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30 Upcoming Movie Sequels You Didn't Know About
http://www.denofgeek.com ^ | Simon Brew

Posted on 04/03/2008 9:17:18 AM PDT by Lucky9teen

We've spent days of our lives scouring the world for news of sequels that you may not have heard of. And here are 30 films in various states of production...

The domination of sequels in the big summer and winter schedules continues, and if the following - in particular order - is anything to go by, it's going to carry on for many years to come...

The Brazilian Job: the follow up to Paramount’s US remake of The Italian Job is still on the cards, and it’s got a 2009 release date marked. Jason Statham, Mos Def, Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron are attached, as is director F Gary Gray.

I, Robot 2: All we know on this one is that it’s in the scripting stages still, with a potential 2010 release date planned in. No news on Mr Smith's involvement.

I Am Legend 2: Warner’s huge Christmas 2007 hit could also have a follow up, although it’d be interesting to see if Will Smith returned to it. A 2010 release date is also being mooted for this one.

Beverly Hills Cop 4: If Die Hard can still do it at the box office, why can’t Axel Foley? Er, because the third BHC movie was crap, and a flop. Still, it’s not stopped development work going ahead on number four. No further news than that, though.

National Treasure 3: Not a huge surprise, but as the Nic Cage Indiana Jones knock off franchise has proved to be quite a juggernaut, you’ll only have to wait until 2011 for the third film in the series.

Cars 2: We spotted this on AintItCool – is Pixar really looking to make a sequel to its weakest film? Apparently so…

Toy Story 3: This one, after lots of umming and ahhing, appears to be a goer. It won’t, as was speculated, be a straight-to-DVD affair, and Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are both expected back on voicing duties. It’ll be out in 2010.

Jeepers Creepers 3: MGM is running the rule over a potential third instalment in the horror franchise, with director Victor Salva still attached. Hmmm.

Shrek 5: The fourth film was a no-brainer after the tepid third outing made so much cash. But a fifth installment has also been confirmed. No wonder Shrek is the same colour as an American dollar…

Night at the Museum 2: Ben Stiller is returning for his most commercially successful role outside of the Meet the Parents franchise. We can wait. No news on the proposed Meet The Little Focker, though.

Crank 2: High Voltage: This is more like it. Crank is a guilty pleasure right up there with Snakes on a Plane, and it’s coming back for more. Shooting starts next month, for a 2009 release, and Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios. As he should.

Transporter 3: Statham again. He’s making this too, and it’s in pre-production. Presumably, he’ll go from Crank 2 straight onto this.

Super Troopers 2: A sequel nobody asked for! Hurray! Expect it in 2010, as it’s in the early writing stages still, we believe.

Silent Hill 2: Sony is looking at a follow up to the crap-but-popular video game adaptation. 2010 is the current slated release date.

The Descent 2: We understand that Neil Marshall won’t be directed this one, which has the, er, working title of The De2cent. He’s attached as Executive Producer, with Jon Harris stepping behind the camera (he edited the first film, as well as the more recent Stardust).

The Grudge 3: Yup, it’s in pre-production now, for release next year. That’ll likely be the scariest thing about it.

Ice Age 3: 1st July 2009. That’s the date you’ll need to avoid if you want to miss the next Ice Age movie. Hopefully it’ll be better than the second one…

Ghost Rider 2: A surprise hit last year, Marvel is developing a follow-up to the Nic Cage comic book flick, and tentatively has 2009 marked for release. No director is thus far attached.

The Untouchables: Capone Rising: A prequel to Brian De Palma’s cracking prohibition thriller of, er, twenty years ago. De Palma is back behind the camera, and the project is in the pre-production stages now.

The Thomas Crown Affair 2: Weird, this. It’s taken them ages to do a sequel, and then they draft in Paul Verhoeven to direct a follow-up to someone else’s film. Pierce Brosnan returns, and filming starts shortly.

The People Under The Stairs 2: No sign of any Wes Craven involvement, though, and release may even be this year. Hmmm. We'd wager DVD will be its home.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: Er, that’s what they’ve called The Mummy 3, which is out on 1st August. Brendan Fraser and Jet Li star.

Punisher: War Zone: Ray Stevenson becomes the third person to play The Punisher on screen. You’ll be able to find out how he did on 12th September this year.

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder: Casper Van Diem is back, but it’s still going straight to DVD, as the piss-awful second film did. It’s due out later this year.

Pink Panther 2: Oh dear. And I’m a Steve Martin fan. It’s out on 13th February 2009.

Ace Ventura 3: No Jim Carrey though, and no chance of it seeing the inside of a cinema. Head to Blockbuster later in the year if you want to catch it.

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave: Another straight to DVD sequel, but this one’s of note because it’s directed by Soul Man/Hitcher star C Thomas Howell. Blimey.

Jurassic Park 4: It’s taken them ages to sort this out, but the latest is that Laura Dern is still attached, and that it’ll be released in 2009. Don’t hold your breath though, as shooting would need to start really very soon...

Scary Movie 5/Saw 5: You could have guessed at these if you didn’t know about them already. Both should see the light before the end of the year. Sadly.


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I'm looking forward to most...but some are like...why?
1 posted on 04/03/2008 9:17:18 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
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To: Lucky9teen
I guess sequels are better than the remakes they have been doing the last few years.
2 posted on 04/03/2008 9:24:34 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Lucky9teen
The first Super Troopers film left me with so many unanswered questions. I only wish I didn't have to wait until 2010.
3 posted on 04/03/2008 9:28:00 AM PDT by Paul Heinzman (I'm going to turn out the lights for 5 seconds and then my tagline better be back.)
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To: Lucky9teen
Just more proof that Hollyweird has nothing left in the creativity tank.

