Where's My Sequel?
Films that I think had sequel potential, but never got one.
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- DirectorPete TravisStarsKarl UrbanOlivia ThirlbyLena HeadeyIn a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.Hopefully the upcoming TV series does it justice.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellSteve BuscemiStacy KeachSnake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported.I'd much rather see a third film with Kurt Russell than the remake of Escape from New York.
- DirectorJonathan HensleighStarsThomas JaneJohn TravoltaSamantha MathisAn undercover FBI agent becomes a vigilante and sets out to unleash his wrath upon the corrupt businessman who slaughtered his entire family at a reunion.Jon Bernthal is great, but I just want more of Tom Jane's take on the character. The 2012 short "Dirty Laundry" was great but such a tease.
- DirectorLouis LeterrierStarsEdward NortonLiv TylerTim RothBruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.They even teased a character near the end who has yet to make a full appearance in the MCU...
- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsJeff BridgesGarrett HedlundOlivia WildeThe son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresChiwetel EjioforThe crew of the ship Serenity try to evade an assassin sent to recapture telepath River.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellKim CattrallDennis DunA rough-and-tumble trucker and his side kick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.This is one of the few Carpenter films that I feel would have had great sequel potential. Unfortunately, I think it's been too long. Supposedly, the upcoming reboot isn't a full-on remake, so it might be a sequel of sorts? We'll see. If John Carpenter or Kurt Russell aren't involved, I'm not interested.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanVirginia MadsenFrancesca AnnisA Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.As many issues as this movie had (mostly with the producers forcing them to drop a ton of things from the book) I LOVED the production design and most of the casting. I would have enjoyed seeing Lynch's take on Dune Messiah.
But at least we did get the miniseries treatment of the first three books in the 2000s. Looking forward to Denis Villenueve's take on the material. - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.I wouldn't say there NEEDS to be another Mad Max film, but George Miller has said he has plans for more, so I'd definitely like to see more.
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsMel BrooksJohn CandyRick MoranisA star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.This is one that has good sequel potential, especially considering the new Star Wars films, but I'm not sure I'd want to see a sequel without John Candy.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsSean AstinJosh BrolinJeff CohenA group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.Too late for a sequel, honestly. Much too late. They should have made another back in the '80s. Supposedly, there are still plans for a sequel, but I won't hold my breath.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsThomas JaneVing RhamesElsa PatakyA tough as nails private investigator (Malone) squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret. Malone goes through hell to protect the information but he dishes some hell as well.This movie wasn't great, but I had fun with it and I remember it ending with a "to be continued..."
BUT WHEN?! - DirectorLloyd KaufmanStarsDavid MatteyClyde LewisHeidi SjursenThe Toxic Avenger must defend his friends from his own evil alternate universe doppelgänger, The Noxious Offender.Supposedly Troma wants to make another, but haven't secured the necessary funding. Meanwhile, it seems the remake still may happen...
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsNicolas CageDiane KrugerJustin BarthaBenjamin Gates must follow a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.Thought the ending meant a sequel for sure. But here we are, over ten years later...
- DirectorW.D. RichterStarsPeter WellerJohn LithgowEllen BarkinAdventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.Probably too late now, but it would've been fun.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsRon PerlmanSelma BlairDoug JonesA prince of the mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth. Hellboy and his team must fight to stop him from locating the all-powerful Golden Army.I can't smile without another Del Toro Hellboy.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsWilliam PetersenKim GreistJoan AllenFormer FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.Okay, okay, this one is more of a "what if?" situation. Had Manhunter been successful upon release, how might have a Michael Mann version of The Silence of the Lambs turned out? Demme's film is perfect, but I've always been curious of how Mann would have done it.