Toy Story 3
Shrek 3

Those are just rumored but still virtually inevitable.


Also Star Trek XI (untitled)

I think Superman Returns should be considered a sequel.

It's got Marlon Brando and John Williams' music, takes place after Superman I and II, and imdb even claims that it's a continuation of the previous Superman series in the "movie connections" link.

I think it's got as much connection to its origins as a new James Bond fiilm has to its predecessors.

Good point. I removed the Bond sequel from the list.

-JP

How is something called Superman Returns not considered a sequel?

Simple...it has a different director, different actors, different writers, and most importantly, is features a story that both ignores and contradicts already existing sequels. Beyond all of that, this is a quote from an interview with Superman Returns editor and composer John Ottman:

...and if none of that suits you, I'll offer one last explanation: it's my thread, and I don't think it's a legitimate sequel.

-JP

I still don't buy that.

It's got Marlon Brando playing Jor-El again for goodness sake.

I can understand Batman Begins having no relation to the previous films, but how do you explain that an actor reprising his role in a subsequent film not a sequel?

I take it that Superman defeated Lex Luthor in Superman I and II, went away, and is returning again in Superman Returns.

Alright, and you can take it that way all you like. As for me...I'll choose to agree with the film's editor and composer when he says that it's not a prequel or a sequel, but a new film.

-JP

Wouldn't this technically be Casino Royale II since there is already a Casino Royale with Peter Sellers as James Bond?

Not really. It's a remake that bears the same name. More in line with the Ian Fleming novel.

Actually, it's really a "prequel" than a sequel.

Interested in:
2006:
Brazilian Job, The (Italian Job 2)
Die Hard 4.0
Final Destination 3
Ice Age 2
Jurassic Park IV
Mission Impossible 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Underworld: Evolution
X-Men 3

2007:
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Hellboy 2
Indiana Jones 4
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Rush Hour 3
Shrek 3
Spider-Man 3

2008:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Toy Story 3
Untitled Batman Begins Sequel

Of those, I have confidence in:
Ice Age 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
X-Men 3
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Indiana Jones 4
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Shrek 3
Spider-Man 3
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Toy Story 3
Untitled Batman Begins Sequel