Movies that were very presumptuous about getting a sequel but didn't?
06-08-15, 08:26 PM
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Godzilla 1998
06-08-15, 09:48 PM
#27
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I still can't believe The Golden Compass beat out Transformers for the Visual Effects Academy Award.
06-08-15, 10:55 PM
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I'm not entirely sure what that was, an attempt to set up for a sequel or just an attempt to have bizarre twist ending. It would've helped either way if it'd made sense in some fashion.
Hellboy II is wide open for a sequel that we'll probably never get
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Hellboy II is wide open for a sequel that we'll probably never get
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06-08-15, 11:20 PM
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The end of Airplane II, Making the Grade and Doctor Detroit all promised upcoming sequels that never happened.
Lots of movies were intended to be the first in a series, but having bombed in theaters all future movies were cancelled. "VI Warshawski" was one of those.
Lots of movies were intended to be the first in a series, but having bombed in theaters all future movies were cancelled. "VI Warshawski" was one of those.
06-08-15, 11:51 PM
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06-08-15, 11:53 PM
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The Mask was presumed to get a sequel. A scene depicting a character's death was deleted so he/she could be brought back for the sequel, and Nintendo Power had this contest:
06-09-15, 07:13 AM
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06-09-15, 07:20 AM
#37
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The abrupt ending of the film is due to the fact that it was originally intended to be the first part in a trilogy of films based on a lengthy Japanese novel. Nakazato Kaizan's 41 volume historical novel focused on the Edo period in Japanese history when the shogunate collapsed and a new government arose that revolved around the Emperor. It was the longest novel in Japan - encompassing 1533 chapters and over 5 and a half million Japanese characters - until the publication of Sohachi Yamaoka's serialized novel "Tokugawa Ieyasu", which is reportedly the longest novel in any language.
06-09-15, 07:27 AM
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Since The Golden Compass was already mentioned, I'll say Eragon. Even though they butchered the book to make that movie, they still ended it with a sequel in mind. Galbatorix's revenge...
06-09-15, 08:35 AM
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Re: Movies that were very presumptuous about getting a sequel but didn't?
That's correct. They resolved the immediate conflict and were soaring off to the next stage of the adventure. Definitely unsatisfying, but it's not like a "dragon flying toward the town to wreak havoc" kind of ending.
06-09-15, 10:45 AM
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Both Sum of All Fears and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit attempted to reboot the "Ryan" series.
Edited to note that Paramount also wanted to do a spin-off based off of Kevin Costner's character.
Edited to note that Paramount also wanted to do a spin-off based off of Kevin Costner's character.
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06-09-15, 10:52 AM
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06-09-15, 11:31 AM
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Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975). The end credits promised a sequel titled Doc Savage: The Arch Enemy of Evil.
06-09-15, 11:56 AM
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How bad is it? Just think "SyFy TV Movie as directed by a Uwe Boll wannabe" to get an idea of its quality. (And it further illustrates the fact that "The Sword and The Sorcerer" turning out pretty good was just a "one good movie in him" fluke by Albert Pyun.)
A trailer for "Tales of an Ancient Empire"
Spoiler:
06-09-15, 12:49 PM
#48
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I really thought they would make a sequel to The Matrix.
That movie was awesome, and a sequel or two might have been awesome, too.
That movie was awesome, and a sequel or two might have been awesome, too.
06-09-15, 01:06 PM
#49
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Bubba Ho-Tep
End Credits: "Elvis returns in Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires starring Sebastian Haff"
Obviously never happened.
End Credits: "Elvis returns in Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires starring Sebastian Haff"
Obviously never happened.
