Scrapped Movie Sequels - Blu-ray Forum

JamesG. · 05-09-2020, 11:59 AM

I thought it would be cool to discuss sequels that never happened and why. Please add more if you know of any.

"The Mask 2"

Despite being offered $10 million to do "The Mask 2", Jim Carrey declined and the sequel plans were scrapped.

Sometime in the mid-90s Nintendo Power magazine even held a contest where the winner would receive a walk-on role on "The Mask 2".

(Jim Carrey is not a fan of starring in sequels, he was forced to do Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls under contract)

"Spider-Man 4"

Around 2007 it was announced that "Spider-Man 4" was in development with Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and Kirsten Dunst returning. A script was then completed and then there was word that John Malkovich, Dylan Baker, and Anne Hathaway were coming onboard.

Sam Raimi then decided to step down from the project due to his doubt that he would be able to make the planned May 2011 release date.

"The Amazing Spider-Man 3"

Plans were in motion to continue with a Sinister Six spin-off film and "The Amazing Spider-Man 3".

Marc Webb said, “We were going to make a Sinister Six movie before we did 'The Amazing Spider-Man 3'. Chris Cooper was going to come back and play the Goblin.”

"Home Alone 3"

The idea was pitched to Macaulay Culkin about him reprising his role as a teen. He declined as he grew tired of the role and, at the time, became frustrated with acting.

So they went with a whole new script and whole new cast for the unrelated third film that came out in 1997.

"Conan the Conqueror"

After Conan the Destroyer (1984) there were plans for a third film called "Conan the Conqueror".

Schwarzenegger couldn't do it because he was under contract to do Predator and the script was later rewritten and made into the 1997 Kevin Sorbo film Kull the Conqueror.

"The Punisher 2"

Though it did not do well in the box office, there were plans for a sequel to Tom Jane's 2004 The Punisher due to its high sales on home rental and DVD.

Tom Jane and director Jonathan Hensleigh were originally said to be coming back and Jane decided to walk out of the project in Spring 2007. He wanted to do a more "realistic and gritty approach in the lines of Taxi Driver" and was not interested in the more comic book approach that the sequel was heading in.

Due to this the project got a major make-over and became Punisher: War Zone (2008) which was unrelated to the previous two films.

"The Wicker Man 2"

The Wicker Man director Robin Hardy was working on a sequel in 2008 that was to star Joan Collins and Christopher Lee as evil cult leaders.

Collins said of the film, "It's about two young people from America who are gospel singers. They go to a remote village in the Highlands to convert people to Christianity. They come in contact with an evil cult led by two people. One of them is Christopher Lee, and the other one is me."

The sequel was scrapped due to financial difficulties.

(However, in 2011 Robin Hardy did The Wicker Tree which people call "a spiritual sequel" to The Wicker Man. Christopher Lee had a small role.)

"Friday the 13th 2" / "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2"

There was also supposed to be a sequel to the 2009 relaunch of Friday the 13th. It was announced shortly after the theatrical release ended.

Brad Fuller announced on his Twitter that the sequel was "dead" and Platinum Dunes then moved on to other projects.

A sequel to the 2010 relaunch of A Nightmare on Elm Street was also discussed.

Brad Fuller took to Twitter again to say that, "New Line is not interested in a script at this time."

"Superman Returns 2"

There was supposed to be a sequel to Superman Returns (2006) with Bryan Singer returning and with many of the cast coming back.

The sequel was originally announced 4 months before the Returns premiere for a mid-2009 theatrical release.

Filming was supposed to start by mid-2007 but Singer had to put it on hold when he produced Valkyrie.

Then the 2007-08 Writers Strike delayed things even more and nothing ever happened with it.

"Charlie's Angels 3"

Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz have said in various interviews that they wanted to do a third installment. McG was also said to be coming back to direct, but he dropped out to do Terminator: Salvation.

The 3rd movie plans were scrapped when the 2011 tv-reboot went into production that ultimately flopped. (Drew Barrymore was an EP)

Then the 2019 Elizabeth Banks film also flopped.

