Upcoming Sequels

'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' opens here in the US today. Last weekend, the film was launched in theaters in some foreign markets, and it has already brought in millions of dollars in ticket sales for Sony Pictures, its distributor. The sequel will easily take the number one spot at the domestic box office this weekend. Let's take a look at other big sequels that will be coming out soon.

'X-Men Days of Future Past'

If you're a little confused as to where this new movie fits into the X-Men franchise, let me break it down for you. The first movie was simply called 'X-Men' (2000). The sequel was titled 'X-Men' 2 (2003). The third one was 'X-Men: The Last Stand' (2006). Then there was a spin-off in 2009 with 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine.' After that was the prequel 'X-Men: First Class' (2011). And then in 2013 was a sequel to the spin-off titled 'The Wolverine.' That brings us to 'X-Men Days of Future Past,' which comes out on May 23rd. This sequel to the prequel not only stars some of the cast (Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan) of the original movies and some cast members (Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy) from the prequel, this is the first X-Men movie that Bryan Singer has directed since 'X-Men 2.'

'How to Train Your Dragon 2'

Some years are just great movie years. A lot of iconic films are from 1994 ('Pulp Fiction,' 'Forrest Gump'), groundbreaking movies came out in 1999 ('The Matrix,' 'The Sixth Sense'), and 2010 had amazing features like 'Inception' and 'The Social Network'. 'How to Train Your Dragon' is also one of the most memorable movies of that year. This movie is one of the best examples of 3D technology that I have ever seen. I can't wait to see this sequel on the big screen when it comes out on June 13.











'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'

The 2011 movie 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' is a prequel to the 1968 'Planet of the Apes.' 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' is a sequel to the prequel. Are you still with me? The 2011 movie was a surprise hit of that summer. 'Dawn' reunited director Matt Reeves with actress Keri Russell for the first time since the television show 'Felicity.' Will this sequel do as well as its predecessor? We'll see how audiences react to it when it hits theaters on July 11.