Fight Club
Studios making sequels to beloved classics can be a intimidating thing for rooter , as it could smash the loftiness and originality of the original , likeJaws : The Revenge . But , it could breath raw life in to the series by bringing fresh ideas to the tabular array as well as staying close to the original , likeThe Godfather Part II .
Though those are the two farthest sides of the spectrum , create a great subsequence come down to choosing which original picture show has a deep enough earth , rich and engaging characters , questions leave unreciprocated , and most importantly , which movies left audience solicit for more .
The Usual Suspects (1995)
With the pic stimulate some ofthe most memorable quotesever heard in a cinema , The common Suspectsis occupy with colorful yet vulgar characters that were brought to sprightliness with just the diminutive amount of silver screen metre . Though the star and director ( Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer , respectively ) have ruin their reputation and will probably never ferment in Hollywood again , a sequel does n’t of necessity have to focus on either Spacey ’s office as Verbal / Keyser Söze or Singer ’s instruction .
It could pore on New York ’s Finest Taxi Service , a ring of corrupted cops , or even cast a new cohort of suspects who are again under the quarter round of an off - filmdom Keyser Söze .
Fight Club (1999)
Arguably the honest David Fincher flick and a pop civilization phenomenon , Fight Clubwas a miserable boxful office flop that suffered polarizing reviews upon release . But in the 21 years since then , it is now regard as one of the greatest motion picture of all time .
As the flick is establish on a novel by Chuck Palahniuk , the author has go on to pen not one but two sequels in the form of graphic novel . These sequels are n’t even the kind of follow - ups one would expect , as they eschew sequel recipe in favor of analyzing the reasons behind why aFight Clubsequel should even be ( or not ) . Between the two , there is more than enough meat for Fincher to sink his teeth in to .
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)
Tarantino has often talked about sequel and at one point he claim that he would make a subsequence to every one of his flick ( most notablyKill Bill ) . With that intelligibly never go to happen not just because those doer have age and are no longer working but because most of his characters terminate up idle , Once Upon A Time In Hollywoodis the perfect candidate for a young chapter .
Not only do Rick Dalton ( Leonardo DiCaprio ) and Cliff Booth ( Brad Pitt ) survive ( albeit by the skin of their tooth after one ofthe most red scenesin a Tarantino movie ) , but the two make a expectant on - screen union . As the original is all about Hollywood in the twilight of the ' 60s , its heir could take place in the following decade .
The Social Network (2010)
WhenThe Social Networkwas first release , it was the perfect storm as trillion of new members were sign up to Facebook every twenty-four hour period , and Mark Zuckerberg was in a weird phase somewhere between being a pretentious yet awkward college grade and an evil genius in - the - devising . People were n’t certain what to make of Zuckerberg and his creation , and David Fincher ’s biopic cleared the atmosphere for them .
Cut to 2020 ; with all that ’s come to light with the company – especially the constant privacy yield , Facebook ’s impact on world-wide republic , Zuckerberg ’s manifest lack of value-system and a moral fiber , etc . – it ’s the prefect time for Jesse Eisenberg to reprise this role with Fincher at the helm again . The movie defined a generation andaccurately call the 2010sand a sequel could do that once more , but this time for the 2020 ’s .
Joker (2019)
Though the fictional character has been a part of many different serial on almost every medium interview can think of , Todd Phillips’Jokeris completely and unapologetically a standalone movie . The mix of aesthetic vision and studio line that makes upJokerworked shockingly well , and with it outgrossing evenBatmanmovies at the box berth . With that success , a continuation should be all but guarantee but that ’s not the case .
The only soul that needs to be convinced about unripe lighting a sequel is the Joker himself , Joaquin Phoenix . As of this writing , Phoenix has yet to send to offers for two continuation despite being offer a massive $ 50 million . Jokerended with one of themost ambiguous endingsseen in a while , meaning there ’s an innumerable amount of possibility that the direction of a subsequence could go in .
Beetlejuice (1988)
In more ways than one , Deadpoolis the modern day take onBeetlejuice : confusing other characters with foreign mentality , constantly breaking the fourth wall , and tiptop power abilities being totally inconsistent . essentially , they are one in the same . Though franchising movies is not the result to everything , that is something that should totally be exploited withBeetlejuice .
As there was an undevelopedBeetlejuicesequel from both director Tim Burton and maven Michael Keaton in which the titulary character went on holiday to Hawaii , this dealership could be a fun , exciting , ridiculous slew .
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Léonis about an aging hitman who has a surprising amount of compassionateness for a vernal girl who just so happened to be his neighbor , and the moving-picture show became a monumental success . The motion picture is focus on the unusual relationship the middle - aged gun Léon ( Jean Reno ) has with a teenaged Mathilda ( Natalie Portman ) , who he raises in the only way he knows – by training her to be an assassin .
The movie stop with Léon dead , leaving a lot of possibility open for a sequel with Portman taking his place . Director Luc Besson went on to makeNikitaandLucy , two movies about distaff bravo , so this topic is distinctly a passion of his . A follow - up centre on Mathilda is certainly in his wheel house .
The Nice Guys (2016)
In a world full of billion dollar mark gross laughable al-Qur’an movies , movie theatres are sparse of criminal offense caper . The Nice Guysis full of historic period - onetime picture figure of speech , like the husky private investigator and his not so adequate sidekick . Director / Writer Shane Black end the movie hint at not just a sequel , but a serial publication full of in-between aged male bonding and erstwhile schoolhouse crime caper high jinx , just like his previous chum - pig seriesLethal Weapon .
Though there has been no design since it ’s release despite being thehighest rat Shane Black picture show harmonize to Rotten Tomatoes , The Nice Guysremains a go - to favorite that fan wish well could see more of .
The Truman Show (1998)
The in - universe world showThe Truman Showwas a psychological test on one human being ’s psyche that would have doubtless necessitate its toll on Truman ( Jim Carrey ) . Just when he finds out his whole life is a lie made for television and cash in one’s chips it into the real world , the moving picture ends .
Though some thing are better left unstated and leave equivocal , every consultation member was dying to know what happened after Truman find the release in the cloud . Now so many years have turn over , revisiting Truman ’s life and how he has fit into the real world ( where ironically , reality television receiver is at an all time eminent ) would be fascinating .
Spotlight (2015)
The best thing aboutthe waySpotlightwas directedwas that it was n’t dramatic in the traditional movie sense . There was no role player with any kind of nub wrenching monologue ; they were just portray investigative journalists doing their Book of Job without any exaggeration on the events that transpire . That ’s what , in a elbow room , made it so thrilling .
As Spotlight has been an ongoing section at The Boston Globe for X , there are tons of tale that its journalists have reported that could make up another thrilling biographical drama .
NEXT : The Ten Strangest Sequels Ever Made
