sequel to sequels

This is getting rough... The Star Wars prequels were one thing, and Hollywood has always loved remakes. But this latest fascination with doing sequels of movie franchises long abandoned is getting silly. If you want to read an article, read this one.

Otherwise, i think this list speaks for itself. This is all the sequels that have come out in the last year or are slated to be released in the near future (or known/planned movies in the more distant future). That's right, from 2005 forward, we will be or have been subjected to 54 sequels.

New Sequel	Since Last Movie	Since First Movie
"Bond 22"	2 years	46 years
(Untitled "Pink Panther" Sequel)	2 years	45 years
Casino Royale	4 years	44 years
The Pink Panther	30 years	43 years
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning	3 years	32 years
Superman: The Man of Steel	3 years years	31 years
Rocky Balboa	16 years	30 years
Superman Returns	19 years	28 years
Alien vs. Predator 2	3 years	28 years
Indiana Jones 4	19 years	27 years
Rambo 4: In the Serpent's Eye	20 years	26 years
Hannibal Rising	5 years	21 years
Live Free, Die Harder	12 years	19 years
The Dark Knight	3 years	19 years
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	14 years	17 years
Batman Begins	8 years	16 years
Basic Instinct 2	14 years	14 years
Clerks 2	12 years	12 years
The Santa Clause 3	4 years	12 years
Mr. Bean's Holiday	10 years	10 years
Mission Impossible 3	6 years	10 years
Rush Hour 3	6 years	9 years
Shrek 4	3 years	9 years
Puss in Boots	3 years	9 years
The Hobbit	6 years	8 years
Scary Movie 5	2 years	8 years
Wolverine	1 year	8 years
The Legend of Zorro	7 years	7 years
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price	1 year	7 years
Magneto	1 year	7 years
Big Momma's House 2	6 years	6 years
Shrek the 3rd	3 years	6 years
Ocean's 13	3 years	6 years
X-Men 3: The Last Stand	3 years	6 years
Scary Movie 4	3 years	6 years
Final Destination 3	3 years	6 years
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	2 years	6 years
28 Weeks Later	5 years	5 years
Spider-man 3	3 years	5 years
Resident Evil: Extinction	3 years	5 years
The Bourne Ultimatum	3 years	5 years
Van Wilder 2	4 years	4 years
Ice Age: The Meltdown	4 years	4 years
Evan Almighty	4 years	4 years
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End	1 year	4 years
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	1 year	4 years
Saw 4	1 year	4 years
Underworld: Evolution	3 years	3 years
Transporter 2	3 years	3 years
The Grudge 2	2 years	2 years
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	2 years	2 years
Cheaper by the Dozen 2	2 years	2 years
Saw 3	1 year	2 years
The Hills Have Eyes 2	1 year	1 year
Saw 2	1 year	1 year

(OK, i just found another page with many more listed. I will work to add those to the list in the near future)

Of course many of these actually reference TV shows, comic books, or novels that far pre-date even the first movie in the series. I also don't count movies that are straight remakes. It would have taken me forever to put that list together.

I guess there really is nothing new in Hollywood.