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What are some movies that were the beginning of what was intended to be an ongoing series to get a sequel but it never ended up happening for whatever reason? I'm not talking about movies that already got at least one sequel, I mean movies that got none at all despite being made with the intention of a follow-up. Some I can think of:
Beetlejuice - Nearly 30 years the sequel has been in development Hell and has never gotten off the ground despite the success of the original which had a successful animated series but still no sequel. Still surprising to me all this time later a sequel hasn't materialized.
The Rocketeer - Was planned to be a trilogy but due to the underwhelming box office performance of the original, the sequel got shelved. Very sad as I always liked this film a good deal and think more could've been done with the character over the course of some new entries.
Godzilla 2 - I mean the 1998 movie. The 1998 movie was supposed to get a sequel (I think actually planned as a trilogy if I'm not mistaken), but the very poor reception of the 1998 film halted those plans.
Spawn 2 - Since the original in 1997 this has never gotten off the ground and despite Todd McFarlane's claims a sequel is still happening, I think 20 years later we're more likely to get a reboot.
Shocker - Was intended to be the start of a series writer/director Wes Craven would have complete creative control over after A Nightmare On Elm Street led to several successful sequels and he missed out on the profits they were making at the time. However when Shocker underperformed in October 1989 all sequel plans got scrapped.
I don't know for sure but one movie that always seemed surefire for a sequel was Small Soldiers. I wonder if not for it's underperformance back in 1998 if it might've gotten at least one sequel as the concept is one that lends itself well to multiple movies.
Beetlejuice - Nearly 30 years the sequel has been in development Hell and has never gotten off the ground despite the success of the original which had a successful animated series but still no sequel. Still surprising to me all this time later a sequel hasn't materialized.
The Rocketeer - Was planned to be a trilogy but due to the underwhelming box office performance of the original, the sequel got shelved. Very sad as I always liked this film a good deal and think more could've been done with the character over the course of some new entries.
Godzilla 2 - I mean the 1998 movie. The 1998 movie was supposed to get a sequel (I think actually planned as a trilogy if I'm not mistaken), but the very poor reception of the 1998 film halted those plans.
Spawn 2 - Since the original in 1997 this has never gotten off the ground and despite Todd McFarlane's claims a sequel is still happening, I think 20 years later we're more likely to get a reboot.
Shocker - Was intended to be the start of a series writer/director Wes Craven would have complete creative control over after A Nightmare On Elm Street led to several successful sequels and he missed out on the profits they were making at the time. However when Shocker underperformed in October 1989 all sequel plans got scrapped.
I don't know for sure but one movie that always seemed surefire for a sequel was Small Soldiers. I wonder if not for it's underperformance back in 1998 if it might've gotten at least one sequel as the concept is one that lends itself well to multiple movies.