'Bond 21'

After Die Another Day (2002) came out MGM wanted to do a spin-off film featuring Halle Berry's character Jinx. It was going to be the first spin-off film for the James Bond franchise.

MGM called off the project after noticing that other female-lead action movies of the time, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life, underperformed.

They told all of the people working on the Jinx film to now focus on 'Bond 21', which was to star Pierce Brosnan, for 2005.

Pierce Brosnan's 5th film as Bond never happened because he demanded too much money and the studio decided to reboot the entire James Bond franchise instead.

"Reno 911!: SOS"

Robert Grant and Thomas Lennon mentioned in their book Writing Movies for Fun and Profit that a sequel to Reno 911!: Miami (2007) was scrapped due to its poor box office.

They said that they planned to call the movie sequel "Reno 911!: SOS" and it was to feature the "Reno 911!" characters getting stuck on a deserted island with a serial killer on the loose.

"Alien 5"

Neill Blomkamp confirmed in 2017 that plans for "Alien 5" were off.

“I think it’s totally dead, yes. It’s sad. I spent a long time working on that, and I feel like it was really pretty awesome. But politically, the way it’s gone now, and the way that it all is — it’s just not going to live.”

The Girl Who Played with Fire / The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

David Fincher said he wanted to make film adaptations of The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest after doing the American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo in 2011.

They never happened due to various script delays. The 4th novel, The Girl in the Spider's Web, came Oct. 2018.

"Machete Kills Again... in Space"

Robert Rodriguez was going to do a trilogy based on Machete from the Grindhouse movie trailers and the 3rd one seems to be delayed.

The 2nd film, Machete Kills, was met with bad reviews and poor fan reception. The film ended with a fake trailer for the upcoming 3rd movie "Machete Kills Again... in Space".

Danny Trejo mentioned in some interviews back in 2015 that they were going to start filming on the 3rd Machete film later that year, but nothing happened.

"Dark Universe"

Universal's 2017 The Mummy was meant to launch the "Dark Universe" that was to feature updated versions of the classic Universal monsters all inter-connected.

Javier Bardem was announced as Frankenstein’s monster, Johnny Depp was The Invisible Man, and The Mummy also featured Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde.

The Mummy turned out to be a major flop and both movie-goers and critics bashed it. Director Alex Kurtzman and writer Chris Morgan then abandoned the "Dark Universe" plans and a new Bride of Frankenstein was pulled from its Feb. 2019 release.

"Dracula 2000 II"

Patrick Lussier had wanted to do a theatrical sequel to Dracula 2000 and another direct-to-video one, but they never happened.

He told moviehole.net in 2009, "Joel Soisson and I originally wanted to continue the adventures of Uffizi… and before that, had even discussed a theatrical sequel to Dracula 2000, but none of those came to pass, I’m afraid.

But if you want to know what happened next… The Cardinal picks up Luke, forces him back into Transylvania to find Uffizi… only they find Julia, now mistress of the vampire horde. Uffizi’s bugged out on his own quest. Mayhem, of course, would’ve ensued."

"Forrest Gump 2"

Screenwriter Eric Roth wrote a sequel to Forrest Gump that had him in the back of O.J.’s Bronco, ballroom dancing with Princess Diana, his little boy having AIDS and people wouldn’t go to class with him, and working as a Bingo caller on a reservation.

He befriended a Native American woman who taught nursery school at a government building in Oklahoma City. He sat on a bench, waiting for her to have lunch, and the building behind him blows up.

Hanks, Zemeckis, and Roth decided to scrap the film after the events of 9/11.

“I literally turned it in the day before 9/11, and Tom and I and Bob got together on 9/11 to commiserate about how life was in America and how tragic it was. We looked at each other and said, ‘This movie has no meaning anymore.’”

"Bad Teacher 2"

Sony announced in June 2013 that they were working on "Bad Teacher 2" with Cameron Diaz in mind to return.

In April 2018, while out promoting Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, director Jake Kasdan was asked about the status of the sequel.

He told moviehole.net, "I think it’s probably unlikely at this stage I’m afraid. We could never really figure it out, even though we loved making that movie, and I loved working with Cameron, but I think it’s probably unlikely that we’d do a Bad Teacher sequel."

