Summary

For one intellect or another , there are a lot of moving-picture show sitting in thedevelopment memorial park of Hollywood , having been arrange up in another moving-picture show , but at last never making it to the cover . It ’s popular for a movie to be made with plans for a sequel or enfranchisement ahead of time on . Whether the narrative is adapted from a series of books , or just introduces a domain that ca n’t be adequately explore over the course of one flick , passel of film maker make a film with sequel in mind .

However , when the creators and the studio go so far as toinclude things that immediately signal to a sequel , from a cliffhanger to a " to be continued , " it put pressure on the creatives to make the sequel . Often , this can be a good matter and get sequels made earlier , but for the motion picture that terminate up dropping off , it just leaves the fib flow midair with no real solvent . Lots of motion-picture show strongly hint at a sequel but never start as far as actually making one .

10Eragon

Ending Directly Points To Sequel

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Eragonis found on the book serial of the same name , part of a more across-the-board book series get laid as the Inheritance Cycle . In his fatherland of Alagaesia , a farm boy list Eragon ( Ed Speelers ) happens upon a Draco ’s ballock . This ball leads him on a journey to protect his home from tyrannical monarch Galbatorix ( John Malkovitch ) and a dismal sorcerer advert Durza ( Robert Carlyle ) . However , Eragon get wind that the egg contains a mighty dragon named Saphira ( Rachel Weisz ) that he bring together with , and with the help of friends and family , Eragon will dispute the conglomerate and do what he can to keep the dragon safe .

Eragonis a moving-picture show based on the serial of booksby Christopher Paolini , which receive a moving picture adjustment in 2006 . While the film spend the right part of two hours introducing the titulary grinder and originate a relationship between him and his dragon Saphira , just as the action is about to quetch off , they prepare to combat the evil world-beater Galbatorix , who reveals he has a dragon of his own , and the screen cuts to black . Had the chronicle stay in a sequel , this would not have been a vast issue , butit left the story uncompleted .

9Flash Gordon

Ming’s Revenge

Flash Gordonwas a wild and wacky sci - fi action film from 1980 , but it run on to achieve rage position . With a football player being transported to an exotic world where he help the resistance scrap against their corrupted magnate , the story is non - stop action mechanism , but the moving picture terminate with the Italian sandwich try out to find a way household , and the herculean ring of Ming being nibble up by a mysterious cackling stranger . This is a prettyovert address to a sequel being planned , but nothing ever happen and the fate of Flash and his friends remains unknown .

While waiting for the coming remake , here are 10 pulpy sci - fi moving-picture show to watch if you like Flash Gordon

8Freddy Vs. Jason

Who Actually Won?

The upgrade of Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees in the ‘ 80s made them two of horror ’s most iconic villains , and in 2003 after years in ontogenesis hell , the pair lastly faced off . for return to power , Freddy ( Robert Englund ) needs hoi polloi to be scared of him again . To make this happen , Freddy resurrects Jason ( Ken Kirzinger ) and tricks him into going on a killing fling around Springfield . Things do n’t go concord to programme when Lori ( Monica Keena ) and her booster oppose back , which lead in Freddy and Jason duking it out for domination .

Freddy vs. Jasonwas anepic horror crossing over moviewith two icon of horror caught in the midsection of a heated battle for the ages . As the nightmarish fiend struggled to whelm each other , the movie terminate with Jason seemingly having won , holding Freddy ’s school principal as a prize , but when Freddy winks and laugh , it ’s undecipherable who actually came out on top . And despite plans for a continuation which would also admit theEvil Deadfranchise , the news report only ever look in comic and no movie ever come out to see the epical encounter keep on .

7Green Lantern

A False Start For The DCEU

In a orphic universe , the Green Lantern Corps , an elite defense force of peacefulness and jurist have existed for century . Reckless test buffer Hal Jordan get superhuman powers when he is chosen by the Ring , the willpower - fed germ of king . Reluctantly at first , he get on the challenge after the death of Abin Sur , the finest Green Lantern . Putting his self - doubts aside , and spurred on by his sense of duty and love for his beautiful , intellectually equal , confrere , Carol Ferris , he is soon called to guard mankind from Parallax , a powerful , evil being who feed on veneration . Hal Jordan is the universe ’s last luck , as many Green Lanterns have been killed and the Corps is weakened , and he might just be the right Green Lantern for the responsibility of keep back the world safe from harm .

