Why Is It So Hard For Hollywood To Create Brand New Heroes?

The other day, director Matthew Vaughn argued in favor of going back and retelling the story of Anakin Skywalker and his scrappy kids. Vaughn said he would only direct a Star Wars movie if he could "play with the characters I loved," including Luke and Han Solo.

Vaughn's position might seem controversial at first, until you consider that most of our beloved movie and TV franchises keep circling back to their iconic heroes. (We now have both Chris Pine and Paul Wesley playing James T. Kirk, for ...