Actors who have never done sequals

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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    timmyshee wrote:
    Point taken, the Godfather trilogy is great.

    I'm not saying I don't respect actors who've done sequals BTW, I just think it is interesting how few actors manage a whole career without one.

    I think a Master and Commander trilogy would be wonderful, but RC apparently won't go back to the role
    Yeah I get you :)
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • chris05
    chris05 Posts: 347
    did Adam Sandler ever do a sequel??
    Who cares if the world is going down the toilet? Eddie Vedder got his mojo back!
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Lizard wrote:
    I love him too!!!

    And sometimes he looks like Eddie!!
    that he does :D

    it's too bad he won't do a series for the master and commander books, he was great in that role
  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    Ed Norton
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • i shit and i stink
    i shit and i stink Posts: 1,122
    chris05 wrote:
    did Adam Sandler ever do a sequel??

    I think most of his films are sequals of one another with either a different sport or a different city with the same basic plot and character.
    we're all going to the same place...
  • i shit and i stink
    i shit and i stink Posts: 1,122
    petrocs wrote:
    Ed Norton

    Very few duffers in his catalogue. Great actor. Looks very funny when he runs though...
    we're all going to the same place...
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    This might blow your mind . . . how about Jean Claude Van Damme???? I could have sworn there would have been a Timecop 2 or Cyborg 4 but IMDB clears him.

    To recap, below is a list of great actors with no sequals on their resume:

    Daniel Day Lewis
    Russel Crowe
    Ed Norton
    Merrel Streep
    Robert Redford
    Adam Sandler
    JCVD

    Awesome!
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Jason P wrote:
    This might blow your mind . . . how about Jean Claude Van Damme???? I could have sworn there would have been a Timecop 2 or Cyborg 4 but IMDB clears him.

    To recap, below is a list of great actors with no sequals on their resume:

    Daniel Day Lewis
    Russel Crowe
    Ed Norton
    Merrel Streep
    Robert Redford
    Adam Sandler
    JCVD

    Awesome!
    Universal Soldier had a (horrible) sequel.
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176269/
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Universal Soldier had a (horrible) sequel.
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176269/
    Damn it! I had blocked that one out of my mind. I was such a fan of the first one that I guess I just made myself believe that it never happened.

    Oh well. I'm still pumped to see JCVD.
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • Shawn Smith Collective
    Shawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    How about these master actors:

    Kevin Costner
    Bill Pullman
    Jackie Mason
    John Candy
    <a href="http://www.shawnsmithsinger.com">Shawn Smith</a> / <a href="http://www.thebandbrad.com">Brad</a&gt; / <a href="http://www.allhailthecrown.com">All Hail the Crown</a> / <a href="http://www.satchelpartnership.com">Satchel</a&gt;

    (Shawn Smith's official website, but not Thee Shawn Smith)
  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    John Malkovich
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Shawn Smith Collective wrote:
    How about these master actors:

    Kevin Costner
    Bill Pullman
    Jackie Mason
    John Candy

    Jackie Mason was in Caddyshack 2 ... not that he was in the original Caddyshack ... but, the idea that he was in that awful piece of garbage makes me want to hurl.
    "You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91

    "I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    river phoenix
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  • Shawn Smith Collective
    Shawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    jimed14 wrote:
    Jackie Mason was in Caddyshack 2 ... not that he was in the original Caddyshack ... but, the idea that he was in that awful piece of garbage makes me want to hurl.

    But I was following the rules of this thread and since he wasn't in part 1, he's golden.
    :)
    <a href="http://www.shawnsmithsinger.com">Shawn Smith</a> / <a href="http://www.thebandbrad.com">Brad</a&gt; / <a href="http://www.allhailthecrown.com">All Hail the Crown</a> / <a href="http://www.satchelpartnership.com">Satchel</a&gt;

    (Shawn Smith's official website, but not Thee Shawn Smith)
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    river phoenix
    Hah, this is true, although of course he was in the lamest of the original 3 Indiana Jones films.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    Ben Affleck
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Shawn Smith Collective wrote:
    How about these master actors:

    Kevin Costner
    Bill Pullman
    Jackie Mason
    John Candy
    John Candy has a very solid collection of character names. It may be the best ever. Here is a sample

    Gus
    Spike
    Chet
    Ox
    Barf
    Bud
    Buck
    Lasky

    I dare anyone to challenge that.
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  • unifiedscene
    unifiedscene Posts: 462
    I don't have a problem with sequels. But then, I read a lot of serial fiction (hard boiled detective novels, fantasy trilogies) and am always happy to revisit characters I love.

    That said, the POTC movies were uniformly terrible after the first one. A key to making a successful sequel is to not alter the tone or the characters. The first POTC was a classic high adventure tale with a deliciously morally ambiguous character (depp) and an amusing melodramatic romance. The next two changed the tone completely... depp became a comic parody of the initial character, dropping any pretense at cold-hearted scheming, the romance became heavy and angsty, and rather than a fun action tale it became weighed down by ham-handed attempts at social commentary.

    That said, if the next one can return to the joy of the original, I won't fault depp for doing it.

    But for a good guide as to how to do a sequel right, see the godfather 2 or toy story 2.
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Hah, this is true, although of course he was in the lamest of the original 3 Indiana Jones films.
    Oh, come now - Last Crusade was superior in nearly every way to Temple of Doom, from supporting cast to script to general plot. Especially supporting cast, and it's not because I'm a huge fan of Sean Connery (even though I am).
    unifiedscene wrote:
    But for a good guide as to how to do a sequel right, see the godfather 2 or toy story 2.
    Or Empire Strikes Back. :)
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    al pacino
    robert de niro
    harrison ford
    ralph fiennes
    viggo mortensen
    gary oldman
    christian bale
    george clooney
    hugh jackman

    whether an actor has done a sequel or not is irrelevant ... it's about their performance in each movie ...

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