10 Movies Everyone Thought Were Sequels (But Weren't)

10. Gran Torino

Clint Eastwood's 2008 drama Gran Torino stars the acting legend as a grizzled old man - a real stretch for Clint here - who crosses paths with a local gang while trying to defend his neighbourhood.

Before the film's release, however, rumours swirled that Gran Torino was actually a secret Dirty Harry sequel - Dirty Harry 6, to be precise, and would see Clintwood deliver a bookending finale to his iconic action-thriller franchise.

Scuttlebutt indicated that the film would revolve around an aged Harry Callahan seeking revenge for the murder of two police officers, one of whom was his grandson. 

And honestly, it made complete sense, so this one was incredibly easy to believe.

Even if that perhaps was the plan at one time, it ultimately wasn't what came to pass - Eastwood actually plays a totally original character, Walt Kowalski, and the reported plot information wasn't correct at all.

It certainly would've been an interesting angle, but at the same time Gran Torino is a strong enough film that it doesn't need to be tethered to an existing IP.