10 Upcoming Movie Sequels That Really Aren't Wanted

10. Night Has Fallen

2013's Olympus Has Fallen was a really pleasant surprise, with its "Die Hard in the White House" formula making for a propulsive, tense, and brutal little action flick.

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Due to strong word of mouth, this movie that nobody saw coming ended up making a cool $170 million off a $70 million budget, enough to warrant a sequel, London Has Fallen, which was followed by another sequel, Angel Has Fallen.

The next instalment was announced in November 2020, with star Gerard Butler set to return in the ominously-titled Night Has Fallen.

Why It Isn't Wanted

The Has Fallen series is a textbook example of a franchise that was never meant to be a franchise, but it just sort of happened, and everybody went "ok". Like Taken, The Transporter, and even Die Hard before it, the formula in the first film felt exciting and new, but it's continued to grow more and more stale with each passing sequel.

With diminishing box-office returns (Angel Has Fallen is the lowest-grossing entry to date), negative reviews from critics, and John Wick putting all other mid-level action franchises to shame, Night Has Fallen is a sequel that we really don't need to see, and Has Fallen is a series that should've ended a long time ago.

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