Rumored upcoming sequels...

The following are sequels of films that have been rumored but not completely confirmed. I've read articles in magazines and on the Internet about the possible production of these films, but I haven't heard any concrete details. If anyone has any info on them, please let me know:
MAD MAX 4
ROCKY 6
GODFATHER PART IV
LETHAL WEAPON 5
TERMINATOR 4
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS sequel (directed by Benicio Del Toro?)
INDIANA JONES 4
NEXT JAMES BOND FILM
HULK 2
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2
THE HOBBIT
ALIEN 5 (not Alien Vs. Predator)
X-MEN 3

Thanx!

Only "POTC 2" is confirmed. Everything else is in development hell.

Quit teaching?

Don't let him fool you, sean. He's retiring from teaching very soon this year.

Besides, John, "Mr. Puccio" is a sign of respect, and, after all, you are like the Godfather around here. Lol :D

Anyone see n the great action flick "Demolition Man"?
The Arnold Schwarzenegger Presidential Library... It's going to happen. This film made a joke that turned into a prophesy that will become reality. Hide your children, lock your doors... Arnold will be president of America!!!!

-TGP (You are now entering the Twilight Zone...)

I signed off using skspence's style. I really like the funny and clever stuff he writes in parentheses when he signs off. Keep them up, skspence!

Sean, I think this has already happened, in California! How else to explain the governor?

And if I promise to quit teaching, will you promise to quit calling me "Mr. Puccio"?

John

Now that, Mr. Puccio, would be THE all-out actionfest spectacle Hollywood would kill to put out. No sets, no actors, no dialogue; I think we've finally found a project Lucas could pull off!

I can see it now: the human race so dumbed down by Matrix zen-inspired psychobabble they don't even notice that every single one of the millions of terminators look like Ahnuld!

Sean (I'm not even bright enough to know what phychobabble is!)

How about a "T4-Matrix," where the machines from both movies battle it out for world domination, and mankind is destroyed utterly?

John

I think moving forward with T4 is a great idea. To see how everyone becomes who they ultimately become: John rising as a military leader, his relationship with Kate, Kyle joining in on the fight, the beginnings of the resistance: I think these would make for a very interesting movie. I would enjoy seeing all of the threads that have been introduced fleshed out on the screen.

For me, T3 simply pushed the series in the direction it needed to go: the inevitable conclusion of Judgment Day. Now the story can actually move forward, not necessarily end.

Sean (hold on a sec...sorry, had to adjust the skin on my titanium endoskeleton)

There wouldn't be to much you could do for Terminator 4 cause 3 wrapped it up pretty good. Judgement day happened, Conner is in charge, everything has come full circle. The fourth movie would basically be an hour and a half of fighting the machines then sending Kyle Reese back in time and start the whole story all over again.

Alien 5:

An Alien 5 has been a "possibility" for a very long time now. Sigourney Weaver said she would like to do a 5th Alien, only if the movie took the audience somewhere it had never been with the series. In interviews, Sigourney had also mentioned wanting to see the Alien home planet in the film. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing the Aliens home planet, and where they fit in their food chain. What if Aliens are at the bottom of their food chain?!

Indiana Jones 4:

A year or more ago, Harrison Ford was on Conan Obrien, and was asked by Conan if there was a 4th on the way. Harrison said that he'd love to do a 4th, and that he'd been talking with Lucas & Speilberg, and that they were just waiting on a script. Conan made the joke "isn't Indiana getting getting a little old for these types of things though? What is he going to be sitting in a hospital bed, and people bring the treasures to him?!" lol

- Josh

Those films have been on the lot for the making in the near future, true. You're right on the money with most of them, but I wouldn't put my cash down on "Lethal Weapon 5". I've seen numorus interviews with Glover & Gibson and they both say there will never be another LW. Much of it is because they really can go no further with the characters. It has nothing to do with any ill feelings towards each other, it's just that the story has done all it can do.

Fear & Loathing I've heard nothing about, the other films I've read many articles of scripts floating around Hollywood. The Godfather one interests me the most because I can't figure out where the hell they would go with that one?

TGP,

You can count me in as one of those who loved "Jackie Brown". I, too, view it as one of the most admired in my top 50 DVDs. As you say, it is very character driven and that is exactly what's delightful about it.

