![]() ![]() The intent was to turn out four feature-length installments at regular intervals, but the production company pulled the plug after the second, The Diamond Ship, was released the following February, bringing the story to a premature end. Inspired by Louis Feuillade’s Les Vampires, Lang invented his own flamboyant criminal gang in The Spiders, the first episode of which ( The Golden Lake) premiered in October 1919. While such long waits have become commonplace, this wasn’t the case a century ago when Fritz Lang was mounting his two-part epics. And the tradition continues with last year’s Dune, which isn’t getting its Part Two until 2023. Even Marvel got in on the act, making fans wait a year between 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War and its Endgame. ![]() The Hunger Games: Mockingjay did likewise in 20. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn was broken in two and released a year apart in 20. split Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into two parts – released eight months apart in 20 – other fantasy franchises have milked their fan bases in similar fashion. ![]()
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