ROTTEN TOMATOES: Total Recall: 20 Sequels We're Still Waiting For...

Total Recall: 20 Sequels We're Still Waiting For...

Page | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. Ghostbusters III

The Set-Up: Ghostbusters grossed $230 million, making it the #2 movie of 1984, and oh yeah, it was also a comic masterpiece, worthy of the Oscar for comedies, if there was such a thing. Ghostbusters II premiered in 1989 to what was at that time the largest ever opening three day weekend ($29+ million).

The History: Columbia/Sony has been wanting to make a third Ghostbusters movie for nearly 20 years now, but the "main guys" (particularly, Bill Murray, reportedly) were never 100% excited about having made the second movie, much less a third movie. Dan Aykroyd, however, has remained interested over the years, and worked on a script that would have sent the Ghostbusters to Hell, as a version of New York City.

The Future: Ghostbusters: The Videogame is due out in late 2008, and according to Aykroyd (talking to Total Film Magazine), "This [the game] is essentially the third movie", since it uses the major plot points from what would have been the third game's script, and all of the original cast except Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis are returning as voice cast. Given how much money video games are making compared to Hollywood movies, this idea of Ghostbusters III taking on a video game form instead might be the start of a new trend.

They're still ready to believe you.

more info...

1. Star Wars: Episodes 7, 8, and 9

The Set-Up: : Back in the late 1970s, George Lucas was quoted as saying that Star Wars was envisioned ultimately as a trilogy of trilogies, with those first three movies being the sequels, to be followed by a prequel trilogy and a sequel trilogy. Obviously, we got the first one, but whatever happened to the second?

The History: By the time he started actually making the prequel trilogy, George Lucas attempted to do some backpedalling about his statements about a sequel trilogy.

The Future: Much to everyone's chagrin, Lucas now maintains that the sequel trilogy is not in the works, but I think we all know that you can never say never... In the meantime, there are two television projects in the works, with the animated series getting launched this summer first with Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and a live-action series expected to start production in 2009, to start airing in 2010, and to be set in the era in between the prequel trilogy and the classic Star Wars films.

Mark Hamill can't be that busy, can he?

Related Items

Movie:

Indiana Jones Countdown

Page | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(1-20 of 154 posts) | Reply

tgibfo writes:
on May 22 2008 05:46 PM

Um............ guys check this again. You've got some serious problems with repeating titles and photos in the wrong places. (See "Crouching Tiger" title next to Austin Powers pic and Vega brothers repeated on two pages)

(Reply to this)

FreakyNipples69 writes:
on May 22 2008 06:19 PM

Back to the Future isn't on this list. You fail.

(Reply to this)

mouse_clicker writes:
on May 22 2008 06:22 PM

A Scott or Cameron helmed Alien movie is unlikely to ever happen. The studio realized they can make a lot more money hiring people like Paul W.S. Anderson to make crappy AvP movies over and over again.

And ugh, I really wish people would stop propagating the Episodes 7, 8, and 9 myth. There ARE no episodes 7, 8, and 9. There never WAS. There wasn't even really episodes 1, 2, and 3 until Lucas decided he could make a fat wad of cash capitalizing off the vague background ideas he already had. I think we've had enough of Star Wars, and assuming the Clone Wars series isn't terrible (why on earth did they not get Genndy Tartakovsky to do it?), hopefully we'll be done with George Lucas ruining our memories of Star Wars.

Besides, there's not even room for more episodes, the expanded universe has pretty much everything overlapping with the end of Jedi to decades later covered.

(Reply to this)

Some guy you dont know writes:
on May 22 2008 06:34 PM

No Evil Dead IV? Seriously?

(Reply to this)

tomwaitsjr writes:
on May 22 2008 06:38 PM

I hear talks that Evil Dead I may be remade. . .

And yah, I've been waiting for Evil Dead IV for a long, long time.

Evil Dead II is one of the funniest films ever made.

(Reply to this)

kottke123456 writes:
on May 22 2008 06:39 PM

evil dead IV is already going to be made in 2009, under the name The Evil Dead, according to imdb.

