Movies that had Sequel Hooks and deserved a sequel, but didn’t get one
The Last Starfighter - The Frontier is down, Xur escaped, and there is still danger. Alex went back to Rylos with Grig and Maggie to rebuild the Starfighter Legion.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension - the movie’s end credits tease at a sequel, “Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League,” which was never produced, though a novelization finally did appear in 2021
Hellboy - The second movie promised a Hellbaby (Hellboy 3), but instead we got David Harbour in a reboot.
Movies that had Sequel Hooks and deserved a sequel, but didn’t get one
The Last Starfighter - The Frontier is down, Xur escaped, and there is still danger. Alex went back to Rylos with Grig and Maggie to rebuild the Starfighter Legion.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension - the movie’s end credits tease at a sequel, “Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League,” which was never produced, though a novelization finally did appear in 2021
Hellboy - The second movie promised a Hellbaby (Hellboy 3), but instead we got David Harbour in a reboot.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - The title expected a sequel, but the critics didn’t like the film and the box office receipts were disappointing. Thus, it became the only instalment in the planned franchise. I kinda liked it, though.
Movies that had Sequel Hooks and deserved a sequel, but didn’t get one
The Last Starfighter - The Frontier is down, Xur escaped, and there is still danger. Alex went back to Rylos with Grig and Maggie to rebuild the Starfighter Legion.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension - the movie’s end credits tease at a sequel, “Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League,” which was never produced, though a novelization finally did appear in 2021
Hellboy - The second movie promised a Hellbaby (Hellboy 3), but instead we got David Harbour in a reboot.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - The title expected a sequel, but the critics didn’t like the film and the box office receipts were disappointing. Thus, it became the only instalment in the planned franchise. I kinda liked it, though.
History of the World: Part One - Mel Brooks comedy from the 80’s promising Jews in Space and Hitler on Ice in the sequel which didn’t come. Hulu just had a limited series of Part 2 which wasn’t great.
Movies that had Sequel Hooks and deserved a sequel, but didn’t get one
The Last Starfighter - The Frontier is down, Xur escaped, and there is still danger. Alex went back to Rylos with Grig and Maggie to rebuild the Starfighter Legion.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension - the movie’s end credits tease at a sequel, “Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League,” which was never produced, though a novelization finally did appear in 2021
Hellboy - The second movie promised a Hellbaby (Hellboy 3), but instead we got David Harbour in a reboot.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - The title expected a sequel, but the critics didn’t like the film and the box office receipts were disappointing. Thus, it became the only instalment in the planned franchise. I kinda liked it, though.
History of the World: Part One - Mel Brooks comedy from the 80’s promising Jews in Space and Hitler on Ice in the sequel which didn’t come. Hulu just had a limited series of Part 2 which wasn’t great.
District 9 - Christopher makes it to the mother ship and promises that he will return in three years. Meanwhile, Wilkus has fully transformed into a prawn and is leaving metal flowers on his wife’s doorstep.
Movies that had Sequel Hooks and deserved a sequel, but didn’t get one
The Last Starfighter - The Frontier is down, Xur escaped, and there is still danger. Alex went back to Rylos with Grig and Maggie to rebuild the Starfighter Legion.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension - the movie’s end credits tease at a sequel, “Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League,” which was never produced, though a novelization finally did appear in 2021
Hellboy - The second movie promised a Hellbaby (Hellboy 3), but instead we got David Harbour in a reboot.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - The title expected a sequel, but the critics didn’t like the film and the box office receipts were disappointing. Thus, it became the only instalment in the planned franchise. I kinda liked it, though.
History of the World: Part One - Mel Brooks comedy from the 80’s promising Jews in Space and Hitler on Ice in the sequel which didn’t come. Hulu just had a limited series of Part 2 which wasn’t great.
District 9 - Christopher makes it to the mother ship and promises that he will return in three years. Meanwhile, Wilkus has fully transformed into a prawn and is leaving metal flowers on his wife’s doorstep.
The Sword and the Sorcerer - Okay, it wasn’t that great, but it was fun for it’s time, and it did promised the hero Talon’s return at the end. And, yes, many years later there was a bargain-basement remake with a different cast, but that shouldn’t count.
Movies that had Sequel Hooks and deserved a sequel, but didn’t get one
The Last Starfighter - The Frontier is down, Xur escaped, and there is still danger. Alex went back to Rylos with Grig and Maggie to rebuild the Starfighter Legion.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension - the movie’s end credits tease at a sequel, “Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League,” which was never produced, though a novelization finally did appear in 2021
Hellboy - The second movie promised a Hellbaby (Hellboy 3), but instead we got David Harbour in a reboot.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - The title expected a sequel, but the critics didn’t like the film and the box office receipts were disappointing. Thus, it became the only instalment in the planned franchise. I kinda liked it, though.
