10 Upcoming Movie Sequels Everyone Will Ignore
6. The Gallows 2
Remember The Gallows from 2015? It was another Blumhouse production about a bunch of screaming teens with cameras that drew this plea from yours truly: “Whatever you do, don’t help turn this movie into another franchise.”
Well, you didn’t listen so now they’ve gone and made The Gallows 2, shot in secret so the producers can pique your curiosity with details close to the release date. Which worked like a charm for 10 Cloverfield Lane, but it’s difficult to get excited for a sequel to a movie about a bunch of interchangeable brats who document everything with cameras, including the sudden arrival of a barely-glimpsed assailant who wields a noose.
The usual weird goings on – bizarre telephone calls, assaults by an unseen force – ensued but the first movie did have one neat moment. When a character stares into the camera, you think she’s about to give a Heather Donahue-style monologue but then she’s dragged off screen by some sinister entity.