn's initial firing as it was sacrilegious for anyone to take over the series that Gunn helped define, which subsequently lead to his rehiring.
** ComicBook/BlackWidow was introduced in ''Film/IronMan2'' by Creator/JonFavreau, but her role was mostly in a supporting capacity and whatever personality we could glean marked her as TheStoic and overly professional, not to mention quite the MsFanservice. Creator/JossWhedon expanded her character in''Film/TheAvengers2012'', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', giving her a PlatonicLifePartners friendship with ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, one of the wittiest senses of humor in the franchise, and a skill in quick-thinking that granted her almost complete control of any situation she found herself in, resulting in acts like her outsmarting Loki much to his confusion. Later installments in the MCU expanded on Whedon's portrayal of her as the character who "pretends [she] knows everything" and while Whedon's reputation and his credit as her Real Daddy has soured over the years thanks to a BrokenBase surrounding a subplot in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', her current characterization can easily be traced back to the first ''Avengers'' film.
** ComicBook/BlackWidow was introduced in ''Film/IronMan2'' by Creator/JonFavreau, but her role was mostly in a supporting capacity and whatever personality we could glean marked her as TheStoic and overly professional, not to mention quite the MsFanservice. Creator/JossWhedon expanded her character in
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* Officially speaking, the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' franchise was created by Victor Miller, the writer of [[Film/FridayThe13th1980 the first movie]], who is given a "Based on Characters Created By..." credit in all of its sequels. However, Miller did not have any involvement with those sequels, and thus, he didn't create the series' most famous attribute - Jason Voorhees as the invincible killer wearing a hockey mask - as Jason wasn't the villain until the second film. Furthermore, Miller wrote the original's script under hire for Sean S. Cunningham, its producer-director who conceived of the title and concept, and thus he couldn't even really be said to be the true creator of that movie. If anyone could be claimed as the real creative leader of the series, it'd be either Steve Miner -- both a co-producer of the first film and producer-director of the first two sequels, and thus the guy who gave us killer-Jason and his iconic costume -- or Frank Mancuso Jr., who produced all of the sequels at Paramount. And when discussing who the ''best'' writer and/or director on the series was, ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIJasonLives'' writer-director Tom [=McLoughlin=] is the generally the person who most fans point to, as ''Jason Lives'' is not only often considered the best film in the series, along with rescuing the franchise after the terrible reception of the [[Film/FridayThe13thPartVANewBeginning previous sequel]], but the "Zombie Jason" idea it introduced would set the direction for the remainder of the original series, before its eventual ContinuityReboot.
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* Officially speaking, the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' franchise was created by Victor Miller, the writer of [[Film/FridayThe13th1980 the first movie]], who is given a "Based on Characters Created By..." credit in all of its sequels. However, Miller did not have any involvement with those sequels, and thus, he didn't create the series' most famous attribute - Jason Voorhees as the invincible killer wearing a hockey mask - as Jason wasn't the villain until the second film. Furthermore, Miller wrote the original's script under hire for Sean S. Cunningham, its producer-director who conceived of the title and concept, and thus he couldn't even really be said to be the true creator of that movie. If anyone could be claimed as the real creative leader of the series, it'd be either Steve Miner -- both a co-producer of the first film and producer-director of the first two sequels, and thus the guy who gave us killer-Jason and his iconic costume -- or Frank Mancuso Jr., who produced all of the sequels at Paramount. And when discussing who the ''best'' writer and/or director on the series was, ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIJasonLives'' writer-director Tom [=McLoughlin=] is the generally the person who most fans point to, as ''Jason Lives'' is not only often considered the best film in the series, along with rescuing the franchise after the terrible reception of the [[Film/FridayThe13thPartVANewBeginning previous sequel]], but the "Zombie Jason" idea it introduced would set the direction for the remainder of the original series, before its eventual ContinuityReboot. Tellingly, [=McLoughlin=] was the person whom the creators of ''VideoGame/FridayThe13thTheGame'' turned to when they wanted to flesh out Jason's backstory.
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* ''Film/TheBourneSeries'': [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] with OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight, one may argue that the Bourne series [[HasTwoMommies has two daddies]] with directors Creator/DougLiman and Creator/PaulGreengrass. With ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'', Liman gave the film a unique style, but it was Greengrass who would flesh it out in its sequels ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' and ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'', with Liman still involved as executive producer, garnering even greater acclaim. But when Greengrass turned down the offer to direct ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'', Creator/MattDamon left with him, saying he wouldn't do any more movies without him, and Liman left too. This is part of why ''Legacy'' hasn't been as well-received as its predecessors. Though it should be noted that Tony Gilroy wrote all four films (and directed ''Legacy''). It seems to go both ways, too: though Greengrass returned to direct the fifth film, ''Film/JasonBourne'' with Matt Damon coming back, this time around Gilroy was not involved at all, and it likewise was also not as well-received as the first three films.
