10 Upcoming Film Sequels And Reboots That Nobody Wants (But Will Make Money Anyway)

2014’s Annabelle was the prequel to The Conjuring that explained the origin of the eponymous doll, but as in Alien “prequel” Prometheus, it was really a re-tread with boring characters and routine situations.

There was a heroine who investigated strange noises by walking down dark corridors, an unhelpful priest and a kindly neighbour with “cannon fodder” written all over her, none of which affected the film’s box office. On a $7 million budget, the movie grossed $256 million worldwide, so get ready for more of the same.

Due for release in May 2017, the imaginatively titled Annabelle 2 is directed by David F Sandberg, who promises the “Godfather II of creepy doll movies.” Given that one critic called the original “as undistinguished, uninteresting and unscary as the worst of the Chucky films”, his words are best taken with a pinch of salt.