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A film or other literary work where a [[Sequel]] is released long, long after the original work. May sometimes be a [[Trilogy Creep]], very often related to [[Development Hell]]. Does not apply to Sequels [[In Name Only]], [[Sequel Series]], or [[Continuity Reboot|Franchise Reboots]]. This Trope is for honest-to-goodness sequels. See also [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]], and a related Webcomic trope, [[Schedule Slip]]. |
A film or other literary work where a [[Sequel]] is released long, long after the original work. May sometimes be a [[Trilogy Creep]], very often related to [[Development Hell]]. Does not apply to Sequels [[In Name Only]], [[Sequel Series]], or [[Continuity Reboot|Franchise Reboots]]. This Trope is for honest-to-goodness sequels. See also [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]], and a related Webcomic trope, [[Schedule Slip]]. |
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* Counting only the main ''[[American Pie]]'' films (the direct-to-DVD spinoffs are borderline [[In Name Only]] anyway), it's 9 years between ''American Wedding'' and the 2012 ''American Reunion''. |
* Counting only the main ''[[American Pie]]'' films (the direct-to-DVD spinoffs are borderline [[In Name Only]] anyway), it's 9 years between ''American Wedding'' and the 2012 ''American Reunion''. |
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* ''[[Before Sunrise]]'' (1995) and ''Before Sunset'' (2004) -- 9 years. |
* ''[[Before Sunrise]]'' (1995) and ''Before Sunset'' (2004) -- 9 years. |
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* ''[[Bad Boys]]'' (1995) and ''[[Bad Boys 2 |
* ''[[Bad Boys]]'' (1995) and ''[[Bad Boys 2]]'' (2003) -- 8 years. |
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* Brazilian filmmaker made a trilogy about his [[Alter Ego]] character Coffin Joe. The movies are ''At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul'' (1963), ''This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse'' (1967), and finally ''Embodiment of Evil'' (2008), only 41 YEARS after the second one. Of course, that doesn't mean he did nothing at all this years, even using Coffin joe in minor roles in his other projects. |
* Brazilian filmmaker made a trilogy about his [[Alter Ego]] character Coffin Joe. The movies are ''At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul'' (1963), ''This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse'' (1967), and finally ''Embodiment of Evil'' (2008), only 41 YEARS after the second one. Of course, that doesn't mean he did nothing at all this years, even using Coffin joe in minor roles in his other projects. |
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* ''[[Spy Kids]] 3D: Game Over'' (2003) and ''Spy Kids 4D: All the Time in the World'' (2011) -- 8 years, by which time [[Fleeting Demographic]] had set in. The franchise was [[Fleeting Demographic Rule|more-or-less remarketed as though new]]. |
* ''[[Spy Kids]] 3D: Game Over'' (2003) and ''Spy Kids 4D: All the Time in the World'' (2011) -- 8 years, by which time [[Fleeting Demographic]] had set in. The franchise was [[Fleeting Demographic Rule|more-or-less remarketed as though new]]. |
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* ''[[Men in Black]] 3'' comes 10 years after its predecessor. |
* ''[[Men in Black]] 3'' comes 10 years after its predecessor. |
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* Harold Lloyd's ''The Sin of Harold Diddlebock'' (1947) was a sequel to his hit film ''[[The Freshman]]'' (1925). |
* Harold Lloyd's ''The Sin of Harold Diddlebock'' (1947) was a sequel to his hit film ''[[The Freshman]]'' (1925). |
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* ''[[The Hobbit (film)|The Hobbit]]'' |
* ''[[The Hobbit (film)|The Hobbit]]'' had its first part released 9 years after ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]: The Return of the King'' (see also the Literature entry below). |
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* ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986) and ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'' (2022) -- 36 years, though work was being done on it as far back as 2012. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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