A camera operator films Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange.

A bullet can't get through a superhero's skin The whole genre is going to need thick skin soon because Iannucci is going to come for them.

The man behind such genre send-ups as Veep and Avenue 5 has just been given a pilot order for a new show. It is a comedy set in the world of superhero movie making. Jon Brown is in charge of the show.

The Franchise follows a group of people trapped inside the world of superhero movie-making. Is this Hollywood's new dawn or cinema's final stand? This is either a dream factory or a chemical plant.

The rise of superhero films in the past 15 years has led to the end of cinema as we know it. The idea of making movies that the general public loves, but that you yourself might not, must be at the center of Iannucci's show. How it might affect someone who feels like they are responsible for changing the face of film history one franchise sequel at a time.

It may never see the light of day because the franchise only has a pilot order. The pilot will be watched by the executives to see if they want to make more episodes. The idea of directing Iannucci's humor in a superhero film is too rich to ignore.

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