I say another Goonies. Same cast... bring them back as their children get into trouble... Have some really pathetic LOTR references for Sean Astin, Corey Feldman could become the creepy "what I like about highschool girls" dude with the camero... I can see it. Have Pewee Herman be the antagonist..
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Anyways, now it's your turn. The contest is this: Tell me the sequel you desperately think needs to be made. Is it time to revisit the universe of Enemy Mine? Maybe continue the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie? Do you want to replace Alien 3 with a new Alien 3? And not just movies -- does the world need a Final Fantasy VII-2? (It doesn't.) Think you can clear up all of Battlestar Galactica's problems with one more season? Does Goku have a few more adventures left in him?
So that's the deal. Any sequel to anything. Entries should explain why your subject needs a sequel, and summarize what the sequel would be. Feel free to include directors, actors, recastings, and whatever if relevant, but they won't necessarily net you bonus point. This is important: ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. You get to pick one sequel to make; use it wisely. And while I expect these to run a bit long -- hence the single entry -- please remember any entry that is too long runs the danger of me skipping it over because I'm lazy.
So that's that. Contest ends at 12:01 am EST on Monday, February 20th. Have a great weekend, folks, and try not to let that secret gay Illuminati heterosexual agenda get you down.
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Ghostbusters 3. Venkman dies in the first reel, like Murray wants. The Busters now understand that they need to recuit. Enter Zach Galifianakis, Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman. At the funeral, the remaining Busters meet Bill Venkman, Peter Venkman's younger brother. Of course, Bill Venkman will be played by Bruce Campbell. The new Ghostbuster squad undertakes their first mission. The final scene involves defeating the ghost of Peter Venkman.
Argh! I missed the deadline! And I had an awesome entry!Super Mario Bros. 4. Made in the same style as 3, same map, same bowser, more tanooki.
The Hunger Games2:
We can still call itCatching Fire. But come on. Suzanne Collins could have done waybetter than just rehashing book one by sticking Katniss and Peeta back in thearena. Because what better way for President Snow to get at his leastfavorite tribute than by fixing the drawing so that her little sister, Prim,ends up in the games. Knowing he's her only hope for survival, Galevolunteers to go with her. So now instead of the second novel's sense oflazy deja vu, we get to watch an even more tormented Katniss as she tries tohelp her sister and her best friend survive, sending them gifts from outsidethe arena, watching helplessly as they narrowly escape danger. And thenwhen she realizes that the whole thing has been rigged for their demise, shedoes the only thing she can. She enlists Haymitch and Peeta in a lastditch mission to help her get close enough to take out President Snow. Weend Mexican standoff style: Katniss with her bow drawn on President Snow, thecapital guard's guns drawn on Peeta, and Prim still trapped within the arenatrying to keep Gale from bleeding to death. And then District 13's shipshows up and everything goes to hell.
Commando 2John Matrix is giving away his daughter Jenny on her wedding day. Suddenly terrorists show up, kill everybody (except Jenny) and kidnap John. Now the roles are reversed as Jenny has to fight to get her father back. The twist here is that Jenny's husband-to-be is actually Bennett's son, who is finally acting out his long planned revenge of his father's death at the hands of Matrix. Wait, did I say death? Bennett's actually alive and part robot. Directed by Neil MarshallStarring Alyssa Milano as Jenny Vernon Wells as Bennett Jason Statham as Benjamin Nett (Bennett's son and Jenny's fiance!) William Sadler (replacing James Olson) as General Kirby and Arnold Schwarzenheimer as John Matrix
TheFlashIII beat me to it but I would also go with Big Trouble in Little China, set in modern day featuring both Gracie Law (Kim Cattrall) and Jack Burton (Kurt Russell). Big Trouble in Little America The movie will be set in Helmand Province, a province in Afghanistan nicknamed in real life “Little America”. It is also supposedly has a strong Taliban presence and the world’s largest opium producing region. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H... Premise: Gracie Law’s legal degree and social conscience eventually led her to a career at the DEA. This can be swapped with her being a senator on an interested committee or the legal council/advocate for a society working against either the slave trade or companies profiting from war crimes. The important part is her career has kept going up and she is in Helmand working against the local drug lords. Something goes wrong and her team is wiped out by supernatural means. Her own people don’t believe her and she also suspects them of corruption. Who can she turn to? Cue entrance of the Pork Chop Express, Jack Burton's rig (or possible boat or plane). While Gracie has moved forward, he is still where he is, perhaps with a couple more ex-wives. They haven’t seen each other since the events of the first movie. The two of them investigate and wacky hijinks ensue as their romance haltingly comes together. Cue middle eastern folklore and supernatural creatures, corrupt corporate interests and terrorist fighters. Add in an entrepreneur behind the whole thing trying to make an “American” style theme park in the middle of the desert. Add in lots of misconceptions of how the outside world might see America based purely on TV shows and movies. Make sure the phrase get's said, "America is here, Mr. Burton.” The best part, Kurt Russell lives in Vancouver and Kim Cattrall occasionally visits the city (she grew up there). Now, if we could just get them to sit down together and throw them the pitch...
