New Writings

Reboot Culture with William Proctor

What is a reboot? Dr William Proctor unpacks its origins, meanings, myths, and impact across film franchises and transmedia storytelling.

  • Total running time 90min

In 2005, Christopher Nolan resurrected the Batman brand from the cinematic graveyard, reviving the film franchise by rebooting the story from its beginnings. The following year, Casino Royale wiped the slate clean of existing narrative continuity to reboot the James Bond series from scratch. But what, exactly, is a reboot? And where does the concept originate? Dr William Proctor, author of Reboot Culture: Comics, Film, Transmedia (Palgrave Macmillan), discusses one of the most widely misunderstood, misinterpreted and misapplied concepts of the 21st century.

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