In Brief: HBO skewering superhero movies with ‘The Franchise’, and more

HBO has greenlit The Franchise, a half-hour comedy from Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of American Beauty, and Veep and Avenue 5 creator Armando Iannucci that pokes fun at superhero movies. Himesh Patel and Aya Cash star in the series about "the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly... Read More.