Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has this week announced the official details for the release of
hit comedy sequel Ted 2, directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring MacFarlane, Mark Walhberg, Amanda Seyfried and Morgan Freeman.
A hit comedy sequel such as 2004's Meet the Fockers cost $ 80M, $ 25M more expensive than the original 2000 film.
Not exact matches
Which is why there's danger in following up a
hit comedy with a
sequel, even nine years after the fact.
Yes, the studio had two surprise
hits in the raunchy
comedy Bridesmaids ($ 288 million globally) and the action
sequel Fast Five (a franchise - best $ 626 million worldwide).
Hahn reteams with Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell for the
sequel to the
hit summer 2016
comedy.
Actress Penelope Cruz will star alongside Ben Stiller in a planned
sequel to
hit 2001
comedy «Zoolander».
When Seth MacFarlane's 2012
comedy Ted became a massive
hit, work predictably started on a
sequel.
The MacFarlane
comedy sequel Ted 2 is currently scheduled to
hit theaters in Summer 2015, with Mark Wahlberg set to return as John Bennett, alongside his «Thunder Buddy for Life» — the CGI walking, talking and misbehaving teddy bear Ted (voiced by MacFarlane, in Peter Griffin mode).
Not wishing to be left behind in the scripted TV game, Bravo is adding a bevy of new, original programming to its development slate, including a kind of reboot /
sequel to the 1988 dark
comedy cult
hit Heathers, which starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater as two teenagers who rebel against the reign of the Heathers (Shannen Doherty, Kim Walker and Lisanne Falk) in their high school.
«Galaxy Quest» director Dean Parisot is the man behind the lens on the
sequel to Summit Entertainment's surprise
hit adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's Wildstorm miniseries «RED,» the 2010 action -
comedy starring Bruce Willis as Frank Moses, a former operative dragged back into the lethal world of killers and spies against his will, all while trying to hold it together on the worst first date ever with Sarah (Mary - Louise Parker), a doe - eyed customer service rep entirely unfamiliar with Frank's line of work.
Adding to his eclectic credits in 2000, Lister notched another
hit reprising his role as Deebo in the
sequel Next Friday (2000), and co-starred as one of Satan's sons in the Adam Sandler
comedy Little Nicky (2000).
John Leguizamo most recently starred in the
hit comedy Ride Along, and he also lends his voice to the upcoming animated
sequel Rio 2.
In RED 2, the high - octane action -
comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper
hit, retired black - ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives — including former colleague Marvin (John Malkovich), ever - deadly sharp - shooter Victoria (Helen Mirren) and Frank's beloved Sarah (Mary - Louise Parker)-- for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
Last week, MacGruber director Jorma Taccone had to go and fuck with us by getting our hopes up for a
sequel to his cult
hit comedy.
Having set a 2019 release date to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the hugely popular mobile game series, Sony Pictures and Rovio Entertainment have now unveiled the voice cast for The Angry Birds Movie 2, the
sequel to the
hit 2016 animated
comedy.
Super-Hero, Action
Comedy - This is the sequel to the 2016 superhero action comedy hit, based on the long - running Marvel comic book s
Comedy - This is the
sequel to the 2016 superhero action
comedy hit, based on the long - running Marvel comic book s
comedy hit, based on the long - running Marvel comic book series.
THE HANGOVER star BRADLEY COOPER has confirmed the
hit comedy's
sequel is all ready to go after the cast and director TODD PHILLIPS agreed on a...
The ensemble
comedy Think Like a Man, inspired by Steve Harvey's best - selling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, was a huge
hit, naturally leading to a
sequel that will be bringing all of the couples back for...
ANALYZE THAT The difference between «This» and «That» is clear from the first minutes in this weak
sequel to the 1999 smash
hit comedy, «Analyze This.»
Deadline is reporting today that Paramount Pictures has announced a
sequel to the
hit comedy Daddy's Home, which will reunite all the team behind the original.
Since 2000's Meet the Parents became the biggest
hit of his career and its 2004
sequel nearly doubled its blockbuster numbers, De Niro has gravitated towards
comedy as often as anything else.
Paramount has announced that the
comedy sequel will
hit screens — in the US, at least — on February 12 next year.
Aside from the upcoming Preacher, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg both co-wrote the upcoming
comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, which Seth Rogen stars in and
hits theaters May 20.
Jim Carrey reprises his signature roles as Lloyd Christmas in the
sequel to the smash
hit that took physical
comedy and kicked it in the nuts, «Dumb and Dumber To.»
