Sigourney Weaver has four films coming out between now and 2022 – three Avatars and an Alien sequel – most of which have yet to be filmed, and which the 67-year-old has prepared for by cramming in as many small films as she can in advance.
The sequence, filmed at the Lincoln Center, is indicative of the increased ambition (and budget) of the sequel, all of which presented a challenge for first-time director Elizabeth Banks - who also plays commentator Gail Abernathy-McKadden.
Since the truthfulness of this rumor is up for debate (I've heard versions of this story involving every Exorcist sequel, each of which could stake a claim on Worst Film Ever), I'll add my own epilogue.
The movie led to four sequels, all of which featured Rogers.
After more than sixty years of sequels, many of which devolved into repetitive giant-monster pro-wrestling matches, Godzilla's origin as a pointed political critique has been forgotten.
"The Most Terrible Time in My Life" was a hit in its home country and inspired two sequels, one of which, the garishly colored "Stairway to the Distant Past," is given a preview at the end of this film.
That best seller spawned a cottage industry — make that a Dutch Colonial industry — that has so far yielded dozens of books and documentaries, hundreds of Web pages and a 1979 hit movie that, in turn, inspired no fewer than 12 remakes, prequels and sequels, two of which are scheduled for release in 2014.
Shot on a shoestring budget, Paranormal Activity became a huge hit and has inspired a series of sequels, one of which — Paranormal Activity 4 — is set to be released next month, just in time for Halloween.
But the $270 million production budget for three movies the first episode, titled Lord of the Rings, and two sequels, all of which were filmed at the same time is the most elaborate adaptation yet.
Jaws spawned three sequels, none of which approached the success of the original.
Henry Cavill will reprise his role as Superman in 2015's Man of Steel sequel, the storyline of which is said to be inspired by Frank Miller's iconic 1986 graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns.