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* ''Film/TheBourneSeries'': [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] with OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight, one One may argue that the Bourne series [[HasTwoMommies has two daddies]] with directors Creator/DougLiman and Creator/PaulGreengrass. With ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'', Liman gave the film a unique style, but it was Greengrass who would flesh it out in its sequels ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' and ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'', with Liman still involved as executive producer, garnering even greater acclaim. But when Greengrass turned down the offer to direct ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'', Creator/MattDamon left with him, saying he wouldn't do any more movies without him, and Liman left too. This is part of why ''Legacy'' hasn't been as well-received as its predecessors. Though it should be noted that Tony Gilroy wrote all four films (and directed ''Legacy''). It seems to go both ways, too: though Greengrass returned to direct the fifth film, ''Film/JasonBourne'' with Matt Damon coming back, this time around Gilroy was not involved at all, and it likewise was also not as well-received as the first three films.
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** Creator/DaveFiloni is highly regarded by the fanbase for fixing and improving on the highly contentious prequels. His series ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' is beloved even amongst prequel haters for restoring the mysticism of the Force and humanizing the prequel characters, especially Anakin who actually became a likable and sympathetic figure. His work on ''Series/TheMandalorian'' was similarly well-regarded for the world-building and characterization of the Mandalorians.
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** Creator/DaveFiloni is highly regarded by the fanbase for fixing expanding and improving on the highly contentious prequels. His series ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' is beloved even amongst prequel haters for restoring further exploring the mysticism of the Force and humanizing deepening and giving more context to the prequel characters, especially Anakin who actually became a likable and sympathetic figure.Anakin. His work on ''Series/TheMandalorian'' was similarly well-regarded for the world-building and characterization of the Mandalorians.
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** In spite of all the above criticism aimed at Snyder, ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' ended up much better received than the 2017 theatrical cut (in which he had no input in the final product), with a vastly improved team dynamic compared to Creator/JossWhedon's version (and much better received characterization for the heroes in it as well).
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* ''Film/TheBourneSeries'': [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] with OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight, one may argue that the Bourne series [[HasTwoMommies has two daddies]] with directors Creator/DougLiman and Creator/PaulGreengrass. With ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'', Liman gave the film a unique style, but it was Greengrass who would flesh it out in its sequels ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' and ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'', with Liman still involved as executive producer, garnering even greater acclaim. But when Greengrass turned down the offer to direct ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'', Creator/MattDamon left with him, saying he wouldn't do any more movies without him, and Liman left too. This is part of why ''Legacy'' hasn't been as well-received as its predecessors. Though it should be noted that Tony Gilroy wrote all four films (and directed ''Legacy''). It seems to go both ways, too: though Greengrass returned to direct the fifth film, ''Film/JasonBourne'' with Matt Damon coming back, this time around Gilroy was not involved at all, and it likewise was also not as well-received as the first three films.
* Although every one of the ''Film/CarryOn'' films was produced by Creator/PeterRogers and directed by Creator/GeraldThomas, and the core cast remained largely unchanged throughout the series' run, it was scriptwriter Creator/TalbotRothwell whom most fans regard as having really made the films what they were. The early, Norman Hudis-scripted films (up to and including ''Film/CarryOnCruising'') are regarded as middling, while the films made after Rothwell retired due to ill health (from ''Film/CarryOnBehind'' onward) are viewed as downright terrible.[[note]]It didn't help that Rothwell's departure coincided with those of long-running cast members Creator/SidJames, Creator/HattieJacques, and Creator/BarbaraWindsor.[[/note]]
* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse:
** Creator/ZackSnyder's ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' introduced us to Wonder Woman, who is shown to be a jaded immortal worn down by years of humanity's ugliness. [[Film/WonderWoman2017 Her solo film]] showed her as a BrokenBird who, in spite of all she saw, still had enough idealism to use the PowerOfLove against [[spoiler:her brother Ares]]. The direction Creator/PattyJenkins took Wonder Woman would lead to her film being the first critically acclaimed entry of the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse and turn the character into more of a household name who is now as popular, if not more so, than Batman and Superman. That being said, she later took flak for where she was going with ''Film/WonderWoman1984''.
** Aquaman. When ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' first introduced Aquaman, he was depicted as a gruff, cynical loner and SourSupporter who only joined the team after being pressured by Mera. In Creator/JamesWan's ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', he was changed into a down-to-earth ReluctantHero with a compelling personal journey of finding acceptance by the Atlanteans while also having HiddenDepths to complement his macho personality. These changes made Aquaman more relatable and less of a one-note "surfer dude" as seen in ''Justice League''. Public perception-wise, Wan also successfully [[{{Reconstruction}} reconstructed]] the character and his mythos enough to win over many who still [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman thought he was a useless superhero]].
** In spite of all the above criticism aimed at Snyder, ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' ended up much better received than the 2017 theatrical cut (in which he had no input), with a vastly improved team dynamic compared to Creator/JossWhedon's version (and much better received characterization for the heroes in it as well).
* While neither Creator/JustinLin nor Chris Morgan were involved with ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' franchise until the later installments, both are credited as the real masterminds for the series. Their work on the movies gradually turned the series from a fairly mundane racing and crime drama series of films to an over-the-top series of action movies relying on the rules of both [[RuleOfFun Fun]] and [[RuleOfCool Cool]], focusing on the entire character ensemble with "family" being one of the core themes and having a greater sense of continuity. This retooled approach wound up being a hit with both critics and audiences and transformed the movies into a billion-dollar franchise.
