10 Characters Who MUST Appear In Upcoming Movie Sequels

Sequels are par for the course in Hollywood these days, with pretty much every even halfway successful franchise churning out two or three before fading away.

These normally come with higher stakes, bigger budgets and new characters brought in. Most franchises tend to be built off things as well, either books, comics or video games, so these yet to be introduced characters already exist in the narrative in some way.

Fans often have clear pictures of what should be coming next in some of these movies, while others have fan theories which hinge on certain characters being included.

With this in mind, there are a few predictions to be made. These movies all have either had sequels confirmed or enjoyed such stellar box office that they’re pretty much inevitable. Hollywood rarely turns down money makers, and this feels like a golden age for franchise flicks; they’d be fools not to cash in.

Whether they're returning characters whose futures are uncertain, while the latter ones are all newcomers to be introduced. Either way, these ten simply must appear in their upcoming sequels.

Snoke rivals the Night King for having one of the most anticlimactic deaths in recent memory. However, there could still be some narrative redemption if he were to return in some way.

Despite this link though, their deaths are almost polar opposites in every other way. The Long Night wasn’t as epic as it promised, with Game Of Thrones pulling the rug out on what seemed like guaranteed character deaths.

Snoke’s death though led to one of the most cinematic Star Wars duels ever, with Rey and Kylo taking on his guards. Speaking of Kylo, it made perfect sense for him to kill Snoke, but the way he tricked him so easily didn’t seem earned. Various theories abound that Snoke allowed it to happen deliberately, or was using a decoy, but both seem like they’re covering up poor writing.

In contrast, the Night King dying to the Valyrian steel catspaw followed a well established weakness, but Arya had no clear link to his story whatsoever.

Both characters do though share a sense of emptiness; we never learned much of their origins, their motivations or their ultimate purpose. If Snoke returns in The Rise Of Skywalker, he will surely rectify that.