# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/81 "2009-05-27T23:36:52Z")
I’m still hoping that we’ll see _Pot Fest_. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/82 "2009-05-28T03:01:56Z")
I seem to recall that **Battlefield Earth** was intended to have a sequel. Of course, I read that on Wikipedia. I’m not willing to subject myself to the actual movie. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/83 "2009-05-28T03:29:43Z")
> [@Blue\_Mood](#): > > The ending of _The Incredibles_ looked like the family would soon be fighting crimes together. I thought a similar thing when I saw the Bruce Willis/Samuel Jackson movie “Unbreakable”. At the end of the movie the Bruce Willis character discovers his superpowers (not able to be harmed, sort of able to read minds) and the last scene looked like a setup to have him return as a crimefighter. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/84 "2009-05-28T14:39:29Z")
> [@Lord\_Mondegreen](#): > > I thought a similar thing when I saw the Bruce Willis/Samuel Jackson movie “Unbreakable”. At the end of the movie the Bruce Willis character discovers his superpowers (not able to be harmed, sort of able to read minds) and the last scene looked like a setup to have him return as a crimefighter. I think that’s a complete misreading of the movie. I quite like Unbreakable, but I can’t imagine the stories of Willis’ character going out and fighting crime on any sort of consistent basis. It just wouldn’t fit the mood established the first time. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/85 "2009-05-28T14:55:01Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I think that’s a complete misreading of the movie. I quite like Unbreakable, but I can’t imagine the stories of Willis’ character going out and fighting crime on any sort of consistent basis. It just wouldn’t fit the mood established the first time. And what might the surprise ending be? Can’t have a Shyamalan movie without a surprise ending. I think this is where we shake hands. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/86 "2009-05-28T15:15:10Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Yeah, but did they have that hot chick in fur and leather? Really, because that would be enough to get me to watch them. And if they brought back the original Pink Ranger. Pokemon had a hot girl with fur and leather? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/87 "2009-05-28T16:39:04Z")
> [@anamnesis](#): > > …While I’m on a roll with 80’s classics, how about an oddball one? The Three Amigos! All three actors are still around. The idea of three old guys from the very different silent era of film in the 20’s and 30’s trying to compete in a new age of Hollywood westerns during the 50’s could be hysterical. Dear Og, please, no. There were maybe three laughs in the entire first film (most notably the gag with the canteen and the lip balm). Any sequel would, IMHO, suck most prodigiously. If Brad Bird would direct and was happy with the script, I’d go see an _Incredibles_ sequel in a heartbeat, but I doubt it’ll ever happen. There was a shortlived _Casablanca_ TV series in 1983, with David Soul in the Bogart role… which is probably best forgotten: [Casablanca (TV Series 1983) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084994/) ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/88 "2009-05-28T16:54:47Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Pokemon had a hot girl with fur and leather? No, I think that was the porn version - _Poke Me, Mon_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/89 "2009-05-28T16:56:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dear Og, please, no. There were maybe three laughs in the entire first film (most notably the gag with the canteen and the lip balm). Any sequel would, IMHO, suck most prodigiously. Not that I want to see a \*Three Amigos \*sequel, but I think you underestimate the original - there were a _plethora_ of laughs in there. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/90 "2009-05-28T16:57:03Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > No, I think that was the porn version - _Poke Me, Mon_ 😉 Ah. I was all about James myself. I’ll be in my bunk with the pikachu sheets. ---
**Author:** ![Musky\_Moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/91 "2009-05-28T21:36:10Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I’m still hoping that we’ll see _Pot Fest_. That’s what I came in here to say. Every now and the Broken Lizard guys hint that they might do it, but I’m losing faith. I’m still waiting to see the exploits of King Conan, but that’s another story… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/92 "2009-05-28T22:03:47Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Not that I want to see a \*Three Amigos \*sequel, but I think you underestimate the original - there were a _plethora_ of laughs in there. I remember seeing it with some high school buddies, and we were all eager to laugh, and just… didn’t. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/93 "2009-05-28T22:13:29Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > _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. That’s one of my favorite movies. What a cast. I’d love to see a sequel, but it really would have had to be done years ago. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/94 "2009-05-28T22:16:19Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > It seemed to me that **The Dark Knight** ended with the strong possibility of a sequel that has the Joker in it. Obviously, that’s not going to happen now… Am I being whooshed? I think you’ve conflated the ending of _Batman Begins_ with the ending of _Dark Knight_. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/95 "2009-05-28T22:58:00Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > How about unrealized _prequels_? > > I’m still waiting for _Leonard_ Parts 1 through 5. I’m still waiting for \*Malcolm \*parts I through IX. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/96 "2009-05-28T23:07:20Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I think that’s a complete misreading of the movie. I quite like Unbreakable, but I can’t imagine the stories of Willis’ character going out and fighting crime on any sort of consistent basis. It just wouldn’t fit the mood established the first time. The special features on the DVD showed that Shyamalan did plan to make Unbreakable sequels (a trilogy actually). Those will probably never happen now. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/97 "2009-05-28T23:08:23Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Am I being whooshed? I think you’ve conflated the ending of _Batman Begins_ with the ending of _Dark Knight_. I think he means the Joker’s “Destined to fight each other forever” speech. Which I meant more of a speech about the general nature of Batman than as a set-up for a sequel. Of course, there most definitely will be a sequel. ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/98 "2009-05-28T23:22:15Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > It seemed to me that **The Dark Knight** ended with the strong possibility of a sequel that has the Joker in it. Obviously, that’s not going to happen now… Why not? How many different actors have played Batman? You really think that just because Ledger is dead, the studios will forego ever doing the Joker again? That’s just silly. The Dark Knight made money. The Joker is a popular villain. He’ll be back, no matter who plays him. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/99 "2009-05-28T23:49:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > If Brad Bird would direct and was happy with the script, I’d go see an _Incredibles_ sequel in a heartbeat, but I doubt it’ll ever happen. Why not? Pixar is making _Toy Story 3_ and (ugh) _Cars 2_, so the studio is clearly not adverse to making sequels, and _The Incredibles_ lends itself to sequels more than any other property they have, including the two they’re making sequels for. So far as I know, Brad Bird is still attached to the studio, so if someone came up with a script that they thought would work, I don’t see any particular reason they wouldn’t make it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647/100 "2009-05-29T00:28:45Z")
> [@Dr.Rieux](#): > > I’m still waiting for \*Malcolm \*parts I through IX. **TBG** beat you to it. Post 64. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-ended-with-an-obvious-sequel-setup-that-never-panned-out/497647.md?page=6)