Metro 2033 was a surprise hit, and its sequel a subject of high hopes.
Hollywood will always spend more for a sequel to a successful movie--stars of the original have more leverage to demand bigger paydays, and studios heads feel, with some justification, that a sequel is a safer box office bet.
New editions or expansions to games are often as highly anticipated as a sequel to a popular film.
For a video game rookie to come up with a smash success and follow it up with what looks like a hit sequel is a rare thing indeed.
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And, whether NCIS: Los Angeles is deemed a sequel, or a spin-off, or neither, this case will be watched closely, as successful franchises are fewer and farther in between, and the stakes become higher and higher for networks.
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With "Oblivion, " Universal made the increasingly rare move in Hollywood of producing a costly movie that isn't a sequel or based on a well known comic book, novel or videogame.
Rockstar Games returned the hardened gunman to action this week with "Max Payne 3, " a stunning sequel that jams a whopping amount of action into both its single-player story and multiplayer modes.
To have a game that was this popular and have a sequel perform this poorly seems a bit crazy.
" It's the sequel to a film we had made two years ago called "Sarkar.
Then, the sequel issued a proclamation that the meek-shall-inherit-the-earth when we level-up.
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When his latest film Dabangg2 - sequel to a hugely successful film in 2010 - was released over Christmas, it was screened in more than 3, 500 theatres and the cinemas were packed for days.
So why is Disney set to release a sequel to Cars this coming weekend instead of a second Finding Nemo?
Mike Fleming at Deadline.com recently reported that there are 20 zombie films now in development with a good chance of making it to the big screen, including the film version of the literary neo-classic Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a Zombieland sequel, as well as a new zombie series on CW network.
As a sequel to the original focus, the phone features a 1.4GHz CPU, a 4-inch Super AMOLED display and a 5MP camera that captures 720p video.
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We all know a sequel is planned for 2004, however the film was a nice episode and didn't leave me agonising as when the X-Men seemed to end just as it was getting going.
After the success of the first event, the organizers took four years to produce a sequel, and it then took on its two-a-decade form a quirky calendar configuration that's helped make it a must-see for the art-world elite.
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At long last a sequel was released this fall, and the game quickly attracted a following who enjoyed a shooter with some weight to it.
It's also a sequel to 2010's Lost on Journey which means it has a "built-in audience", Mr Frater adds.
That extra time is now paying dividends, as Moran has followed up his hit game with a sequel called "PizzaBot Season(ing)s, " and a new game -- "Robot Run!"
Harrison says he's at work on the screenplay for a sequel that producer New Amsterdam Entertainment likely will have him make as a single miniseries treating the next two books in Herbert's canon.
Summers is publishing a sequel to "Conspiracy, " incorporating material released since 1980, while Bugliosi has a "Parkland" paperback to accompany the movie release.
Assuming they're planning to go Full Saga with the "Amazing" franchise, it seems likely that Cooper will appear as a minor character in the sequel, setting up a very Goblin-ful threequel.
Thursday, Invisible Children released a sequel to the original half-hour video, which was viewed by millions of people and turned Kony into a household name.
His most recent book, "The Quality of Mercy, " is a sequel to "Sacred Hunger, " and while it is smaller and less ambitious than its predecessor, it is a marvelous story told in Mr. Unsworth's typically polished prose.
Now, would that work as a way for them to probably convince most fans to get on board with the idea, to get audiences on board as well, to entice people to see a direct sequel to TDKR plus the return of the Joker and a new Batman actor?
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She skips over "Beetlejuice 2, " a sequel to the 1980s cult film starring Michael Keaton.
Stone says you really get perspective when you do a sequel 23 years later.
He might have done better simply to write a sequel to his first volume.
Elite: Dangerous is a sequel to the 1984 space trading video game Elite.
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