How about Krull? I saw this recently with my daughter, who wanted to know if we could watch the sequel. The end of the movie says that Colwyn and Lyssa had a son that ruled the galaxy. Cyclops riding Fire Mares in Spppaaacccee!
Yes a Krull sequel would be incredible, it was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I would also like to see a sequel space hunter adventures in the forbidden zone, I'm not sure it's ridiculously necessary, but I'd sure like to see it.
The Last Dragon: The Next Generation.... Leroy and Laura's child becomes the NEXT Last Dragon.
I was going to suggest a sequel to Serenity, or Flash Gordon (the one with the Queen soundtrack, and of course we would need to use that soundtrack again!), or Last Starfighter, or any number of other ideas, and THEN I noticed this... A mirror universe version of The Phantom Menace(posted by The Conjurer of Cheap Tricks) The idea of an evil psychotic murderous Jar Jar with a goatee is far too awesome to ignore! “Meesa killsa you all bomb-bad bitches!” So I will withdraw any hope of suggesting anything even remotely more awesome then that.
TITANIC II: its oscar night 1998 and the movie racks up the Academy Awards. Somewhere in the back stage a money man, a idea guy is on the phone sealing the deal on the event of a lifetime with investors convincing them to join him in capitalizing on the craze. Skip forward 2-3 years and the event everyone is talking about is the madien voyage of the new replica Titanic-exact in every deatil except completly modern, truly unsinkable and quite the exclusive ticket. Famous and rich alike scramble to be on the list--in comes Leo and Kate and even Jame Cameron with special invites. At the time is there something going on between the real life stars playing themselves? Hmmmm...enter terrorits/hostages/chaos of some sort determined to sink the ship at exactly the same spot it was dropped before to make a point...greed is bad.
I got bad news for you:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt16...
No Leo, Kate, or Jim Cameron...but otherwise the same thing you're talking about :P
Yes I actually saw this really bad movie recently but decided the idea I had (way back in 1999 no less) still held merit...at least to post anyway...
I'm to late to enter, and I know this has supposedly been in the works for a long time on and off, but can we get a Quantum Leap sequel or new series or something? Scott Bakula needs work now that TNT cancelled Men of a Certain Age.
Also... what the heck is up with the Dark Crystal sequel?
I would love to see another Addams Family film. The family themselves has innumerable bizarre plot lines that could be explored, and the humor of the first two was precisely my cup o' tea.
EDIT: Just checked Wiki, and Tim Burton is making a new one, so never mind.
Deliverance II: the Rapening was in a Cracked.com article yesterday... wish I'd thought of it.
I just got back from a trip. I hope this comment can count.
Captain Power Season 2 needs to be made. What happens?!?!?!
[I wrote a couple treatments for this idea back in the '90s, when it would probably have been unfilmable, but haven't done much of anything with it since.]
