JUST as Hollywood blockbusters tend to spawn sequels, financial regulations do not usually stop at the first effort.
What unforeseen financial catastrophe could the sequel be leading up to?
Fox stated that if Planet of the Apes was a financial success, then a sequel would be commissioned.
Spurred on by the proliferation of sequels in Hollywood - writers' estates have wised-up to the financial advantages of prequels, sequels and spin-offs but, where possible, remain in control.
The movie business loves sequels for financial reasons – a studio accountant would always rather see Tired Franchise 4 on the production slate than Risky Concept 1 – but this enthusiasm also reflects an attitude to creativity.
And, as the F.B.I. noted on Monday, what better spokesman against insider trading than Mr. Gekko, who came to personify Wall Street crime in both the 1980s and in the recent financial crisis with the 2010 sequel, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps".
After the financial success of Saw, a sequel was immediately green-lit.
Bullock agreed to star in the sequel to get financial backing for the 1998 drama Hope Floats, and was paid a reported $11 $12.5 million to reprise her role as Annie.
Seth Gordon confirmed in July 2011 that talks were underway for a sequel, after the financial success of the film in the United States, saying: "Yeah, we've definitely discussed it.
Except it's better, because in 1963 there were no financial forces pushing Wise to churn out sequel after sequel until all good will for the original had evaporated.
