There seems to be a love-hate relationship with movie sequels. In an age where it seems the creative talents of Hollywood is a dried up pool of mess, lies the power of the sequel. It's easy money for Hollywood, and regardless of how we feel, we eat them up. So, we've cooked up a list of the top 5 highly anticipated movie sequels of the year. (This list is based on highly anticipated movies overall, is in no particular order, and does not necessarily judge our idea. However, we've labeled our top picks on a few of the selections.)
1.) The sad Knight Rises - Release date: 7/20/2012 ----Our top picks!
Eight years after the events of The dim Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its faded hero Batman to resurface after taking the topple for Harvey Dent's crimes. (Via IMDB)
Okay, so maybe it isn't so great of a sequel as it is allotment of a trilogy. This will be Christopher Nolan's last film of the series, as well as Christian Bale's, as they have previously reported. see out for Tom Hardy as Bane and Joseph Gordon Levitt as John Blake. This film is a must examine for fans of Nolan's series.
2.) Men In sad 3 - Release date: 5/25/2012
Agent J travels in time to MIB's early years in the 1960s, to terminate an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history. (Via IMDB)
Okay, so it may not be our highly anticipated remove, but there are a lot of fans out there who are looking forward to seeing Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith kick some alien butt. We're also looking forward to watching Josh Brolin as the young Agent K.
3.) American Reunion - Release date: 4/6/2012
Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East immense Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion. (Via IMDB)
Didn't search for this one coming, did you? Well, let's unbiased be overjoyed that this installment of the series includes our unusual cast. We can objective pretend those other movies never happened, factual? Now, the seek information from really is, have the novel fans outgrown this type of humor? The studios probably don't have anything to difficulty about, there's a whole unique generation hungry for pie.
4.) Wrath of the Titans - Release date: 3/30/2012
A decade after his doughty defeat of the repulsive Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year stale son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. (Via IMDB)
The gods have spoken, they wanted a sequel. I'm anxious to notice how this does in the box office. Although the first one was visually striking, and catered to those in savor with mythology, we're honest not obvious there's enough oompff here. We didn't retract Liam Neeson's portrayal of Zeus, King of the gods. But, we are looking forward to seeing Ralph Fiennes reprise his role as Lord Voldemort, uh, we mean Hades.
5.) The Hobbit: An Unexpected bound - Release date: 12/14/2012 ----(Our Top Picks)
Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. (Via IMDB)
What fans have been waiting almost a decade for! Peter Jackson returns as director, and you can be obvious to find this chronicle in two installments; The Hobbit: An Unexpected slump and The Hobbit: There and serve Again (2013.) Jackson spoils us again, by not pushing too remarkable into one film. We admire you for that.
What are you top picks for sequels coming out in 2012? Not listed? Post it in the comments and let us know what you honest can't wait to eye in theaters.