History of the World: Part One - Mel Brooks comedy from the 80’s promising Jews in Space and Hitler on Ice in the sequel which didn’t come. Hulu just had a limited series of Part 2 which wasn’t great.
District 9 - Christopher makes it to the mother ship and promises that he will return in three years. Meanwhile, Wilkus has fully transformed into a prawn and is leaving metal flowers on his wife’s doorstep.
The Sword and the Sorcerer - Okay, it wasn’t that great, but it was fun for it’s time, and it did promised the hero Talon’s return at the end. And, yes, many years later there was a bargain-basement remake with a different cast, but that shouldn’t count.
Flash Gordon - Someone picked up Ming’s ring at the end of the film.
Yes, it DID deserve a sequel. I still watch it anytime it comes on.
Movies that had Sequel Hooks and deserved a sequel, but didn’t get one
The Last Starfighter - The Frontier is down, Xur escaped, and there is still danger. Alex went back to Rylos with Grig and Maggie to rebuild the Starfighter Legion.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension - the movie’s end credits tease at a sequel, Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, which was never produced, though a novelization finally did appear in 2021
Hellboy - The second movie promised a Hellbaby (Hellboy 3), but instead we got David Harbour in a reboot.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - The title expected a sequel, but the critics didn’t like the film and the box office receipts were disappointing. Thus, it became the only instalment in the planned franchise. I kinda liked it, though.
History of the World: Part One - Mel Brooks comedy from the 80’s promising “Jews in Space” and “Hitler on Ice” in the sequel which didn’t come. Hulu just had a limited series of Part 2 which wasn’t great.
District 9 - Christopher makes it to the mother ship and promises that he will return in three years. Meanwhile, Wilkus has fully transformed into a prawn and is leaving metal flowers on his wife’s doorstep.
The Sword and the Sorcerer - Okay, it wasn’t that great, but it was fun for it’s time, and it did promised the hero Talon’s return at the end. And, yes, many years later there was a bargain-basement remake with a different cast, but that shouldn’t count.
Flash Gordon - Someone picked up Ming’s ring at the end of the film.
Paper Moon - The last we see of Mose and Addie, they’re driving off into the distance in their rattletrap truck. There are several other interesting stories, several more clever cons, in Joe David Brown’s very good novel Addie Pray, which inspired the film.
[quote=“Elendil_s_Heir, post:3928, topic:985988, full:true”] Movies that had Sequel Hooks and deserved a sequel, but didn’t get one
The Last Starfighter - The Frontier is down, Xur escaped, and there is still danger. Alex went back to Rylos with Grig and Maggie to rebuild the Starfighter Legion.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension - the movie’s end credits tease at a sequel, Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, which was never produced, though a novelization finally did appear in 2021
Hellboy - The second movie promised a Hellbaby (Hellboy 3), but instead we got David Harbour in a reboot.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - The title expected a sequel, but the critics didn’t like the film and the box office receipts were disappointing. Thus, it became the only instalment in the planned franchise. I kinda liked it, though.
History of the World: Part One - Mel Brooks comedy from the 80’s promising “Jews in Space” and “Hitler on Ice” in the sequel which didn’t come. Hulu just had a limited series of Part 2 which wasn’t great.
District 9 - Christopher makes it to the mother ship and promises that he will return in three years. Meanwhile, Wilkus has fully transformed into a prawn and is leaving metal flowers on his wife’s doorstep.
The Sword and the Sorcerer - Okay, it wasn’t that great, but it was fun for it’s time, and it did promised the hero Talon’s return at the end. And, yes, many years later there was a bargain-basement remake with a different cast, but that shouldn’t count.
Flash Gordon - Someone picked up Ming’s ring at the end of the film.
Paper Moon - The last we see of Mose and Addie, they’re driving off into the distance in their rattletrap truck. There are several other interesting stories, several more clever cons, in Joe David Brown’s very good novel Addie Pray, which inspired the film.
Return to Oz - The Disney one with TikTok and the Nome King. At the end Ozma waves to Dorothy through the mirror, and there are about a dozen more books just by Baum they could’ve done.
Starring Chris
Avengers: Endgame (with Mr. Evans, Mr. Helmsworth and Mr. Pratt).