# Planned sequels that are never made **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785 "2007-12-04T16:33:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/1 "2007-12-04T16:33:37Z")
_The Golden Compass_ is coming out on Friday, the first part of a planned trilogy. [Initial reviews](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/his_dark_materials_the_golden_compass/) aren’t exactly glowing, though. This, combined with the [backlash by Christian groups](http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/entertainmentfilmreligionusbritain;_ylt=At.wkWEWprYiwiIu3oODWnMDW7oF) might derail plans to create the sequel. \*\*Please do not hijack this into a _The Golden Compass_ vs _Chronicles of Narnia_ or atheist vs Christian debate. \*\* Have there been movies where a \*\*planned \*\*sequel was never released to theater? I am purposely excluding direct to video/DVD sequels because they are just attempts to cash in on a name. For example, at the end of _Buckaroo Bonzai_ they mention a sequel called _Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League_ which was never made. Any other examples? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/2 "2007-12-04T16:39:42Z")
In books, **The Last Dangerous Visions** is notorious. It was announced as being ready in 1974, but still hasn’t appeared despite the fact that plenty of stories have been purchased for it. Samuel R. Delaney long ago announced a sequel to **Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand** , called **The Splendor and Misery of Bodies, of Cities** but has not finished it. ---
**Author:** ![Cherrie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e495f1/32.png) [@Cherrie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherrie)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/3 "2007-12-04T16:42:33Z")
Dean Koontz was supposed to do a three part trilogy based on Frankenstein. He finished parts one and two, and I have read them. But part three was supposed to be out in the summer of 2005. Still no part three. I am not pleased. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/4 "2007-12-04T16:50:14Z")
[Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089901/) was supposed to be the first in a series. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/5 "2007-12-04T16:53:52Z")
Heinlein outlined several stories for his Future History that were never written, including one he said he wouldn’t write because it was too depressing. C.S. Forester outlined a Hornblower story (in **The Hornblower Companion** ) that he never wrote. He also never finished **Hornblower During the Crisis** , but only because he died (like Dickens with **the Mystery of Edwin Drood** ). He didm, however, write three other Hornblower stories that weren’t included as part of the “Canon” (although they have recently been reprinted) There are lots of comic books that promised undelivered sequels. IIRC, an old 1940s one called **Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang** ended its first issue on a cliffhanger, but the sequel never appeared. The eighteenth issue of the very first run of **Silver Surfer** (the only one in the sereies drawn by Jack Kirby) promised an explosive next issue that never happened (I think Kirby may have left at that time) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/6 "2007-12-04T16:59:31Z")
One might presume that the Unfortunate Series of Events movie was planned, originally, to continue on, since the film only covered elements of the first three books. Maybe they didn’t make enough money on the original, but enough time has passed that’s it’s doubtful they could now use the children in sequels. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/7 "2007-12-04T16:59:53Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] C.S. Forester outlined a Hornblower story (in **The Hornblower Companion** ) that he never wrote. He also never finished **Hornblower During the Crisis** , but only because he died (like Dickens with **the Mystery of Edwin Drood** ). He didm, however, write three other Hornblower stories that weren’t included as part of the “Canon” (although they have recently been reprinted) [/QUOTE] Patrick O’Brian died before finishing the 21st book in his Aubrey/Maturin series. His son released the three finished chapters. There was never a sequel to _The Empire Strikes Back_. It prolly would have sucked donkey balls anyhow. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/8 "2007-12-04T17:02:00Z")
Buckaroo Banzai vs. the World Crime League!!! I know that Travolta was planning, even months after Battlefield Earth had come and gone, to do the sequel. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > The eighteenth issue of the very first run of Silver Surfer (the only one in the sereies drawn by Jack Kirby) promised an explosive next issue that never happened (I think Kirby may have left at that time) While true on its face, that particular cliffhanger was actually resolved a couple of years ago in a [Spider-Man flashback comic](http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spiderman_webspinners/004.html), of all places. Oh, and Leonard Part 7, of course. ---
