Some movies have a lot of sequels. You probably already know there are many sequels to “The Terminator”, “American Pie”, “Friday The 13th”, “X-Men” and “Jurassic Park”. However, here’s a list of films you probably didn’t know had a ton of sequels.
- The Scorpion King
A spin-off to the Brendan Fraser “Mummy” franchise, the first “Scorpion King” starred Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (“Rampage”, “Fast Five”). He was reprising his role from “The Mummy Returns”. While we only got three “Mummy” films in that particular series, we have now ended up with five “Scorpion King” movies.
- Shaft
The original “Shaft” made Richard Roundtree (“Man Friday”) a star of 70s blaxploitation cinema. “Shaft’s Big Score!” and “Shaft In Africa” soon followed. In 2000, Samuel L. Jackson starred in “Shaft”, which many people thought was a remake. However, it’s actually a sequel that focuses on a relative of the original Shaft with Roundtree reprising his role. In 2019, we got another “Shaft”, that featured yet another new Shaft with Jackson and Roundtree returning.
- Starship Troopers
The original “Starship Troopers” was an entertaining sci-fi/action movie that was also a biting satire of Nazi propaganda films. To date, the film has led to two live-action sequels and two animated sequels.
- Tremors
The original “Tremors” was a pleasant throwback to the old sci-fi monster movies of the 50s as a bunch of giant worms attacks a small American town. To date, there are seven instalments in total and no sign that the franchise is done. There was also a tv series that lasted only a single season.
- Sniper
Tom Berenger (“Platoon”) and Billy Zane (“Titanic”) both starred in the 1993 military movie “Sniper”. It was a decent movie but I never expected that it would have so many sequels. There are now eight films in total. Each instalment has either Berenger, Zane or both of them.