He had to leave behind the movie franchises he had built up over a decade.

One need only examine some popular movie franchises to see the trouble Hollywood has had in finding fresh villains.

In this manner, the finale of season five would have segued the series into a movie franchise.

Hel was ripe for a series, a movie franchise, action figures, the works.

More than a future movie franchise is riding on the series' continued success.

For those who have missed the movie franchise, the premise is simple enough.

"A movie franchise doesn't engender the same kind of loyalty you get in a series," he said.

The film was a commercial success, and generated a movie franchise with four sequels over the next twenty years.

How many other movie stars were one hit wonders or are famous only for a single movie franchise?

The rebooted movie franchise is still running as well, with the latest film planned for a possible 2014 release.