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sequel stories: 20 news summaries
THE NEXT BESTSELLER?

 Lampoon Lampoons 
 Twilight With Nightlight 

Edwart's no vamp, he just has nosebleeds, but don't tell Belle

Nov 3, 09 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - She's a klutzy transplant to the Oregon town of Switchblade who falls for a computer geek with nosebleeds named Edwart. “Looking into his eyes I felt waves of electricity, currents of electrons charging towards me. Was this how it felt to be in love ... for robots?” Yes, it's Belle,... More »

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film • parody • satire • publishing • book • movies • sequel • Twilight • Harvard University • Harvard Lampoon

MOVIE REVIEW




 Saw VI No Match for Original 

Critics agree: Whatever you think of the first film, it was better

Oct 23, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most critics find themselves in the tough spot of praising the original Saw to put down the sixth installment. They don't make 'em like they used to. Some opinions:
  • "The film goes all trendy in its selection of victims," opting for the likes of insurance adjusters and
... More »

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entertainment • film • movie review • movies • sequel • horror movies • horror film • Saw VI • Tobin Bell

 Tarantino Confirms Kill Bill 3 

Director will make sequel with Uma Thurman, but needs 10-year break

Oct 2, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - First, the good news for Quentin Tarantino fans: “The Bride will fight again,” he says, confirming his plan to make the third movie in his Kill Bill franchise. The bad news? Not until 2014, notes the New York Post. “I love the character and I think... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • Quentin Tarantino • celebrity • Uma Thurman • sequel • Kill Bill

  New SATC2 Details: 
 Carrie's Marriage Gets Rocky 

Casting notice offers more plot details

Sep 10, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The plot of Sex and the City 2 includes big drama for Mr. Big and Carrie, Us Weekly reports. A casting notice reveals: "Big loses a lot of money and takes a job in London," where Carrie's hubby ends up in bed with someone else. "After... More »

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entertainment • New York City • Sex and the City • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • Kristin Davis • Cynthia Nixon • movie industry • Carrie Bradshaw • Chris Noth • sequel • Sex and the City 2

 Script Slip 
 Allows Peek at 
 Sex and the City 2 

Page carried by Kim Cattrall photographed

Sep 8, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The stars of Sex and the City 2 aren't the only things being ambushed: The Mirror managed to zoom in on a page from the script Kim Cattrall was carrying in New York, MSNBC reports, and it looks like Samantha Jones' ex, Smith Jerrod, might be back, at least in... More »

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entertainment • Sex and the City • Kim Cattrall • movie industry • sequel • script

(Newser) - Bridget Jones and her oversized underwear are coming back for a third movie, Variety reports, with Renée Zellweger set to reprise the title character. Cate Blanchett is also on board for Indian Summer, expected to be based on Bridget Jones’ Diary author Helen Fielding’s columns for a British... More »

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Cate Blanchett • Renee Zellweger • movie deal • sequel • Bridget Jones • Helen Fielding

(Newser) - The new Transformers flick had a stellar start, raking in $60.6 million on opening day to make it the biggest Wednesday debut ever, Variety reports. For all-around opening days, the Michael Bay shoot-em-up lags just behind record-holder Dark Knight, which took in $67.2 million on... More »

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entertainment • film • Transformers • box office • The Dark Knight • movies • sequel • debut • Spiderman • opening day

JD Salinger Moves to Block
'Sequel' to
Catcher In Rye

Novel by 'JD California' may be a hoax

May 31, 09 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for the famously reclusive author JD Salinger are considering legal action to block an unauthorized sequel to his classic The Catcher in the Rye, reports the Telegraph. The new novel, by a Swedish-American named John David California, is titled 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye.... More »

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fiction • The Catcher in the Rye • JD Salinger • sequel • legal action • John David California

 It's Official, Finally: Sex Is Back 

Director says 2nd movie is a go; but don't expect as much drama

Feb 6, 09 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Sex and the City director Michael Patrick King has confirmed that another movie is in the works, but he refused to divulge much more than that. "I would love to give everyone more information about the sequel," he told the New York Daily News. "But I'm busy... More »

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Sex and the City • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • Kristin Davis • Cynthia Nixon • Michael Patrick King • movies • sequel

Ex-Child Star Fanning Weighs Villainous Twilight Role 

Actress, 15 next month, in talks to play bad vampire in sequel

Jan 22, 09 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Dakota Fanning: adorable child star or sadistic teen vampire? The actress, 15 next month, is in talks to star as vamp villain Jane in Twilight sequel New Moon, scheduled for a Nov. 20 release, E! reports. “There were no auditions. They just offered it to her outright, and now... More »

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film • vampire • movies • sequel • Dakota Fanning • Twilight • New Moon

