10 Movie Franchises That Ended Too Soon
4. The Addams Family
A new animated Addams offering may have hit the silver screen last year, yet it feels as if a golden opportunity was missed when Paramount opted not to continue on with a third film for The Addams Family.
The Barry Sonnenfeld-directed duo of 1991's The Addams Family and 1993's Addams Family Values were a hoot for those who like their humour to be doused in a dour and dark sheen. And with the cast of Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Christine Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Judith Malina, Carel Struycken, and the hand of Christopher Hart, this franchise had been assembled perfectly for what audiences both new and old to the IP would expect.
Even if Paramount did decide to begin work on a third movie, tragedy struck in 1994 when Raul Julia died at the age of just 54. The truth is though, the studio had already opted not to pursue a threequel, going as far as to sell off the home video rights for the property to Saban Entertainment.
Technically, Saban did provide fans with a third film. The only thing is, 1998's Addams Family Reunion - with only Struckyen's Lurch and Hart's Thing returning - was intended as a two-hour pilot for what would be a new Addams Family TV series. Unsurprisingly, Addams Family Reunion, despite the best efforts of Tim Curry as Gomez Addams, was a dud.