"The Bodyguard 2"

Kevin Costner appeared on PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing and revealed Princess Diana almost landed as his costar for the scrapped sequel.

“The studio liked the idea of doing a Bodyguard 2 with Princess Diana in the same kind of capacity as Whitney. Nobody really knew that for about a year. Sarah Ferguson was the one who set up the conversations.

I just remember her being incredibly sweet on the phone when she asked the questions. She goes, ‘Are we going to have like a kissing scene?’ But she said it in a very respectful — she was a little nervous because I think her life was very governed.”

"Good Burger 2 Go"

Dan Schneider had written a script for a Good Burger sequel, but Nickelodeon did not green light it. Steve Holland adapted the story into a paperback book, called Good Burger 2 Go, released in 1998.

The plot is about Ed chasing after a short-changed (18 cents) customer around the world, while the restaurant is trying to get his secret sauce recipe officially licensed.

"Divergent: Ascendant"

The 4th film in the Divergent series, Ascendant, was scrapped after Allegiant bombed. It was originally planned for a March 2017 release.

It was announced in Sept. 2016 that Lionsgate and Starz were looking into making the 4th film a TV-movie that would lead into its own television series. Divergent star Shailene Woodley said that she refused to sign on as she "didn't want to do a television series."

The TV film/series were eventually scrapped.

"The Karate Kid 2"

It was announced in 2014 that Sony Pictures was doing a sequel to the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid.

Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson were set to come back with Breck Eisner on board to direct.

After years of no progress on the sequel, Jackie Chan was asked about it in a 2017 interview. He said that the initial script wasn’t very good and the current script being worked on is much better.

He also said it might be problematic since Jaden Smith grew taller. "He’s not a kid anymore. You cannot call it The Karate Man. I don’t know."

DR Herbert West · 05-09-2020, 12:45 PM

House of Re-Animator’: The Presidential Sequel That Never Happened

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Of the dead, by the dead, and for the dead.

Just shy of 20 years after Herbert West debuted on the screen, the Re-Animator franchise came to a close with third installment Beyond Re-Animator, released in 2003; the film originally premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel, which is needless to say not where any franchise hopes to end up. West was subsequently brought back to life in the form of comic books and even a musical (which initially starred The Mind’s Eye actor Graham Skipper!), and at the time of writing this post, a pseudo-remake titled Re-Animator: Evolution is being actively developed.

But what about the sequels that never came to be? At one point, Bride of Re-Animator and Beyond Re-Animator director Brian Yuzna was working on an Island of Dr. Moreau-inspired sequel to be titled Island of Re-Animator, but the most interesting unmade sequel was set to, believe it or not, center on Dr. Herbest West re-animating the President of the United States!

In 2006, three years after Beyond Re-Animator, the news broke that Stuart Gordon would be returning to the franchise to direct House of Re-Animator, which would again star both Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott. The story was strongly inspired by the George W. Bush presidency that was a hot topic of discussion at the time, and the basic plot of the series’ proposed fourth installment was that a Bush-like president would die in office, prompting the U.S. government to call Herbert West in to do what West does best: bring the dead back from the dead.

Spearheaded by Halcyon International Pictures, the White House-set House of Re-Animator was planned to be the first in a brand new trilogy of West stories, and franchise regulars Dennis Paoli and Brian Yuzna were on board to produce. Who was going to play the president, you ask? Reports at the time indicated that William H. Macy would call the Oval Office home.

And yes, Macy himself confirmed his involvement in the film.

A couple pieces of early promo art (below) were shown off around that time, but House of Re-Animator quickly fell of the map entirely. The reason for the project’s death seems to have been that producers were worried about ruffling feathers over at the real White House; not to mention, the topical concept was pretty much dead in the water once Bush left office in 2009.

William H. Macy as a zombified George W. Bush. Just picture that!

Atomic Salad · 05-09-2020, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG.

a sequel to Forrest Gump that had him in the back of O.J.’s Bronco, ballroom dancing with Princess Diana, his little boy having AIDS and people wouldn’t go to class with him, and working as a Bingo caller on a reservation.

