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I think sequels should be earned and we won't do it unless the script is better than the first one.
People make sequels a lot in Hollywood, and sometimes it feels like there's never an original thought.
And I'm not anti-sequel, but I just feel like there are very few ideas that are meant to be continued.
Summer movie idea: take all the sequels that are out right now, and make movies about their backstories.
Most people know me at Pixar as the guy that doesn't like to do sequels or very reluctant to do sequels.
I'm not much on sequels; I'm not much on remakes for the most part. I don't really like or dislike them.
The reason why people don't get called back to sequels is because they did badly in the original [movie].
It's just assumed that a horror sequel is going to be bad. It's never going to be as good as the first one.
A lot of people ask for sequels, but what they really want is just to know the characters are happy and safe.
I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer.
Audiences can be leery of sequels; the studios make a hit, they see dollar signs, and they make a cheap rip-off.
with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?
Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.
While I always thought of making sequels to movies like 'Ghayal,' the filmmakers would almost always veto the idea.
When you have films like 'Bourne' that succeed, not only does it beget sequels, but it begets people taking chances.
I did not want to write one of those sequels that famous first-book authors get into where everybody says, 'Oh yeah.'
Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.
At Pixar, we do sequels only when we come up with a great idea, and we always strive to be different than the original.
There are so few good comedy sequels. The only one in recent memory that's good is '22 Jump Street.' It's a hard genre.
You have to be very careful when you're working on a sequel, because it has to be a continuation of what you did before.
I would happily have done any of the 'Bourne Identity' sequels. There are good sequels, but I'm not good at making them.
I never thought about doing a sequel when I was actually writing 'The Magicians.' I only ever considered it a standalone.
In some ways, you get to find your voice better in [a sequel] because you have to define how you're doing it differently.
I don't know if I would do sequels. I almost feel like when I'm done with them, they're going to have to find their own way.
I take a firm stand against sequels. My industry brethren are a little shocked at how firmly I'm committed to not doing sequels.
Sequels are very rarely a good idea, and in any case, the success of the book changed my relationship with the club in some ways.
I think you kind of need to acknowledge that the reason why sequels do well is because people that loved the first one come back.
I don't like talking about sequels or spinoffs or franchise until they actually happen, until they actually work with the audience.
I like to leave a film open-ended, with a lingering feeling. I'll not do sequels of any of my films till I have subjects to explore.
You do sequels because they are tent poles. They open well, and they hold the tent up. But in between, you make a movie you respect.
I'm not a huge fan of prequels and sequels and the cynical rush to make money on the back of books by other writers who are now dead.
I've been dreaming to do sci-fi since I was 10 years old, and I said 'no' to a lot of sequels - I couldn't say 'no' to 'Blade Runner.'
I think repetition is the hardest thing to avoid with sequels, because you've told a story and now you're adding more story to the story.
I was skeptical about doing Texas Chainsaw at first because it's such a cult classic. I'd seen some of the sequels and was not a fan of those.
You sometimes get the sense that when people make sequels, they get conservative. If something worked, they do it over and over and over again.
I have been lucky because sometimes things go really pear-shaped with a second or a third part, but I have been lucky enough to be in good sequels.
You've got Marvel films, sequels, franchise movies, so much noise out there. You're trying to brand your entertainment. The musical is its own brand.
I don't think I can make a film without Salman. He is in 'Mr. India 2' and also in the sequels to 'No Entry' and 'Wanted.' I'm his new Sooraj Barjatya.
Initially, when people asked us when 'Toy Story 2' was going to come out, we'd say, 'We have no interest in sequels. We just want to do original stories.'
There's a certain exhaustion that sets in when screenwriters are approaching sequels, and they start to lean on crutches - those same old wacky characters!
Clearly any film company that makes a film is always going to talk about sequels particularly if they see something as being successful, which Werewolf was.
'Troll 2' is one of the rare sequels where you don't have to waste time watching the first one, since the films have absolutely nothing to do with one another.
I've never had good fortune with sequels. Everyone says this time is going to be better. And then I've done them and they've just been not - they weren't better.
They're just not into doing sequels after Toy Story so I don't think that's a possibility. But if they did, well sure, you'd have to do it. And I'd want to do it.
When I saw 'Blade Runner,' my understanding was that 'Blade Runner' and 'Alien' were sequels to each other - or they were related. They were set in the same world.
The 'Saw' sequels went in a direction I wouldn't have gone in. With 'Insidious 2,' I wanted to push a potential franchise in the direction I thought it should go in.
I'd love to see a good script of one of my books, in these years of animations and comic book sequels, and had so many written over the years, but none quite clicked.
I like to write about a lot of things, which is why my books are different. This is probably why I don't like to write sequels, but chiefly I like to write about people.
I'm not big on sequels; I've done them, but I like doing little things that have their own timelessness to them, classic type things, and then you go onto something new.
I'm sure they will have more sequels for 'Tarzan' where he goes to England, school, and whatever else they can think of. It's a natural that they will continue the series.