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00:00When Iron Man concluded with a post-credits scene of Nick Fury teasing the Avengers,
00:05it was regarded as a very risky move. At the time, the biggest comic fans didn't honestly
00:10believe they would see Earth's mightiest heroes on the big screen within a couple of years.
00:15And boy, were we wrong. But ever since the MCU became the most dominant franchise in cinema,
00:21it would seem that every other film is jumping on the bandwagon, teasing the prospect of
00:25sequels, prequels and crossovers. So with that in mind then, I'm Ellie with WhatCulture here with
00:31the 10 worst sequel baiting moments in recent movies.
00:36Number 10. Artemis Fowl. After the success of Harry Potter, Hollywood scrambled to adapt
00:42every book series they could find into a motion picture, hoping to strike gold. But even the
00:48greatest story can fall apart when it transitions to cinema. The Chronicles of Narnia flopped. The
00:54Divergent series remains unfinished, and Percy Jackson taps out after only two movies.
01:00But few film adaptations have failed as spectacularly as Artemis Fowl. With visionary director Kenneth
01:07Branagh taking the reins of the production, it felt like he would do justice to this classic story.
01:12I mean, this is the guy who adapted obscure superhero Thor for the big screen, turning him into an icon.
01:18Surely, adapting a story about a sinister kid genius battling fairies would be right up his street,
01:23right? Wrong. Artemis Fowl was ripped apart for its childish jokes, its weak dialogue,
01:30and the pointless changes to the source material. I mean, the fact that the titular character was
01:35changed to be more likeable, despite being the main villain, just goes to show that the filmmakers
01:40clearly didn't understand the premise. But considering the failed franchise concludes with
01:45Artemis and the gang flying off in a helicopter for their next mission, it was obvious the studio
01:50genuinely believed that they had a hit on their hands.
01:53Number 9. Resident Evil Welcome to Raccoon City
01:56At its core, Resident Evil is a survivor horror game. And even though that's blatantly obvious,
02:03Paul W.S. Anderson never got the memo, since the questionable director's adaptation of Capcom's
02:08cherished series were dumb action flicks with less brains than the zombies.
02:12So when it was announced that the reboot, Resident Evil Welcome to Raccoon City, was set to be an
02:18outright horror, set in the mansion from the game, fans felt that the franchise might be redeemed.
02:25But somehow, Welcome to Raccoon City ruined Resident Evil's name more than Resident Evil 6.
02:31Every character acts like an idiot, the dialogue is worse than the source material, somehow,
02:36the scares never work and the fan service is forced. Except the itchy tasty bit. Kudos for that.
02:42This reboot is so badly put together that you might actually find yourself defending Paul W.S.
02:48Anderson's version after all. But judging by the end credits scene, it would seem that the studio
02:53had high hopes for it. In the scene we see Albert Wesker, the game's big bad, don his iconic sunglasses
03:00as he teams up with fan favourite Ada Wong. Even though this moment hints that there's more to come,
03:05viewers could tell within minutes of watching Welcome to Raccoon City that it never stood a
03:10chance at creating a franchise. Number 8. Jem and the Holograms
03:15Being a Hasbro-based property, the animated series Jem was clearly made to sell toys. But then again,
03:21what cartoon made in the 80s wasn't? Jem centres around a musician and her band going on adventures
03:27across the globe while battling rival music gangs. Even though the show could have been a soulless
03:33cash grab, Jem had a lot of heart, catchy tunes and wonderful animation. So when a film adaptation
03:39called Jem and the Holograms was announced, fans were beyond excited. But not only was the movie
03:45obliterated by critics, it only made a measly $2 million worldwide. Nevertheless, somebody overseeing
03:51the project was so certain Jem and the Holograms would be its success, a teaser for a follow-up was
03:57inserted in the mid-credits. In the scene, the evil music producer Erica, fresh from losing her
04:02job, stumbles into an alleyway where she meets the band leader of the Misfits. Because the Misfits
04:08served as the recurring villain of the original show, this scene implied the band would be the
04:13main antagonist for the sequel. But considering that most Jem fans didn't even know that this
04:18abomination existed, the likeliness of a sequel seeing the light of day is basically non-existent.
