I was going to say “How the hell didn’t Hunt for Red October” get a sequel?" But today I learned it sort of did; they’ve made like four other movies in the Clancy cinematic universe.
How about Galaxy Quest? I’m surprised they haven’t made a Galaxy Quest sequel. Not because I think it needs one, but because it was a very popular and well received movie with stuff to talk about.
It was a few steps further than talks to make the sequel. It was going to be a Netflix/streaming series (6-10 episodes). They had funding lined up. They had scripts written but still being massaged and finalized. They had almost gotten everyone signed on and was finalizing details for the last signature. -then Alan Rickman died. Then it all fell apart, scripts would have all had to be redone and the whole story line redone, and thus funding pulled out. Then that was the end of it.
I was going to say “How the hell didn’t Hunt for Red October” get a sequel?" But today I learned it sort of did; they’ve made like four other movies in the Clancy cinematic universe.
How about Galaxy Quest? I’m surprised they haven’t made a Galaxy Quest sequel. Not because I think it needs one, but because it was a very popular and well received movie with stuff to talk about.
Galaxy Quest bombed at the box office.
Even so, there was talk of doing a sequel or even a series after it became a cult hit, but it stalled when Alan Rickman died.
“Alan Rickman died” is widely considered a bad decision
It was a few steps further than talks to make the sequel. It was going to be a Netflix/streaming series (6-10 episodes). They had funding lined up. They had scripts written but still being massaged and finalized. They had almost gotten everyone signed on and was finalizing details for the last signature. -then Alan Rickman died. Then it all fell apart, scripts would have all had to be redone and the whole story line redone, and thus funding pulled out. Then that was the end of it.
https://www.looper.com/21535/cult-classic-movies-bombed-box-office/
I thought that ‘Big Trouble…’ did well but it turns out not to be so.