More Best Picture Oscar winners have had sequels than you may think.
This lot, in fact…
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Theres still an element of snobbery where sequels to certain films is concerned.
These cases, in fact…
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Dont be fooled into thinking sequels for prestigious movies are a relatively new phenomenon.
James Whale directed this time around, drawing as the original did on the writing of Erich Maria Remarque.
The sequel never earned that much love, but then it was mired in controversy.
Universals new management at the time caved to the pressure, and the film was dramatically recut.
James Whale, for one, hated that Universal had bowed to the demands.
To date,The Godfatherboxset is the only one that has two Best Picture Oscar winners in it.
Deserved ones, too.
It smashed box office records, both in the US and overseas, and won three Oscars.
In truth, the two films feel like one, big, absorbing saga.
And you know what?
As if it was a straight to DVDDarkmansequel.
Ziegfeld Girlwas notable for its cast, with the movie being headlined by James Stewart and Judy Garland.
MGM consequently rolled the dice again, and in 1946Ziegfeld Follieswould follow.
It won eight out of the 13 prizes it got put forward for, including the coveted Best Picture.
Mitchell was asked by MGM to pen a continuation of the story, which she refused to do.
MGM wasnt keen with the eventual idea, though, and abandoned plans for a further film.
Instead, a sequel made it to the screen in 1994, but only the small one.
Given that it was a TV production,Scarlettwas, of course, ineligible for the Oscars.
Not that many felt it would have stood much of a chance, mind…
In her place came Julianne Moore.
Anthony Hopkins, crucially, signed up to reprise the role of Lecter.
Yet glory didnt follow again.
This time, the box office numbers stacked up again, but the critical acclaim didnt.
Foster was right:Hannibalwas a very gory film, and ultimately not a great one.
All the style of the first half being squandered come the final reel.
No matter, though: Brett Ratner was around the corner to help complete the boxset.
The story of the originalRockyhas long since passed into movie legend.
It proved a wise move.
More than any other Best Picture Oscar win,Rockyhas enjoyed sequels.
ForRocky Balboaproved a surprise hit, and captured a more sombre, less bombastic tone.
Hes the only actor ever to twice win nominations for playing exactly the same character.
Theres a cracking book that charts the race for Best Picture at the Oscars back in 1968.
Was it the best film of 1967?
But since when has that been what the Oscars was really about?
The film would secure five Academy Awards in all, including the top prize.
And it would inspire two sequels in quick succession.
1970 sawThey Call Me MisterTibbs, whilst the year after cameThe Organization.
In both, Sidney Poitier reprised his role of Detective Virgil Tibbs.
Needless to say the Oscars were not troubled.
There was still a spin-off TV series that followed as well, in 1988.
Carl Weathers was brought in for season seven instead, albeit in a different role.
Even then, he would admit he only did so after his movieThe Impossible Objectflopped.
The Oscars were not interested second time around, either.
Even its more passionate fans, though, would rarely even consider ranking it above the original classic.
George Roy Hill directed, and the playful, exquisitely enjoyable end result was a major box office success.
Jackie Gleason took on the headline role this time, with support coming from Oliver Reed.
Not according to reviewers, though, who slammed the movie.
But where did that Oscar nod come from?
Well, that was for Lalo Schifrins original music to the film.
He didnt win, though.
But any chance of it recapturing what worked about the first was long gone within ten minutes.
Not that it had an easy journey there.
Writer/director James Cameron wasnt interested, though, and thus the project never got moving.
The 2010 filmTitanic IIis unrelated, a cheap knock-off produced by the masters of cheap knock-offs, The Asylum.
Gladiator:A follow-up of sorts to Ridley ScottsGladiatoractually got quite far down the proverbial road.
Cave wanted to call the filmChrist Killer.
It was decided not to press ahead with the movie for some reason.
Casablanca 2:70 years after the release ofCasablancacame the news that a sequel was genuinely being considered.
Eric Roth, who penned the first movie, wrote a screenplay.
The film was one of many put on ice after the attacks of September 11th 2001.
However, silence says everything here, and theres been no obvious interest from Tom Hanks either.
As such, sequels to a series of earlier films were mooted, includingShakespeare In Love 2.
This was one of those stories that bubble up quickly, and seemed to fizzle out just as fast.
No further progress on a follow-up has come to light, nearly three years later.
Roll onArgo 2after that…
