Great Job, Movie Critics: ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Producer Scrapping Plans For Pt. 2 & 3, Blames Reviews > The Playlist
In reality, “Atlas Shrugged Pt. 1” was, ironically, crushed at the free market—the film had every chance of being a crossover hit, but it was marketed exclusively at a niche audience of Tea Party types, who either didn’t bother to show up, or don’t exist in sizable enough numbers to sustain a film like this. Essentially, it’s the “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” of Objectivist thinking.