He befriended a Native American woman who taught nursery school at a government building in Oklahoma City. He sat on a bench, waiting for her to have lunch, and the building behind him blows up.

GoneJoel · 05-09-2020, 04:00 PM

World War Z

In February 2019 the sequel was cancelled, reportedly due to budget issues.

The Golden Compass

In October 2008, the two planned sequels were officially placed on hold, according to New Line Cinema, because of financial concerns during the global recession.

John Carter

Due to the film's poor box office performance, Disney cancelled plans for a sequel (titled Gods of Mars) and the trilogy Stanton had planned.

Eragon

Following the poor reception of Eragon on its release, the planned franchise was cancelled.

The Cat in the Hat

A sequel based on The Cat in the Hat Comes Back was in development just over a month before the film's release. However, in February 2004, Dr. Seuss' widow, Audrey Geisel, said she would not allow any further live-action adaptations of her husband's works and plans for the sequel were cancelled.

Himmel · 05-09-2020, 04:05 PM

In Regards to Machete Kills in Space Trejo gave an update last year:

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“You know what, everybody in the world wants that. I keep telling Robert, and you know, it’s all bogged down in bullshit, so I might do it,” Trejo told the site, suggesting that he may direct the movie himself if nobody else does. Trejo continued, “Yeah. I might just produce it and do it, if he don’t get off his buns! Everybody wants this, I mean, everybody in the world. I’ve been asked that all over the world. ‘Hey, are you going to do Machete in Space?’ It was the biggest thing in the world for a while. I mean, you got endless movies doing number six, number seven, number eight. And Machete had a great story to it, you know what I mean? I might try to figure out how to do that myself. If I could do a movie, I would direct Machete.”

I’ve just got some great ideas for it,” Trejo added Source

Atomic Salad · 05-09-2020, 04:20 PM

Gladiator 2: Christ Killer, written by Nick Cave

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...Cave asked, “Hey Russell, didn’t you die in ‘Gladiator 1’?” To which Crowe replied with a simple, “Yeah, you sort that out.” And Cave did, by making Maximus an immortal (resurrections included) and getting Jesus Christ involved. Say what?

That’s right. In Nick Cave’s hands, “Gladiator 2” would have involved the Christ man-god along with a bunch of Roman gods, all on the same theological footing. Yeesh, we’re not going to touch that with a ten-foot Spear of Longinus. Cave explained that Maximus post-mortem, “goes down to purgatory and is sent down by the gods, who are dying in heaven because there’s this one god, there’s this Christ character, down on Earth who is gaining popularity and so the many gods are dying so they send Gladiator back to kill Christ and his followers.” Remember, this was meant to be a follow-up to mega-blockbuster “Gladiator,” not some side experimental project.

As though that wouldn’t be hard enough for a typical Hollywood producer to swallow, let alone people still riding on the “Gladiator” train, Cave’s script also called for a plot twist of biblical/Greek tragedy proportions. It was to be revealed “that the main guy was his son so he has to kill his son and he was tricked by the gods. He becomes this eternal warrior and it ends with this 20 minute war scene which follows all the wars in history, right up to Vietnam and all that sort of stuff and it was wild.” To add the icing on this abstract multi-century “deities vs. deity vs. humankind” cake, Cave “wanted to call it ‘Christ Killer.’ ”

https://www.indiewire.com/2013/07/ni...ht-here-96104/

Dragon78 · 05-09-2020, 05:40 PM

I really wish we got that third Conan movie, also John Carter 2, Eragon 2, Spiderwick Chronicles 2, Percy Jackson 3, Kick Ass 3, Hell Boy 3, Mortal Instruments 2, etc.

Michael24 · 05-09-2020, 07:37 PM

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World War Z

In February 2019 the sequel was cancelled, reportedly due to budget issues.

I remember reading it was because the Chinese government banned films featuring things like ghosts and zombies, so they wouldn't be able to release it in China. Pretty pathetic reason to cancel a film.

Jay H. · 05-09-2020, 09:07 PM

That synopsis for the proposed sequel to Forrest Gump is the most offensive and disgusting thing I've read in a while. I truly hope it's just a poor attempt at humor by someone.

