Sequel Expectations Quotes

I think one of the things that will really surprise people about 'See No Evil 2' is the fact that its so beautifully shot. It's really a pretty movie.

With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama and so on.

I'm always surprised when a sequel is not as good or better than the first one. I never understand that. You've already set your own bar. You've already done the hard work. It should be easier to make the second one, but a lot of the times, it's not.

There are expectations with sequels, and people want them to be bigger and better than the prequel.

It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive.

I mean, I would say I get five or six e-mails every day from people asking, "Is there going to be a Leprechaun 6?' It's probably the most asked question besides, 'Is there going to be a Willow II?'

That's always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed out when you go see a sequel and it's beat for beat.

The biggest difference in writing a sequel is that now there are expectations. But also - and this is the awesome part - now there are fans, too!

A sequel is going to be a pressure no matter who directs it. A sequel is only made when the original film works.

It was incredibly daunting for me to go from 'Son Of Rambow' to 'Narnia' because of the natural jump that there is that is dictated by budget, and the number of people working on it. Even though a lot more people saw 'Son Of Rambow' than we expected, a lot more people were always going to go and see 'Narnia'.

I was just a minion [in "X-Men: Apocalypse"]. They just told me what to do so I didn't really have much to do with it but I was curious to see how they were going to top it and if they could and I think they have. I'm very excited to see it myself.

In 'Scream 2', they have this discussion about how sequels always suck.

I think sequels should be earned and we won't do it unless the script is better than the first one.

Every sequel needs to be bigger and better.

Sequels to most movies are always fluff and not as good as the first.

It's tough to make a sequel that stands up to the original especially one that has, over the course of time, become a bit of a cult favorite.

I don't want to speak for everyone, but I think it really picks up where the other film left off. It's true to the format. A lot of times, sequels get overblown for the sake of doing it. Even in the trailer, 'there's eight people in the house', that's just the worst thing you can promote in a sequel. Two people, now there's eight, it's like Jurassic Park with the dinosaurs playing video games.

Where do you go after something like 'Pacific Rim?' Which, for me, was such a moment, to have this thing and see it all come together, and it's big, and it has this cult following... You ask yourself, 'What's next?'

Even when people abroad see me, I'm often asked about a 'Zone of the Enders' sequel.

A sequel is such a daunting thing, because you don't want to lose the magic and the charm of the first one.

It's always scary when you're doing a sequel to a film, because you don't want to just repeat the first film in a different location like most sequels. You want to do something totally different, and something that actually expands the world of the main character.

I would be happy to do 'Sarfarosh 2'. The script should be as good as the first one. I don't want to destroy the goodwill of the first one.

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.

Hopefully we'll figure out how to get 'Iron Man 2' going, and I'll be involved with that. You have got to outdo what you did before. So, if the last one took two years, we would need at least that to do what we are talking about or, at least, thinking about.

I was keenly aware that everybody would have loved for me to do a close sequel or a spin-off to 'Marley and Me.'