* Officially speaking, the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' franchise was created by Victor Miller, the writer of [[Film/FridayThe13th1980 the first movie]], who is given a "Based on Characters Created By..." credit in all of its sequels. However, Miller did not have any involvement with those sequels, and thus, he didn't create the series' most famous attribute - Jason Voorhees as the invincible killer wearing a hockey mask - as Jason wasn't the villain until the second film. Furthermore, Miller wrote the original's script under hire for Sean S. Cunningham, its producer-director who conceived of the title and concept, and thus he couldn't even really be said to be the true creator of that movie. If anyone could be claimed as the real creative leader of the series, it'd be either Steve Miner -- both a co-producer of the first film and producer-director of the first two sequels, and thus the guy who gave us killer-Jason and his iconic costume -- or Frank Mancuso Jr., who produced all of the sequels at Paramount. And when discussing who the ''best'' writer and/or director on the series was, ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIJasonLives'' writer-director Tom [=McLoughlin=] is the generally the person who most fans point to, as ''Jason Lives'' is not only often considered the best film in the series, along with rescuing the franchise after the terrible reception of the [[Film/FridayThe13thPartVANewBeginning previous sequel]], but the "Zombie Jason" idea it introduced would set the direction for the remainder of the original series, before its eventual ContinuityReboot.
* In UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, a number of iconic screen actors and their personas largely depended on StarMakingRole from particular film-makers:
** Creator/CaryGrant made many films in TheThirties, often in a variety of roles, such as a cockney con-man in ''Sylvia Scarlett'' by Creator/GeorgeCukor (where he uses his real accent) but film historians note that the iconic image of Grant, as an elegant, classy, charismatic gentleman who can be a comic and dramatic lead, really began with director Creator/LeoMcCarey and his film ''Film/TheAwfulTruth''. [=McCarey=] who had a startling resemblance to Grant, actually had Grant imitate his fashion and dressing style to better convey his performance which at the time was PlayingAgainstType but in time became TypeCasting.
** The actor Marion Morrison was renamed Creator/JohnWayne by Creator/RaoulWalsh whose film ''Film/TheBigTrail'' was intended to launch him but failed instead. Wayne then spent the rest of TheThirties in minor parts before Creator/JohnFord gave him his break in ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''. But film historians largely credit Creator/HowardHawks and his film ''Film/RedRiver'' for [[TropeCodifier codifying]] Wayne's familiar screen image as a RatedMForManly DeadpanSnarker action hero who was also a BruiserWithASoftCenter. Indeed Creator/JohnFord was famously noted to have remarked after seeing ''Red River'', "I didn't know that son of a bitch can act", and Ford after that indeed cast Wayne in a more nuanced and mythical manner in films like ''Film/TheSearchers'' and ''Film/TheManWhoShotLibertyValance''.
** While Creator/IanFleming created Franchise/JamesBond, his version was far closer to being a VillainProtagonist than even the darkest movie versions. Creator/TerenceYoung was really the creator of the suave Creator/SeanConnery Bond we all love. His instruction to Sean was to imitate him. Also the ''James Bond'' Theme. The authorship has been disputed for years with composer Music/JohnBarry arguing in court Monty Norman's claim of authorship and ultimately losing before he died. Monty Norman definitely did come up with the melody, borrowing it from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6EuzGhIyRQ "Good Sign, Bad Sign"]] a song he wrote for the musical "A House for Mr Biswas" but Barry's orchestration, with its electric guitar intro and big brassy sound, was what made it popular.
* As far as the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' films series goes, director Creator/AlfonsoCuaron is generally considered to be this by fans. While Cuaron only directed one film -- ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' -- it's generally considered to be where the franchise [[GrowingTheBeard came into its own]], becoming much darker and more dramatic than the first two films, which are generally considered slightly too juvenile in retrospect. ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' director Mike Newell also has a decent reputation among fans, it's just that his work wasn't as series-defining as Cuaron's.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** While there wasn't exactly a dark, empty void where a Film/{{Thor}} fanbase should be, the character's popularity in the MCU skyrocketed with ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' at the hands of Creator/TaikaWaititi. Waititi encouraged Creator/ChrisHemsworth to improvise more, which led to a revamp of the character from a FishOutOfWater BoisterousBruiser to a lovable goofball of an IronWoobie GuileHero who can now match wits with Loki himself. Not only is ''Ragnarok'' the highest scored film of the ''Thor'' trilogy and [[FountainOfMemes more quotable than its predecessors]], but Thor's characterization in it continued into ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
** Whilst ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', directed by Joe Johnston, was relatively well-received, it was [[Creator/TheRussoBrothers Joe and Anthony Russo]] that helped increase the character's fanbase significantly with ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier The Winter Soldier]]'' and ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Civil War]]'', both of which are considered top contenders for the best film in the MCU. Additionally, once Creator/JossWhedon declined to direct ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' after the [[TroubledProduction behind-the-scenes drama]] on ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', the Russos were the frontrunners to direct ''Infinity War'' and ''[[Film/AvengersEndgame Endgame]]'', resulting in two Avengers movies that had more drama and depth than either [[Film/TheAvengers2012 the first film]] or the aforementioned ''Age of Ultron''.
