Has Hollywood run out of ideas?

<p>The traditional summer blockbuster season is drawing to a close but in a world of prequels, sequels and remakes, independent films are finding it increasingly hard to break through. So why are we deluged by all these spin-offs?</p><p><strong>Guest:&nbsp;</strong>Kevin Maher,&nbsp;chief&nbsp;film critic,&nbsp;The Times.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Host:&nbsp;</strong>Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong></p><p>Thor: Love and Thunder. © 2022 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Director: Taika Waititi.</p><p>Suicide Squad. © 2016&nbsp; Warner Brothers Pictures. Director: David Ayer.</p><p>Minions: The Rise of Gru. © 2022 Universal Pictures. Director: Kyle Balda</p><p>Nope. © 2022 Universal Pictures. Director: Jordan Peele</p><p>Spider-Man: Far From Home. © 2019 Sony Pictures. Director: Jon Watts.</p><p>Nomadland. © 2021 Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Company Nordic. © Director: Chloe Zhao.</p><p>Kramer vs. Kramer. © 1979 Columbia Pictures. Director: Robert Benton.</p><p>Hit the Road. © 2021 Director: Panah Panahi.</p><p>The Matrix. © 1999 Warner Bros. Pictures, Roadshow Entertainment Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski.</p><p>Thirteen Lives. © 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Bron Creative; Imagine Entertainment; Magnolia Mae; Storyteller Productions. Director: Ron Howard.</p><p>The Matrix Resurrections. © 2021 Warner Bros. pictures. Director: Lana Wachowski.</p><p>Black Widow. © 2021 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Director: Cate Shortland.</p><p>Elvis. © 2022 Warner Bros. Pictures; Bazmark Films; The Jackal Group. Director: Baz Lurhman.</p><p>The Godfather. © 1972 Paramount Pictures, Alfran Productions. Director: Francis Ford Coppola.</p><p>Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. © 1980 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment Director: Irvin Kershner.</p><p>Ghostbusters: Afterlife. © 2021 Columbia Pictures; Bron Creative; Ghost Corps; The Montecito Picture Company; Right of Way Films. Director: Jason Reitman.</p><p>Iron Man. © 2008 Paramount Pictures, MORE. Director: J