I would also add Boondock Saints 2. It didn't initially have a wide release but it became one of the biggest limited-release low budget cult films ever. Supposedly they've been trying to make it for about 5 years, but nothing has started yet.

(Reply to this)

AudioNinja writes:
on May 22 2008 06:46 PM

Spaceballs III: The Search for Spaceballs II.

Nuff Said

==TJ==

(Reply to this)

RT-Matchity writes:
on May 22 2008 06:55 PM

Hey Freaky, we've tweaked the intro a bit to specify that this is a list of sequels that were announced and planned at some point, but have yet to actually happen. That's why Back to the Future isn't on the list. In fact I was working at Universal when the last 2 BTTF films were released, and I can tell you that there never were any serious plans to make more films in that franchise.

And Mouse_Clicker, it's widely acknowledged that Lucas announced his intentions to make 2 additional trilogies about 25 years ago. Just because he didn't have them completely plotted out when he said that doesn't invalidate his intentions at the time (and he isn't really good about acting like the Expanded Universe is canon anyway). That being said, I definitely agree with you when you say that based on what we saw in the prequel trilogy, a sequel trilogy may not be something we really want.

(Reply to this)

juggernaut8 writes:
on May 22 2008 07:02 PM

I think a vega brothers movie would of been pretty cool.

(Reply to this)

juggernaut8 writes:
on May 22 2008 07:05 PM

I think a vega brothers movie would of been pretty cool.

BUT IT WOULD OF BEEN SET BEFORE THEY BOTH DIED IN THEYR'E MOVIES, RIGHT QUENTIN?
QT AND PREQUALS. SOUNDS COOL.

(Reply to this)

ihatecarneys writes:
on May 22 2008 07:23 PM

The Incredibles 2 needs to be made, or at least a movie about Frozone. "Ice to see you again."

(Reply to this)

jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 22 2008 07:30 PM

What about SIN CITY 2? I wonder if thats ever going to get made... Yeah Boondock Saints 2 has been talked about alot for a while... Bubba Ho Tep 2 has been talked about for a while.... I really mostly wanna see Mad Max 4 and Sin City 2 get made the most. I wonder if they will make another Die Hard? I loved the new Indy, and I honestly wouldnt mind 1 more, or possibly have a Shia spin off series.

(Reply to this)

u1sart writes:
on May 22 2008 07:36 PM

seriously i think one of the biggest spoof film was Top Secretnwith Val kilmer. and is underlooked as one of the best away from blazing saddles and kung pow. And i think that those movies should get a sequel. well i guess its too late now cause the spoofs comedys are soooo lame and dumb. from the likings of Meet the spartans, Superhero MOvies, Epic Movies... etc.

(Reply to this)

A Lapse In Reason writes:
on May 22 2008 07:36 PM

Sadly we will probably never get to see many if not all of these films. There is always hope though!!!!

(Reply to this)

reavus4983 writes:
on May 22 2008 07:39 PM

WHERE'S SERENITY 2?!

(Reply to this)

lestatthevampire writes:
on May 22 2008 07:48 PM

No one remembers FLASH GORDON? The F**K we don't!!!!!

(Reply to this)

nbxzero writes:
on May 22 2008 08:03 PM

How about a sequel to "John Carpenter's The Thing"?

(Reply to this)

fullmetal_medji writes:
on May 22 2008 08:15 PM

Kung Pow: Enter The Fist is just begging for a sequel. How long do I have to wait for Tongues of Fury?!

(Reply to this)

Ecs5001 writes:
on May 22 2008 08:16 PM

Yeah, I would really want a sequel to Sin City. Does any one know if its in the works?

(Reply to this)

someonewhoisdead writes:
on May 22 2008 08:32 PM

The starwars prequels would be fantastic if given over to a more competent director...

I can't say anyone is to blame for the prequel ****-ups except lucas himself...

All the budget, all the nostalia, all the brand power, all the special effects, and all the actors in the world couldn't save his ****ty *** script and directing.

(Reply to this)

Related Links

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Related Articles

Most Discussed

Latest News

Latest Interviews

Latest Features

Sponsored Links