Sequels are a humorous beast — hardly ever do they reside as much as the unique films they’re based mostly on, they usually can typically really feel like hole imitations of what got here earlier than. It is no marvel some stars flat-out refuse to do them once they can. Listed here are just a few examples of actors who made a fortunate escape…
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Pace was an enormous hit within the ’90s, thanks in no small half to Keanu Reeves’ charisma within the lead function, and his unbelievable chemistry with Sandra Bullock, however he turned down the follow-up Pace 2: Cruise Management.
He declined after studying the script and deciding it “just wasn’t right”. His character, Jack, was changed by an virtually equivalent character named Alex, who was performed by Jason Patric.
Pace 2: Cruise Management turned out to bomb on the field workplace and was broadly panned by critics, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of solely 4% (in comparison with the primary film’s 95%).
However whereas Brendan Fraser returned for a 3rd film, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Rachel did not. There have been rumours this was because of her character being aged as much as be the mom of an grownup son, however she claimed it was primarily because of scheduling conflicts.
Maria Bello changed Rachel within the function of Evie for Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Though it did obtain field workplace success, it was the bottom earner of the franchise, and a vital flop, with simply 13% on Rotten Tomatoes. The deliberate follow-up was subsequently cancelled.
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Jodie Foster received Greatest Actress on the Academy Awards for her function as Clarice in The Silence of the Lambs, however she wasn’t concerned about revisiting the character for the sequel, Hannibal, due partially to scheduling points however primarily because of creative concerns.
Julianne Moore changed her as Clarice, and whereas Hannibal was a business success, it acquired largely unfavorable critiques, and Jodie appeared to haven’t any regrets, later saying “I noticed Hannibal. I will not remark.”
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Richard Dreyfuss declined to reprise his Jaws function of Matt Hooper in Jaws 2 as a result of authentic director Steven Spielberg wasn’t returning — and likewise due to pay concerns.
And whereas Jaws 2 was successful, it acquired combined critiques, with Roger Ebert even calling it “pure trash”.
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Chris Tucker starred alongside Ice Dice in Friday, which was a business and significant success, however he did not reprise his function of Smokey for the sequel Subsequent Friday because of spiritual causes — though Ice Dice suggests cash was the precise concern.
Regardless of the cause, he would not appear to have regretted his resolution. Subsequent Friday, in the meantime, was completely panned by critics.
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Jim Carrey initially agreed to return for a sequel to his hit comedy The Masks, however finally walked away after his expertise with the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective sequel, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, left him feeling creatively dissatisfied and turned him off to the concept of returning to a personality he’d already performed.
A sequel, Son of the Masks, later went forward with out him, and it was an utter failure on the field workplace and with critics.
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Daddy Day Care did not get nice critiques from critics, however it was an enormous business hit. Regardless of this, star Eddie Murphy opted not to return for the sequel, Daddy Day Camp (in reality, not one of the authentic forged returned).
Cuba Gooding Jr took up the mantle as Eddie’s character Charlie, however Daddy Day Camp was much more negatively reviewed than its predecessor — incomes a measly 1% on Rotten Tomatoes and successful Worst Prequel or Sequel on the Golden Raspberry Awards.
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Lengthy earlier than it was an MTV collection, Michael J. Fox starred as Scott in quirky comedy Teen Wolf, which was so profitable it shortly spawned a sequel, Teen Wolf Too.
Nonetheless, because of reportedly disliking the heavy werewolf make-up and likewise being busy with different initiatives, Michael J. Fox declined to return for the sequel. Teen Wolf Too as an alternative focuses on his character’s cousin, Todd, who was performed by Jason Bateman. It was an entire vital and business flop.
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Independence Day was a blockbuster smash when it was launched in 1996, and Will Smith was a key a part of that success within the function of Captain Steve Hiller. It took twenty years for a sequel to look in Independence Day: Resurgence, and regardless of a number of authentic forged members returning, Will declined because of scheduling conflicts and wage considerations.
Resurgence was a field workplace disappointment and did not impress critics, incomes 29% on Rotten Tomatoes. Even returning star Vivica A. Fox acknowledged afterwards that she did not suppose the film was good, and that “we missed out by not bringing Will Smith again”.
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Geena Davis starred reverse Jeff Goldblum in The Fly, which was a business and significant hit, however she refused to return for the sequel when the script had her character, Veronica, dying in childbirth within the first act.
She was changed by Saffron Henderson, and whereas the film was reasonably profitable on the field workplace, it’s fairly broadly hated by followers and critics alike.
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When paparazzi pictures revealed Kristen Stewart allegedly having an affair with Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, each have been let go from the franchise — though Kristen was provided a cameo within the sequel, Snow White and the Huntsman: Winter’s Struggle, which she turned down.
Jessica Chastain joined the franchise because the spouse of Chris Hemsworth’s character, the titular Huntsman, however the film was a letdown for followers and critics, to not point out on the field workplace. Kristen Stewart later said, “Thank God” she wasn’t in it.
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Whereas Macauley Culkin and the opposite lead forged members returned for Residence Alone sequel Residence Alone 2: Misplaced in New York, he was taking a break from acting by the point Residence Alone 3 was within the works.
The film shifted focus from Macauley’s character Kevin to a child referred to as Alex, who was performed by Alex D. Linz. Whereas Residence Alone 3 did not fully flop, it did not attain the heights of the primary two films, and it isn’t remembered very fondly in comparison with the originals.
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Jamie Lee Curtis shot to stardom as Laurie Strode in Halloween and its sequel Halloween II, however she bailed on the franchise and its many, many sequels for practically twenty years after that as a result of she did not need that one function or style to define her.
Whereas she did return to the collection and several other of its films in her later profession, with various levels of success, the declining high quality of the intervening films steered she made the correct selection early on.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger declined to reprise his function of Dutch in Predator 2, the sequel to Predator, due to a salary dispute.
Though later films within the franchise did effectively, Predator 2 itself wasn’t very effectively acquired and was the lowest-grossing film within the collection.
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And eventually, Brendan Fraser did not return to the titular function of George of the Jungle for the sequel, George of the Jungle 2 as a result of, he says, the studio was “too low cost” to rent him.
He was changed by Christopher Showerman, and the sequel ended up going direct to video and fully underwhelmed audiences and the few critics who bothered with it.