A sequel to the Eliza Dushku getting chased through the woods by inbred hillbilly psychopaths flick Wrong Turn has been discussed and dismissed off and on for quite some time now. I've never really understood why so many horror fans have been hankering (Yes, I just typed "hankering") for a sequel seeing as how the first film really wasn't anything special and didn't do very well at the box office. But in the world of DVD, nothing special and poor box office have rarely hinder a motion picture from making enough money to inspire risk management executives (formerly known as Hollywood producers) to get all creative by greenlighting a low budget, made-for-DVD sequel that's usually just a complete retread of the original film only cheaper and with less famous stars. For those of you that have been wanting a cheap, direct-to-DVD Wrong Turn sequel, good news, Fox is about to grant your wish. According to the site
Video Business Online,
Wrong Turn 2 is officially a-go and will be hitting DVD shelves anytime between this fall and God knows when, most likely next year.
But Wrong Turn 2 isn't coming alone. Fox has decided to cash in on some semi-successful properties of theirs by unrolling a whole slate of cost effective (roughly $4 million budget each) made-for-DVD sequels.
Up first on April 24 is
Dr. Dolittle 3, which reunites original cast members Kyla Pratt and Kristen Wilson (Who?). Norm MacDonald is a returning voice (Whoopee!). Danny Bonaduce and Gary Busey are among new voices featured in the talking animal family film. The disc will be priced at $26.98. Eddie Murphy will not be involved which alone should instantly knock the price down at least $10 dollars.
Coming in June, the ***SARCASM ALERT*** highly anticipated
Like Mike 2. The cast will be entirely different from the first theatrical movie. Big Momma’s House star Jascha Washington plays the lead in Like Mike 2, which revisits the adventures of a kid finding magic basketball shoes. Wanna bet it ends up being the exact same film over again only more cheaply made and infinitely worse ala Wild Things 2.
Also coming this summer:
Behind Enemy Lines 2. No Owen Wilson. No Gene Hackman. But you will get Peter Coyote and Keith David. The sequel centers around a North Korean nuclear conflict. I'm guessing either Coyote or David ends up getting trapped
behind enemy lines.
Coming anytime between this fall and next year will be the previously mentioned Wrong Turn 2 ($10 says Robin Dunne is one of the stars),
The Sandlot 3, and a sequel to the 20+ year old comedy
Bachelor Party. I'm fairly certain Tom Hanks will not be returning; Adrian Zmed on the other hand...
And those are just the ones coming from Fox. Also in the works:
Two sequels to
Walking Tall, and the most ironic thing of all is the plot for the DVD sequel: An ex-wrestler whose wife wants him to settle down moves to his home town in Tennessee where he plans to go into business with his father. When he discovers all sorts of corruption going on he sets out to become the new sheriff in order to clean up the town. Amazing, that's the plot to the original 1973 WALKING TALL which was based on the life of the real life Buford Pusser, almost all of which outside of the basic concept was completely scuttled for the lousy 2004 remake starring The Rock. Ex-Hercules Kevin Sorbo was originally slated to star but dropped out. If history repeats itself from the last time Sorbo bowed out of a mediocre action film then Patrick Swayze will star.
Hollow Man 2 which will reportedly star Christian Slater. I guess he didn't learn his lesson with Alone in the Dark.
Another name-only sequel to
Bring It OnHouse Party 5I'll Always Know What You Did Last SummerSave The Last Dance 2Beethoven's 6thThe Butterfly Effect 2 - Same plot, different characters.
The Cutting Edge 2: Going For The Gold[/URL] hits DVD racks on Tuesday.
Roadhouse 2: Last Call - The sequel will fix on a college graduate who takes over his uncle's bar - slick reward for several years of education, as usual - but butts heads with a local crime boss who wants to take the drinking hole over. Christina Applegate's soon to be ex-husband Jonathan Schaech stars.
Wargames 2: The Deadliest Key - Teenage computer-whiz Cory Carpenter is on a class trip in Europe when the authorities wrongly mistake him for a cyber criminal. Now, Carpenter's on the run, but thanks to his beautiful classmate Anne and his nerdy best mate Dale Darrow, manages to stay one step ahead of the law. This sounds more like a sequel to The Net than to Wargames. Speaking of which...
The Net 2.0 also comes out this Tuesday. The fact that the film is set in Istanbul should speak volumes of how cheaply made this one is.
Undisputed 2 with Michael Jai White as former Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers who finds himself in jail on trumped up charges. Oh, it's a Russian jail because the cheapo sequel was shot in Bulgaria. Chambers soon discovers that the Mafia controls the jail and... I'm sure you can fill in the rest of the blanks.
The Prince & Me 2 which is apparently a sequel to a Julia Stiles comedy I don't even remember.
Creepshow 3 from the makers of liked by absolutely no one Day of the Dead 2: Contagium
American Psycho 3 comes later this year
Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever starring Bernie Mac? Yes, Bernie Mac!
FX 3 brings back Brian Dennehy but replaces Bryan Brown with (Ugh!) Scott Caan.
Men in Black: Maury Island with Rip Torn back as the MIB honcho, Tommy Lee Jones nowhere to be found, and D.L. Hughley in the Will Smith role. I've found no evidence proving this one actually being made but it has been talked about. I know MIB 2 wasn't very good but did it really kill the franchise to the point of Sony making this?
And finally, a sequel to the Luke Perry bull riding flick
8 Seconds, which seems especially odd seeing as how the original was based on the true story of a real life cowboy who got gored to death. I guess the sequel will have him coming back from the grave to see revenge on the bull that killed him or something like that.
Now keep in mind that this list doesn't even include the unlimited number of Disney sequels and I'm sure there are even more being discussed that will magically appear on DVD shelves leaving us perplexed in much the same way most of us reacted upon first seeing the box for 8mm 2.