Twenty years ago, they were believed destroyed, but someone has brought them back. They're bigger and badder than ever before, and now they're organized and about to emerge into the bright light of day. They are the GREMLINS! As hideous new forms swarm the streets and skies, their old weaknesses overcome, is there any man, woman, or mogwai who can stand up to this seemingly unstoppable menace? You'd better believe there is! Gizmo has returned, and he's suited up and ready to kick some green gremlin tail in... Gremlins III: Day of the Mogwai!
"The Salmon of Doubt"
As much as I love the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, I firmly believe that the Dirk Gently books were Douglas Adams' best work. Reading the material published posthumously was torturous, as the Dirk Gently books never truly made sense until much later in the plot. You could see the beginnings of a fantastic and hilarious novel but never saw them truly take shape.
Basically, I just really wish Douglas Adams hadn't died and a complete Dirk Gently sequel would mean he would have lived just a little bit longer. And now I'm sad.
Time Bandits. He's got a copy of the map in his picture, and he was left there for a reason.
I'm not sure if this counts, because I'm not sure if it's in production or in development hell or if it was canceled again or whatnot, but the Samurai Jack finale movie needs to be made someday. I need to see how Jack finally returns home and finishes Aku... only to lose his sword and be flung back to the future again with Aku's final act of magic in the moment of his demise, only this time landing in the city of Townsville, where Jack cuts his hair, takes on a new name and a smoking habit, and enters the world of academics before having to raise the next generation of evil-fighters.
Well, I was scrolling through and liking the comments I agree with when it struck me.
Venom.
Like many children of the nineties I loved the animated Spiderman show, which was my first introduction to the character of Venom. I found him to be a compelling villain and went on to read various comics and books that depicted him. Incidentally, the Spiderman novels by Diane Duane make my brain apologetically happy. So imagine my reaction when I was in college that the villain in the 3rd spiderman movie was going to be Venom. Now imagine my reaction seeing that movie in theater. For those who need help; : D and >:(
Now this isn't unfixable by Hollywood standards. All the need to do is a retcon flashback to the Symbiote jumping from Spiderman in the church tower to Eddie down below and run with it. Go through his fall & obsession, but layer in hints of anti-hero Venom. A superhero story from the villain's perspective isn't going to be a happy story but Eddie's been damned and redeemed so many times we can probably end on a high note.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Because seriously, the first Hitchhiker's movie ended with one of Zaphod's two heads kept on a preacher man's desk mantle and his brain powered by earth citrus.
Hot Fuzz 2 (or More Hot Fuzz) Angel and Butterman are back to clean up a new town of oddities. More action, more firearms, more cheesy film references, and more explosions that put Michael Bay to Shame. As a twist, this time the group of killers is lead by one of their own girlfriends.
The Last Airbender 2: Earth
Yes, M. Night Shymalan gives the follow-up to his 2010 smash hit with the continuing adventures of Aung, Sooka and Katara as they travel to the Earth kingdom for Aung to find out more bending skills. Joining them are blind Toph (Chloe Moertz) and Suki (Kristen Stewart). Meanwhile, chubby, buck-toothed twelve-year old Azula chases them with aid of fellow warriors Mai and Ty Lee (Miley Cyrus and Amanda Bynes). Meanwhile, Zuko spend ninty percent of the film bouncing through small villages and enjoying bad flashbacks to his past where we see his father basically just ignored him instead of any real abuse as the Fire Lord is shown several times just hanging around his palace with no real impact to the plot. Appa will be kidnapped but (since we have to compress the entire second season into one movie) be back in about ten minutes. We'll take time for Aung to defend his past self in an "Avatar Day" that'll take up a good act while Sooka and Suki embark on a romance that makes Anakin and Padme sound like "Casablanca." It builds to the big battle at the Earth Kingdom home as the evil Long Feng (Nicolas Cage) takes over the city as the Fire Nation attacks, causing Aung to have to defend his friends, injured but heals on his own with no help to set up the finale of the trilogy sure to please all fans of the cartoon.
"And so, a terrible beauty is born..."
God-DAYUM. This entry is like staring into the gaping abyssal maw of some universe where Last Airbender did well enough to warrant a sequel. THE WORST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS.
