These are two-part movies that made you excited for the next sequels, but unfortunately will never have the third insta...
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These are two-part movies that made you excited for the next sequels, but unfortunately will never have the third installment due to various reasons.
Divergent
The first 2 parts of the 'Divergent Series' were a hit with successful box office and good reviews from critics, so the release of the third installment was obvious. Summit Entertainmen decided to split the third film into two parts like 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' and 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'. The two parts of the third film were named 'Allegiant' and 'Ascendant'. However, 'Allegiant' was criticized by both fans and critics, with pathetic box office performance, so Summit had to cancel 'Ascendant'.
Millennium
The Millennium trilogy was one of the most promising projects in Hollywood. Based on best-selling novels by writer Stieg Larsson, the first part is titled 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' directed by David Fincher, who is behind blockbusters such as 'Fight Club', 'Se7en'. The cast included two big stars: Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. The film with a budget of $90 million has earned $233 million, so the sequels are definitely planned. However, Daniel Craig became an expensive actor after playing James Bond. Sony was hesitant and intended to replace the male lead, but they then lost director David Fincher, and Rooney Mara later also abandoned the project. Sony has decided to remake 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo', so the original trilogy will never be completed.
Clash of the Titans
'Clash of the Titans' was initially criticized but the audience loved the movie so it grossed $493 million. Part 2 was immediately made titled 'Wrath of the Titans', but this movie was even more boring than the previous one. As a result, the movie grossed only $300 million, compared to the budget of $150 million. Producer Basil Iwanyk was so frustrated that he dropped the series and told the press that he wouldn't do the third installment. As a result, the third part, which was supposed to be released in 2011, was canceled.
Fanstatic Four
This series has a pretty tragic fate. The first movie starring Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis, which debuted in 2005, received mixed reviews but was still a box office success. Fox was excited about this and wanted to turn 'Fanstatic Four' into a successful film franchise like 'X-Men'. Although the second part was somewhat better, it was still a bad movie, and the audience was not too keen on the movie - it earned only $289 million. Fox immediately hesitated to make the third installment, but all 5 actors confirmed that they would continue to participate in the project. However, Fox decided to drop the project and Chris Evans was then invited by Marvel to play 'Captain America'. Fox felt so regretful about this decision that it restarted the franchise in 2015. Sadly, this new movie was even worse that no fan wanted to acknowledge its existence.
Kick-Ass
Disney and Warner Bros. are dominating the superhero movie market, but there are still small films from other studios that impress viewers. 'Kick-Ass' from Universal Pictures is based on the indie comic book series by artist Mark Millar. Director Matthew Vaughn brought viewers a unique, violent and satirical superhero work, different from most movies of the same genre in 2008, so it won big. However, the second part of the film was done by another director, Jeff Wadlow, and the result was bad. The third installment should have been done, but with the low revenue of part 2 , Universal was quite hesitant. Matthew hinted that he would be working on another part of the Kick-Ass series, but he has been busy with 'Kingsman'. There has been no information about Kick-Ass for the past 5 years, so we can assume that this movie series has been canceled.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Although critics and the audience hated Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man 3', Tobey Maguire at least had a chance to complete his 'Spider-Man' trilogy. That's something Andrew Garfield could never do because in 2015, Sony Pictures axed plans to expand the 'Amazing Spider-Man' franchise and instead decided to share the character rights with Marvel Studios. As a result, we now have Tom Holland as the new Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a brand new 'Spider-Man' series. But what was Sony's original plan?
Before 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' directed by Marc Webb, Sony planned to launch an extended 'Spider-Man' franchise to compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It would include two more 'Amazing Spider-Man' movies (to be released in June 2016 and May 2018), two separate films about Venom and Sinister Six, directed by Alex Kurtzman and Drew Goddard. Sony also hired Lisa Joy Nolan to write the script for a female superhero movie set in their 'Spider-Man' universe, but so far only Venom had its own movie. Looks like we'll never know what Spider-Man's final three-man battle at the end of 'The Amazing Spider-Man' will be and how he will face Gwen's death.
HellBoy
If there is an unreleased sequel that fans really want to see, it is definitely 'Hellboy III'. Guillermo del Toro's 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' was released in July 2008, starring Ron Perlman, and received good reviews from critics and grossed $160 million worldwide over an estimated production budget of $85 million. Although the film was a success for the director, it was not a real hit for investors. So, Universal Pictures had never intended to make a third installment. Two years after 'Hellboy II' was released, Guillermo del Toro told Rotten Tomatoes that he was interested in making another 'Hellboy' movie after rejecting the offer to make 'The Hobbit'.
If 'Hellboy III' was implemented, it would cost twice as much as the previous two, about $120 million. No studio was willing to use that much money for a movie that was unlikely to gross $500 million. However, Guillermo del Toro was optimistic that if Pacific Rim 2 succeeded, Legendary Pictures could sponsor 'Hellboy III'. Unfortunately, Legendary Pictures was then acquired by Chinese Wanda Group, creating many disagreements between Guillermo del Toro and the investors. He decided to withdraw from the project and do 'The Shape of Water'. That film was a success, whild 'Pacific Rim 2' failed miserably. 'Hellboy' was later remade. This means that the audience will never know the ending of the 'Hellboy' series played by Pearlman.
