With so much sequel news breaking every day, this little post we callSequel Bitsis becoming a semi-regular feature. That truth probably makes most of us feel like /Film commenter brock_rox who wrote the followingafter the last installment. “It’s sad that we live in a world where a column especially devoted to sequel news has to exist. We brought this upon ourselves.” Very true, sir. However, the fact of the matter is most of us harbor an unsubstantiated desire for these sequels to live up to the expectations of their predecessors. And while that’s oh-so-rarely the case, as movie fans, you’ve gotta believe. HenceSequel Bitswill exist every once in a while.

Will these films live up to their predecessors? You be the judge. After the jump read about:

Coming Soontalked to writer/director teamMichael BrandtandDerek Haasabout their new filmThe Doubleand asked them aboutWanted 2. They’re also wrote the original based on the comic book series by Mark Millar.

Head there to read Double, Overdriveand more.

ScreenwriterAnthony Horowitzhas been tasked with writinga secondTintinfilm, which will be directed byPeter Jacksonafter he releasesThe Hobbit: There and Back Againin December 2013 (and, assuming, this year’s Steven Spielberg film is a big enough hit). In an interview with theBBC(viaBleeding Cool) he saidprevious reportsof the sequel’s story were inaccurate. The filmmakers have yet to settle on a story for Jackson’s sequel but think the third film, if there is one, will be based onPrisoners of the Sun:

I can tell you that I think the second film is not going to bePrisoners of the Sun. What it is going to be is still under discussion. I’ve had meetings with the directors and producers and we’ve talked about ideas and action sequences. At the moment I’m trying to put together a story that will please everybody. It’s a very difficult one to do…The good news is if [Prisoners Of The Sun] is not the second film it’ll be the third film so actually I could end up with two Tintins under my belt.

So what’sPrisoners of the Sunabout? Here’s a shortAmazon description.

AfterThe Seven Crystal Ballsset the eerie stage, Tintin and his friends continue their adventures in Peru. There Tintin rescues an orange-seller named Zorrino from being bullied, and the young man becomes their guide in their quest to find the Temple of the Sun. But they find more than they bargained for and end up in a hot spot. The perils of this engaging two-part adventure are especially harrowing in their combination of the supernatural and the real, although the resolution is a little too deus ex machina. Calculus and the Thompsons provide their usual comic relief.

Finally, theAmerican Film Marketis currently going on so you’re going to see (and probably already have) a lot of materials for movies coming out way down the line. So, for example, we have these two images. One is your first look atStep Up 4(viaComing Soon) which will be released August 21, 2025 and then there’s the title treatment for theEvil Deadremake viaBloody Disgusting.

The new spin onEvil Deadwill be that the reason the group is in the woods is the Ash character takes his sister to the cabin to kick a drug addiction and while going through withdrawal, it’s impossible for them to realize she’s possessed.

What are your thoughts on all of this stuff?