In recent years, Hollywood has continued to create series of movies, sequels, prequels, and universe views.
For the current movie audience, it is not surprising to see the foreshadowing left by the director at the end of the movie, or any possibility of launching a sequel.
Even though many movies are fortunate to launch a sequel because of the box office, because of word of mouth, and even because of the strong demands of the audience.
There are still many film works that were optimistic about launching sequels, but in the end, because of the box office, word-of-mouth, or even because the movie was too ugly, the first episode was cut in half.
Today, I want to take you to see which works, for various reasons, had the potential to develop a series of film story scripts, but they disappeared after the first episode.
1.”Dracula Untold” (2014)
Vampire movies always attract many diehard fans all over the world.
Whether it is curiosity about the mysterious story, or the satisfaction of the coolness in the action scenes, the vampire movie can get a certain amount of box office.
When “Dracula Untold” was launched in 2014, with a production budget of 70 million U.S. dollars, it successfully won more than 210 million U.S. dollars in box office worldwide.
For commercial films, this ratio has passed.
The producer even stated directly at the premiere that this is the first part of Universal Pictures to create the “Monster Universe”, and hopes that the protagonist Luke can make a cameo in the newly filmed “The Mummy”.
However, I don’t know why, this movie was not included in Universal Pictures’ “Monster Universe” project.
And “The Mummy” became the first movie in this series. I really don’t know if I should be happy or sad for this movie.
2.”John Carter” (2012)
“John Carter”, created by Disney, is very good in art and special effects.
It has also become the only part that the audience may recall after leaving the cinema, because the overall storytelling and screenwriting structure are really horrible.
This alien film adapted from the novel “A Princess of Mars” published in 1917 was filmed at a cost of 250 million U.S. dollars.
In the end, the global box office recovered only 280 million U.S. dollars, which was a complete failure. For this reason, Rich Rose, the studio president of Disney Pictures, also resigned from his position.
So even if this story has a solid foundation in the establishment of a worldview, the movie cannot be profitable if it can’t attract the audience, so don’t want to make a sequel.
3.”The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” (2003)
In recent years, countless superhero movies have dominated movie theaters all over the world, and movie characters with super powers will always arouse the audience’s love.
After all, one of the goals of the movie is to achieve things that cannot be done in real life.
Speaking of “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” starring Sean Connery, adapted from Alan Moore’s comics.
The story tells a group of people with supernatural powers assembled into a team, ready to fight against a mysterious terrorist.
It definitely sounds like a very interesting work. It cost 78 million U.S. dollars to shoot at the time. In the end, nearly 180 million U.S. dollars was recovered worldwide.
It was a decent commercial result, but it was bombarded by negative reviews thrown by various media.
Only 17% of freshness was obtained on the “Rotten Tomatoes” website, which also allowed Sean Connery to officially retire.
However, in 2015, there was news that Fox Pictures was about to build a remake of “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”, which was more interested in creating the entire worldview.
As for when we can see it, we can only ask God~
4.”Enders Game” (2013)
The sci-fi movie “Enders Game” released in 2013 tells the story of the future world human beings face the invasion of aliens, and they must cultivate a new group of elites as war traders.
Starring by the future-looking Asa Butterfield, the overall feeling makes people feel impatient to enter the cinema.
The scores given by the film critics are also decent, and some media even pointed out that fans of the series of novels will be quite satisfied.
However, at the time “Enders Game” spent 110 million U.S. dollars to shoot, it only recovered 125 million U.S. dollars in box office around the world.
This made Lionsgate Pictures at a loss, and in the end it was not possible to let the audience see the sequel due to commercial interests.
5.”The Golden Compass” (2007)
The cast of “The Golden Compass” released 10 years ago can be said to be quite strong.
Not only the actresses Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and others who just won the 70th Anniversary Award of the Cannes Film Festival, but also Magneto Ian McKellen dubbed the film.
“The Golden Compass” is adapted from the best-selling fantasy novel series of best-selling author Philip Pullman. It should have been an attempt to develop into a series of movies with considerable potential.
However, the new line film company delayed its hot stage in the production process, and not only could not find a suitable director.
The script is even more difficult to give birth, leading to the fact that after the movie is released, it is no longer the craze of the “Dark Element Trilogy”.
At that time, it cost 180 million U.S. dollars to film, and finally the world recovered 370 million U.S. dollars in box office.
Perhaps the film company moves faster, “The Golden Compass” will become a very popular movie series.
6.”Van Helsing” (2004)
In fact, telling the story of the vampire hunter “Van Helsing”, there is a great possibility that it can continue its own series.
The text has a certain thickness that can be developed, and the cast has big-name actors such as Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale.
At that time, the global box office won more than 300 million U.S. dollars, no matter how you listen to it, it is a sequel that should continue to develop.
However, after the release, it was unanimously agreed by film critics that there was nothing new.
And the heroine of Kate Beckinsale’s performance is so dead, which is really unacceptable for the audience.
In addition, at that time Universal Pictures had no plans to develop the “monster universe” that we saw, and this movie with endless potential could only stop there.
However, it is fortunate to create the Syfy channel of the “Sharknado” series and take over the script of “Van Helsing” which should be very interesting.
Last year they launched a TV series, and the second season will be launched soon. Friends who like this theme have to watch the TV series to solve their greed.
7.”Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (2004)
This fantasy adventure movie has three very attractive child roles.
The big brother Klaus played by Liam Padraic Aiken, Emily Browning who later shined in “Pretty Girls”, and the baby Sonny who got the twins Kara Hoffman and Thielby Hoffman.
Under the setting of the fantasy story, the tragic ending creates a new type of alternative fairy tale fable.
However, with a total production budget of 140 million U.S. dollars, in the end, only 200 million U.S. dollars in the box office was returned.
Such a recovery is really difficult to open the possibility of a sequel, and it does not include the marketing budget than the production budget.
Perhaps the audience still likes the happy ending of the beautiful fantasy, so in the end this series was handed over to Netflix, and a brand-new TV series was also launched.
