Jumper: The Franchise That Never Was

Isenhart Productions October 3, 2024
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Jumper is the 2008 sci-fi action film starring Hayden Christensen, who plays a young man capable of teleporting who is being hunted by a secret society intent on killing him. In a lot of people's minds it blends in with similar films like I Am Number Four and Push. Which makes sense, as these are all films focused on a protagonist with superhuman abilities that had a lot of potential to be great, but all fell short of leaving a lasting impact. They also failed to deliver on the film franchises that were teased or promised to us. In this video essay I examine Jumper, to understand why it never got a sequel, and how it wasted so much potential to be great. Music Attribution: "Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Sincerely" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Smooth Lovin" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Apero Hour" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  ​Morning Routine by Ghostrifter http://bit.ly/ghostrifter-yt​ Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download: https://hypeddit.com/track/24bkbw​ –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Check out my Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/5NDWn Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20080926135116/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117932799.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 https://www.today.com/popculture/eminem-almost-starred-jumper-wbna23187965 https://web.archive.org/web/20090626000137/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002802052 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618155524/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1581622/story.jhtml https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/rachel-bilson-leaps-jumper/ https://www.today.com/popculture/stagehand-killed-set-samuel-jackson-film-wbna16833067 https://archive.ph/20120731144529/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-14/news-interviews/27771808_1_samuel-l-jackson-split-pupil https://web.archive.org/web/20080620194911/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=41797 https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/movies/17kief.html?_r=1&ref=movies&oref=slogin https://web.archive.org/web/20080622210830/http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9057664 https://web.archive.org/web/20090504013227/http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/6955/tcid/1/pg/1 https://fandomwire.com/id-be-open-to-it-if-the-one-condition-for-ahsoka-star-hayden-christensen-to-return-for-jumper-2-will-samuel-l-jackson-return/ https://screenrant.com/jumper-2-movie-updates-release-story/ https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/impulse-creator-doug-liman-turns-to-streaming/ https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/jumper-movie-2008-anniversary-hayden-christensen-sequel https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/jumper-2-hayden-christensens-other-hit-deserves-a-sequel/

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