The landscape of cinema today is a vastly different and distinctly less-original one than previous decades. Itʼs hard to put your finger on exactly when the tide began to turn, but it's safe to admit we live in an age of sequel-mania. Currently there are a staggering 142 sequels either in-production or development across numerous studios. Some are justified and worthy of warranting second instalments, whilst others will strike you as desperate attempts at squeezing out that last remaining trickle of money from a dying franchise. Here is a selection of the most sh*tty and unnecessary sequels (possibly given the the protracted production of some) heading our way in the next few years.
10. Sin City 3
Although nothing is set in stone, reports suggest Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller may team-up once again for a third Sin City movie. The original was innovative and a blood-splattered shot of adrenaline. It led to many ensuing movies copying its ultra-violent aesthetic, namely Watchmen, 300 and The Spirit. Last years sequel, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, was a damp squib of a follow-up that seemed to suffer from the 10-year gap between the two movies. Even attempts to package it up in shiny 3D along with that raunchy poster of Eva Green failed to draw moviegoers in. It makes no sense for there to be a third instalment in the works, or even being talked about. What ultimately hurt A Dame To Kill For was the writing of new material. The series of graphic novels already has an endless array of unconventional stories bursting from its seams that the filmmakers decided to ignore. Hopefully, the Weinsteinʼs and Dimension Films sit down an re-examine those poor box office figures and come to their senses.
