Sequels

Bright 2 Might Be Directed by the Man Behind Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

It might not be the Netflix sequel we’d like to see him tackle, but Louis Leterrier is probably going to make Bright 2. Leterrier, best known for directing Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk, recently directed the underrated 2019 masterpiece The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance for Netflix. And while there’s still no word on what’s up…

Movies Germain Lussier May 5

There’s So Much More to Love in Frozen II

Like death and taxes, Frozen II was inevitable. There was simply no way any company would leave billions of potential dollars on the table by not making a sequel to one of the highest-grossing animated films ever. And yet, it was a risk too. Get the film wrong and it could damage the legacy of…

Movies Germain Lussier Nov 14

10 Weirdly Great But Often Overlooked Horror Sequels, Prequels, and Follow-Ups

Everybody knows that certain horror sequels—like Dawn of the Dead and Evil Dead II—are masterpieces in their own right. Others have ascended to cult royalty, like Troll 2 and Bride of Chucky. But what about those offbeat, overlooked horror series entries that never quite get the love they deserve? https://gizmodo.com/head-back-to-school-with-these-11-slasher-movies-set-on-1837836716 Here are 10 to consider…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Sep 12

Here Are Some Fox Properties Disney Should Consider Rebooting (If It Must) [Updated]

Now that Disney owns Fox, Mickey Mouse has a new sandbox to play in. Now that some time has passed since the completion of the acquisition, Disney has decided to ax several excellent original film ideas Fox had in the works—David Petersen’s Mouse Guard and Noelle Stevenson’s Lumberjanes among them. And though its Marvel properties…

Movies Germain Lussier Aug 14

Get Out, There’s Another Amityville Movie in the Works?

Forget Freddy and Jason. There’s one horror villain that’s inspired more sequels and spinoffs than any other, and it’s not a masked killer—it’s a goddamn house. By my count, the just-announced Amityville 1974 will be the 24th film with ties to the Amityville series, and that’s not even counting doc My Amityville Horror or the…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jun 17

Josh Gad May Star in a Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Reboot/Sequel

On a list of already great ideas that deserve a fresh reimagining, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids has to be near the top. And while rumors of a new sequel or reboot have been circling for a while, it seems the idea may have just blown up in size. Slashfilm is reporting that Josh Gad…

Movies Germain Lussier May 13

Incredibles 2 Director Brad Bird Isn’t Interested in Ratatouille or The Iron Giant Sequels

For over a decade, fans have been asking Brad Bird if he was ever going to make a sequel to The Incredibles. And he finally has. But the writer/director has very strong thoughts on making sequels to his other movies, including his other Oscar-winning Pixar film, Ratatouille, and the iconic Iron Giant. “You know, I…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 7

Here’s How the It Sequel Can Be Even Better Than the First Film

Now that Andy Muschietti’s It is a huge hit, his adaptation of the second half of Stephen King’s horror novel is more highly-anticipated than ever. A few minor quibbles aside, the first film is fantastic. But It: Chapter Two, as it’s unofficially titled, deals with the characters as grown-ups. That makes it a trickier prospect.…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Sep 12

These Posters for Sequels We’ll Never See May Restore Your Faith in Creativity

Two years ago, Los Angeles art gallery iam8bit presented a great idea: an art show filled with work based on sequels that don’t actually exist. They called it SEQUEL—and now that show has its own sequel. SEQUEL 2 opens on November 30, both online and at the gallery proper. You’ll be able to find it…

Movies Germain Lussier Nov 15

Some Movies Are So Worried About Setting Up a Sequel They Forget to be Good

You can’t blame Hollywood for its non-stop deluge of remakes, sequels, and prequels. Audiences keep showing up for them, and they take one of the most difficult parts of art—the idea—out of the equation. What’s unforgivable though is making a movie under the assumption a sequel will be made after it. That’s what happened this…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 12

Of Course Warner Bros. Has Already Planned a Suicide Squad Sequel

Why wouldn’t they? Otherwise, they might wait too long and the sequel would come out a few months later than it originally would have, and all the momentum would be gone! This news is actually buried in aWrap article about Will Smith and David Ayer’s other possible project together, Bright, which is apparently a cop…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Mar 3

7 Reasons Horror Movie Sequels Can Only Get Less and Less Scary

People go to horror movie sequels for many reasons—genuine interest, idle curiosity, tradition, blind optimism—but they almost never go to be scared. Horror movie sequels don’t just negate the point of the previous movie, the negate the point of their entire genre. They can’t help being increasingly less scary than the originals, and here are…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 13