When Ryan Reynolds appeared in the $ 200 millionGreen Lanternproject in 2011 , it was mean to be the beginning of their DCEU . However , due to lower - than - expected loge role carrying out , and negative reviews , the history was sidelined andMan of Steelwas pick out to be the new starting degree for the dealership . However , that did impart some open oddment for Hal Jordan and the news report that was introduced in 2011 . Most notably , the film featured a mid - credits scene withSinestro finding and adorning himself with a yellow-bellied magnate ring , which then turn his suit chicken just like his comic similitude .

6The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Another Failed Trilogy

In The Amazing Spider - Man 2 , Andrew Garfield returns to the role of Peter Parker / Spider - Man , deal with balancing his life as a mellow school student and his responsibleness as a submarine sandwich . After reconnecting with his old acquaintance , Harry Osborn , Peter instruct details regarding his late father ’s occult past and begins to touch base the battery-acid that his don ’s disappearance , the emergence of new supervillains , and other dark dealings in his metropolis are all connect to Oscorp .

Spider - Man may have been the most democratic Marvel character of all sentence , but when Sony assay to make a live - activeness trilogy around the character , both attempts had significant shortcoming . Sam Raimi’sSpider - Man 3was crammed with villain and felt less liquid than the first two entries , andThe Amazing Spider - Man 2killed the franchise despite some incredibly emotional here and now . The series promise a much darker Spider - Man story , and things come out to be going well , but Sony instead moved to work in partnership with Marvel Studios to make something young , andleftThe Amazing Spider - Manand his future stuck .

5Godzilla

What Happened To All The Eggs?

In 1998 , one of the first - ever versions ofGodzillacreated and bring about in the English linguistic process was released and garner $ 376 million at the global box office ( viaThe Numbers ) . Despite this placing the movie in the top 10 for high earners that yr ( viaBox Office Mojo ) , it was considered a fiscal failure , andall plans for future project tied to the film were scrapped . However , this think of that the cliffhanger ending where one of the eggs in reality hatches was never further explored or resolved .

Godzilla is the ultimate giant monstrosity picture , but there are other films ready to deliver monolithic creature - induced demolition for genre fans .

428 Days Later

28 Years Later

28 Days Later is a horror movie about the zombie Revelation of Saint John the Divine directed by Danny Boyle . After Jim ( Cillian Murphy ) wakes up from a comatoseness in a deserted infirmary in London , he discovers that the urban center is overrun by the undead , so he link forces with other survivors to strain and make it out alive .

Danny Boyle , Cillian Murphy , and Alex Garland have all long been in talks about a potential sequel to the original28 Days Later , and the standalone sequel28 workweek afterward . The original film come up out in 2002 and the subsequence has take decade to even be confirmed , but it does appear thatCillian Murphy and the crew will be back in28 age Later . The first movieleft the fate of Jim ( Murphy ) and his traveling comrade opened , with all three surviving , but no clear-cut idea that they would continue to be safe .

3The Goonies

Getting The Gang Back Together

When a diminished Oregon community is threatened by the foreclosure of their plate , a group of young misfit who called themselves the Goonies set out to find an ancient gem in gild to keep the town . From a story by Steven Spielberg and a screenplay by Chris Columbus , Richard Donner ’s The Goonies is one of the most iconic adventure picture show of the 1980s , with a cast comprising the natural endowment of Sean Astin , Josh Brolin , Corey Feldman , Ke Huy Quan , Jeff Cohen , Robert Davi , and Joe Pantoliano .

The gift of the cast and bunch behindThe Gooniescannot be overstate , with many of the master character regard going on to much greater heights of fame since the movie was release in 1985 . With that , Richard Donner , Chris Columbus , and Steven Spielberg had manytalks about ideas for a sequel over the decadesright up until Donner ’s death , but nothing ever materialise . Over the decades , the stamp and bunch repeatedly gave controvert reports of program for a continuation , but ultimately , with Donner having give , it appears the account will never go beyond 1985 .

2Hulk

The Hulk On The Run

Hulk is a 2003 superhero picture directed by Ang Lee , starring Eric Bana as the titular character . Predating the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Hulk finish up being a critical floating-point operation despite being establish on a popular superhero . However , the plastic film still made a huge profit at the box office upon release .

In 2003,Ang Lee releasedHulkin coaction with Universal Studios , starring Eric Bana as the titulary hero and his alter ego , Bruce Banner . The moving-picture show turn a solid net at the box part , and plans were in motion for a sequel , but after the due date to start film came and went with no update , the rights for the character returned to Marvel . at last , Bana ’s portraiture was fantabulous , andthe movie cease with a cliffhangerthat could have taken his storey to incredible new places , but the story was laid to rest to make way for the MCU instead .

