8 Movie Sequels You Didn't Know Were Coming In 2019
So... does anyone still care about Men In Black?
Though it can get quite saddening to watch the millionth repetitive entry in a franchise, or watch a once-beloved property fall from grace, sequels are an important part of the Hollywood machine.
They're generally big money-makers and so provide studios with cash they can use to take risks on original movies, and they're often big, easily-marketable events that are great at luring in people who wouldn't normally trek to the cinema.
However, on occasion, some sequels can sneak up on you out of obscurity and bite you on the rear, like the shark that ate Sam Jackson in Deep Blue Sea.
There are several reasons for this - less marketing power, no pop-culture clout, so much stuff eating up our free time that it's impossible to know about everything - but in 2019's case, it's likely because these sequels are so far away that the only way you'd know about them is if you actively sought the information out yourself.
There are already a bunch of sequels set to launch in the year after next, and because they're not due imminently - and because they're not about superheroes or Jedi - you might not know that they even exist.
8. John Wick: Chapter 3
After the breakout success of the first John Wick and the positive reception to its sequel, a third instalment in the action franchise was quickly announced.
Set to open in May 2019, Chapter 3 will be penned by Derek Kolstad - who wrote the first two movies - and is expected to be directed by Chad Stahelski, who co-directed the first and took the lead on the second.
The fact that two major creative players are returning can only be a good thing. John Wick isn't known for its deep, thought-provoking stories, but it is known for its impressive action sequences, which both these men had a hand in outlining and fully-realising on the big screen.
Other than that, little is known about John Wick 3 (besides the obvious assumption that Keanu Reeves will star), but the fact that it's moved from Chapter 2's February release slot to a more prime early summer date indicates that it will receive a bigger budget, something it will need in order to provide all the crowd-pleasing explosions and kills that summer audiences expect.
In short, this will be the biggest entry in the franchise yet.