The film industry loves sequels, to the point that whenever a movie's a hit, we've been conditioned to expect a follow-up. But there are exceptions — in fact, sequels die in development all the time, and for any number of reasons.

Sometimes movies lose money. Sometimes movies make money, but not enough. Sometimes movies do just fine in theaters, but film rights change hands behind the scenes and all the plans get tossed out the window. Sometimes everyone involved wants a sequel, but the director and actors each have a million other projects, and the next thing you know, it's ten years later and your leads both look ten years older when the script says it's only been two months. The sequel winds up like a project you came up with at midnight on a whim and forgot about until a decade later when you find all the stuff you bought for it unwrapped and unopened in a bottom drawer.

Often, when a franchise dies on the vine, it's for the best — but some stories earn another chapter, only to have it cruelly denied by a Hollywood twist of fate. With that in mind, here's a look at some movie sequels that were canceled for truly dumb reasons.

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