# Movies that ended with an obvious sequel setup that never panned out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647 "2009-05-26T03:36:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Whiteknight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whiteknight/32/4962_2.png) [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/41 "2009-05-26T13:16:45Z")
_The Last Starfighter_ for sure ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/42 "2009-05-26T13:47:26Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > It did, [Godzilla: The Series](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_the_series) was a continuation of the movie. The single egg that hatched in the movie was the Godzilla in the cartoon. Pleased to meet you! [I’m chopped liver.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11177899&postcount=26) ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/43 "2009-05-26T13:47:41Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > _True Lies_ was released in 1994. Schwarzenegger didn’t become governor until 2003. Were they really planning on waiting nine years between movies? Which was odd because the film was a success, it was entertaining, and Arnold had no opposition to sequels. I think the lack of sequel had more to do with Titanic than with Arnold. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/44 "2009-05-26T13:54:47Z")
Yes, the Neverending Story had a sequel, but you think that’d be a franchise ripe for a countless number of installments… ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/45 "2009-05-26T13:56:02Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > It seemed to me that _Serenity_ had an opening for a sequel, but it didn’t do very well at the box office. Really? To what are you referring? It seemed that it was bundled up quite neatly to me, and I’ve read numerous times that Joss meant this as his goodbye, but that could be after the fact rationalization. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/46 "2009-05-26T13:56:59Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Really? To what are you referring? It seemed that it was bundled up quite neatly to me, and I’ve read numerous times that Joss meant this as his goodbye, but that could be after the fact rationalization. Heh, maybe that’s wishful thinking on my part, I admit. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/47 "2009-05-26T14:31:38Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > **The Sword & The Sorcerer** had a note in the end credits to see Talon in his next adventure. It has been about 25 years. Last year, reports began to come out that a sequel to this was underway. Since it’s independent, there’s a good chance it won’t see the light of day, but as of January, [Tales of Ancient Empire](http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/first-images-from-albert-pyuns-sword-and-the-sorcerer-sequel-tales-of-ananc/) was still in production. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/48 "2009-05-26T14:41:54Z")
**League of Extraordinary Gentlemen** killed off Quatermain in a manner that was clearly meant to be temporary. Wow. Just… wow. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/49 "2009-05-26T14:52:23Z")
Has there been any word about “the Chronicles of Narnia” series? The last I read, Walt Disney had pulled out of financing the third installment “Dawn Treader” since “Prince Caspian” didn’t make that much money apparently. I’ve read some other studios might continue the series though. Does anybody know about this, or is this another discontinued movie series? That’d be too bad IMO, since the first two were actually decent flicks AND true to the original source material. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/50 "2009-05-26T15:17:30Z")
> [@Blue\_Mood](#): > > The ending of _The Incredibles_ looked like the family would soon be fighting crimes together. That was continued as a [video game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredibles:_Rise_of_the_Underminer). > [@RickJay](#): > > _Galaxy Quest_ looked set up for a sequel. How so? It seemed to wrap up pretty definitively to me. The endings of both _The Incredibles_ and _Galaxy Quest_ looked more like “life goes on after this story” endings than “sequel!” It’s a fine distinction, but it’s there. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/51 "2009-05-26T15:19:50Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > _True Lies_ was released in 1994. Schwarzenegger didn’t become governor until 2003. Were they really planning on waiting nine years between movies? Yeah, and now Jamie Lee Curtis is too busy fighting fellow females’ irregularity through yogurt culture to do another one, even when Ahnold gets term limited out of his job. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/52 "2009-05-26T15:23:53Z")
Predator II sort of the stage for another movie with Danny Glover exiting the alien ship with an 18th century pistol. I thought the movie was better than a lot of people give it credit for and it’d be interesting to see what direction they would go in in a sequel - but not of the Alien vs. Predator variety, which was only a quasi-sequel at best. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/53 "2009-05-26T15:40:13Z")
What about the spoof movie where the mormon becomes a porn star hero, with his side kick “choda boy” ? Seems like their nemisis, orgasmo, played by ron geremy, was itching for a rematch at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/54 "2009-05-26T15:42:02Z")
Well, there was the little-known _Highway to Hell_. The closing song has the repeated lyric “_…maybe the next time…_” The survival of the main bad guy in _The Last Starfighter_ had potential. Unfortunately, the title is a stumbling block. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/55 "2009-05-26T16:19:34Z")
Can I mention a sequel currently being discussed that I _hope_ does not pan out? Namely, a _Buffy, Vampire Slayer_ follow-up; in essence, [a “reboot” of the movie](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i666afabc28491e6a5d5861d83ae30855), not the TV show of fond memory. > [@](#): > > “Buffy” creator Joss Whedon isn’t involved and it’s not set up at a studio, but Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment are working with original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, on what is being labeled a remake or relaunch, but not a sequel or prequel… > > The new “Buffy” film, however, would have no connection to the TV series, nor would it use popular supporting characters like Angel, Willow, Xander or Spike. I am not amused. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/56 "2009-05-26T16:28:29Z")
What about the Lemony Snicket movies? I know they stuffed a lot into that movie, but I thought it was supposed to have sequels. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/57 "2009-05-26T16:30:51Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > What about the Lemony Snicket movies? I know they stuffed a lot into that movie, but I thought it was supposed to have sequels. Came out when everyone was trying to ride the genre robetails of Harry Potter, but nothing but the adaptations of Rowling ever actually “caught” in that niche. Same deal as with His Dark Materials. Juvenile fiction about magical/mystic/weird stuff happening to kids. Even the Narnia franchise flickered with the first sequel, more’s the pity. They really should have gone straight on to Dawn Treader there and left Prince Caspian unadapted. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/58 "2009-05-26T16:39:05Z")
_Silverado_ ends with the main characters riding off and Kevin Costner turning around and yelling “We’ll be back”. I would love to see a sequel but considering how famous everyone has gotten that movie would cost a fortune. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/59 "2009-05-26T16:45:53Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Came out when everyone was trying to ride the genre robetails of Harry Potter, but nothing but the adaptations of Rowling ever actually “caught” in that niche. Same deal as with His Dark Materials. Juvenile fiction about magical/mystic/weird stuff happening to kids. Even the Narnia franchise flickered with the first sequel, more’s the pity. They really should have gone straight on to Dawn Treader there and left Prince Caspian unadapted. I think they went too “LOTR” with Narnia, and I liked LOTR a lot. But the essential feeling of Narnia was gone. I’m not sure exactly what bothered me about it, but it was there. But oh! how I wanted to see Dawn Treader. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/60 "2009-05-26T16:53:34Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I think they went too “LOTR” with Narnia, and I liked LOTR a lot. But the essential feeling of Narnia was gone. I’m not sure exactly what bothered me about it, but it was there. > > But oh! how I wanted to see Dawn Treader. I never liked Prince Caspian (the book). I thought it was way too dark and boring. I loved Dawn Treader. They really, really should have skipped over _PC_ and made Dawn Treader first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647.md?page=4)