1District 9

Wikus' Transformation Complete

Neill Blomkamp ’s District 9 combines sci - fi with societal commentary in an alternate history in which man and aliens eke out a tentative coexistence . When a large foreign ship appear outside of Johannesburg , mankind get it full of poorly and malnourished extraterrestrials they name " prawn " . After domiciliate the extraterrestrial being in a slum area named District 9 , one human finds himself far nigher to the Prawn community of interests than he bargain for .

territorial dominion 9was a viral winner when it was free in 2009 . The picture was an incredibly innovative sci - fi story framed as a documentary , where a South African government employee becomes infect with an alien virus . Throughout the film , Wikus come out to deteriorate and mutate to slowly take on the human body of the extraterrestrial that have settled on Earth and been bar to slum area to go aside from human race . Thesequel has long been card , but nothing has yet to happen , leaving Wikus ' destiny hanging in the equilibrium with his transmutation in full complete .

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Eragon riding Saphira in the Eragon movie

Eragonis based on the book series of the same name, part of a more extensive book series known as the Inheritance Cycle. In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy named Eragon (Ed Speelers) happens upon a dragon’s egg. This egg leads him on a journey to protect his home from tyrannical monarch Galbatorix (John Malkovitch) and a dark sorcerer named Durza (Robert Carlyle). However, Eragon discovers that the egg contains a mighty dragon named Saphira (Rachel Weisz) that he bonds with, and with the help of friends and family, Eragon will challenge the empire and do what he can to keep the dragon safe.

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Eragonis based on the book series of the same name, part of a more extensive book series known as the Inheritance Cycle. In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy named Eragon (Ed Speelers) happens upon a dragon’s egg. This egg leads him on a journey to protect his home from tyrannical monarch Galbatorix (John Malkovitch) and a dark sorcerer named Durza (Robert Carlyle). However, Eragon discovers that the egg contains a mighty dragon named Saphira (Rachel Weisz) that he bonds with, and with the help of friends and family, Eragon will challenge the empire and do what he can to keep the dragon safe.

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freddy vs. jason

Headshot Of Robert Englund In The Los Angeles premiere of ‘Natty Knocks’

The rise of Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees in the ‘80s made them two of horror’s most iconic villains, and in 2003 after years in development hell, the pair finally faced off. In order to return to power, Freddy (Robert Englund) needs people to be scared of him again. To make this happen, Freddy resurrects Jason (Ken Kirzinger) and tricks him into going on a killing spree around Springfield. Things don’t go according to plan when Lori (Monica Keena) and her friends fight back, which results in Freddy and Jason duking it out for supremacy.

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Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan’s CGI Green Lantern in 2011

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Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone in The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Headshot Of Andrew Garfield In The National Theatre Up Next Gala in South Bank

In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Andrew Garfield returns to the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, dealing with balancing his life as a high school student and his responsibilities as a hero. After reconnecting with his old friend, Harry Osborn, Peter learns details regarding his late father’s mysterious past and begins to connect the dots that his father’s disappearance, the emergence of new supervillains, and other dark dealings in his city are all connected to Oscorp.

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Cillian Murphy as Jim looking dazed in front of a bulletin board in 28 Days Later

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28 Days Later is a horror movie about the zombie apocalypse directed by Danny Boyle. After Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma in a deserted hospital in London, he discovers that the city is overrun by the undead, so he joins forces with other survivors to try and make it out alive.

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Four of The Goonies looking at a map, in The Goonies

Headshot Of Josh Brolin In The ‘Dune:Part 2’ premiere

When a small Oregon community is threatened by the foreclosure of their homes, a group of young misfits who called themselves the Goonies set out to find an ancient treasure in order to save the town. From a story by Steven Spielberg and a screenplay by Chris Columbus, Richard Donner’s The Goonies is one of the most iconic adventure movies of the 1980s, with a cast comprising the talents of Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan, Jeff Cohen, Robert Davi, and Joe Pantoliano.

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Hulk destroying a city in the 2003 movie

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Hulk is a 2003 superhero movie directed by Ang Lee, starring Eric Bana as the titular character. Predating the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hulk ended up being a critical flop despite being based on a popular superhero. However, the film still made a huge profit at the box office upon release.

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Headshot Of Sharlto Copley In The Los Angeles Premiere Of Universal Pictures ‘Monkey Man’

Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 combines sci-fi with social commentary in an alternate history in which humans and aliens eke out a tentative coexistence. When a large alien ship appears outside of Johannesburg, humans find it full of sickly and malnourished extraterrestrials they name “Prawns”. After housing the aliens in a slum named District 9, one human finds himself far closer to the Prawn community than he bargained for.