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111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Mac Date: January 31, 2013, 3:01 pm
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[glow=red,2,300]111 movie sequels currently in the works[/glow]
[quote] Ready for our 2013 rundown of the numerous movie sequels
currently in some stage of development? Here it comes...
Each year at Den Of Geek, we put together a feature that hunts
down as many notable sequels currently in some degree of
development as we can find. It's generally quite a depressing
job, and this year isn't a lot different in that respect, as
you're about to find out.
The ground rules we've adopted are that we're not featuring
anything up to and including this summer's blockbusters, so
everything we've listed here is from the autumn onwards. We've
ruled out films that appear to be dead in the water - we'll
believe I Am Legend 2 when we see it - but included those that
have at least a slight chance of happening.
And one more quick note: we've split this article over three
pages. Regular readers will know that we don't make a habit of
this, but it seems appropriate for a list of this size. We're
not suddenly going to start asking you for 10-20 clicks per
article or anything though.[/quote]
10 Things I Hate About Life
10 Things I Hate About You remains a strong film, bolstered by
the lead performances from Julia Stiles and the late Heath
Ledger. It's not the most obvious choice for a sequel though.
However, it's getting one, by the name of 10 Things I Hate About
Life, and Evan Rachel Wood has signed up to take the lead role.
Gil Junger, director of the first film, is back for this one,
which is scheduled for release in the UK in October.
21 Jump Street 2
Deals are in place for Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill to reprise
their roles for a sequel to the terrific comedy 21 Jump Street.
The first film set things up perfectly for a follow-up, and we'd
hope that Chris Miller and Phil Lord will direct again. They
need to finish off their Lego movie first, though.
Alice In Wonderland 2
We've yet to meet someone who genuinely really liked Tim
Burton's live action take on Alice In Wonderland, starring
Johnny Depp, but it certainly made a heavy impact at the box
office. So much so that work is afoot on Alice In Wonderland 2,
which presumably will dig back into the Lewis Carroll books for
its story. Disney has ordered a screenplay from Linda
Woolverton, and then it has the job of trying to lure Burton and
Depp back. Don't expect this one too soon...
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Marc Webb is back behind the camera for Andrew Garfield's second
adventure as the webslinger, with The Amazing Spider-Man 2
shooting in 2013, ahead of its release in 2014. This time
around, newcomers to the cast include Jamie Foxx as Electro,
Shailene Woodley as MJ and Chronicle's Dane DeHaan as Harry
Osborn. Once this one is done, don't expect The Amazing
Spider-Man 3 to be too far behind...
American Pie 5
Whilst the fourth cinematically-released American Pie movie may
have struggled in the US, it cleaned up around the world, and as
such, there's talk that the Reunion won't have been the last
outing for Jim, Stifler and the rest of the gang. Universal has
hired Reunion writer-directors Hayden Schlossberg and Jon
Hurwitz to put together the new film, although what direction
they're looking to go remains to be seen. Expect Universal to
try and get this moving while the proverbial iron is quite hot
though.
Anchorman 2
It's finally happening, as the above trailer demonstrates. Adam
McKay is directing again, while Will Ferrell will be reprising
the role of Ron Burgundy. Also returning are Steve Carell and
Christina Applegate, with Kristen Wiig likely to join the cast.
The film is set for release in December, although just a few
days ago, it was reported that Steve Carell hadn't yet seen the
screenplay. Best get cracking, then...
Austin Powers 4
News is thin on the ground, but Mike Myers is believed to be
keen to revive the character of Austin Powers for a new movie.
The deal was reportedly done early last year, but nothing's been
heard since. Myers may well be working on the screenplay, and
it's unclear as of yet if Jay Roach is going to return to
direct.
Avatar 2, 3 and 4
As he polishes off the screenplays to at least two Avatar
sequels (with the possibility of a third), James Cameron is
finally set to start production soon on the biggest film of all
time at the box office. The current plan is to have Avatar 2 in
cinemas in 2015, with Avatar 3 likely to follow the year after.
Cameron will be shooting them both at the same time, with
cameras set to roll before 2013 is out.
The Avengers 2
Joss Whedon has already started to put together elements of his
already eagerly-awaited follow up to The Avengers. There's the
small matter of Captain America, Thor and Iron Man sequels for
Marvel to get through first, as well as Guardians Of The Galaxy
and Ant-Man, and you can expect developments in at least four of
those to make it into the new Avengers movie. Inevitably,
details are light at the moment, short of the fact that the
movie is definitely arriving in the summer of 2015.
Bad Santa 2
There's been slow progress on the Bad Santa sequel, but there
does still seem to be interest in making it. It's apparently in
the script rewriting stage, with Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time
Machine) taking over the directorial reigns. Billy Bob Thornton
will reprise the lead role, but there's still no confirmed start
date in place.