04:25Number 7, Robin Hood. There are few tales told more than that of Robin Hood. And because practically
04:32everyone is familiar with the story of the vigilante from Loxley who steals from the rich to give to the
04:38poor, it's actually quite surprising that a big time studio hasn't swooped in and tried to make this
04:43into a franchise sooner. But in 2018, Hollywood gave it a shot. Hot off the success of Kingsman,
04:49which we'll get to later in this list, Taron Egerton was cast as the fabled archer in Otto
04:55Bathurst's Robin Hood. Even though the action-packed blockbuster concluded with Robin defeating the
05:00Sheriff of Nottingham, the final scene shows the bombastic bowmen challenging the new Sheriff,
05:05teasing their rivalry in a future storyline. Sadly, or thankfully, depending on how you want to look
05:10at it, the sequel never came into fruition due to the film's lack of creative personality or visual
05:16distinction, and therefore it kind of just came across as derivative schlock. Because it tries
05:21to put a modern spin on a medieval folktale, it feels like a clone of 2017's King Arthur Legend of
05:28the Sword, which also attempted and failed to create a franchise. Number 6, Alita Battle Angel.
05:36Alita Battle Angel centres around a recently reactivated android who wakes up in the distant
05:42future. After she learns a mysterious sky city called Zalem has caused the world to fall into
05:47ruin, our enormously eyed heroine does all she can to bring peace to society. Now, being 16 years in
05:54the making, you would have expected this manga adaptation to have been a masterpiece, but unfortunately,
06:00Alita failed to win over critics and barely made a profit. Although Alita has its defenders, we can
06:06all agree that the last scene was a bit cringe. As the titular robot points her sword defiantly
06:12towards Zalem in the closing moments, we see the city's founder Nova gazing down at the city. At first,
06:19you can't see Nova's face properly due to the goofy visor he's wearing, but as he pulls his spectacles
06:24off, it's revealed that Nova is played by Edward Norton. Despite the fact this is supposed to be a
06:29profound moment, this glorified cameo doesn't add anything to the story, and feels like it was
06:35inserted just so viewers could go, oh, it's Edward Norton. Now, at this moment in time, the jury is
06:40still out as to whether a sequel is in the works, but whatever the verdict, it was a dumb idea to end
06:46the film with a three-time Oscar-nominated actor sneering into the camera while wearing a silly wig.
06:52Number 5, The Predator. How do you get the guy behind Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Nice Guys and Iron Man 3
07:00to make a Predator sequel and still screw it up? I mean, it sounds impossible, and yet the powers that
07:06be found a way. Make no mistake, Shane Black, who played Hawkins in the first Predator, has a gift for
07:13witty banter, creative action and subverting expectations. As a result, it seems like 2018's
07:19Predator could recapture what made the original so special. But instead, we got the worst entry in
07:25the franchise. Not including the Alien crossovers, of course, but those films are in a league of their
07:30own. Even though The Predator boasts a strong cast, it's not enough when the script is this abominable.
07:36I mean, who thought a Predator sequel needed a magical kid in the plot and a message about climate
07:41change? And because this film was reshot at the last minutes due to a poor screen test,
07:46it does make one wonder how awful the first cut must have been. But since the final scene shows
07:52our hero donning the Alien suit to fight the Predators, it was obvious the filmmakers hoped
07:57a sequel would be greenlit. Fortunately, the studio had enough sense to scrap the follow-up.
08:02Number 4, Moonfall. Roland Emmerich recently affirmed that he won't be fanboying over Marvel
08:08anytime soon. Which is ironic, considering he can't stop imitating the MCU's habit of hinting at
08:15sequels. He had Godzilla conclude with a to-be-continued. Independence Day resurgence
08:20ended with such unsubtle sequel bait, the cast might as well have just stared at the camera
08:25shouting, there's gonna be another one, even though there wasn't. And sadly, Emmerich doesn't seem to
08:30have learned from his mistakes, as he did intend for his most recent work, Moonfall, to launch a
08:36franchise. In the climax, conspiracy theorist Houseman destroys whatever the hell the villain
08:41is, sacrificing himself in the process. But in the final scene, we learn the Moon created
08:47a copy of Houseman. I know, it doesn't really make sense, just go with it. The Moon's creator
08:52looks at Houseman eagerly, telling him they must get to work to prepare for a greater threat
08:57looming on the horizon. Now, although Emmerich did intend to shoot two sequels back-to-back,
09:03this idea was quickly dashed when it made a pitiful $57 million in the box office. And considering
09:10that this is the least successful mainstream movie that Emmerich has ever directed, I think
09:14it's safe to say that Moonfall 2 isn't happening.