Member-244966 · 05-09-2020, 09:15 PM

As fond as I am of the MCU films, I'm not sure anything will fill the Spider-Man 4 shaped hole in my heart

Winslow Leach · 05-09-2020, 09:33 PM

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S JAWS 3 PEOPLE 0 would have been produced by David Brown, Richard Zanuck and Matty Simmons for Universal. The screenplay was written by John Hughes and Tod Carroll, and was to be directed by Joe Dante. The film was to star Bo Derek, Rodger Bumpass and Stephen Furst.

Hubunkey · 05-09-2020, 10:18 PM

That ChopTop spin off from TCM2.
Spaceballs 2
E.T 2

Mikezilla3k · 05-09-2020, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Atomic Salad

Gladiator 2: Christ Killer, written by Nick Cave

https://www.indiewire.com/2013/07/ni...ht-here-96104/

Pondosinatra · 05-10-2020, 12:14 AM

There is only one that matters...

Thanks George Clooney!!

JamesG. · 05-10-2020, 01:56 AM

Scrapped Halloween Sequels

"Halloween: Homecoming"

Before Rob Zombie did his re-imagining of Halloween there were plans at one point for a 9th sequel with a working title rumored to be "Homecoming".

A fan even won a walk-on role on the unmade film at a fan convention. Rob Zombie chose to honor this and gave the fan a walk-on role in his film.

"Halloween vs. Hellraiser"

Another scrapped idea was to do a "Vs." movie with Michael Myers meeting Hellraiser's Pinhead.

This was during the Freddy vs. Jason craze when they were talking about all of these "Vs." movies that never wound up happening.

"Halloween 3D"

A sequel to Rob Zombie's Halloween II was announced with Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer writing the script.

They completed the script, but Todd Farmer said in an interview "At the end of the day there was just no time or money to pull it off."

They then went on to Drive Angry 3D.

Mikezilla3k · 05-10-2020, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesG.

"Halloween 3D"

A sequel to Rob Zombie's Halloween II was announced with Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer writing the script.

They completed the script, but Todd Farmer said in an interview "At the end of the day there was just no time or money to pull it off."

They then went on to Drive Angry 3D.

I read the script for this. Extremely crazy. Would have actually have liked to seen it realized.

Quicksilver · 05-10-2020, 02:25 AM

Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride
https://screenrant.com/wild-hogs-2-s...sney-canceled/

bill 121790 · 05-10-2020, 02:45 AM

As a huge horror fan I've had my heart broken by Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash being sent to development hell

Rzzzz · 05-10-2020, 03:05 AM

Also known as Grizzly 2: The Concert...

Hubunkey · 05-10-2020, 03:10 AM

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Also known as Grizzly 2: The Concert...

Pretty sure a producer finished this and a Blu release is coming this fall
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/...-nagy-trailer/