The Oscar - winning actors» upcoming projects include a
sequel to Williams» 1993
hit «Mrs. Doubtfire» in development by 20th Century Fox and indie
comedy «A Film By Alan Stuart Eisner»
Considering the fact that STX's raunchy broad
comedy Bad Moms became a surprise summer
hit in 2016, it should come as no shock that a
sequel would be ordered quickly.
Apparently the holiday spirit is contagious when it comes to
sequels to
hit comedies.
Who said that only men were allowed to star in raunchy
comedies that
hit big at the box office and receive
sequels faster than you can blink?
It has been a whopping 20 years since the Farrelly brothers» slapstick
comedy Dumb and Dumber
hit the big screen, and only now is the
sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, getting a big screen outing.
The
sequel to the
hit 2012
comedy, which is still the highest grossing R - rated
comedy of all time -LSB-...]
Last summer he was in the thriller «Nerve,» starring opposite Emma Roberts and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman; the
hit sequel «Now You See Me 2,» alongside an all - star cast featuring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Morgan Freeman; as well as the
comedy «Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising» where he reprised his role of «Teddy.»
Helms was in one of the biggest
comedies of all - time, The Hangover (we'll forget the
sequels happened), while Wilson has had numerous
hits like Zoolander and Wedding Crashers.
Denmark is getting silly with upcoming action
comedy Alle For To, the Anders Thomas Jensen scripted
sequel to popular
hit Alle For En.This
sequel to the box office
hit» All for One «finds the previously tight - knit trio dispersed: Nikolai is...
This is the
sequel to the 2015
comedy hit Daddy's Home, which overcame a lukewarm critical reception to earn $ 150.3 millio...
This middling
sequel to the
hit 1986 horror -
comedy House adopts a Western theme, as a man discovers that his parents were killed by a zombie cowboy.
A
sequel to the 2016
hit comedy Bad Moms, the film stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Susan Sarandon, Cheryl Hines, Jay Hernandez, Wanda Sykes, Peter Gallagher, Justin Hartley, and Oona Laurence; check it out -LSB-...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed a
sequel to
hit comedy Twins is in the pipeline, starring Eddie Murphy as a third mismatched brother.The...
Elizabeth Banks makes her impressive feature directorial debut in «Pitch Perfect 2» as well as produces and reprises her role as an A Capella judge in the
sequel to 2012's
hit musical
comedy about the Barden Bellas, the f...
Elizabeth Banks makes her impressive feature directorial debut in «Pitch Perfect 2» as well as produces and reprises her role as an A Capella judge in the
sequel to 2012's
hit musical
comedy about the Barden Bellas, the first all - female group to win a national title.
We've
hit the tail end of 2017 and we're getting
hit by some of the year's most mediocre American
comedy sequels, among which a focus on parenthood is weirdly common.
Rapper / actor Ice Cube and funnyman Kevin Hart are preparing to reunite for a
sequel to their
hit buddy
comedy Ride Along.
But the Marvel Cinematic Universe is set for yet another dose of action and
comedy in the
sequel to its
hit first installment.
The holiday season is typically one of the more family - friendly times of year at the cineplex, and 2010 is no different; while you'll still get your share of hard -
hitting dramas and raunchy
comedies, the weeks between now and the end of the year will also provide a cornucopia of films the whole family can enjoy, including the latest from Disney («Tangled»), a new «Narnia»
sequel («The Voyage of the Dawn Treader»), and yet another version of Tchaikovsky's holiday classic («The Nutcracker in 3 - D»).
In this edition, take a look back at the indie
comedy gem Super Troopers before the long - anticipated
sequel hits theaters next week.
The brunette actress» spouse and the Wolf of Wall Street star return to the big screen together in
comedy flick 22 Jump Street, a
sequel to their
hit movie 21 Jump Street two years ago.
Get your first look at Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels as Lloyd and Harry in the
sequel to the smash
hit that took the physical
comedy and kicked it in the nuts: Dumb and Dumber To.
While Gnomeo and Juliet (2011) proved there was an audience for a gnome - themed animated
comedy powered by Elton John
hits (it grossed # 16m at UK cinemas), the specificity of the concept made commentators wonder whether a
sequel was required.
John Cena and Linda Cardellini co-star in this
sequel to the 2015 sleeper -
hit comedy Daddy's Home.
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their signature roles as Lloyd and Harry in the
sequel to the smash
hit that took the physical
comedy and kicked it in the nuts.
This isn't the latest entry in the long - running Ocean series — the highly anticipated, all - female reboot /
sequel Ocean's Eight doesn't
hit theaters until next June — but a movie that arrives this weekend with the scent of burned rubber and chewing tobacco: Logan Lucky, the latest
comedy from director Steven Soderbergh, who helmed the 2001's Ocean's Eleven and also directed the»90s caper classic Out of Sight.