12 Movies That Could Have Had Awesome Sequels
Are we naive to still hope that Unbreakable 2 happens?
Universal PicturesIn the last couple of decades, Hollywood has come down with a bad case of sequilitis. Prior to the year 2000, there were only a handful of billion-dollar franchises on which the studios could rely. Now, there are over 30. Comic books, literary adaptations and established brands provide the built-in recognition and wide appeal that will draw audiences to the multiplex, regardless of whether or not this endless parade of follow-ups are actually any good. Despite this increasing reliance on sequels to generate box office dollars, there are plenty of movies that seem to have set themselves up for a second, third or even final installment that never comes to fruition. The go-to option is to reboot an established franchise instead of taking a chance on a new one, which has a lot to do with the continued repetitiveness and mediocrity of most franchise fare. With that in mind, this article will look at 12 potential movie sequels that haven't been made, and why they would be awesome. It is a list that covers multiple genres, and will cover the variety of reasons why these projects didn't come to fruition. It could be a case of the first movie failing at the box office, reluctance or disinterest from the filmmakers to return to the well, a studio unwilling to provide the funds or simply the passage of time that sees the idea doing nothing but gather dust on a shelf.