Films that should have had sequels

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Some films should never have a sequel, well some films should even have a first viewing...

That aside, what films do you think they could have made a great sequel too but didn't.


I'd love to have seen a sequel to this, something a bit more sci-fi showing what would have happened as the 'next step'

[300bhp/ton]

Twincam16 said:

It was meant to happen! The famous cliffhanger ending was supposed to be a lead-in to another film, but by the time they wrapped it, they didn't have much money (they were supposed to be shot back-to-back) and the film was actually looking like it was going to be a flop. Funnily enough, 'not a lot of people know this', but the Italian Job was a bit of a flop when it was released. Got good enough reviews, but didn't make much money. It got a kind of second wind through TV and video releases once the Sixties got eulogised

The sequel was actually made - of sorts - although by that point it was put together as a different film with different character names even though the cast was pretty much the same:



They had to rework the film as a standalone thing, and in some market its title was 'The Destructors', but the basic plot is: US intelligence sent to bring down Mafia boss in Marseille, turns out Michael Caine's character is after him as well (because he's got his gold).

When it was planned as a sequel, it would have begun with the gold falling out of the bus and the Mafia waiting at the bottom of the mountain to collect it.

Interesting. Did not know that. Thanks

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There could have been interesting/good sequels to these I reckon: