20 Announced Movie Sequels That Are FINALLY Happening
We're FINALLY getting that fourth Mummy movie.
Hollywood loves nothing like it loves sequels, because they're the safest way for studios to print hundreds of millions of dollars without massive financial risk.
And it's all because we, the audience, prove time and time again that we love more of the thing we loved the last time - not that there's anything wrong with that.
Sequels make all the sense in the world from a business perspective, then, yet even when it seems like the most prudent thing to do, it can still end up taking years, even decades.
There are more sequels being hopefully bandied around Hollywood meeting rooms every day then we'll ever know about, but even many of the sequels you'd expect to see struggle to get in front of cameras.
This can be because of boring business red tape, logistical headaches, cast issues, or a simple failure to crack the most important of things - the creative.
And yet, after many false starts these 20 sequels are finally ready to get going. Now it just remains to be seen if mainstream audiences still care enough to show up for them...
20. World War Z 2
Though it went through a hellish production, World War Z surprisingly came out the other side fairly unscathed, with solid reviews and a global box office haul of $540 million.
Shortly after the film's summer 2013 release, Paramount confirmed that a sequel was in the works, with J. A. Bayona (The Impossible) originally tapped to direct for a 2017 bow.
Later David Fincher of all filmmakers was subbed in for the job, with Brad Pitt confirmed to return, but in early 2019 World War Z 2 was suddenly cancelled, apparently in part due to the Chinese government's ban on films featuring zombies, as would seriously dent the film's box office prospects.
However, at CinemaCon this past April, Paramount announced that World War Z 2 was officially happening, though they didn't provide any further details - namely whether it'd be a direct follow-up to the 2013 film or a "requel" that soft-reboots the IP considering how much time has passed.