** Much of how the cosmic side of the MCU worked, looked and felt can be attributed to Creator/JamesGunn and his work on the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 films]] after previous sneak peeks in the first two ''Thor'' films. In some cases, it's suggested that his films' {{Bathos}}-mixed irreverent humor (often scored by period-specific pop music) changed the ''entirety of the franchise'' thanks to following directors wanting to emulate him, making Gunn the Real Daddy of the MCU itself. This is evidenced by the aforementioned Taika Waititi admitting that ''Guardians'' was a major influence on ''Ragnarok''. Furthermore, nobody in Hollywood wanted to take over the director's chair for ''Guardians 3'' after Gunn's initial firing as it was sacrilegious for anyone to take over the series that Gunn helped define, which subsequently lead to his rehiring.
** ComicBook/BlackWidow was introduced in ''Film/IronMan2'' by Creator/JonFavreau, but her role was mostly in a supporting capacity and whatever personality we could glean marked her as TheStoic and overly professional, not to mention quite the MsFanservice. Creator/JossWhedon expanded her character in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', giving her a PlatonicLifePartners friendship with ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, one of the wittiest senses of humor in the franchise, and a skill in quick-thinking that granted her almost complete control of any situation she found herself in, resulting in acts like her outsmarting Loki much to his confusion. Later installments in the MCU expanded on Whedon's portrayal of her as the character who "pretends [she] knows everything" and while Whedon's reputation and his credit as her Real Daddy has soured over the years thanks to a BrokenBase surrounding a subplot in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', her current characterization can easily be traced back to the first ''Avengers'' film.
* For ''Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries'':
** Creator/JJAbrams is considered this by far. [[Film/MissionImpossible The first film]], while for the most part well-liked is divisive for fans of the original show and [[Film/MissionImpossibleII the second]] falls under a case of {{Sequelitis}} for many. Abrams took over, first as director and co-writer for the third film and as producer for the subsequent sequels, and the following entries introduced major set pieces while also mixing in some character development, focused on the team's entire ensemble while Creator/TomCruise's Ethan Hunt remained the central character, signified why later installments [[StoppedNumberingSequels dropped their numbering]], introduced signature characters to the series such as Benji Dunn, William Brandt, and Ilsa Faust, while before Hunt and Luther Stickell were the only recurring characters in the series, and featured several [[MythologyGag affectionate nods]] to the show, most notably reintroducing recurring organization the Syndicate as the main antagonists of the films, all of which successfully transformed the franchise into the mega-hit it is with critics and audiences.
** Creator/ChristopherMcQuarrie, who directed and wrote the [[Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation fifth]] and [[Film/MissionImpossibleFallout sixth]] films in the series, has begun sharing this status. While the previous two films in the series were considered good, ''Rogue Nation'' and ''Fallout'' were seen as [[EvenBetterSequel even better]]. It was under his work where the introduction of the aforementioned fan favorite [[ActionGirl Ilsa Faust]] occurred and the Syndicate, only mentioned in previous movies, took center stage as the BigBad, allowing for a greater sense of continuity between his two films.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** Creator/NicholasMeyer's work on the [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan second]], [[Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome fourth]] and [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry sixth]] movies; he's credited with defining the original series movie era, with his overall tone and atmosphere on display anytime that time period is shown in the subsequent TV shows.
** To a lesser extent this applies to Harve Bennett, who produced the second through fifth films. After the TroubledProduction of ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' resulted in that film being produced ''way'' over-budget and led to Creator/GeneRoddenberry getting kicked upstairs, Bennett took over the film series, hired Meyer to direct the second film and proved that a ''Star Trek'' film could be made much more economically. He's not held in ''quite'' the same esteem as Meyer, however, due to the [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock third]] and [[Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier fifth]] films -- made without Meyer's involvement -- being SoOkayItsAverage and a critical and commercial disaster respectively.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** Even if the name of Creator/GeorgeLucas is ubiquitously associated with the franchise, his position as the primary creator of ''Star Wars'' has been questioned by some fans of the franchise. A lot of fans argue that the Original Trilogy movies ought to be credited less to Lucas than his collaborators. While Lucas wrote and directed ''Film/ANewHope'' by himself, many argue that producer Gary Kurtz ensured "quality control" over the final product[[note]]In actual fact, producer Kurtz negotiated final cut for Lucas at Twentieth Century Fox meaning he was never in position to say anything about the "quality" since that was entirely Lucas' domain[[/note]]. Others also credit George Lucas's wife at the time, Marcia Lucas[[note]]After the initial cut assembled by British editor John Jympson turned out to be absolute crap which some point out is a normal phenomenon for any rough cut in film history, it's called "rough" for a reason. Marcia (an experienced editor who worked on ''Film/TaxiDriver'', among other films) recut the film from scratch and that George couldn't make any suggestions until she and co-editors Paul Hirsch and Richard Chew had assembled a complete edit. Which is more or less normal practice for any editor[[/note]]. Meanwhile, Creator/MarkHamill and Creator/StevenSpielberg contend that Lucas was solely responsible for the overall vision and aesthetic of the films (a Space opera BMovie done on the scale of an EpicMovie with mixes of Japanese JidaiGeki and TheWestern) and that he had to constantly fight naysayers, producers, and cast and crew who didn't take the film seriously because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn the subject matter seemed childish to them]], as it did to most audiences of ScienceFiction BMovie before ''Star Wars''. In the case of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Lucas served as producer and writer; while the film was directed by Irvin Kershner, Lucas was entirely and ''solely'' responsible for the film's central PlotTwist (LukeIAmYourFather), as well as deciding on the Han/Leia romance, creating the characters of Yoda and Lando Calrissian, without which it's unlikely that ''The Empire Strikes Back'' would be as respected as it is. Lucas was also more hands-on in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' owing to the contentious direction of Richard Marquand.