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JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Scrapped Movie Sequels I thought it would be cool to discuss sequels that never happened and why. Please add more if you know of any. "The Mask 2" Despite being offered $10 million to do "The Mask 2", Jim Carrey declined and the sequel plans were scrapped. Sometime in the mid-90s Nintendo Power magazine even held a contest where the winner would receive a walk-on role on "The Mask 2". (Jim Carrey is not a fan of starring in sequels, he was forced to do Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls under contract) "Spider-Man 4" Around 2007 it was announced that "Spider-Man 4" was in development with Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and Kirsten Dunst returning. A script was then completed and then there was word that John Malkovich, Dylan Baker, and Anne Hathaway were coming onboard. Sam Raimi then decided to step down from the project due to his doubt that he would be able to make the planned May 2011 release date. "The Amazing Spider-Man 3" Plans were in motion to continue with a Sinister Six spin-off film and "The Amazing Spider-Man 3". Marc Webb said, “We were going to make a Sinister Six movie before we did 'The Amazing Spider-Man 3'. Chris Cooper was going to come back and play the Goblin.” "Home Alone 3" The idea was pitched to Macaulay Culkin about him reprising his role as a teen. He declined as he grew tired of the role and, at the time, became frustrated with acting. So they went with a whole new script and whole new cast for the unrelated third film that came out in 1997. "Conan the Conqueror" After Conan the Destroyer (1984) there were plans for a third film called "Conan the Conqueror". Schwarzenegger couldn't do it because he was under contract to do Predator and the script was later rewritten and made into the 1997 Kevin Sorbo film Kull the Conqueror. "The Punisher 2" Though it did not do well in the box office, there were plans for a sequel to Tom Jane's 2004 The Punisher due to its high sales on home rental and DVD. Tom Jane and director Jonathan Hensleigh were originally said to be coming back and Jane decided to walk out of the project in Spring 2007. He wanted to do a more "realistic and gritty approach in the lines of Taxi Driver" and was not interested in the more comic book approach that the sequel was heading in. Due to this the project got a major make-over and became Punisher: War Zone (2008) which was unrelated to the previous two films. "The Wicker Man 2" The Wicker Man director Robin Hardy was working on a sequel in 2008 that was to star Joan Collins and Christopher Lee as evil cult leaders. Collins said of the film, "It's about two young people from America who are gospel singers. They go to a remote village in the Highlands to convert people to Christianity. They come in contact with an evil cult led by two people. One of them is Christopher Lee, and the other one is me." The sequel was scrapped due to financial difficulties. (However, in 2011 Robin Hardy did The Wicker Tree which people call "a spiritual sequel" to The Wicker Man. Christopher Lee had a small role.) "Friday the 13th 2" / "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2" There was also supposed to be a sequel to the 2009 relaunch of Friday the 13th. It was announced shortly after the theatrical release ended. Brad Fuller announced on his Twitter that the sequel was "dead" and Platinum Dunes then moved on to other projects. A sequel to the 2010 relaunch of A Nightmare on Elm Street was also discussed. Brad Fuller took to Twitter again to say that, "New Line is not interested in a script at this time." "Superman Returns 2" There was supposed to be a sequel to Superman Returns (2006) with Bryan Singer returning and with many of the cast coming back. The sequel was originally announced 4 months before the Returns premiere for a mid-2009 theatrical release. Filming was supposed to start by mid-2007 but Singer had to put it on hold when he produced Valkyrie. Then the 2007-08 Writers Strike delayed things even more and nothing ever happened with it. "Charlie's Angels 3" Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz have said in various interviews that they wanted to do a third installment. McG was also said to be coming back to direct, but he dropped out to do Terminator: Salvation. The 3rd movie plans were scrapped when the 2011 tv-reboot went into production that ultimately flopped. (Drew Barrymore was an EP) Then the 2019 Elizabeth Banks film also flopped. 'Bond 21' After Die Another Day (2002) came out MGM wanted to do a spin-off film featuring Halle Berry's character Jinx. It was going to be the first spin-off film for the James Bond franchise. MGM called off the project after noticing that other female-lead action movies of the time, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life, underperformed. They told all of the people working on the Jinx film to now focus on 'Bond 21', which was to star Pierce Brosnan, for 2005. Pierce Brosnan's 5th film as Bond never happened because he demanded too much money and the studio decided to reboot the entire James Bond franchise instead. "Reno 911!: SOS" Robert Grant and Thomas Lennon mentioned in their book Writing Movies for Fun and Profit that a sequel to Reno 911!: Miami (2007) was scrapped due to its poor box office. They said that they planned to call the movie sequel "Reno 911!: SOS" and it was to feature the "Reno 911!" characters getting stuck on a deserted island with a serial killer on the loose. "Alien 5" Neill Blomkamp confirmed in 2017 that plans for "Alien 5" were off. “I think it’s totally dead, yes. It’s