In the 90s, many successes generated sequels and became very profitable film franchises – such as ‘Jurassic Park‘ It is ‘Toy Story‘. And many of them remain part of pop culture to this day, yielding sequels. And it couldn’t be any different, since they are IPs that are very popular with the public to this day. However, the decade also contains classic and cult productions, which never produced anything beyond their original film. But this year some of these films will finally yield new productions, be they sequels, remakes or reboots. Check it out below.
Many may no longer remember the first ‘The Bad Boys‘ is from 1995, which makes it a classic police officer from the 90s, which in 2024 will be celebrating 29 years since its debut on the big screen. The film made Will Smith a star, opening doors for films like ‘Independence Day‘, for example. This year, as a way to celebrate, the franchise will have its fourth issue, subtitled ‘Until the end‘.
Another one that originally came out in the 90s and will soon be presented to a whole new generation. Recommended for those who like strong emotions, ‘Twisters‘ is the sequence of ‘Twister‘, the epicenter of the big return of disaster films in the 90s. Released a year after ‘The Bad Boys’, and produced by Steven Spielbergthe film featured a team of storm chasers, led by Oscar winner Helen Hunt and for the longing Bill Paxton. The new version will have Glen Powell It is Daisy Edgar Jones in charge.
Speaking of new versions of classics from the 90s, now we’re going back to the year before the first item. We talk about 1994, when the maximum cult ‘The crow‘ was released in theaters, amid much controversy. We talk about the accidental death of the film’s star, Brandon Lee, during the filming of the film – in a case that became notoriously tragic in an era before the internet and real-time news. All of this increased the hype for the film, which was successful and spawned 3 sequels. Now, the long-awaited remake arrives, with a completely different feel.
Time and again, great accomplished stars return there to begin their careers, in a mix of nostalgia and full circle. This is what he did, for example, Eddie Murphy revisit their first big hit in ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4‘, which comes out this year. It is along this line that Adam Sandleractor who decided to give the public what they always wanted, the sequel to one of his most beloved cult comedies, ‘A Crazy Golfer‘, also from 1996. Sandler has been emphatic in his publications confirming the new film. Now we just have to wait – maybe for 2025.
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This is another one that gave people something to talk about with the news about the new project in the franchise. Yeah, at this point we can’t even call ‘Jurassic Park‘ only film, as it became a franchise of six features. It all started in the 90s, of course, in 1993 more precisely, when the first film Steven Spielberg stopped the world and brought dinosaurs back to life through special effects never seen before. In 2015 we got a revival titled ‘Jurassic World‘, with new characters and which won its own trilogy until 2022. Now, the news is a new soft reboot, headed by none other than the muse Scarlett Johanssonand with the date of 2025 knocking on the door.
All of the above productions are ready or are being developed without major behind-the-scenes problems. But now we come to an item that can be translated as “problem in film form”. Perhaps one of the big productions that caused the most headaches for its producers in recent years, everything seemed to go well for ‘Scream 7‘, despite the departure of the directors who reformulated everything from film 5 onwards.
Their departure was peaceful, with the directors wanting to take new heights in their careers. The same cannot be said for what came later, with Melissa Barrera being fired for posts calling for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, her co-star Jenna Ortega leaving soon after, as did the replacement director Christopher Landon. The way now is to trust the turns of Neve Campbell, Patrick Dempsey and the director Kevin Williamson.
When it comes to surprise movie announcements, few have left fans scratching their heads more than a fifth’matrix‘, announced by Warner. ‘Matrix 5‘ will be the first film in the franchise without the sisters directing Wachowski. Who will command this time will be Drew Goddarddirector of ‘The secret of the cabin‘ and screenwriter of ‘Lost in Mars‘ It is ‘World War Z‘. The studio’s decision must have been considered because of the failure of the fourth film in 2021. But it was precisely this failure that made the public believe that the doors would be closed to the franchise. I’m mistaken. As we know, ‘The Matrix’ revolutionized cinema at the end of the 90s, in 1999. It is not yet known whether the star Keanu Reeves will reprise as Neo.
Now we come to one that has been announced for a while, but seems to be parked. What often happens is that certain projects announce their productions and “fall off the radar”, only to resurface when they are ready. And it may be that the second ‘Fire against fire‘ be this case. The first film is a police icon released in 1995, the same year as ‘The Bad Boys’. Unlike Will Smith’s film, this is a more serious and realistic feature, which features the first on-screen encounter of sacred monsters. Al Pacino It is Robert De Niro. The sequel, which will be a prequel, will feature Oscar nominees Adam Driver It is Austin Butler playing the roles that previously belonged to De Niro and Val Kilmer, respectively. The direction is the same Michael Mann.
Going back to talking about surprises, some studios aren’t thinking about letting go anytime soon. Even if every sequel a certain hit movie has gotten has been less than memorable. And the Lionsgate studio decides to bet again on ‘Blair Witch‘, a cult phenomenon that revolutionized with its “mockumentary” aesthetic at the end of the 90s. The following year, a sequence with a normal aesthetic and focusing more on a plot of collective delirium was considered one of the worst films of the 2000s. As if If that wasn’t enough, in 2016 a new film was released, returning to the origins of found footage – equally without making any noise.
Finishing the list, we have an animation beloved by the general public, which marked the childhood of several generations. Without a doubt, a large part of ‘Toy Story‘, from Disney, hadn’t even been born when the first film hit theaters in 1995 (look at that year again), among other things, forever revolutionizing the animation market with 3D computerized effects. ‘Toy Story’ was the first in history to accomplish such a feat. The sequel also arrived in the 90s, in 1999, and a third film moved the whole world in 2010. The ending of the third was perfect, with many fans turning up their noses at the announcement of the fourth film in 2019. But, guess what, no is that the franchise delivered another great goal. Fans who are turning up their noses at the announcement of the fifth film need to remember this.