** Creator/DaveFiloni is highly regarded by the fanbase for fixing and improving on the highly contentious prequels. His series ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' is beloved even amongst prequel haters for restoring the mysticism of the Force and humanizing the prequel characters, especially Anakin who actually became a likable and sympathetic figure. His work on ''Series/TheMandalorian'' was similarly well-regarded for the world-building and characterization of the Mandalorians.
** Creator/JonFavreau for showrunning ''The Mandalorian'', the Disney-era ''Star Wars'' live-action entry that has by far the least amount of BrokenBase compared to the films made since the buyout.
** The commercial success of Creator/TimothyZahn's ''[[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Thrawn Trilogy]]'' in addition to being important for the ExpandedUniverse also played a big part in convincing Lucas that interest in ''Star Wars'' hadn't died. While little of Zahn's works would ever be directly adapted into the live-action films, the city-planet of Coruscant first debuted in his pages, as well as a few other details which ultimately appeared in Lucas' Special Edition and later the prequels themselves. Thrawn himself would migrate to the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' animated series.
* For the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** Creator/BryanSinger wrote, directed, and produced the first two films and he had this reputation and status for the first three films, returning after a hiatus to direct the well-received ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. The highly divisive reception of ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', directed by Creator/BrettRatner, was compounded by the fact of not having Singer at the helm.
** A lot of fans consider Creator/MatthewVaughn to be this for the later X-Men films. He was the director of ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', which was considered the return to form of the franchise and became the first successful film in the series ''not'' [[SpotlightStealingSquad centered on]] ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}. He also changed the aesthetic of a trilogy that was formerly the {{Trope Maker|s}} and TropeCodifier for MovieSuperheroesWearBlack, introduced a much more humorous and sexy style (even those who liked the first ''X-Men'' films pointed out that they were rather overly serious with material that ''really'' did not work for that), made the costumes and visual design much more brighter and colourful (giving the ''First Class'' team a black and lemon yellow ensemble and setting the finale in broad daylight on the beaches of Cuba). When Singer returned to the franchise, with ''Days of Future Past'', he followed Vaughn's aesthetic, and the success of ''First Class'' also led studios to green-light more personal and director-driven takes on the series, and even push to the R-rating (Vaughn's film was the first superhero film with a PrecisionFStrike), leading to ''Film/Deadpool2016'' and ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
** Many fans consider Creator/JamesMangold to be the HonoraryUncle of the ''X-Men'' movies and the real daddy of Wolverine. By the 2010s, Wolverine turned into a bit of a joke largely thanks to his static personality and [[WolverinePublicity general overexposure]] in ''The Last Stand'' and ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. Mangold managed to reinvigorate the character with the solo movies ''Film/TheWolverine'' and ''Film/{{Logan}}'' by giving him a character arc of finding reconciliation with his violent past, thereby making Wolverine more interesting and less one-note killing machine. Furthermore, Mangold's movies are also gritty neo-noir thrillers that helped stand out from the other X-Men movies. Subsequently, both movies are widely respected for making the Wolverine relevant again in a way that honors the character's gritty roots.
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* Although every one of the ''Film/CarryOn'' films was produced by Creator/PeterRogers and directed by Creator/GeraldThomas, and the core cast remained largely unchanged throughout the series' run, it was scriptwriter Creator/TalbotRothwell whom most fans regard as having really made the films what they were. The early, Norman Hudis-scripted films (up to and including ''Film/CarryOnCruising'') are regarded as middling, while the films made after Rothwell retired due to ill health (from ''Film/CarryOnBehind'' onward) are viewed as downright terrible.[[note]]It didn't help that Rothwell's departure coincided with those of long-running cast members Creator/SidJames, Creator/HattieJacques, and Creator/BarbaraWindsor.[[/note]]
* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse:
** Creator/ZackSnyder's ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' introduced us to Wonder Woman, who is shown to be a jaded immortal worn down by years of humanity's ugliness. [[Film/WonderWoman2017 Her solo film]] showed her as a BrokenBird who, in spite of all she saw, still had enough idealism to use the PowerOfLove against [[spoiler:her brother Ares]]. The direction Creator/PattyJenkins took Wonder Woman would lead to her film being the first critically acclaimed entry of the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse and turn the character into more of a household name who is now as popular, if not more so, than Batman and Superman. That being said, she later took flak for where she was going with ''Film/WonderWoman1984''.