 Sex and the City Sequel Is On 

All four ladies are in

Jan 22, 09 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Hang on to your Manolos, ladies: All four stars of Sex and the City have agreed to appear in a second movie, Us Weekly reports. “Not all the contracts are signed, but everyone is on board,” a source said. Why the quick decision after the first film—which... More »

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film • Sex and the City • celebrity • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • Kristin Davis • Cynthia Nixon • movies • sequel

 Twilight Director 
 Booted From 
 Sequel 

Studio can't agree on helmer's timeline

Dec 8, 08 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, who smashed the record of biggest opening weekend for a female director, will not return for the sequel, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. Sources inside and outside Summit Entertainment said the director was “difficult and irrational” and that Summit “didn’t like her.” The... More »

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film • franchise • film director • sequel • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Stephenie Meyer • Kristen Stewart • Catherine Hardwicke

 Twilight's Big Bucks 
 Greenlight Sequel 

Teen vampire flick breaks box office records

Nov 23, 08 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Even as the cash registers were still clanging on Twilight's monstrous opening weekend, the teen vampire flick's producers confirmed that a sequel is on, says MTV News. New Moon, the second book in Stephanie Meyer's series, is now officially set to be adapted for the big screen. Twilight is... More »

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box office • vampire • sequel • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer

SatC Movie Sequel in the Works 

Parker and Cattrall already on board

Sep 19, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The writer-producer of the Sex and the City movie is already at work on a sequel. Michael Patrick King is writing the screenplay, he told Fox News at last night's DVD release party. Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall are reportedly interested. Parker quipped: “Let’s wring everything we... More »

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New York City • Sex and the City • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • Michael Patrick King • sequel

 Spidey to 
 Return for 
 2 More Films 

Maguire, Raimi will be back; no word on Dunst

Sep 7, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The web-slinging’s not over for Tobey Maguire, who, along with director Sam Raimi, is nearing a deal for two more Spider-Man movies, says the Hollywood Reporter. The first three films make up Sony’s highest-grossing movie franchise, having scored $2.5 billion internationally. The studio is considering back-to-back production... More »

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film • Spider-Man • Kirsten Dunst • sequel • Tobey Maguire • Sam Raimi

Who Ya
Gonna Call? Ghostbusters Gear Up Again

Original cast will return for second sequel

Sep 5, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mystical evildoers, beware: The Ghostbusters are back. A team of writers from The Office will provide the script for the third installment of the blockbuster franchise, Variety reports. The stars of the 1984 film and its 1989 sequel, including Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, are slated to return,... More »

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Hollywood • The Office • Bill Murray • Dan Aykroyd • sequel • Ghostbusters

OPINION

 Movies That Don't
 Need Another Sequel

Stale mummies and old archaeologists past their primes

Aug 4, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Movie sequels strive to be bigger and badder with each installment. Entertainment Weekly singles out 14 film franchises that should wrap up production—for good:
  1. The Mummy: Eight long years is enough.
  2. American Pie: Straight-to-DVD spinoffs drained the raunchy teen comedy of its fun.
  3. Bring It On:
... More »

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Indiana Jones • film • list • franchise • Austin Powers • sequel • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Harold and Kumar Will
Roll Again in Third Movie

Perma-stoned pair set to return for another installment in hit series

Jul 25, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - They've gone to White Castle, escaped from Guantanamo Bay, and they're still smoking. Harold and Kumar will be returning for a third movie, with John Cho and Kal Penn expected to again play the stoned pair, reports Variety. The writing team behind the first two hits will be back, but... More »

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Warner Brothers • movies • Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay • Kal Penn • John Cho • sequel

 Ocean's 14 Beached: Cheadle 

No more movies for Clooney's crime franchise, Cheadle says

Jul 12, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Clooney and friends won’t be pulling off any more heists on the big screen, OK! reports. Asked whether he would act in an Ocean’s 14, co-star Don Cheadle replied flatly, “No. Done. It’s a wrap.” Steven Soderbergh's star-studded series, now apparently... More »

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Don Cheadle • George Clooney • movies • Steven Soderbergh • sequel

 Murphy In for
 Beverly Hills Cop 4 

Paramount wants director Ratner to revive franchise after Indy-like 14 years

May 29, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of the old Eddie Murphy (you know, before the fat suits and prostheses), rejoice: A third sequel to 1984’s Beverly Hills Cop will start production next year, Variety reports. Murphy approached Paramount about the project, and the studio eagerly agreed after successfully disinterring Indiana Jones. Murphy is attached,... More »

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Indiana Jones • Paramount Pictures • Eddie Murphy • movies • Beverly Hills Cop • Brett Ratner • sequel

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