Ernie Cline Is Writing Another Ready Player One Novel

We still don’t know when Armada, Ernie Cline’s next book, is coming out. But now we have something else to look forward to — he’s writing a followup to his novel about people in a dark future who are obsessed with 80s video games, Ready Player One. Top image: Ready Player One movie promo artwork…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 16

The Woman In Black Barely Bothers To Show Up In Woman In Black 2

Even by the standard of recent obligatory horror sequels, The Woman In Black: Angel of Death feels like an exercise in futility. Scares are few and far between — and even the Woman in Black herself has the good sense to give this one a miss. Spoilers ahead… Most would agree that the absolutely worst…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jan 2

Will Jason’s Mother Be in the New Friday the 13th Movie?

Here’s a tidbit to make horror fans who have sworn off remakes reconsider for a hot second: Bloody Disgusting picked up the news that Jason’s mother, played in the original Friday the 13th by the inimitable Betsy Palmer, might be a character in the 13th Friday the 13th installment (touché!), due in 2015. Originally reported…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Dec 8

These Are The Movie Sequels We ACTUALLY Want To See

Movie sequels can be boring. Fortunately, you all shared plenty of creative sequel ideas (A space-station musical western as scored by David Bowie? Yes please.) that we really do want to see. Here, as pitched by you, are some our favorite potential sequels — if only someone would make them. https://gizmodo.com/its-a-photoshop-party-and-were-making-the-sequels-we-ne-1662584074 Top image: Commenter BrunoNZ…

Movies Ria Misra Nov 24

11 Star Wars Titles Better Than The Force Awakens

The next Star Wars title was announced last week, and honestly, it kinda sucks. We saw plenty of room for improvement, and asked if you could come up with a better title than J.J. Abrams and committee. Help us, Gizmodo readers, you’re our only hope. The clear (or not-so-clear) winner was from BeyondtheTech, who provided…

Movies Alissa Walker Nov 10

What’s The Secret Of Turning A Single Story Into An Endless Franchise?

We know how (and where) franchises go to die, but what turns a one-off movie or a standard TV series into a franchise that can go on, sometimes even for generations? https://observationdeck.kinja.com/six-ways-franchises-go-terminal-1652680348 After reading this post by commenter lightninglouie on all the different ways a franchise could go down (whether simply by reaching its natural…

io9 Ria Misra Oct 30

There Is an Inherent Problem With Prequels

News of a sequel of a movie that you love can feel a little bittersweet: On one hand you get to revisit a fictional world that you love. On the other, there’s a not insignificant chance that visit will be unpleasant and awkward. Even worse, though, can be news of a prequel. After reading about…

io9 Ria Misra Oct 20

What Die Hard Teaches Us About How To Make A Sequel

There are a lot of different methods of putting together a sequel (or three), with results ranging from the better-than-the-original to the eye-meltingly terrible. But does Die Hard, and its seemingly unending series of sequels, have a lesson to teach us about how to plan a sequel? In response to the news that the I…

io9 Ria Misra Oct 2

Sequels

Bright 2 Might Be Directed by the Man Behind Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

There’s So Much More to Love in Frozen II

10 Weirdly Great But Often Overlooked Horror Sequels, Prequels, and Follow-Ups

Here Are Some Fox Properties Disney Should Consider Rebooting (If It Must) [Updated]

Get Out, There’s Another Amityville Movie in the Works?

Josh Gad May Star in a Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Reboot/Sequel

Incredibles 2 Director Brad Bird Isn’t Interested in Ratatouille or The Iron Giant Sequels

Here’s How the It Sequel Can Be Even Better Than the First Film

These Posters for Sequels We’ll Never See May Restore Your Faith in Creativity

Some Movies Are So Worried About Setting Up a Sequel They Forget to be Good

Of Course Warner Bros. Has Already Planned a Suicide Squad Sequel

7 Reasons Horror Movie Sequels Can Only Get Less and Less Scary

Ernie Cline Is Writing Another Ready Player One Novel

The Woman In Black Barely Bothers To Show Up In Woman In Black 2

Will Jason’s Mother Be in the New Friday the 13th Movie?

These Are The Movie Sequels We ACTUALLY Want To See

11 Star Wars Titles Better Than The Force Awakens

What’s The Secret Of Turning A Single Story Into An Endless Franchise?

There Is an Inherent Problem With Prequels

What Die Hard Teaches Us About How To Make A Sequel

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