HBO’s The Franchise gives Marvel the Veep treatment. Well, at least a little bit. The series’ “Monument Pictures” is pretty clearly a take on the Marvel and DC superhero movie machines, with the serial numbers are thoroughly filed off. But still, there are obstacles and issues that bear a striking resemblance to real events.
In Episode 2, “Scene 36: The Invisible Jackhammer,” one character’s mistake echoes one made by Marvel Studios in recent years, and it could doom the in-universe movie — just like its real-world counterparts.
