Let’s face it: the holidays are here and most people’s brains are already on vacation. Since it’s just too hard to come up with an original movie idea right now, a lot of talk has turned to potential sequels. Some franchises, like Gremlins and Mission: Impossible already have more than one movie in the books while others, such as Colombiana and Pineapple Express are open to sequels just because they can be. So we’ve ransacked the internets to find some updates on sequels you’ve been dying to see and others you never dreamed of being produced. Hit the jump to check them out.

First up comes the most plausible of the above-mentioned sequels, Mission: Impossible 5. While the current iteration, Mission:Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol, is now in theaters , MovieHole reports that Paramount is eager to go ahead with plans for the next installment. Anthony Marcoly, head of Paramount Pictures International had this to say:

Now, the rumor is that Skydance wants to move forward with both M:I-5 and, speaking of sequels, Top Gun 2 and that Paramount is on board for both. While I was originally under the impression that any future Mission:Impossible films would feature Jeremy Renner taking over the franchise from Tom Cruise, apparently that’s no longer the case. As Simon Pegg put it:

As for director Brad Bird, it’s possible that he may be back for the next installment as well, if we can take his following quote seriously:

Now, for other sequel news, MovieHole also reports that Warner Bros. has renewed the domain for Gremlins3.com which, if nothing else, supports the studios interest in keeping the franchise alive. As to whether it would be a true sequel or, more likely, a reboot (owing to the advances in motion picture technology, ie CGI vs puppets), that has yet to be determined. For those keeping score at home, Warner Bros. also renewed GreenLantern2.com and TheHangover3.com.

In “news you probably never considered,” MovieWeb unearthed the possibility of a sequel when talking to Colombiana star, Michael Vartan, who was quoted as follows [with spoilers]:

Not sure if any of you out there were asking Santa for a Colombiana sequel, but well, there it is…maybe.

Finally, E!Online has some interesting news on a potential reunion for Seth Rogen and James Franco in a sequel to Pineapple Express. Rogen laughingly gave E! the following quote:

Maybe Pineapple Express 2 has a real chance, or maybe Rogen’s just blowing smoke.