SPOILER ALERT!
It can’t have escaped your notice (spoiler alert!) that movie heroes have been dropping like flies of late. From James Bond and John Wick to the costumed crimefighters of the MCU, no franchise title seems or , it’s a real-life demise that has forced the filmmakers’ hands. More often than not, though, it’s a conscious decision to send a regular packing - and a cynical one at that.