With a studio asking them to create a new movie with franchise potential, the Wachowskis created the universe of Jupiter Ascending. Today's Sci-Fi 5 explores why this film didn't catch on quite like their previous creation.
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Max Headroom U.S. series premiere - March 31, 1987
Tank Girl - March 30, 1995
Vangelis - March 29, 1943
Lost; Expose - March 28, 2007
Nathan Fillion - March 27, 1971
King Kong - March 24, 1933
Akira Kurosawa - March 23, 1910
V: The Return - March 22, 1985
Johnny Jupiter - March 21, 1953
Battlestar Galactica: Daybreak Part 2 - March 20, 2009
Godzilla vs. Merchagodzilla - March 17, 1977
The Ice Pirates - March 16, 1984
Slaughterhouse Five - March 15, 1972
Robocop The Series - March 14, 1994
Battlestar Galactica: Daybreak Part 1 - March 13, 2009
Silent Running - March 10, 1972
Starcrash - March 9, 1979
Doctor Who: Genesis Of The Daleks - March 8, 1975
Probe - March 7. 1988
Mass Effect 3 - March 6, 2012
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