The only sequel I'm looking forward to is the new (and last) Indiana Jones movie scheduled for later this year.
4 posted on 04/03/2008 9:28:12 AM PDT by Antoninus (Tell us how you came to Barack?)
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To: Lucky9teen

“I AM LEGEND 2” (Also known inside the industry as
“I am a Legend too!”)
A remake of the Will Smith hit but this time starring
Barack Obama. This picaresque tale is a hastily-put-
together vehicle for the candidate Obama, partly fictionalized, part of it utilizing primary campaign footagae from his speeches in the states he visited
during the winter and early spring 2008. This one ends
in Vermont, where our Legend goes to visit and pay homage
to his supporters Ben & Jerry. For the first time he sees
the socialist paradise, Vermont, and HE LIKES WHAT HE SEES! It looks to him like a prototype for what every American state could be like. And he likes it even more when he visits B and J’s flagship store and finds an ice cream named after him ——BARACKY ROAD!!!


5 posted on 04/03/2008 9:29:39 AM PDT by supremedoctrine ("Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length" Robert Frost)
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To: Paul Heinzman

Littering and? Littering and?


6 posted on 04/03/2008 9:30:25 AM PDT by John Will
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To: TomGuy

I wish they’d make a sequel to The Increcibles


7 posted on 04/03/2008 9:30:25 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (Note to McCain: The voters are not united FOR you, they are uniting AGAINST Clinton/Obama)
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To: Lucky9teen

Most of those are acceptable alternatives to waterboarding at Gitmo.

8 posted on 04/03/2008 9:30:45 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Lucky9teen

Hmm...of all of ‘em I’d only pay money to see Jet Li in one of the Mummy flicks. Pray they lose the kid. BTT.


9 posted on 04/03/2008 9:32:34 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Lucky9teen
I am not going back to the movies until, Police Academy 7.
10 posted on 04/03/2008 9:33:15 AM PDT by bmwcyle (McCain has yet to give conservatives a reason to vote for him)
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To: Lucky9teen

I would have to agree with ya on that...
Thanks for sharing the list...


11 posted on 04/03/2008 9:34:13 AM PDT by Poetgal26 (God bless the US Military and our vets! (RIP Sgt Matthew Maupin))
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To: Lucky9teen
Is the Full Brazilian going to be a documentary?
12 posted on 04/03/2008 9:34:46 AM PDT by js1138
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To: Lucky9teen
Both "Transporter" movies have been wonderful. Highly entertaining.

BHC III sucked because of the writing. Eddie Murray still "has it," as seen in "Dreamgirls."

I always thought one of the biggest screwups was NOT getting Jim Carrey for "Mask 2." He was unbelievable in that role.

13 posted on 04/03/2008 9:35:00 AM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of News)
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To: bmwcyle
Or Jaws 6: Great Whites in Indiana!
14 posted on 04/03/2008 9:38:08 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: Lucky9teen
Pirates of the Caribbean 4

Pirate 3 sucked so bad, there has to be a Pirates 4 just to tie up all the ends that were left loose in #3, and to keep Disneyland visitors from avoiding the Pirates ride like it was Small World.

15 posted on 04/03/2008 9:38:41 AM PDT by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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To: Lucky9teen
If The Thomas Crown Affair 2 is only one-eighth as good as the classy remake with Brosnan of the older version with Steve McQueen, it will be still worth seeing. I wonder if Rene Russo is going to be involved? That version is a great movie with superb writing and surpassed the original in class. It is one of my favorites.
16 posted on 04/03/2008 9:40:31 AM PDT by Frank Sheed (Fr. V. R. Capodanno, Lt, USN, Catholic Chaplain. 3rd/5th, 1st Marine Div., FMF. MOH, posthumously.)
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To: Alouette
to keep Disneyland visitors from avoiding the Pirates ride like it was Small World.

Pirates has got to be the worst, most boring ride at Disney. Makes me yearn for the comparatively, uber-exciting Small World.

Everybody who visits us wants to go and everybody comes out saying, "Well, at least it was air conditioned."

We've just gotten to the point where we tell our visitors that we will wait for them at Splash Mountain.

OTOH - Expedition Everest is a blast!

17 posted on 04/03/2008 9:44:32 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat; but they know what's best for us)
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To: theDentist
Only if JAWS7:

just when you thought is safe to work in Congress.

18 posted on 04/03/2008 9:48:07 AM PDT by bmwcyle (McCain has yet to give conservatives a reason to vote for him)
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To: Antoninus

Raiders was great. Temple of Doom was a major letdown. Last Crusade somewhere in between. Where Crystal Skull falls is anyones guess.


19 posted on 04/03/2008 9:49:24 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Lucky9teen
National Treasure 3: Not a huge surprise, but as the Nic Cage Indiana Jones knock off franchise has proved to be quite a juggernaut, you’ll only have to wait until 2011 for the third film in the series.

Let me guess. The Freemasons have hidden the 200 mpg carburetor blueprints which Hungarian engineer Donat Banki entrusted to his lodge brothers of the uber-secretive Eta Xi Xi Omega Nu aka (EXXON)in the 19th Century.

20 posted on 04/03/2008 9:50:37 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat; but they know what's best for us)
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