105 movie sequels currently in the works

Denofgeek.com has the mother of all articles highlighting 105 sequels currently in the works!

A lot of those listed are no brainers.

"Mission Impossible 5", "Paranormal Activity 4", "Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2", these are automatic sequels to their original films.

They made a lot of money...they have identifiable characters ready for future films...audiences still care about them, etc.

Win-win for everybody involved.

What surprised me though is the mention of "Monsters 2".

This is the first I've ever heard of a sequel being made to Gareth Edwards' original self-financed film.

Here's what they have to say about the sequel:

"Gareth Edwards, who last we heard was still circling the Godzilla reboot, won't be returning to direct the follow-up to his brilliant low-budget sci-fi flick, Monsters. Instead, he's set to take an executive producer credit, with Brent Bonacorso and Jesse Atlas down to direct instead. No sign of any dates yet, though."

I'm surprised because while the original made some small money compared to its micro-budget, it still wasn't something to automatically guarantee a sequel.

In any case how would this news affect Legendary Picture's "Godzilla"?

I don't know how Gareth Edwards is going to do it...because now this would mark a third film he is currently working on.

Besides "Godzilla" there's that other mysterious sci-fi movie involving robots and a Star Wars feel (you can read more about that here).  And now this?

While he's not going to direct this "Monsters" sequel...he's still a producer and that takes additional time and effort.

At least in my own opinion it's bad to stretch oneself so thin. Projects will ultimately lose creativity when full support is not readily available.

It seems all the rage now that everyone is trying to mimic Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams in this regard. They probably have 15 projects attached to their name...and probably another two by the time I finish this sentence.

The difference is that they utilize their own companies for each project, so they have a "bone to hunt" with each one...meaning they take on more direct responsibilities to ensure that things succeed...or it's their own money lost.

Last I heard Gareth Edwards had none of this...but that doesn't necessarily mean he's going to automatically do a bad job.

In any case here's the original article for further info on all of these other sequels:

denofgeek.com: 105 movie sequels currently in the works