sequel
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Anne Hathaway, Cruise’s co-star on the coming sequel to 1990’s “Days of Thunder,” posted “loved this brilliant movie” on the film-centric social media app Letterboxd, giving “Digger” five stars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The film is a strange sequel to “The Social Network” that no one saw coming because no one really asked for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Broaden the search to state and local contests and there are 474 electoral rematches nationwide -- proving that in American politics, as in Hollywood, there is rarely any objection to a sequel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
OK, I’m casting my mind back to that Pirates of the Caribbean sequel where Bill Nighy had an octopus for a face.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
How graciously Amy criticized the artistic parts of the story, and offered hints for a sequel, which unfortunately couldn’t be carried out, as the hero and heroine were dead.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Alongside his role as on-set Rocket, Gunn also portrayed Ravager Clan space pirate Kraglin Obfonteri in “Guardians of the Galaxy”; its two sequels, “Vol. 2” and “Vol. 3”; “Avengers: Endgame”; and “Thor: Love and Thunder.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
That’s because legacy sequels rarely take the risks they need to stand alone, worth considering apart from their predecessors.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The show has gained new fans over the years due to some of its best bits finding new life on social media, as well as through the film sequels.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
They have 36 scheduled for 2027 including sequels to “A Quiet Place” and “Superman.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But I’d also played hundreds of other classic text adventure games that year, including all of Zork’s sequels, and so most of the details of the game had now faded in my memory.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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