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Sunday, January 6, 2013

2013: The year of the sequel?

Did you know that 29 of the film releases slated for 2013 are either a sequel or a prequel to a previous film? Believe it because it's completely true... and just a little sad. The titles highlighted in red are the ones I am actually excited for.

January:
Texas Chainsaw 3D

February:
A Good Day to Die Hard

March:
The Last Exorcism Part 2
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Oz: The Great and Powerful

April:
Scary Movie 5

May:
Iron Man 3
Fast Six
The Hangover: Part III
Star Trek Into Darkness

June:
Monsters University
Kick-Ass 2

July:
The Smurfs 2
Grown Ups 2
The Wolverine
Despicable Me 2

August:
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
300: Rise of an Empire
Insidious Chapter 2
RED 2

September:
Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers
Riddick

October:
Paranormal Activity 5
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

November:
The Best Man 2
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Thor: The Dark World

December:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Anchorman: A Legend Continues


We also have a significant amount of remakes/reboots set for 2013:

Evil Dead (April 13; original released in 1981)
The Great Gatsby (May 10; original released in 1974)
Man of Steel (June 14; original Superman released in 1978 and another reboot released in 2006)
Lone Ranger (July 3; original television show aired in 1949)
OldBoy (October 11; original Korean film released in 2006)
Carrie (October 18; original released in 1976)


Did I miss anything? Comment and let me know so I can update.



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    1. Never been a big LOTR buff. I read The Hobbit and all of the LOTR books in middle school and just never got into them.

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