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13 Sequels in 2013

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2012 offered us a lot of great movies, and 2013 promises to be just as exciting. Along with all of the new and original films we’ll see this year, there will be plenty of sequels. For good or for bad, let’s take a look at 13 movie sequels that will make their way to the silver screen this year.

A Good Day To Die Hard – February 14


The original Die Hard is often lauded by geeks and those who are cynical as the “greatest Christmas movie ever made.” Bruce Willis is back for the 5th Die Hard movie this year, reprising his role as John McClane. Will this be the greatest Valentine’s Day movie ever made? Considering it’s being directed by John Moore (The Omen, Max Payne) and going for a PG-13 rating, my guess is probably not.

Correction: It’s been brought to my attention that A Good Day to Die Hard will be rated R. Well, Yippee Ki-Yay! I’m still not sure this will be the greatest Valentine’s Day movie ever made. I’ll still watch it, though.

 

G.I. Joe: Retaliation – March 29


I guess a lot of people must have loved the original G.I. Joe movie (although I don’t think I know any of them), because here comes the sequel. This time the Joes have to fight Cobra and “threats from within” our very own government. The sequel has The Rock, AKA the guy who could have been an awesome action star but instead prefers to be in lots of kinda mediocre movies.

 

Scary Movie 5 - April 12


I honestly can’t believe that they’re still making these movies after all of these years. It stars Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen, and a bunch of other has-beens and nobodies. Oh, goodie. This movie is literally 5 years in the making, as the original release date for this film was October of 2008. Let’s see if all that extra time added any quality to this film. My guess: probably not.

 

Iron Man 3 – May 3


Finally, a sequel I don’t have to be snarky about! There’s some trepidation walking into this sequel as Jon Favreau is not directing, but he will apparently be reprising his role as Happy Hogan, so there’s hope that this movie won’t stray too far from the first two movies. Shane Black has had a questionable directing career with movies like Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang and The Long Kiss Goodnight, but with names like Ben Kingsley and Guy Pearce joining the cast — not to mention that Iron Man will be taking on the Mandarin — there are high hopes that this movie will be pretty amazing.

 

Star Trek Into Darkness – May 17


Of all of the sequels coming out this year, Into Darkness is definitely the one I’m most looking forward to. It’s been four years since we last saw the new, rebooted Trek cast, and we’re all ready for more. The movie features Benedict Cumberbatch (the titular character in BBC’s Sherlock, and the voice of Smaug the dragon in The Hobbit trilogy). The poster and the trailer for Into Darkness are ridiculously similar to those of The Dark Knight Rises, but we know that JJ Abrams is just trying to distract us from trying to figure out if Cumberbatch really is playing Kahn even though Abrams swears he isn’t.

 

The Hangover: Part III – May 24

Hangover 3
I didn’t even know they were making another Hangover movie, but I’ll probably still watch it anyway. Apparently the wolf pack — Phil, Stu, and Doug (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Justin Bartha, respectively), have to help Alan (Zach Galifianakis) escape from a mental institution, and hijinks ensue. Rumor has it that Ken Jeong will Chang his way into a bigger role than he had in the first tow Hangover movies.

 

Monsters University – June 21


Why just make a regular sequel when you can make a sequel that’s really a prequel? This Disney/Pixar animated movie will take a look at Mike and Sully’s relationship during their college years, as students at the University of Fear.

 

Kick-Ass 2 – June 28

Kick-Ass 2
You guys know how much I love Nicolas Cage. And if you didn’t, let me tell you: I love Nicolas Cage. And that’s why I’m so sad that this sequel stars Jim Carrey, whom I tolerate just above loathing. Kick-Ass’s bravery has inspired a whole new wave of ordinary folk turning themselves into masked crusaders, led by Colonel Stars and Stripes (Carrey). The would-be superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist — now reborn as The Mother Fucker — and only the bad-ass mother fucker, Hit Girl, can save them.

 

The Wolverine - July 26

The Wolverine
Hugh Jackman loves being Wolverine, and we love Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. James Mangold (Walk The Line, Girl, Interrupted, Knight & Day) takes on the superhero who’s the best at what he does as he does what he does best in Japan. I, personally, loved Wolverine: Origins, and if this movie has Hugh Jackman naked and jumping off of a waterfall like the last film did, that’s all it takes to make this worth watching.

 

Thor: The Dark World – November 8

Thor The Dark World
There were many naysayers before the first Thor movie came out, saying that a superhero like Thor wouldn’t translate well to the big screen. Well, Chris Hemsworth and director Kenneth Branagh proved that this Norse god is silver screen worthy. Of course, Disney didn’t want to shell out the dough to bring Branagh back for the sequel, instead choosing to hire newcomer Alan Taylor. We’ll see if he can live up to the hype, but regardless, this is one movie that superhero fans will be looking forward to this year.

