Film Serial Franchises That Died After One

[Edgy MD]

DOA franchises, off top of my head:

• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
  
• VI Warshawsky
  
• Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
  
• Lost in Space
  
• Quigley Down Under
  
• Young Sherlock Holmes
  
• Flash Gordon
  
• Zero Effect

[TransMonk]

Masters of the Universe (1987)

From wiki:

Cannon Films intended to create a sequel, which is indicated after the end credits when it is revealed that Skeletor in fact survives his fall. The low budget ($4.5 million) project that was to be directed (back to back with their aborted "Spider-Man" movie) by Albert Pyun was abandoned when Cannon wouldn't pay for Mattel's fees and the production used the already-made costumes and sets for the low budget sci-fi movie Cyborg.

[Edgy MD]

Nice one.

Almost forgot: Legend of the Lone Ranger.

[Vic Sage]

Howard the Duck!
and Ralph Bakshi's animated LORD OF THE RINGS... it ends right in the middle of the story, putting off the conclusion to a sequel that never got made.

[Frayed Knot]

Mel Brooks' 'History of the World - Part 1'





OK, I'm actually kidding on that one, although I remember when it first came out somebody saying to me, 'I can't believe that this movie isn't even out yet and they're already planning for the sequel'
All I could do was shake my head.

[Edgy MD]

They seem so lonely when they come on late night cable. Films bursting with exposition to lay the groundwork for stories that would never follow.

The Avengers (1998)
The Saint (1997)
King Solomon's Mines (1985)

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Rocketeer
Daredevil

[Edgy MD]

Rocketeer sits pretty nicely on it's own, though, and if Didney was planning to roll out sequels that never materialized, the film doesn't bang it's chest about it.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Rocketeer was intended to be a franchise, but it didn't do well at the box office. And that's a shame; it was a nice little movie. I bought it on DVD a few years ago for my kids to watch and they both liked it a lot. As did I.

[metirish]

Monsters, Inc.

For the life of me I can't fathom why there has been no sequel, and we watched again the other night....my son often calls me "Sully" in that Mike Wazowski voice.....

[Edgy MD]

I agree on the Rocketdude. I'm not sure it's a shame that it didn't sprout sequels however. They likely would've diappointed.

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: I agree on the Rocketdude. I'm not sure it's a shame that it didn't sprout sequels however. They likely would've diappointed.

did I miss the point of the thread or what man?

[Edgy MD]

No, you're gold.

metirish wrote: Monsters, Inc. For the life of me I can't fathom why there has been no sequel, and we watched again the other night....my son often calls me "Sully" in that Mike Wazowski voice.....

Monsters University, the prequel to Monsters, Inc., due 2013.

[metirish]

It could be awful but it could be like Toy Story, same people ?

[Ceetar]

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[Edgy MD]

Was that meant to continue? Have plans for that gone away?

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Was that meant to continue? Have plans for that gone away?

well, there are 5 more books in the trilogy.

There are no plans for the second book.

Adams had worked on the first movie some, and unsuccessfully, but died well before it was ever made. There are petitions out there for it too.

[Edgy MD]

Well, yeah, I know there were five books, but if the film wasn't conceived with the intent to start a franchise, I don't put it in the same category as, say, Lost in Space, where the actors all signed on for three films.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Superman Returns

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Well, yeah, I know there were five books, but if the film wasn't conceived with the intent to start a franchise, I don't put it in the same category as, say, Lost in Space, where the actors all signed on for three films.

6, but okay then. [crossout]Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[/crossout]

[TransMonk]

[RealityChuck]

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension promised a sequel, though I don't know how serious they were.

[seawolf17]

Edgy DC wrote: No, you're gold. metirish wrote: Monsters, Inc. For the life of me I can't fathom why there has been no sequel, and we watched again the other night....my son often calls me "Sully" in that Mike Wazowski voice..... Monsters University, the prequel to Monsters, Inc., due 2013.

I'm actually really excited for this.

The sequel to The Incredibles hasn't panned out, though.

[Edgy MD]

I tend to think of Superman Returns as the capping of a franchise. But while it may be that story-wise, I guess yeah, it does qualify, business-wise, as a failed launch of a new franchise.

Which is somethinng, considering that it made crazy amounts of money.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: I tend to think of Superman Returns as the capping of a franchise. But while it may be that story-wise, I guess yeah, it does qualify, business-wise, as a failed launch of a new franchise. Which is somethinng, considering that it made crazy amounts of money.

I remember this as the costume-fetishwork that indirectly gave us f*cking Brett Ratner's take on the f*cking Dark Phoenix Saga. There will never be another-- much less a proper-- take on Dark Phoenix, and it's all because Singer wanted to put Brandon Routh in a codpiece and on a pedestal. (I recall BetterHalfer-- a gal with significant production-management experience-- turning to me halfway through the flick and saying, "So... the director's doing this guy, isn't he?")

[RealityChuck]

Elektra.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, def. I suppose you could view it as a sequel to Daredevil, therefore redeeming DD from the fate of failed franchises. But it's not a sequel so much as a spinoff. A failed franchise spun off from a failed franchise. Ouch.

The happiness of their marriage must be based on agreeing not to speak of these films.

[Guest sharpie]

The Golden Compass which was part one of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. Looks like the other two won't be made anytime soon.

[Vic Sage]

i just watched PUSH, with Chris Evans, which sets up a "HEROES" like cosmology with super-powered folks being rounded up and indoctrinated by the government. It definitely signals its intention to be a setup for a sequel, leaving the story unfinished. And it sucked enough for no sequel to be forthcoming.

[seawolf17]

sharpie wrote: The Golden Compass which was part one of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. Looks like the other two won't be made anytime soon.

Enjoyed the books.