**Author:** ![muzzynyc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@muzzynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muzzynyc)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/9 "2007-12-04T17:02:35Z")
They had intended to make more Hitchhiker’s Guide books into movies, but it appears that the lackluster response to the (B- grade IMHO) movie has put the kaibosh on them. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/10 "2007-12-04T17:02:38Z")
Not sure if Mel Brooks was was serious about it or not but a the end of **History of the World Pt.1** there are previews for the Pt.2 sequel. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/11 "2007-12-04T17:03:37Z")
I’m pretty sure that a third \*Blair Witch Project \* was planned, but was never made because of the disastrous response to the second movie. ---
**Author:** ![Yesterdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/d07c76/32.png) [@Yesterdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yesterdog)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/12 "2007-12-04T17:05:18Z")
Let us not forget the massive delays that surround George R. R. Martins “Fire and Ice” series. The latest book is facing huge push backs, as well as the last book in Eragon. As far as movies go, Indiana Jones 4. Though I believe production photos have been leaked featureing the kid that was in Transformers. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/13 "2007-12-04T17:12:39Z")
The Boondock Saints was supposed to have a sequil, but it never got done. I hear it may have to do with the director burning many bridges. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/14 "2007-12-04T17:17:38Z")
_The Rocky Horror Picture Show_ had a sequel of sorts released, _Shock Treatment_, but several additional sequels died in various stages of creation. John Waters wrote a sequel to _Pink Flamngos_ entitled _Flamingos Forever_ but following the death of Edith Massey it was shelved and the death of Divine cemented its fate. The script was published along with two other Waters scripts (for Flamingos and _Desperate Living_) in a book called “Trash Trio.” ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/15 "2007-12-04T17:34:22Z")
Darkseid, as part of of Kirby’s Fourth World, was supposed to be part of a story arc that ended with his prophesied destruction at the hands of Orion. The series was cancelled and the characters were assimilated into the rest of DC continuity. Everything Kirby set up was just kind of left hanging. Maybe they’ve done something with it since I quit reading regular publication comic books, though. ---
**Author:** ![Malodorous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Malodorous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malodorous)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/16 "2007-12-04T17:42:22Z")
[QUOTE=Rube E. Tewesday] I’m pretty sure that a third \*Blair Witch Project \* was planned, but was never made because of the disastrous response to the second movie. [/QUOTE] Seems like I read somewhere recently it was still in development somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/17 "2007-12-04T17:50:28Z")
[QUOTE=Scumpup] Darkseid, as part of of Kirby’s Fourth World, was supposed to be part of a story arc that ended with his prophesied destruction at the hands of Orion. The series was cancelled and the characters were assimilated into the rest of DC continuity. Everything Kirby set up was just kind of left hanging. Maybe they’ve done something with it since I quit reading regular publication comic books, though. [/QUOTE] [Yeah,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby%27s_Fourth_World#1984_Baxter_reprint_series) but you’re better off not knowing. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/18 "2007-12-04T17:59:59Z")
Oh yes, at the end of _Doctor Detroit_ the sequel “Doctor Detroit II: The Wrath of Mom” was announced but to date it has not been released. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/19 "2007-12-04T18:00:40Z")
Back when I worked in a movie theater, we would periodically get pamphlets letting us know what movies to expect in the coming months/year. One listed a planned sequel to **Spaceballs** called **Spaceballs 3: In Search of 2**. Mel Brooks just has no luck with sequels, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785/20 "2007-12-04T18:05:26Z")
[QUOTE=Max Torque] Back when I worked in a movie theater, we would periodically get pamphlets letting us know what movies to expect in the coming months/year. One listed a planned sequel to **Spaceballs** called **Spaceballs 3: In Search of 2**. Mel Brooks just has no luck with sequels, I guess. [/QUOTE] I _think_ that was always intended to be a joke…[but…](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs:_The_Animated_Series)! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planned-sequels-that-are-never-made/428785.md?page=2)