DTV Sequels, the sequel

Warner Premiere is making Beetlejuice 2, and more DTV fun!:

Just received a press release in the inbox from the gang at Warner Australia, indicating what some of the future Warner Premiere direct-to-video sequels may be. The one that’s going to have most doing a jig is the long-awaited “Beetlejuice” follow-up.

Beetlejuice 2
Dukes of Hazzard II
Return to House on Haunted Hill
Dennis the Menace Christmas

And check out the rumors (though they might be just as reliable as that fake Jaws 5 rumor):

Other titles likely to get the direct-to-video sequel treatment over the next couple of years include “Under Siege”; “Space Jam”; “Training Day” and “Dark Castle”.

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Warner Premiere will produce up to 15 titles a year, the first of which, “Dukes of Hazzard II”—a continuation the storyline featured in the 2005 theatrical release—recently wrapped production and will be made available to Australian consumers on 5 September 2007. Also out in 2007 are “Return to House on Haunted Hill” on 3 October 2007, “Twisted Fortune” on 17 October 2007 and “A Dennis the Menace Christmas” on 5 December 2007.

More DTV Sequel news…

New Line is creating a bunch of urban DTV sequels
Set It Off 2
Friday 4
Undisputed 3

Many of the other New Line urban projects are still in development, including the untitled made-for-DVD Friday sequel. Its original star, Ice Cube, is attached to what is expected to be the franchise’s first straight-to-DVD edition and fourth film in the series.

New Line also is fine-tuning a script for a Set It Off sequel, which would continue the story line of the original 1996 drama about female bank robbers.

Also in the pipeline is a third installment of mixed martial arts franchise Undisputed, co-produced by Nu Image and New Line.

Hey, “urban” is just industry way of saying Black films. Friday 4 is getting Ice Cube to star because they are making a few original films as well, and snagging him means some will be from his production company.