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It seems rather smart that Benedict would send Ripper to kill Arnold, thus making it impossible for there to be more ''Jack Slater'' films. However, Benedict failed to do his research on movies while figuring out the real world. If the ''Jack Slater'' films were successful, even if Arnold had died, there's a good chance that Jack would have been recasted. There are many examples of times where actors have replaced other actors in roles due to certain circumstances, which includes death. A great example of this is Richard Harris and Michael Gambon playing Dumbledore in the ''Harry Potter'' film adaptations. Due to Richard Harris' death, Michael Gambon was casted as his replacement for the remainder of the series. Another great example is literally brought up by Benedict himself: Hannibal Lector. Though at the time, Anthony Hopkins was known for his portrayal as Hannibal Lector, but people forgot that Brian Cox played Lector in ''Manhunter'' (even Clarice Starling ended up being played by two different actresses in two different films due to Foster pulling out of the project after Jonathan Demme left the ''Hannibal'' project, with Julianne Moore taking her place when Ridley Scott took over). And James Bond has been portrayed by multiple actors over the years due to previous actors wanting to move on from the project. So, if Arnold had been murdered, Hollywood would have pumped out another Jack Slater film with a new actor in the role (and, more than likely, it would have been Sylvester Stallone to take over for Arnold).

If Danny hadn't ended up in the film, Jack's daughter Whitney would have been Jack's sidekick for the film. This would explain why Whitney was featured in the promotional standee (if she was a one-scene wonder, she wouldn't have been featured in any promotional material). The whole setup with kissing the French student makes sense in a comedic stance, so she would have still applied to the "comedic sidekick" trope that Danny recognizes himself as while also being the bad-ass sidekick as well.

If Danny hadn't ended up in the film, Jack's daughter Whitney would have been Jack's sidekick for the film. This would explain why Whitney was featured in the promotional standee (if she was a one-scene wonder, she wouldn't have been featured in any promotional material).

* If Benedict replaced Tywin in the tv series version of Westeros this would explain why he looks so different from the version of Tywin from ''The Song of Ice and Fire'' novels.

[[WMG: Jack Slater is a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of [[TheSimpsons McBain]].]]

[[WMG: Benedict is Tywin Lannister from the TV series Series/GameofThrones.]]

* If Benedict replaced Tywin in the tv series version of Westeros this would explain why he looks so different from the version of Tywin from The Song of Ice and Fire novels.

Benedict wasn't killed by the explosion but transported to Westeros, where his ability to quickly learn and adapt to the rules of fictional and non-fictional worlds and his extreme DangerouslyGenreSavvy nature and ruthless personality allowed him to rise in power to become the ruthless feudal lord Tywin Lannister.

[[WMG: Benedict is Tywin Lannister from the TV series Series/Game of Thrones.]]

[[WMG: Benedict is Tywin Lannister from the TV series [=Game of Thrones=].]]
Benedict wasn't killed by the explosion but transported to Westeros, where his ability to quickly learn and adapt to the rules of fictional and non-fictional worlds and his extreme [=Dangerously Genre Savvy=] nature and ruthless personality allowed him to rise in power to become the ruthless feudal lord Tywin Lannister.

* Considering how frightengly quickl Benedict figured out the rules of the real world, including how to manipulate them to his advantage I feel comfortable assuming that before he collected these guys he'd have figured out a means of control. Even King Kong is managable if you remember to stop by any place that has giant mecha.

And, knowing Hollywood, they'll cast Wrestling/DwayneJohnson as Jack.

And continues to get into wacky adventures but this time he has a friend in Silent Bob to join him.

They were no doubt married prior to that event but the death of his son was what caused Jack's life to go into a downward spiral; his wife resents him because his lifestyle was what cost them the life of their son. And no doubt robbed their daughter a chance to have a normal childhood. She couldn't bare to look at the same guy she felt was just as responsible for their son dying as The Ripper was. So she broke off the marriage and start a new life without Jack.

The same rule of logic also applies to both the car chase at the start of ''Jack Slater IV'' and the rooftop funeral later in the movie.

Let's face it, this is the closest we'll ever see to a real [=McBain=] movie.

Think about it. At the age of nine, he's already GenreSavvy enough to [[LampshadeHanging hang up proverbial lampshades]] by the dozen. Then he goes through an adventure that's more {{Troperiffic}} than any movie he has seen so far which is impressive considering how {{Troperiffic}} the ''[[ShowWithinAShow Jack Slater]]'' movies have already been until then. Now imagine him today, some 25 years old, and most likely a movie addict.

He shows up in full Ripper regalia, acting all killer-y. Then, his agent is found dead from an axe wound. Any witness would say, "last time I saw him, he was walking to a secluded area with Tom." Mr. Noonan is royally screwed. He does have hope, though. He was seen showing up at the premier a few minutes later as himself (I think even with his wife). This would lend plenty of credence to an argument that the Ripper was some sick imposter. Hell, eventually someone's going to check up on the downed power lines on the roof and find the Ripper's body. How the world will react when it becomes known that this deranged lunatic has the same finger prints, dental records, and DNA as famed character actor Tom Noonan is not known. To put it simply, Tom's got some bad times ahead.

* Considering how frightengly quickl Benedict figured out the rules of the real world, including how to manipulate them to his advantage I feel comfortable assuming that before he collected these guys he'd have figured out a means of control. Even King Kong is managable if you remember to stop by any place that has giant mecha.

Why? Who the hell is this guy to them? Why would any of them follow that guy? Why would they believe him? How could he keep them under control? And why wouldn't some of them just eat him?

** A place with an [[{{God}} Author]] with enough of a sense of irony/humor to build a world that could contain all genres of stories, some real and some fictional.

* What does that make EarthPrime (our universe)?

Slater believes his world is real. So does Danny. It's possible that both universes are MutuallyFictional, with Slater living in an action movie universe and Danny in a film noir universe. There is no universe that's "more real" than the others -- they simply work by different laws of fiction.

The scenes set in the "real world" are actually a clever satire of Film Noir. Consider- it's almost always night and it constantly rains. The movie theater is falling apart and appears to have its doors ripped from some Gothic keep. Criminals are able to kill openly in the streets and the police never arrive. The villain manages to outwit the hero and shoot him in their final confrontation. No one even cares that Death himself walks the streets, because Danny has simply jumped from one genre pastiche to another!

The scenes set in the "real world" are actually a clever satire of Film Noir. Consider- it's almost always night and it constantly rains. The movie theater is falling apart and appears to have its doors ripped fromm some Gothic keep. Criminals are able to kill openly in the streets and the police never arrive. The villain manages to outwit the hero and shoot him in their final confrontation. No one even cares that Death himself walks the streets, because Danny has simply jumped from one genre pastiche to another!

[[WMG: The Last Action Hero doesn't just parody action films.]]