sad. I spent a long time working on that, and I feel like it was really pretty awesome. But politically, the way it’s gone now, and the way that it all is — it’s just not going to live.” The Girl Who Played with Fire / The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest David Fincher said he wanted to make film adaptations of The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest after doing the American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo in 2011. They never happened due to various script delays. The 4th novel, The Girl in the Spider's Web, came Oct. 2018. "Machete Kills Again... in Space" Robert Rodriguez was going to do a trilogy based on Machete from the Grindhouse movie trailers and the 3rd one seems to be delayed. The 2nd film, Machete Kills, was met with bad reviews and poor fan reception. The film ended with a fake trailer for the upcoming 3rd movie "Machete Kills Again... in Space". Danny Trejo mentioned in some interviews back in 2015 that they were going to start filming on the 3rd Machete film later that year, but nothing happened. "Dark Universe" Universal's 2017 The Mummy was meant to launch the "Dark Universe" that was to feature updated versions of the classic Universal monsters all inter-connected. Javier Bardem was announced as Frankenstein’s monster, Johnny Depp was The Invisible Man, and The Mummy also featured Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. The Mummy turned out to be a major flop and both movie-goers and critics bashed it. Director Alex Kurtzman and writer Chris Morgan then abandoned the "Dark Universe" plans and a new Bride of Frankenstein was pulled from its Feb. 2019 release. "Dracula 2000 II" Patrick Lussier had wanted to do a theatrical sequel to Dracula 2000 and another direct-to-video one, but they never happened. He told moviehole.net in 2009, "Joel Soisson and I originally wanted to continue the adventures of Uffizi… and before that, had even discussed a theatrical sequel to Dracula 2000, but none of those came to pass, I’m afraid. But if you want to know what happened next… The Cardinal picks up Luke, forces him back into Transylvania to find Uffizi… only they find Julia, now mistress of the vampire horde. Uffizi’s bugged out on his own quest. Mayhem, of course, would’ve ensued." "Forrest Gump 2" Screenwriter Eric Roth wrote a sequel to Forrest Gump that had him in the back of O.J.’s Bronco, ballroom dancing with Princess Diana, his little boy having AIDS and people wouldn’t go to class with him, and working as a Bingo caller on a reservation. He befriended a Native American woman who taught nursery school at a government building in Oklahoma City. He sat on a bench, waiting for her to have lunch, and the building behind him blows up. Hanks, Zemeckis, and Roth decided to scrap the film after the events of 9/11. “I literally turned it in the day before 9/11, and Tom and I and Bob got together on 9/11 to commiserate about how life was in America and how tragic it was. We looked at each other and said, ‘This movie has no meaning anymore.’” "Bad Teacher 2" Sony announced in June 2013 that they were working on "Bad Teacher 2" with Cameron Diaz in mind to return. In April 2018, while out promoting Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, director Jake Kasdan was asked about the status of the sequel. He told moviehole.net, "I think it’s probably unlikely at this stage I’m afraid. We could never really figure it out, even though we loved making that movie, and I loved working with Cameron, but I think it’s probably unlikely that we’d do a Bad Teacher sequel." "The Bodyguard 2" Kevin Costner appeared on PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing and revealed Princess Diana almost landed as his costar for the scrapped sequel. “The studio liked the idea of doing a Bodyguard 2 with Princess Diana in the same kind of capacity as Whitney. Nobody really knew that for about a year. Sarah Ferguson was the one who set up the conversations. I just remember her being incredibly sweet on the phone when she asked the questions. She goes, ‘Are we going to have like a kissing scene?’ But she said it in a very respectful — she was a little nervous because I think her life was very governed.” "Good Burger 2 Go" Dan Schneider had written a script for a Good Burger sequel, but Nickelodeon did not green light it. Steve Holland adapted the story into a paperback book, called Good Burger 2 Go, released in 1998. The plot is about Ed chasing after a short-changed (18 cents) customer around the world, while the restaurant is trying to get his secret sauce recipe officially licensed. "Divergent: Ascendant" The 4th film in the Divergent series, Ascendant, was scrapped after Allegiant bombed. It was originally planned for a March 2017 release. It was announced in Sept. 2016 that Lionsgate and Starz were looking into making the 4th film a TV-movie that would lead into its own television series. Divergent star Shailene Woodley said that she refused to sign on as she "didn't want to do a television series." The TV film/series were eventually scrapped. "The Karate Kid 2" It was announced in 2014 that Sony Pictures was doing a sequel to the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid. Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson were set to come back with Breck Eisner on board to direct. After years of no progress on the sequel, Jackie Chan was asked about it in a 2017 interview. He said that the initial script wasn’t very good and the current script being worked on is much better. He also said it might be problematic since Jaden Smith grew taller. "He’s not a kid anymore. You cannot call it The Karate Man. I don’t know."