09:18Number 3, The King's Man. The third entry into Matthew Vaughan's Kingsman series takes
09:24place during World War I, and focuses on the creation of Britain's biggest spy agency.
09:30Despite some great action, and Rhys Ifand's scene-chewing performance as Rasputin, there's
09:36nothing in The King's Man that blew audiences away like the original. The prequel also feels
09:41so disconnected from the overarching plot of the franchise, it would have worked better
09:45if it was a standalone. Nevertheless, Vaughan seemed confident in its success, which is why
09:51The King's Man concludes with a big fat sequel tease. Although the British spies seemingly
09:56destroyed the flock in the climax, the mid-credits scene reveals that one survivor, Hanneson,
10:02has taken charge of the organisation. Preparing to destroy The King's Man, Hanneson meets his
10:07new ally, a young Austrian soldier called Adolf Hitler.
10:11Now although the filmmakers clearly expected this reveal to leave Jaws on the floor, it
10:17kind of just felt really forced, and seemed a little bit like it was put in just for a
10:21laugh. Now whether you enjoyed this mid-credits sequence or not, it doesn't seem to have
10:25any lasting effects, considering that the film barely broke even. And as a result, it's
10:30highly likely that Vaughan will probably abandon the prequel series and probably put more focus
10:36back into the modern franchise.
10:39Number 2, Morbius. Sony's most recent attempts to continue their Spider-Man-less
10:45cinematic universe was such a bomb both financially and critically, it's not even funny. Well, okay,
10:52maybe it is a little bit funny, especially some of the memes that Morbius has inspired.
10:56Thanks to Morbius' underwhelming effects, incoherent plot and rote performances, this
11:01vampire anti-hero flick didn't win anyone over.
11:05Also, why did Morbius have a dance number? Did Sony learn anything from Spider-Man 3?
11:11But the one element of Morbius that received the most scrutiny is the post-credits scene.
11:16In the scene in question, Michael Keaton's character Adrian Toomes is transported to Morbius'
11:21universe due to the events which occurred in Spider-Man No Way Home. After Toomes inexplicably
11:26acquires his vulture outfit, he meets Morbius, unsubtly name-drops Spider-Man and teases the
11:32Sinister Six showing up in a future project. Even though the producers thought that this
11:37would get viewers psyched, all it really did was confirm how unstructured this cinematic
11:42universe really is. And it also feels a little bit like Sony are so unconfident in their own
11:48work that they're just clinging to their connections to the MCU in order to keep viewers
11:53interested. Although Jared Leto would like to see Morbius turning up in Blade, I wouldn't hold
11:59my breath. Number 1. Zack Snyder's Justice League
12:02Snyder fans hyped Zack's Justice League up so much that it seemed almost inconceivable that this
12:08director's cut could live up to the expectations. But for the most part, the second version of
12:14Justice League, which is technically the first, knocked it out of the park. The characterisation
12:20of Cyborg and Flash were significantly better. Steppenwolf was reshaped into a compelling villain
12:26and Superman's CGI lip was nowhere to be seen. So when one of the closing scenes depicts Supes
12:32pulling off his shirt to reveal the S symbol on his suit, it felt like the perfect moment to end the
12:38movie. Although that is how Justice League was meant to conclude, there was a change of plan in the
12:4311th hour. Even though the film that Zack envisioned was done back in 2017, the acclaimed director
12:49decided to tack on three scenes at the end, which teased Ben Affleck's Batman film Darkseid
12:55and Martian Manhunter. But since the Batman film was axed and the other characters appeared earlier,
13:01these three scenes added absolutely nothing to the story. Now when Zack Snyder's Justice League was
13:06released in 2021, Warner Brothers made it crystal clear that they had no intention of creating a sequel
13:13to this story. So it does make you question why Snyder decided to include these extra scenes when
13:18there was going to be no payoff for them. And that concludes our list. If you can think of any that
13:24we missed, then do let us know in the comments below. And while you're there, don't forget to
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13:37I've been Ellie with WhatCulture. I hope you have a magical day and I'll see you real soon.
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