Reboot (fiction)

[15] For audiences, reboots allow easier entry for newcomers unfamiliar with earlier titles in a series.

[1][16] Comic books sometimes use an in-universe explanation for a reboot, such as merging parallel worlds and timelines together, or destroying a fictional universe and recreating it from the beginning.

[17][18][19] With reboots, filmmakers revamp and reinvigorate a film series to attract new fans and stimulate revenue.

[21][22] Whereas a reboot disregards the previous continuity of a work, the term has also been used as a "catch all" phrase to categorize sequel series or general remakes due to the rise of such productions in the late 2010s.

Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy is one of the earlier, more famous, and highly regarded example[28], and was followed by gritty reboots of DC's Justice League[29], the James Bond franchise with Casino Royale in 2006, and others including Bel-Air and A Christmas Carol[30], among many other examples.

The Godzilla film series, which began in 1954, has been rebooted numerous times. Pictured here is a promotional still for Godzilla Raids Again (1955).