10 Movie Sequels That Started In Surprising Ways
1. Alien 3
Yes, it may have been discussed plentiful times already here on WhatCulture, but it would be impossible to put together such a list and not make mention of the much-maligned Alien 3.
Going into this 1992 offering, audiences were expecting something vastly different to what they ultimately got.
At the end of the beloved Aliens, Ripley, Hicks, young Newt and android Bishop put themselves in stasis and set sail for Earth. Not just that, but the initial teaser trailers for Alien 3 outright promised that the action would be heading to mankind's home planet, with a voiceover proclaiming how "we will discover on Earth, everyone can hear you scream".
In reality, not only did Alien 3 take place on the Fury 161 correctional foundry, but the opening moments made the shock decision to kill off fan favourites Hicks and Newt... and to lazily have those deaths take place off-screen as part of our Aliens survivors crash-landing on Fury 161.
Not just were franchise fans left surprised by all of this, but many were left angered. So much so, there's still a clamouring to this very day for the series to revisit Hicks and Newt, as reflected by the excitement shown when it appeared that District 9's Neill Blomkamp would be bringing those characters back for his sadly-now-axed Aliens sequel.