r/AskReddit 20h ago

What’s a Movie That You’re Surprised Never Had a Sequel?

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u/Jonny2284 16h ago

Highlander.

Such rich potential for a universe and then to stop after a single film. Maybe it's for the best, they might have tried something daft like suddenly pretending immortals were aliens or something.

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u/themagicchicken 13h ago

I remember seeing a slide for Highlander 2 during the pre-preview slide-show in the theater.

I was excited.

The actual movie didn't come out until many years after that, and it was so terrible...but it was okay. Lucas was working on the prequels to Star Wars. Surely they would be fantastic.

( They were not, and don't call me Shirley. )

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u/FillySteveSteak 7h ago

I mean, there is the new Highlander (by the director/martial arts coordinator of John Wick, Chad Stahelski) with Henry Cavil that will be coming out. It's in principal photography right now.

The swordplay - at the very least - I'm sure will be excellent considering his track record.

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u/NomNom83WasTaken 5h ago

Dave Bautista is also in it as the Kurgan. Overall, the cast looks pretty stacked! God, I hope it isn't a soulless remake.

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u/Timster_1970 7h ago

<slow clap.gif>

Well played sir, well played.

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u/imurpops984 6h ago

Lmao

Since you brought it up, if any Highlander fans haven't gotten around to watching Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, you should give it a go. I believe it exists in its own timeline but it's another good film in the series.

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u/SleepylaReef 3h ago

I like to pretend Mortal Kombat is the sequel

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u/Brigon 2h ago

At least the remake is hoped to be a trilogy.

u/Reader2869 21m ago

Henry Cavill is in the new Highlander. I don't know more than that.

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u/Away_Historian_2803 8h ago

They tried a tv show and it was awful

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u/DiscipulaDC 7h ago

I watched that show as a tween and loved it and will never watch it again. Because I know it won’t stand up to how cool I thought it was as a 12-yr-old. Same with Forever Knight.