Beetlejuice 2
Things have been quiet on the Beetlejuice 2 front of late, with
the last we heard being that David Katzenberg and Seth
Grahame-Smith were involved in developing a sequel to one of Tim
Burton's finest movies. The plan would be for Michael Keaton to
return to the lead role, and not in a cameo, or anything
throwaway. That said, we suspect the chances of Beetlejuice 2
happening aren't that high...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2
Presumably set to be called The Second Best Exotic Marigold
Hotel, a follow-up is in the works to the surprise smash hit of
2012. Helen Mirren and Colin Firth are set to join the cast for
the sequel, although further details on it aren't known at the
moment. It's the kind of project that could come together really
rather quickly though...
Bill & Ted 3
A script now appears to be in place, both Alex Winter and Keanu
Reeves are keen, and it might just be full speed ahead on the
third big screen adventure for Bill and Ted. Encouragingly,
Galaxy Quest helmer Dean Parisot is set to direct the movie,
once he's done and dusted with this summer's RED 2. Might Bill &
Ted make it to the big screen by the end of 2014, we wonder...?
Black Dynamite 2
Michael Jai White's Black Dynamite 2 is set to be a comedy with
a westerm theme, with a tip of the hat along the way to Blazing
Saddles, he's said. Shooting could potentially start any minute,
although further details aren't yet available.
Blade Runner 2
With Prometheus overcoming a fair amount of chatter to bring
home a sizeable box office take last year, Sir Ridley Scott
continues to pursue his plan to make a new Blade Runner movie.
Details on this one have been scant so far, although it's
believed that it's quite high up Sir Ridley's list of projects.
Don't expect Harrison Ford to have much of a part in it though,
if at all...
Bourne 5
The Bourne franchise stands at something of a crossroads now.
The piss-poor Bourne Legacy scraped together enough cash to keep
it live and kicking at the box office, but Universal will
presumably do its utmost to get Matt Damon back for the next
film. Thing is, to do that it needs to lure Paul Greengrass back
to the director's chair, and it all sounds like something of a
long shot. It's pretty certain that there will be another Bourne
movie, be it a Jeremy Renner-headlined Bourne Legacy 2 or
something else entirely. But what shape it's going to take
remains unclear.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Chris Evans is returning to the role of Captain America in
Marvel's inevitable sequel. Interestingly, Joe and Anthony Russo
have been hired to direct, which given their work on Community
is a promising choice. Joining Evans in The Winter Soldier are
Toby Jones, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Cobie
Smulders, Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. Frank Grillo is
reportedly on board too. The film is set for release in April
2014.
Casablanca 2
One of the strangest sequel stories of 2012 was the news that
Warner Bros was interested in developing a belated follow-up to
the legendary classic, Casablanca. It would be based on Cass
Warner's Return To Casablanca script, which in turn was based on
a treatment that Howard Koch had written many decades before.
It's still a project somewhat in limbo, but there does appear
some interest in making it. Quite how they'd go about tackling
it, and who would be brave enough to take it on, remains to be
seen.
Chronicle 2
Max Landis is working on a screenplay for the follow-up to
2012's hugely impressive Chronicle. That said, with director
Josh Trank had at work on rebooting Fantastic Four (which is due
in March 2015), it's going to be tricky to fit the movie in.
Furthermore, there had been word that Fox wasn't thrilled with
the direction Landis' screenplay was taking Chronicle 2, with
the studio preferring something closer to the original than the
idea Landis was putting forward. Where that's all left Chronicle
2 remains to be seen, but we fear we won't be seeing progress on
it anytime soon. Hope we're wrong.
Chronicles Of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
The Narnia films seem to have been decreasingly successful as
the movie franchise has developed, but Voyage Of The Dawn
Treader still did enough money to retain interest in making a
fourth. That said, we've not heard of any substantive progress
on the project of late. It remains in development at Walden
Media for the time being.
Clerks III
Kevin Smith's Clerks
It's been a year or two now since Kevin Smith announced that he
was going to direct just one more feature film. That was set to
be his long-cherished ice hockey feature, Hit Somebody. Yet at
the end of 2012, Smith revealed that Hit Somebody was now being
developed as a mini-series for the small screen, leaving one
more slot open for his last big screen directorial outing. And
that slot has been taken by Clerks III. Smith is working on the
script now, and on getting the cast back together. We suspect he
might look to shoot Clerks III this year too.