Revolutionary Girl Utena
I thought of this back on Friday, then decided against it. The series said everything it needed to say. I almost was going to use this entry to say the series ought to be protected and never tampered with, and I'd rather have that than any sequel.
But...it did leave one really big thing unresolved (and I'm not going to spoil it -- watch it, it's worth it). That leaves the viewer with dramatic tension -- what will happen? How will she rescue her? What will the other characters contribute?
As the original series was a coming-of-age tale, the sequel could tackle adulthood. What place do childhood ideals, fairy tales, and archetypes have in adulthood? Now that the characters have been changed by Utena, what kind of adults are they? Can the story ever truly be resolved?
I also think that it's inevitable that someone will tackle a sequel to this someday, so I'd like to see it done right. The sequel -- the second one -- occupies that magical spot that can improve on the original in ways no one thought possible -- Empire or Star Trek II come to mind. And from there it tends to be all down hill. So I'd love to see Revolutionary Woman Utena.
Granted, this isn't a genre movie, but it is a sequel that deserves to be made, all the same:
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Viva Los Angeles
The further adventures of Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Perry Van Shrike (Val Kilmer) as they investigate another odd murder case in the City of Angels. In the midst of it all, Harmony Lane (Michelle Monaghan) is there to lend a hand as she pursues a successful acting career. I'm blanking on an exact plot, but who wouldn't want to see these three together again, as well as Shane Black flexing his writing/directing muscles, especially since Iron Man 3 is a while away.
It may take some doing to get Kilmer in fighting shape, but I think it'll be worth it. That Due Date is the best Hollywood can do in reuniting Downey and Monaghan makes me throw up in my mouth.
YES YES FUCK YES!!
Ever since I saw the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, I always shouted "MOAR, GODDAMMIT! MOAR!". It's one of those movies that managed to be both smart AND funny, which, really, considering the state that Holly-weird is in these days, is REALLY FUCKING RARE!
Perhaps it's the film noir/quickfire banter mix that makes it so much fun to watch, but I'm not completely sure. All I know is, the next time somebody asked me what is the definition of a cinematic perfection, I'll say, "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang".
There most desperately needs to be a third installment to the "Bill and Ted" legend (and I mean LEGEND!) for two very important reasons:
1.) We need to know how the grown-up B&T and the Princesses are doing: details of HOW Wyld Stallyns saved the universe, what their kids are like (which could be a big part of the storyline: they should have at least two boys between them, and name one "Rufus" andthe other "George" or "Carlin" or something more clever than my tired brain can think of right now).
2.) If for no other reason than to redeem themselves after the abomination that was "Bogus Journey." "Station?!" Seriously???
If possible, I would send them back in time again and visit some of the old gang: Billy, Abe, Socrates, et. al. or perhaps even bring some of the gang to the future again.
I had not heard this! It makes my cold little heart pitter patter...I hope it truly gets made. Thanks for the heads up.
A Syfy original movie!
Piranhaconda and sharktopus vs. ligerosaurus and labradoodleraptor.We need this so we know what to to. Because, man, THIS is how it's going to go down!
Sucker Punch 2: Electric Boogaloo
Sadly, the movie will lose the weekend box office to Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Steve Zahn Needed A Paycheck.
.....oh, were you expecting a director, casting decisions and a plot? Well TOO BAD! No one should ever spend that much time thinking about Sucker Punch. I just wanted to go for the cheap and easy "Electric Boogaloo" gag. Much like how a few years ago Zach Snyder decided to go for the "Pig-tailed schoolgirl with swords and akimbo machine guns" gag. You will get no effort from either of us sir! GOOD DAY!
Or how Norm Macdonald infamously stated "Who needs a routine when you've got the word 'Crackwhore'?"
TROLL 2 needs a sequel. it will not be called TROLL 3. it will be TROLL 2 Part II and will star George Hardy and Michael Paul Stephenson once again as the father and son from the previous film.
the son Joshua, traumatized over seeing his mother eaten by the tro-i mean goblins, will have become a recluse and the father will have become a Sarah Connor-esue survivalist who seeks him out in order to finally put an end to the tro-i mean goblin terror!
