Disregarding sequel(s) in a series, then remaking them.

You are vile.

Ah fair enough another example....haven’t seen the hilander movies also. I guess it can be a cheap cop out although you could say the same for a poorly made remake or sequel. It’s not as though it’s a guaranteed money maker either. If a series isn’t popular...for whatever reason...perhaps multiple poor instalments... it’s unlikely to have any demand even with this spin.

This would work for Star Wars.

I really just want you all angry and confused the whole time.

Got to give credit……this topic was discussed by an Australian podcast I listed to last night called Reel Chat. The presenters, prior to discussing the original Terminator, discussed the possibility of a brand-new Terminator film disregarding every installment following T2.
By doing this, the film makers are essentially remaking a sequel as apart from rebooting a series with say an origin story, etc. They further discussed whether Hollywood would adopt this approach and believe that it had not been doing before….on a mainstream level.

Another example they gave…was the Alien series. Imagine if a film maker chose to disregard Alien 3 and sequels and really make a new Alien 3 with the original two still in the timeline.

What else could this work for? Doesn’t have to be a series could be just a part 2/sequel that you thought was dismal.
I’d like to see them redo Blade 3 lol. Things could still work if actors were older just needed to write an appropriate story/script.I'd also like a another shot at the Pitch Black sequels with Vin Diesel. That story went loopy as.

Some people say they don't like Prometheus cause it's not in the same universe as Aliens, but is that true, since Aliens takes place after and all?

As for how I feel about the concept, I can't say I'm particularly fond of it. Like others have said, it just seems like it can too easily be used as a cheap cop-out to over-correct for lesser installments and appease discontented fans for profit (which also feeds into the toxicity of fan entitlement). The main example I think of is people still holding out for a "proper" follow-up to Aliens that brought back Ripley, Newt, and Hicks and had the Xenomorphs coming to Earth (especially when it looked close to happening with Neill Blomkamp recently) but I can't get excited at the prospect because it just sounds like it's going to be watered-down Aliens (much like how Terminator 3 was a watered-down T2).

Singer did this with Superman Returns, making it a direct sequel to the second film.

Highlander was already a low-rent/cult franchise so it could get away with multiple continuities like that (and would also explain why there hasn't been a remake yet anyway). I think it seems a little worse with this particular kind of sequel because if the whole point of disregarding continuity is to improve on the old continuity then it's setting an even higher bar and setting itself up for an even bigger failure (which is arguably what happened with Terminator Genisys).

Quiet, you.

This would work for Star Wars.

No so not remaking the originals. So for example we have terminator 1, 2 and 3..I know there are others but trying to keep it simple. Ok so we disregard 3. They remake 3 with a brand new story etc. so if we were to watch the films as how they “now” intend it. It would be the original and T2 and this brand new T3. Hopefully that makes sense? Sorta hard to explain with written words. It’s remaking a sequel basically which is rarely done.

Oh okay. Yeah I can't think of any sequels that were remade. I don't know if Never Say Never Again counts. It's a remake of Thunderball, but not sure if Thunderball counts as a sequel, when it comes to James Bond.

Head cannon, my dudes.

What about Jaws: The Revenge as a remake of Jaws 3-D? I never saw it but I read that it acts like Jaws 3-D never happened, so would that therefore, make it a sequel remake?

If that’s the case then yea it would be...good pick up. Do you know why 3 was disregarded?

Oh okay. Yeah I can't think of any sequels that were remade. I don't know if Never Say Never Again counts. It's a remake of Thunderball, but not sure if Thunderball counts as a sequel, when it comes to James Bond.

What’s that? Lol. Not the best with internet lingo.

*quietly*

I like Superman Returns.