** Aquaman. When ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' first introduced Aquaman, he was depicted as a gruff, cynical loner and SourSupporter who only joined the team after being pressured by Mera. In Creator/JamesWan's ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', he was changed into a down-to-earth ReluctantHero with a compelling personal journey of finding acceptance by the Atlanteans while also having HiddenDepths to complement his macho personality. These changes made Aquaman more relatable and less of a one-note "surfer dude" as seen in ''Justice League''. Public perception-wise, Wan also successfully [[{{Reconstruction}} reconstructed]] the character and his mythos enough to win over many who still [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman thought he was a useless superhero]].
** In spite of all the above criticism aimed at Snyder, ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' ended up much better received than the 2017 theatrical cut (in which he had no input), with a vastly improved team dynamic compared to Creator/JossWhedon's version (and much better received characterization for the heroes in it as well).
* While neither Creator/JustinLin nor Chris Morgan were involved with ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' franchise until the later installments, both are credited as the real masterminds for the series. Their work on the movies gradually turned the series from a fairly mundane racing and crime drama series of films to an over-the-top series of action movies relying on the rules of both [[RuleOfFun Fun]] and [[RuleOfCool Cool]], focusing on the entire character ensemble with "family" being one of the core themes and having a greater sense of continuity. This retooled approach wound up being a hit with both critics and audiences and transformed the movies into a billion-dollar franchise.
* Officially speaking, the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' franchise was created by Victor Miller, the writer of [[Film/FridayThe13th1980 the first movie]], who is given a "Based on Characters Created By..." credit in all of its sequels. However, Miller did not have any involvement with those sequels, and thus, he didn't create the series' most famous attribute - Jason Voorhees as the invincible killer wearing a hockey mask - as Jason wasn't the villain until the second film. Furthermore, Miller wrote the original's script under hire for Sean S. Cunningham, its producer-director who conceived of the title and concept, and thus he couldn't even really be said to be the true creator of that movie. If anyone could be claimed as the real creative leader of the series, it'd be either Steve Miner -- both a co-producer of the first film and producer-director of the first two sequels, and thus the guy who gave us killer-Jason and his iconic costume -- or Frank Mancuso Jr., who produced all of the sequels at Paramount. And when discussing who the ''best'' writer and/or director on the series was, ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIJasonLives'' writer-director Tom [=McLoughlin=] is the generally the person who most fans point to, as ''Jason Lives'' is not only often considered the best film in the series, along with rescuing the franchise after the terrible reception of the [[Film/FridayThe13thPartVANewBeginning previous sequel]], but the "Zombie Jason" idea it introduced would set the direction for the remainder of the original series, before its eventual ContinuityReboot.
* In UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, a number of iconic screen actors and their personas largely depended on StarMakingRole from particular film-makers:
** Creator/CaryGrant made many films in TheThirties, often in a variety of roles, such as a cockney con-man in ''Sylvia Scarlett'' by Creator/GeorgeCukor (where he uses his real accent) but film historians note that the iconic image of Grant, as an elegant, classy, charismatic gentleman who can be a comic and dramatic lead, really began with director Creator/LeoMcCarey and his film ''Film/TheAwfulTruth''. [=McCarey=] who had a startling resemblance to Grant, actually had Grant imitate his fashion and dressing style to better convey his performance which at the time was PlayingAgainstType but in time became TypeCasting.
** The actor Marion Morrison was renamed Creator/JohnWayne by Creator/RaoulWalsh whose film ''Film/TheBigTrail'' was intended to launch him but failed instead. Wayne then spent the rest of TheThirties in minor parts before Creator/JohnFord gave him his break in ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''. But film historians largely credit Creator/HowardHawks and his film ''Film/RedRiver'' for [[TropeCodifier codifying]] Wayne's familiar screen image as a RatedMForManly DeadpanSnarker action hero who was also a BruiserWithASoftCenter. Indeed Creator/JohnFord was famously noted to have remarked after seeing ''Red River'', "I didn't know that son of a bitch can act", and Ford after that indeed cast Wayne in a more nuanced and mythical manner in films like ''Film/TheSearchers'' and ''Film/TheManWhoShotLibertyValance''.
** While Creator/IanFleming created Franchise/JamesBond, his version was far closer to being a VillainProtagonist than even the darkest movie versions. Creator/TerenceYoung was really the creator of the suave Creator/SeanConnery Bond we all love. His instruction to Sean was to imitate him. Also the ''James Bond'' Theme. The authorship has been disputed for years with composer Music/JohnBarry arguing in court Monty Norman's claim of authorship and ultimately losing before he died. Monty Norman definitely did come up with the melody, borrowing it from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6EuzGhIyRQ "Good Sign, Bad Sign"]] a song he wrote for the musical "A House for Mr Biswas" but Barry's orchestration, with its electric guitar intro and big brassy sound, was what made it popular.