Have you seen Best Worst Movie (the documentary about Troll II)? It almost makes Troll II make sense.
The Room, Part II.
Produced by Tommy Wiesau. Directed by Tommy Wiseau. Written by Tommy Wiseau. Starring Tommy Wiseau. As well as everyone else from the original cast (including Lisa's mother, who still has breast cancer).
Turns out Johnny didn't die at the end of the first one. And he and Lisa have patched things up! And become engaged again. Although she's beginning to wonder if she really loves Johnny...
Little Shop of Horrors II: The Search for Seymour
It's been 30 years since the incident at Mr. Mushnik's flower shop, and Seymour and Audrey have been living peacefully in their white-picket-fenced suburban home, far away from Skid Row. As they're watching a gardening show on TV one fateful night, they come across a hortoculturalist in California who is being interviewed about a new plant hybrid that he's breeding. Disturbingly, it's an Audrey II! And not just one. As the screen pans out, he's got thousands of clippings in his warehouse, and thousands more already being shipped to flower shops and garden centers around the country. Only Seymour and Audrey know the true danger that is being unleashed, and, after a series of unanswered phone calls to warn the hortoculturalist, they set a destination for California to put an end to this menace once and for all. But, as Audrey is packing her bags, she hears a scuffle in the next room, and soon discovers that Seymour has disappeared. Left only with the message "Get to Califor-" crudely scribbled on the wall, Audrey embarks on a cross-country journey with help from her son, Seymour II, and daughter, Audrey III, to save the world from these mean green mothers from outer space and find her husband.
Fantasia.
Now stay with me here, I know that Fantasia 2000 paled in comparison to the original but apparently Walt Disney's intention was to release a new Fantasia every year. Well my idea is that they not only change the music but also the animators and the genre each time.
This keeps the visuals looking fresh anda) ensures that we don't just keep on getting the mainstream classical music every timeb) shows the older generation that our music is more than "thumpa thumpa chikky chikky wa wa"c) provides a hook for those who would not otherwise listen to instrumental and classical music. Preferring, as they do, the aforementioned "thumpa thumpa chikky chikky wa wa" leading to more people of all races, creeds and walks of life coming together watching the concert and finally leaving in brotherhood
PS: Odds are good that at some point you'll get Led Zepplin accompanied by a philharmonic orchestra and closing the Concert with Stairway to Heaven. it will be awesome.
Even though I already said "The Last Starfighter", I thought about it last night. Even though Crighton is dead, I always wanted another "13th Warrior" (or "Eaters of the Dead"). Still one of my all time favorite movies and books.
Star Wars PREQUELS Holiday Special:
Chewbacca: "Hi, Nala. I'm not dead after all. This kid, Han Solo rescued me."Nala: "Why, it's a...a LIFE DAY MIRACLE!"Young Solo: "I sure wish I could understand those gargle-yodels you furry bastards call a language. Who are these other Wookies?"Chewbacca: "This is my life-mate, Nala, and Exhibit B over there is Grampa Itchy."Young Solo: "Why is the old, smelly one watching 70s holo-porn?"Nala: "Chewbacca, I think I'm pregnant. Now, I know you've been away for years and that the normal Wookie gestation period is 83.2 Kashyyyk days, but I was lonely, and Itchy has been watching so much holoporn that..."Chewbacca: "WARRGH! It's a Life Day Miracle!"Nala: "...Yeah. Let's go with that."Chewbacca: "If it's a girl, we'll call her 'Moogogga' after my aunt!"Nala: "And if it's a boy?"Chewbacca: "We'll let the Solo kid name him in appreciation for freeing me. What's the worst that could happen?"
'X2: X-Men United' needs a legit sequel, not the sack of elephant shit that was "X-Men: The Last Stand". Also, "Serenity" could use a sequel, and "Willow." George Lucas & Chris Claremont wrote sequels in book form to "Willow." The HBO show "Carnivale" could use a sequel like "Firefly" did too!Also, "The Monster Squad", "Rad", and "Solarbabies"