;)

TGP,

You'll find that John and I both agree with you about how it's neat to see Bond being captured and tortured. There are some good things in "Die Another Day". However, the overall effect is much less than I desired. Like you (and like John), my favorite Brosnan Bond is "Goldeneye". Even my sister likes that movie, and she hates cheesy action flicks. :)

Eddie

I don't know, the new Bond films aren't bad at all, they're just not the same as the old ones. But it is necessary to update Bond for the new inventions and events that have happened. I actually liked "Die Another Day" quite a bit, because Bond actually got captured and tortured. That's never happened to Bond before, so it was a brave move. But Brosnan's "Goldeneye" is still my fave of his. I don't know about Tarantino and Bond. While I absolutely love Tarantino, I just don't think he could do a Bond movie without it being super-gory or a huge departure from the Bond style and flair. And, to skspence and to everyone else, I can't believe why "Jackie Brown" is so talked down upon. While it may not be as good of a movie as "Pulp Fiction", it may be my favorite, or second to Reservoir Dogs. "Jackie Brown" was by far Tarantino's most mature character-driven film while still retaining the inimitable Tarantino style. It's even on my list of top-rated DVD's on my profile. Watch it again, see what you think. Robert Forrester as Max Cherry is priceless in this movie, and his quirky relationship with Pam Grier's Jackie Brown is interesting chemistry. Samuel L. Jackson is ALWAYS good, and so is Robert De Niro. Bridget Fonda was kind of annoying in this movie and Robert De Niro seemed like he was really stupid, but they were meant to, that's their characters. "Jackie Brown" is a GREAT FILM and still Tarantiino's most mature.

I remember reading once that Spielberg had expressed a wish to do a Bond movie (separate from the fact that he and Lucas made the "Indiana Jones" movies as a way of showing that they were Bond fans), but the reason given for not hiring directors who are known as independent-minded auteurs is that the Eon people don't want directors to give the movies personal stamps. Instead, Eon wants every Bond movie to feel like an Eon production, though Lee Tamahori sure did a lot of damage with that awful stutter speed effect that he used in "Die Another Day".

Tarantino and Bond would be awesome. Bond would give up his Berretta for a samurai sword! Blood everywhere. Actually, I don't think Tarantino could do a PG-13 rated film. It's not in his, ahem, blood. But I'd love to see him try. Couldn't be any worse than some of the Bonds lately.

John

John,

Well, as long as that Notice of Termination is authorized, I guess I can go ahead with John. Or if Tim calls you Don Puccio, how about John Juan?

Wait...I just realized...you said Notice of TERMINATION! So T4 really is happening!?
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John Connor was only the beginning. Now watch as the Terminator faces off against the foe SkyNet never anticipated:

John Puccio!

See as Ahnuld is reduced to a puddle of mush when John gives him an "F" on his term paper entitled "How To Run California Using Only Your Biceps." Thrill to the exciting showdown between the Terminator with his high-caliber pulse rifle and John with his pen (which is truly mightier than the sword)! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll need a blood transfusion and a fifth of Bacardi.

Don't miss "T4: The Terminator Eliminator!" 8)

Sean (I think it's possible I'm an oxymoron...or is it onomatopoeia?)

BTW: in the world of real scuttlebutt: apparently Tarantino wants to make the next Bond movie. Seriously. He wants to do Casino Royale (playing it straight, not a comedy like the Peter Sellers version) with Brosnan in his final run as Bond. Personally I wasn't impressed when he adapted Jackie Brown for the screen. Anyone think he could do Bond justice?

cue sad trumpet music.

:D

Well, let's see, I turned in my official "Notice of Termination" to the district office last week; I've never been a member of the Schools of Life or Hard Knocks, being something of a loner and outsider; and I can't remember anyone ever accusing me of being wise--infinitely, transcendently, or otherwise. Now, please, just call me John.

Or, in the case of Tim, maybe Don Puccio.

John ("You can call me Al or you can call me....")

Sequels to follow.

John,

I promise, but only if I get a signed affidavit cerifying that:

"One Mr. John Puccio is retiring as of NOW as a teacher of any kind. This includes immediate resignation from the School of Life, the School of Hard Knocks, and the School of Infinite Wisdom That Transcends All Earthly Conception."

You got one of these?

Sean (affidavit, that's a funny word...still keepin' it real with TGP!)

i've heard of every single one except for:
Godfather 4 (will never happen)
Mad Max 4 (don't wait up)
Rocky 6 (ummm... why?)
Hulk 2 (who'ld go see that?)
One's I have heard about:
Indiana Jones (wants to become a film, but no one can seem to decide on a writer.)
Terminator 4 (may star the Rock if they ever make another, although Arnold may star if it's made after his term, and he's not doing anything else)
Hobbit (never know what can happen when the sequels make billions)
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (everyone is supposed to be returning)
James bond 21 (no duh! of course they will! Pierce may be back for this one)
Alien 5 (James Cameron is extremely interested and reportedly wrote a script that takes place in a what if scenario... like what if the ship never crashed and newt and hicks and Ripley were still alive. This might never happen of course)
X-men 3 (brian singer will not direct, maybe he'll produce)
Fear and Loathing 2 (I have no idea)

I'm pretty sure Pirates 2 and X3 are in the bag as much as Spiderman 3 is.

However, I am a bit disappointed in knowing that Singer won't be doing X3 but Superman instead.

Who's going to do X3? This franchise better not get Joel Schumacher syndrome...

There is no Fear and Loathing 2. They are making The Rum Diaries. It's bascailly a semi-autobiography about Hunter as a young journalist. I read the book and quite frankly I didnt like it. The big rumor about X3 is that Joss Whedon will be doing it...