Cloudy 2: Revenge Of The Leftovers
Original directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord may not be at the
helm this time (they're making the long talked about Lego
movie), but they remain involved in Cloudy 2: Revenge Of The
Leftovers. Directing this time are Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn,
and the film has recently had its release date moved forward, to
September 2013. Looking forward to it...
Cloverfield 2
It feels like Cloverfield sequel details come through on an
annual basis. As such, while promoting Cabin In The Woods last
year, writer Drew Goddard revealed that he's still keen to make
Cloverfield 2. It's the crowded schedules of director Matt
Reeves and producer JJ Abrams that are holding things back.
Given that Reeves is on the new Planet Of The Apes film until
the middle of next year, Cloverfield 2 looks like it's going
nowhere fast.
Contagion 2
Given that the original film grossed over $130m at the worldwide
box office, it's perhaps not so much of a surprise that Warner
Bros is considering a sequel to its movie where lots of movie
stars die, Contagion. The follow up will be produced by Scott Z
Burns, who penned the first one. It's unclear as of yet whether
Steven Soderbergh will return to direct, but we wouldn't bet on
it.
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Re: 111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Mac Date: January 31, 2013, 3:03 pm
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cont...
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
There's been a chance behind the camera with the Planet Of The
Apes franchise, as Rupert Wyatt, the man who delivered the
hugely impressive Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, elected not to
work to the tight schedule required of Dawn Of The Planet Of The
Apes, and passed on the project. The baton has been picked up by
Cloverfield director Matt Reeves, and Andy Serkis is back on
board too. The film is due in May 2014.
Despicable Me
Two further Despicable Me projects are in the works. A full-on
sequel is due later this year, which is cunningly going be the
name of Despicable Me 2. But at the end of 2014, you can also
expect a spin-off movie centred around the minions from the
film. We'd expect a Despicable Me 3 to be added to the slate in
due course, too.
Die Hard 6
Bruce Willis had suggested, before he embarked on A Good Day To
Die Hard, that there was one more big screen adventure for John
McClane - once a Lieutenant, now a world-saving powerhouse - on
the cards. We don't know too much more about it than that at the
moment, but unless Die Hard 5 dies a very painful death at the
box office, then John McClane is likely to have one last outing
in him
Dumb And Dumber 2
After it looked like it all fell apart at one point, the
Farrelly Brothers are moving ahead with a second Dumb And Dumber
movie (we'll ignore the prequel, which they weren't involved
with), going by the title Dumb And Dumber To. The usually
sequel-averse Jim Carrey has agreed to star again, alongside
Jeff Daniels, and a screenplay is already in place. Expect the
film in 2014.
The Expendables 3
It's US box office take may have been down on its predecessor,
but the global success of The Expendables 2 has meant that The
Expendables 3 is certain to happen. Sylvester Stallone will
presumably be starting work on it shortly, if he hasn't already,
and Jackie Chan has already said that he'll be featuring this
time around. Whether Stallone succeeds in bringing in the likes
of Nicolas Cage and Harrison Ford remains to be seen, though.
Finding Nemo 2
If things had gone differently, we may well have been talking
about an Andrew Stanton-directed John Carter sequel here.
Instead though, after the heavily-reported financial struggles
that beset John Carter at the box office, Stanton has elected to
make a follow-up to Finding Nemo. He may have planned that
anyway, to be fair, but it's become his next project. The film
is in its early stages, and 2016 sounds about the right time to
expect it.
Fast & Furious 7
The sixth chapter of the Fast & Furious franchise arrives in
cinemas this summer, but already, plans are afoot for the
seventh. Justin Lin is expecting to direct one last time, while
you can expect the lead cast and some very fast cars to feature.
Universal is likely to keep to the two year gap between movies,
leaving Fast & Furious 7 in place for a summer 2015 release.
Fright Night 2
We weren't aware that the new take on Fright Night had done
particularly well, but it's clearly picked up interest somewhere
along the line. A straight to DVD sequel has been commissioned,
with a new cast brought in. Work is underway on the project,
which will now star Chris Waller, Will Payne and Sean Power.
Ghostbusters 3
It seems as though the much talked about third Ghostbusters
movie will finally press ahead this year. The movie is expected
to shoot before 2013 is out, without any involvement from Bill
Murray. Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis have been working on the
film for some time, which Ivan Reitman is expected to direct.
The idea will be to hand the mantle over to a new team of
Ghostbusters, who will then take the franchise forward. That
said, there have been that many twists and turns to get the film
this fire, we wouldn't be in the slightest bit surprised if it
all fell apart again.
The Girl Who Played With Fire
The second part of the English language take on Stieg Larsson's
Millennium trilogy appears stuck at the moment. David Fincher's
film of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo did solid, if not
exceptional business, but both Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara are
contracted for two further films. Sony keeps making noises that
it's looking to press ahead with the other two films, but last
we heard, it was in their court, and there wasn't a screenplay
in place the studio was happy with. Don't be surprised if this
one fizzles out...