* As far as the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' films series goes, director Creator/AlfonsoCuaron is generally considered to be this by fans. While Cuaron only directed one film -- ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' -- it's generally considered to be where the franchise [[GrowingTheBeard came into its own]], becoming much darker and more dramatic than the first two films, which are generally considered slightly too juvenile in retrospect. ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' director Mike Newell also has a decent reputation among fans, it's just that his work wasn't as series-defining as Cuaron's.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** While there wasn't exactly a dark, empty void where a Film/{{Thor}} fanbase should be, the character's popularity in the MCU skyrocketed with ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' at the hands of Creator/TaikaWaititi. Waititi encouraged Creator/ChrisHemsworth to improvise more, which led to a revamp of the character from a FishOutOfWater BoisterousBruiser to a lovable goofball of an IronWoobie GuileHero who can now match wits with Loki himself. Not only is ''Ragnarok'' the highest scored film of the ''Thor'' trilogy and [[FountainOfMemes more quotable than its predecessors]], but Thor's characterization in it continued into ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
** Whilst ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', directed by Joe Johnston, was relatively well-received, it was [[Creator/TheRussoBrothers Joe and Anthony Russo]] that helped increase the character's fanbase significantly with ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier The Winter Soldier]]'' and ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Civil War]]'', both of which are considered top contenders for the best film in the MCU. Additionally, once Creator/JossWhedon declined to direct ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' after the [[TroubledProduction behind-the-scenes drama]] on ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', the Russos were the frontrunners to direct ''Infinity War'' and ''[[Film/AvengersEndgame Endgame]]'', resulting in two Avengers movies that had more drama and depth than either [[Film/TheAvengers2012 the first film]] or the aforementioned ''Age of Ultron''.
** Much of how the cosmic side of the MCU worked, looked and felt can be attributed to Creator/JamesGunn and his work on the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 films]] after previous sneak peeks in the first two ''Thor'' films. In some cases, it's suggested that his films' {{Bathos}}-mixed irreverent humor (often scored by period-specific pop music) changed the ''entirety of the franchise'' thanks to following directors wanting to emulate him, making Gunn the Real Daddy of the MCU itself. This is evidenced by the aforementioned Taika Waititi admitting that ''Guardians'' was a major influence on ''Ragnarok''. Furthermore, nobody in Hollywood wanted to take over the director's chair for ''Guardians 3'' after Gunn's initial firing as it was sacrilegious for anyone to take over the series that Gunn helped define, which subsequently lead to his rehiring.
** ComicBook/BlackWidow was introduced in ''Film/IronMan2'' by Creator/JonFavreau, but her role was mostly in a supporting capacity and whatever personality we could glean marked her as TheStoic and overly professional, not to mention quite the MsFanservice. Creator/JossWhedon expanded her character in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', giving her a PlatonicLifePartners friendship with ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, one of the wittiest senses of humor in the franchise, and a skill in quick-thinking that granted her almost complete control of any situation she found herself in, resulting in acts like her outsmarting Loki much to his confusion. Later installments in the MCU expanded on Whedon's portrayal of her as the character who "pretends [she] knows everything" and while Whedon's reputation and his credit as her Real Daddy has soured over the years thanks to a BrokenBase surrounding a subplot in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', her current characterization can easily be traced back to the first ''Avengers'' film.
* For ''Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries'':
** Creator/JJAbrams is considered this by far. [[Film/MissionImpossible The first film]], while for the most part well-liked is divisive for fans of the original show and [[Film/MissionImpossibleII the second]] falls under a case of {{Sequelitis}} for many. Abrams took over, first as director and co-writer for the third film and as producer for the subsequent sequels, and the following entries introduced major set pieces while also mixing in some character development, focused on the team's entire ensemble while Creator/TomCruise's Ethan Hunt remained the central character, signified why later installments [[StoppedNumberingSequels dropped their numbering]], introduced signature characters to the series such as Benji Dunn, William Brandt, and Ilsa Faust, while before Hunt and Luther Stickell were the only recurring characters in the series, and featured several [[MythologyGag affectionate nods]] to the show, most notably reintroducing recurring organization the Syndicate as the main antagonists of the films, all of which successfully transformed the franchise into the mega-hit it is with critics and audiences.
** Creator/ChristopherMcQuarrie, who directed and wrote the [[Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation fifth]] and [[Film/MissionImpossibleFallout sixth]] films in the series, has begun sharing this status. While the previous two films in the series were considered good, ''Rogue Nation'' and ''Fallout'' were seen as [[EvenBetterSequel even better]]. It was under his work where the introduction of the aforementioned fan favorite [[ActionGirl Ilsa Faust]] occurred and the Syndicate, only mentioned in previous movies, took center stage as the BigBad, allowing for a greater sense of continuity between his two films.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** Creator/NicholasMeyer's work on the [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan second]], [[Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome fourth]] and [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry sixth]] movies; he's credited with defining the original series movie era, with his overall tone and atmosphere on display anytime that time period is shown in the subsequent TV shows.