05-09-2020, 04:00 PM	#4
GoneJoel Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2017 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:424 DVD collection:244 Digital collection:3	World War Z In February 2019 the sequel was cancelled, reportedly due to budget issues. The Golden Compass In October 2008, the two planned sequels were officially placed on hold, according to New Line Cinema, because of financial concerns during the global recession. John Carter Due to the film's poor box office performance, Disney cancelled plans for a sequel (titled Gods of Mars) and the trilogy Stanton had planned. Eragon Following the poor reception of Eragon on its release, the planned franchise was cancelled. The Cat in the Hat A sequel based on The Cat in the Hat Comes Back was in development just over a month before the film's release. However, in February 2004, Dr. Seuss' widow, Audrey Geisel, said she would not allow any further live-action adaptations of her husband's works and plans for the sequel were cancelled.

05-09-2020, 05:40 PM	#7
Dragon78 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2019	I really wish we got that third Conan movie, also John Carter 2, Eragon 2, Spiderwick Chronicles 2, Percy Jackson 3, Kick Ass 3, Hell Boy 3, Mortal Instruments 2, etc.

05-09-2020, 09:07 PM	#9
Jay H. Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2019 Trading Score:2	That synopsis for the proposed sequel to Forrest Gump is the most offensive and disgusting thing I've read in a while. I truly hope it's just a poor attempt at humor by someone.

05-09-2020, 09:15 PM	#10
Member-244966 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:96 Blu-ray collection:1281	As fond as I am of the MCU films, I'm not sure anything will fill the Spider-Man 4 shaped hole in my heart

05-09-2020, 09:33 PM	#11
Winslow Leach Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2020 Location:Connecticut 4K collection:54 Blu-ray collection:254 DVD collection:312	NATIONAL LAMPOON'S JAWS 3 PEOPLE 0 would have been produced by David Brown, Richard Zanuck and Matty Simmons for Universal. The screenplay was written by John Hughes and Tod Carroll, and was to be directed by Joe Dante. The film was to star Bo Derek, Rodger Bumpass and Stephen Furst.

05-09-2020, 10:18 PM	#12
Hubunkey Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Fort Scott, KS 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:253 DVD collection:40 Trading Score:357	That ChopTop spin off from TCM2. Spaceballs 2 E.T 2

05-10-2020, 12:14 AM	#14
Pondosinatra Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:45 Trading Score:2	There is only one that matters... Thanks George Clooney!!

05-10-2020, 01:56 AM	#15
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Scrapped Halloween Sequels "Halloween: Homecoming" Before Rob Zombie did his re-imagining of Halloween there were plans at one point for a 9th sequel with a working title rumored to be "Homecoming". A fan even won a walk-on role on the unmade film at a fan convention. Rob Zombie chose to honor this and gave the fan a walk-on role in his film. "Halloween vs. Hellraiser" Another scrapped idea was to do a "Vs." movie with Michael Myers meeting Hellraiser's Pinhead. This was during the Freddy vs. Jason craze when they were talking about all of these "Vs." movies that never wound up happening. "Halloween 3D" A sequel to Rob Zombie's Halloween II was announced with Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer writing the script. They completed the script, but Todd Farmer said in an interview "At the end of the day there was just no time or money to pull it off." They then went on to Drive Angry 3D.

05-10-2020, 02:25 AM	#17
Quicksilver Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:USA	Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride https://screenrant.com/wild-hogs-2-s...sney-canceled/

05-10-2020, 02:45 AM	#18
bill 121790 Member Member since:Jan 2010 4K collection:323 Blu-ray collection:1333	As a huge horror fan I've had my heart broken by Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash being sent to development hell

05-10-2020, 03:05 AM	#19
Rzzzz Banned Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Behind enemy lines 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:1414 DVD collection:535 Blu-ray reviews: 6	Also known as Grizzly 2: The Concert...

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