Summer movie preview: How old are the franchises?
NEW YORK – This summer, Hollywood is digging deeper into its vaults to trot out a season full of sequels, reboots and spinoffs. Here are the ages of some of the most anticipated summer franchises:
59: “Tomorrowland.” The Disneyland futuristic theme land opened in 1955.
53: “Fantastic Four.” The superhero team first appeared in the 1961 comic book “The Fantastic Four No.1.”
53: “Ant-Man.” The diminutive superhero debuted the 1962 comic “Tales to Astonish No. 27.”
51: “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” The superhero team first appeared in the 1963 comic book “The Avengers No. 1.”
50: “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” The NBC program debuted in 1964.
48: “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.” The CBS series debuted in 1966.
36: “Mad Max: Fury Road.” George Miller’s “Mad Max” originated in the 1979 film.
36: “Vacation.” The comedy franchise originated with John Hughes’ short story, “Vacation ’58,” published in the National Lampoon in 1979.
33: “Poltergeist.” The original horror film debuted in 1982.
30: “Terminator: Genisys.” James Cameron’s original film was released in 1984.
24: “Jurassic World.” Michael Crichton’s novel “Jurassic Park” was published in 1990.
14: “Hitman: Agent 47.” The “Hitman” video game series premiered with “Hitman: Codename 47” in 2000.
10: “Entourage.” The HBO show premiered in July 2004.
4: “Minions.” The little yellow ones originated in “Despicable Me,” which opened in July 2010.
2: “Ted 2.” The first Seth MacFarlane comedy was released in June 2012.
2: “Magic Mike XXL.” The original “Magic Mike” opened in June 2012.
2: “Pitch Perfect 2.” The first musical comedy came out in fall 2012.