Goon 2
The ultra-violent ice hockey comedy Goon has no shortage of
fans, and Jay Baruchel and Jesse Chabot are now working on a
screenplay for a second movie. Expect Seann William Scott to
return, and Michael Dowse will be directing again. The film is
currently in the writing stages.
Han**** 2
Director Peter Berg, while promoting his
more-commercially-successful-than-you-might-think blockbuster
Battleship last year admitted that a second Han**** film was
still a distinct possibility. He's still interested in making
another one, and reports that Will Smith is up for it too. It's
finding a space in everyone's schedule that's apparently the
ongoing problem.
The Hobbit
As you more than likely very well know, as well as a further
Hobbit film this year, The Desolation Of Smaug, Peter Jackson
has another lined up for the summer of 2014, There And Back
Again. Given that the splitting of The Hobbit into three films
has already been widely debated, it's probably best if we move
on...
Hope & Glory 2
John Boorman is looking to finally make a follow up to his 80s
success Hope & Glory, currently going by the name of Queen &
Country. The original followed a nine-year old in London during
the Second World War, whilst Boorman's new film would see him
grown up, and drafted into war himself. No firm dates have been
announced as of yet.
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
It might not have done amazing business at the box office, but
Hot Tub Time Machine proved to be a sizeable DVD and Blu-ray
hit, and MGM has put the wheels in motion for a sequel. Early
reports suggest that John Cusack won't be involved with this
one, although director Steve Pink is likely to return. So are
the rest of the key cast: Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark
Duke. Pink and Corddry are on scripting duties.
Hotel Transylvania 2
The autumn of 2012 saw a trio of horror-related animated movies
go head to head, with Hotel Transylvania doing battle with
Frankenweenie and ParaNorman. Sadly, you can't help but feel
that the weakest film won, with the sizeable gross for Hotel
Transylvania leading Sony Pictures Animation to greenlight a
sequel.
I'll add more later. The article I took this from is breaking up
the information...
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Re: 111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Neumatic Date: January 31, 2013, 3:11 pm
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"Currently in the works" doesn't mean they'll get made, of
course, which is thankful cause 111 is a few YEARS worth of
studio movies.
Meanwhile brilliant original properties like Bryan K Vaughan's
"Round Table" still aren't being made.
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Re: 111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 23, 2014, 4:24 pm
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The only ones I'm guilty of watching are those prequels/sequels
to Lord of the Rings (both Hobbits), Jaws (all 3 after the first
one), American Pie (all but one) and Home Alone (just the 2nd
one). I'm surprised that Staying Alive and Grease 2 were nowhere
to be found. I had those in the Top 2.
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Re: 111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Neumatic Date: August 23, 2014, 4:40 pm
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And those are the ones that got made! Did you know there was a
script for Animal House 2? Or Elf 2 (which had a UN of Santa
Clauses that would have been all cameos)?
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Re: 111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 23, 2014, 5:14 pm
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Never knew about AH2, but I did stick around to watch Delta
House when it premiered on TV. Not the same, but since I was a
fan of the movie and just a kid and watched EVERYTHING back
then, I stuck with the series in spite of the lack of adult
content from the movie. I haven't seen any of the series since
it was cancelled, but I do remember liking it.
I was trying to remember one other movie series that should have
been included in my previous post and couldn't for the life of
me remember. But as soon as I started writing about Animal
House, it came to me, which should have included Porky's on the
list somewhere.
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Re: 111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Neumatic Date: August 23, 2014, 5:24 pm
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Did you ever see that awful Ferris Bueller show on TV?
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Re: 111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 23, 2014, 5:52 pm
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Did you ever see that awful Ferris Bueller show on TV?
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Saw the premiere episode. Scratch that. Saw maybe 10 minutes of
it and then bailed. I knew it was gonna suck and I was right.
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Re: 111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Neumatic Date: August 23, 2014, 6:11 pm
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I will say that the idea of seeing Ferris Bueller in school
intrigues me, but I think we sort of got that with Charlie
Bartlett.
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Re: 111 movie sequels currently in the works
By: Neumatic Date: December 16, 2014, 5:17 pm
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Bit of a necro post, but I'm currently reading this article on
Grantland
HTML http://grantland.com/features/2014-hollywood-blockbusters-franchises-box-office/<br
/>about the depressing and dismal future of the movies, where
everything is a franchise, big, and a brand to itself.
It's definitely a sour, pessimistic... almost apocalyptic view
of the future of film. Interesting little read.
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