** To a lesser extent this applies to Harve Bennett, who produced the second through fifth films. After the TroubledProduction of ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' resulted in that film being produced ''way'' over-budget and led to Creator/GeneRoddenberry getting kicked upstairs, Bennett took over the film series, hired Meyer to direct the second film and proved that a ''Star Trek'' film could be made much more economically. He's not held in ''quite'' the same esteem as Meyer, however, due to the [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock third]] and [[Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier fifth]] films -- made without Meyer's involvement -- being SoOkayItsAverage and a critical and commercial disaster respectively.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** Even if the name of Creator/GeorgeLucas is ubiquitously associated with the franchise, his position as the primary creator of ''Star Wars'' has been questioned by some fans of the franchise. A lot of fans argue that the Original Trilogy movies ought to be credited less to Lucas than his collaborators. While Lucas wrote and directed ''Film/ANewHope'' by himself, many argue that producer Gary Kurtz ensured "quality control" over the final product[[note]]In actual fact, producer Kurtz negotiated final cut for Lucas at Twentieth Century Fox meaning he was never in position to say anything about the "quality" since that was entirely Lucas' domain[[/note]]. Others also credit George Lucas's wife at the time, Marcia Lucas[[note]]After the initial cut assembled by British editor John Jympson turned out to be absolute crap which some point out is a normal phenomenon for any rough cut in film history, it's called "rough" for a reason. Marcia (an experienced editor who worked on ''Film/TaxiDriver'', among other films) recut the film from scratch and that George couldn't make any suggestions until she and co-editors Paul Hirsch and Richard Chew had assembled a complete edit. Which is more or less normal practice for any editor[[/note]]. Meanwhile, Creator/MarkHamill and Creator/StevenSpielberg contend that Lucas was solely responsible for the overall vision and aesthetic of the films (a Space opera BMovie done on the scale of an EpicMovie with mixes of Japanese JidaiGeki and TheWestern) and that he had to constantly fight naysayers, producers, and cast and crew who didn't take the film seriously because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn the subject matter seemed childish to them]], as it did to most audiences of ScienceFiction BMovie before ''Star Wars''. In the case of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Lucas served as producer and writer; while the film was directed by Irvin Kershner, Lucas was entirely and ''solely'' responsible for the film's central PlotTwist (LukeIAmYourFather), as well as deciding on the Han/Leia romance, creating the characters of Yoda and Lando Calrissian, without which it's unlikely that ''The Empire Strikes Back'' would be as respected as it is. Lucas was also more hands-on in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' owing to the contentious direction of Richard Marquand.
** Creator/DaveFiloni is highly regarded by the fanbase for fixing and improving on the highly contentious prequels. His series ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' is beloved even amongst prequel haters for restoring the mysticism of the Force and humanizing the prequel characters, especially Anakin who actually became a likable and sympathetic figure. His work on ''Series/TheMandalorian'' was similarly well-regarded for the world-building and characterization of the Mandalorians.
** Creator/JonFavreau for showrunning ''The Mandalorian'', the Disney-era ''Star Wars'' live-action entry that has by far the least amount of BrokenBase compared to the films made since the buyout.
** The commercial success of Creator/TimothyZahn's ''[[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Thrawn Trilogy]]'' in addition to being important for the ExpandedUniverse also played a big part in convincing Lucas that interest in ''Star Wars'' hadn't died. While little of Zahn's works would ever be directly adapted into the live-action films, the city-planet of Coruscant first debuted in his pages, as well as a few other details which ultimately appeared in Lucas' Special Edition and later the prequels themselves. Thrawn himself would migrate to the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' animated series.
* For the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** Creator/BryanSinger wrote, directed, and produced the first two films and he had this reputation and status for the first three films, returning after a hiatus to direct the well-received ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. The highly divisive reception of ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', directed by Creator/BrettRatner, was compounded by the fact of not having Singer at the helm.
** A lot of fans consider Creator/MatthewVaughn to be this for the later X-Men films. He was the director of ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', which was considered the return to form of the franchise and became the first successful film in the series ''not'' [[SpotlightStealingSquad centered on]] ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}. He also changed the aesthetic of a trilogy that was formerly the {{Trope Maker|s}} and TropeCodifier for MovieSuperheroesWearBlack, introduced a much more humorous and sexy style (even those who liked the first ''X-Men'' films pointed out that they were rather overly serious with material that ''really'' did not work for that), made the costumes and visual design much more brighter and colourful (giving the ''First Class'' team a black and lemon yellow ensemble and setting the finale in broad daylight on the beaches of Cuba). When Singer returned to the franchise, with ''Days of Future Past'', he followed Vaughn's aesthetic, and the success of ''First Class'' also led studios to green-light more personal and director-driven takes on the series, and even push to the R-rating (Vaughn's film was the first superhero film with a PrecisionFStrike), leading to ''Film/Deadpool2016'' and ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
** Many fans consider Creator/JamesMangold to be the HonoraryUncle of the ''X-Men'' movies and the real daddy of Wolverine. By the 2010s, Wolverine turned into a bit of a joke largely thanks to his static personality and [[WolverinePublicity general overexposure]] in ''The Last Stand'' and ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. Mangold managed to reinvigorate the character with the solo movies ''Film/TheWolverine'' and ''Film/{{Logan}}'' by giving him a character arc of finding reconciliation with his violent past, thereby making Wolverine more interesting and less one-note killing machine. Furthermore, Mangold's movies are also gritty neo-noir thrillers that helped stand out from the other X-Men movies. Subsequently, both movies are widely respected for making the Wolverine relevant again in a way that honors the character's gritty roots.
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