10 Film Sequels Destined To Bomb In 2017
Proving that 2017 will be the year where franchises fall.
There's no escaping it: 2017 is very much the year of the sequel. Whereas the more uppity of film fans or scholar will bemoan a lack of creativity in Hollywood being the reason for this trend becoming even more prevalent, and there is perhaps some weight to this, but there's still a lot of exciting, unoriginal stuff coming. There's action (John Wick 2, Fast 8), superhero hijinks (Logan, Thor: Ragnorak, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Justice League), dark comedy (Trainspotting 2) and a certain yet-to-be-named entry in everyone's favourite space saga.
But, not every movie deserves a sequel; hell, some movies shouldn't have been made at all, but still went on to kick off some iffy franchises. The fact remains that in the film business familiarity breeds bucks when it comes to churning out motion pictures and, on that long-standing logic, that's why movies have babies and sequels will forever be commonplace.
Familiarity also breeds contempt, so on that note this article looks to pinpoint exactly where sequel fatigue is going to set in this year, evidenced by ten upcoming movies on this list that are going to bomb, be it critically or financially.
Some will be relatively new entries in a series, others additions to a franchise way past its sell by date. One crucial element binding all of these together is that, in all honesty, we could do without them.
10. Amityville: The Awakening
Journeys to the big screen don’t get more nightmarish than the one Amityville: The Awakening has endured. Originally scheduled for an early 2015 release – at this point titled Amityville: The Lost Tapes – this release date has since bounced around like a pudgy, demonic pig with a tentative release penciled in for June 2017 – but, let’s face it, that could change.
The film has a decent cast, headed up by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Bella Thorne, but with re-shoots having already taken place, it would seem that the intriguing found footage angle that The Lost Tapes promised has been replaced by something a bit more straight forward and dull.
Director Franck Khalfoun’s last film was the never seen i-Lived and his cold streak looks set to carry on given the less than emphatic press screenings that have already taken place. The horror.