 

Catching Fire – November 22

Catching Fire
I have to admit that, although I read all of The Hunger Games books, I wasn’t really impressed by them. That’s why I was so pleasantly surprised by how well they managed to translate the book into a film. For the first time in a long time, I finally saw a movie that I preferred to the book! This second movie in The Hunger Games trilogy (although, I believe Lionsgate may be turning the third book into two movies) will see Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Larence) preparing for the Quarter Quell and returning to the arena. Hopefully we’ll see more of Thor star Chris Hemsworth’s equally sexy brother, Liam Hemsworth, who plays Gale Hawthorne.

 

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – December 13

The Hobbit
I can’t believe I have to wait 11 months before I can watch this movie. An Unexpected Journey was the first movie in several years that I watched more than once in theaters, and despite naysayers, I loved Peter Jackson’s use of a higher frame rate for filming. Our dwarves friends and their hobbit thief will have to finish their journey to the Lonely Mountain and seek out the Secret Door that will allow them to get their gold back from the dragon Smaug. Not only that, but they’ve got to do all of this wizard-free as Gandalf is off somewhere else doing important Wizard Things.

 

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – December 20


Will Ferrell has made quite a few movies over the past decade that he’s refused to make sequels for, despite their popularity and the amount of money they’ve raked in. Finally, however, after 10 long years, we will get to see the continuing adventures of San Diego news anchor Ron Burgundy. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing my favorite newsman (sorry, Jon Stewart) back on the silver screen.

About Tiarra Joslyn


In a hole in the ground lived a Tiarra. Well, actually, it was a house in a valley called Las Vegas, but who’s keeping track? Desiring adventure, unlike many Las Vegas natives, Tiarra married the love of her life and took an unexpected journey across the country to live in the DC Metro area. Her hobbies include crocheting, singing songs to her cats, and Fus Roh Dah-ing dragons. What Tiarra doesn’t know about Star Trek isn’t worth knowing.

  • http://wrongsirwrong.blogspot.com/ Magic Xylophone

    Monsters University is a prequel.

    • http://www.geek-life.com/ Marron Marvel

      Yep, which is mentioned in my write-up. Thanks!

      • http://profile.yahoo.com/OZPUJF7EVX2E2BAGKMJ3XFR3PY Michael

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  • Mike Rivers

    But do we really want all these sequels? Who asked for Hangover 3? Hangover 2 was a pile of flaming dogshit displayed on celluloid. I know it’s my opinion but this time my opinion is a fact. Iron Man 3? FUCK YOU MARVEL, Iron Man 2 was boring and nowhere near half as fun as the first. You have trepidation about the the new Iron Man after how terrible Iron Man 2 was? Thor felt like a day at the Renaissance festival so I’m not expecting much from the sequel. You mock people who enjoyed G.I. Joe yet you’re a fan of Hangover 2? Really? Am I taking crazy pills here or what?

    On top of all of this, I tried to upload an image for my comment and the site failed to complete a simple task. Tell me Tiarra, why is this happening? What did I do to deserve shitty sequels and unresponsive comment systems?

    • Walter White

      Don’t say “I know it’s my opinion” if you’re just going to throw all meaning of an opinion out the window. These sequels are being made as lead ins into the next Avengers movie, which was the plan since the beginning. It sure as hell made Disney some money with the first few films so why the hell would they stop? 

    • http://www.popcults.com/ Tiarra J.

      Where did I say I was a fan of Hangover 2? I said that I didn’t know they were making another one, but I’d probably watch it anyway. I didn’t like Die Hard 4, but I’ll probably watch the new one anyway, too. I just like going to the movies.

      I actually enjoyed both Iron Man 2 and Thor quite a bit. And, I still don’t know any people that liked G.I. Joe.

      Nobody said these were “good” sequels. I predict many of them will be pretty horrible, actually. And if you can’t express your feelings with words alone, then maybe you don’t deserve to upload pictures. Nah, just kidding. I’ll look into that. We just started using Disqus a few days ago, and I’m guessing you’re probably the first person to try to upload a picture.

    • http://www.popcults.com/ Tiarra J.

      P.S. What type of image were you trying to upload? Gif files aren’t supported by our comment system.

    • Daniel_Joslyn

      I dunno, from my perspective it’s all about execution. A sequel’s just as likely to be a good movie about anything else. When people complain about remakes of previous material I always point out that Shakespeare based both “Romeo & Juliet” and “Hamlet” on previous stories by other people…. and wrote both sequels (Henry VI, Part 3) and prequels (Henry VI, Part I). It’s all about what you do with the material! That said, your cynicism about modern Hollywood is far from unwarranted. ;)

  • http://www.popcults.com/ Tiarra J.

    Thanks! The last thing I saw said it was going to be PG-13. I will make the correction. Thank you for pointing this out.

  • Kira Yamato

    Fast and Furious 6 deserve to be on the list :) and maybe the prequel for 300.

    • http://www.popcults.com/ Tiarra J.

      It’s true, I didn’t include all of the sequels in 2013. Maybe I’ll make a sequel to this article! ;)

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