A dynamic investigation of processes of cultural reproduction - remaking and remodelling - which considers a wide range of film adaptations, remakes and fan productions from various industrial, textual and critical perspectives.

In contemporary discussions of media serialization, the film trilogy is typically absorbed into larger considerations of remaking, repetition and recycling. Film Trilogies: New Critical Approaches is the first book to actively address this preconception by attending to the ways in which the trilogy is practiced and perceived as a distinct form at the levels of industry, textuality and criticism. Acknowledging the trilogy's high level of visibility as a commercial mode, as well as its strong historical connections to discourses of authorship and art cinema, the collection begins from the premise that the classification imparts a level of precision exceeding the categories of 'sequels' and 'series'. In lively case studies from American, European and Asian contexts, leading film scholars take up this question to investigate the value that the trilogy nomination brings to a set of films.

Drawing on a wide range of examples, this book - the first devoted to the phenomenon of the film trilogy- provides a dynamic investigation of the ways in which the trilogy form engages key issues in contemporary discussions of film remaking, adaptation, sequelization and serialization.

A dynamic investigation of processes of cultural reproduction - remaking and remodelling - which considers a wide range of film adaptations, remakes and fan productions from various industrial, textual and critical perspectives.