10 Sequels That Were Cancelled Due To Box Office Flops

10. The Lone Ranger 2

"Hi-Yo, Silver!"

Or, uh, not. After the success of Pirates of the Caribbean, a film franchise based on a shoddy ride from the '60s, Disney asked themselves: "Hey, which other redundant artefact with minor cultural relevance can we update and sell to the masses?" Their gaze fell on The Lone Ranger, a western TV series from the '40s, known for its iconic theme tune and light-hearted antics.

Get Gore Verbinski to direct, and Johnny Depp to star... what could go wrong?

Well lots. The studio's first mistake was believing that casting Depp as Tonto would ensure the film as a box office smash. Disney also failed to realise that, in 2013, the western - as a genre - was done for and that lead actor Armie Hammer lacked draw.

And so the film, made for $225 million, grossed just $260 million (despite not being anywhere near as bad as the critics made it out to be).

Planned out as a major franchise with Hammer and Depp both signed on for multiple sequels, the disappointing returns meant that The Lone Ranger 2 had to take a bullet; Disney quickly halted development on the sequel, and then - to Depp's well-publicized chagrin - swiftly wiped it from existence.