Check out all these sequels. Some of these dumb and some you are going to be very excited aboot.

Aliens vs Predator 3
Even though the second film was, really, spectacularly awful, it made so much cash across the planet that a third is being put into the production grinder. Worryingly, the Brothers Strause may be attached. That's the scariest thing about it.

Rambo 5
We **** you not. Lionsgate has taken an option on a further adventure for the most violent OAP on the entire planet. The earliest Den Of Geek can see it getting to the screen is late 2009/early 2010. Who would bet against, in AvP style, Rocky vs Rambo now?

Jack Ryan 5
Lots of people at Geek like the Jack Ryan films, and the news that a fifth one is in the works is no surprise. Expect a new Jack Ryan, though, with Ben Affleck not likely to get a call back in spite of the success of The Sum Of All Fears. Ryan Gosling is favourite, and Sam Raimi has signed to direct.

Alvin & The Chipmunks 2
If there's not a sequel to this, we're going to change the name of this site to Den Of Yoghurt.

Stigmata 2
Our memory of the first film is neither clear nor particularly kind, but MGM is thinking about a follow-up anyway. We imagine that it's DVD fodder, and it's due in 2009. Expect nobody that you've heard of to be in it.

Cliffhanger 2: The Dam
With Rocky and Rambo revivals bringing home the bucks, the once-mooted Cliffhanger sequel has popped back onto the radar. No news if Renny Harlin would be interested in going back to the series, but here at Den Of Geek we reckon it's a fair bet that Sly's up for it. Will he ever consider a Demolition Man sequel, though?

It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World: The Sequel
Stanley Kramer apparently approved the idea to this before he died, although no cast or crew have been announced. Don't expect it soon.

The Ring 3
Okay, that sound? It's the dead horse, coming back to life, begging not to be flogged anymore. Hideo Nakata is attached to direct the third American film in the series, albeit with nobody you've heard of in the cast this time. Expect it next year.

Open Season 2
A straight to video sequel for Sony's piss-poor attempt to crash the computer animation genre. Let's hope for a far better stab at it this time.

Final Destination 4
David R Ellis, he who directed the second film in the series (our guiltiest pleasure of the three) and Snakes On A Plane (our guiltiest pleasure ever, potentially) has returned to FD4, which Sarah wrote about in an excited state here.

Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2
A film we can think of no possible reason in the world to watch. Its hopes of securing a UK male audience were scuppered when everyone worked out that pants means a different thing in America than it does in Blighty. Anyroad, it's out in August, if anyone wants to see it. We suspect we're not in the "target demographic", though. Pity.

Batman: Gotham Knight
Not a live action picture, but a DVD feature length anime adventure for the Dark Knight, with Kevin Conroy voiced the Bat. It's enough to make us dig out Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm again. What a film that is... The DVD of Gotham Knight will be out soon.

Superman: Man of Steel
It is happening, even though HMV has now cut the price of the 2-disc Superman Returns DVD to £3 at the time of writing. Bryan Singer is still expected to return behind the camera, and Brandon Routh is odds on to return as well.

Fast and the Furious 4
More fast cars coming up, as Justin Lin - who helmed the third instalment in the franchise, Tokyo Drift - is back behind the camera. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are back too, and the film heads to cinemas on 5 June 2009. Blimey.

Underworld 3
Truthfully, were either of the two previous Underworld films actually any good? They have their fans, but enough to warrant a trilogy? Hmmm. Anyway, Kate Beckinsale has jumped ship for part three - the Rise Of The Lycans - and hubby Len Wiseman isn't directing either. Instead, the current filming film - with Rhona Mitra and Bill Nighy - is being directed by Patrick Tatopoulos, who was production and creature designer on the franchise before.

The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian
We could have sworn this was a videogame, but apparently there's a film on the way too - unsurprisingly, given that The Mummy 3 is on the way as well. This one's likely to go straight to DVD, though, not least because Russell Mulcahy (last seen working on Resident Evil: Extinction) is behind the camera. Nobody you've ever heard of is in the cast, and the film has wrapped shooting

Point Break 2
The popular Patrick Swayze/Keanu Reeves surfing action movie is set for a sequel, albeit with a new cast and no sign of original director Kathryn Bigelow. Set 20 years after the original, this time it's W Peter Illiff who is writing and directing (he had a writing credit on the original). Expect it next year.

Inside Man 2
Spike Lee's crime thriller original was a good, strongly made but hardly memorable night out at the movies. It did well at the box office, though, and so a script is being written for a potential sequel in 2010.

Baby Geniuses 3
We're not quite sure why. Apparently, the idea this time is that kids swap roles with their parents. If that means they go and get a job, have to face the realities of the world and stop watching crap on the telly, than all the better. No idea when it's out, and truthfully, nobody cares.

Little Fockers
It's due in 2009. It'd better be funnier than the last one.

Step Up 3-D
The second film is doing well in the States. That means a button has been pressed to order a third. That is all.

Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li
No Kylie or Jean-Claude this time round, with the big names in the cast being American Pie's Chris Klein and The Green Mile's Michael Clarke Duncan. It's due out next year, and behind the camera is Doom director Andrzej Bartkowiak.

Spawn 2
A sequel to one of the worst comic-book tie-in movies of all time is in the planning stages. Current status of the project is pre-script, so don't hold your breath. Todd McFarlane is set to write the screenplay, though.

Boogeyman 3
Must have missed the fact that they did Boogeyman 2 to be honest. More straight to video goodness (or, more likely badness), is already in post-production.


Jumper 2
Quite an international hit Jumper proved to be. Very early exploratory work has started on a follow-up, and currently Doug Liman's name is linked with the project. Don't expect to hear much else on it for a while, though.

Into The Blue 2
Didn't get enough of Paul Walker and Jessica Alba last time round? Well the chances of attracting them back aren't great, but that hasn't stopped MGM from commissioning a sequel to its glossy rip-off of The Deep.

Robocop
Will it be a sequel, a reboot or a ‘reimagining'? All we know is that it's on MGM's production slate right now, even if further details aren't yet forthcoming.

THE WOLF MAN
Joe Johnston (Jumanji, Jurassic Park 3) gathers Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro, Hugo Weaving and Emily Blunt to revisit a cinematic monster of old. As long as it avoids the Van Helsing problems, it might be half decent, too.


X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
We've got high hopes for this one. The choice of Gavin (Tsotsi) Hood to direct seems inspired, and it'll be great to have an X-men film without them somehow trying to shoehorn Halle Berry in. This is the Hugh Jackman-focussed tale that we've been looking forward to since the first X-men film hit big, and it could be one of 2009's biggest. The Magneto movie will then follow.

STAR TREK XI
Or whatever the title turns out to be. Perhaps the most eagerly awaited reboot on the planet, JJ Abrams' new Star Trek has been shunted back to next summer, which can only heighten the anticipation surrounding it. It's been a long time since a really, really good Trek film (First Contact, probably), and this is one of Geek's 2009 big hopes.

THE HANNAH MONTANA MOVIE
We never want to see this ever in our lives. Or our next life. Or the one after that. Next year's equivalent of the Sex & The City movie for any self-respecting geek.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2
Hmmm, we weren't really that impressed with the first one, but it sure did help pay Ben Stiller's mortgage for him. He's back for the sequel, which moves from the original's winter release slot to prime blockbuster time. It will make lots of money, too.


TERMINATOR SALVATION
The risk. A Terminator film with no Arnie. A Terminator film where they've allowed McG to play with the cameras, seemingly without watching, well, his earlier films. On the plus side, Christian Bale is good casting, but playing for a PG-13 rating in the States is very bad news indeed. Sigh. What next? Die Hard Disney?

THE A-TEAM
John Singleton is behind the camera for the big screen version of the 80s' most iconic television show. Rumours persist that Bruce Willis may sign on to play Hannibal, and Ice Cube to be BA. But, er, as it's out in a year, they may want to get a crack on...

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 4
Featuring cars that go really, really FAST! Even FASTER than before! Paul Walker and Vin Diesel both return to the franchise that helped make them both, both once more in search of a career.

TRANSFORMERS 2
Our early bet for the biggest hit of the year, even if Transformers 1 was still a bit messy. That said, letting Michael Bay play with his computer graphics sure does guarantee bangs for your buck, and the fighting starts again on June 26th 2009.

NOWHERELAND
2009's crap Eddie Murphy comedy.


ICE AGE III
Fox can't make enough of these now, seeing as Ice Age is the first non-Disney or Dreamworks animated franchise that consistently delivers the cash. Oblivious to the fact that the second one wasn't much cop, this will no doubt make enough money to warrant Ice Age 4. And 5. And 6. Etc.

YEAR ONE
A new Harold Ramis comedy, starring one of the men-of-the-moment Michael Cera, with man looking for a hit Jack Black. Judd Apatow produces.

LAND OF THE LOST
From the director of Casper, a family-esque movie with Will Ferrell. It's a mix of comedy, sci-fi and adventure, apparently, and could prove to be a bit of a sleeper.

UP 3D
This is the 2009 Pixar release. That's pretty much all you need to know.


PRINCE OF PERSIA
Mike Newell is helming the big screen version of the videogame of the same name. It's got potential, too, and if done properly could be an Indiana Jones-lite of sorts, and certainly better than the ropey Tomb Raider films.

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123
A great film! Being remade by Tony Scott! Hurray! What could go wrong?

G I JOE
We're guessing this is the reason why Stephen Sommers didn't helm the third Mummy film, as instead he's brought together The Rock, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Christopher Eccleston and possibly even Brendan Fraser for his G.I. Joe movie. Time will tell if that's a good choice.

And further into the winter, we have...

NOTTINGHAM
Ridley Scott this time, and his take on the whole Robin Hood thing. Worth keeping an eye out for, certainly.


AVATAR
Outside of Star Trek, this is the one to chalk on your calendar now. James Cameron hasn't directed a major film since Titanic over a decade ago, and the signs are that Avatar could mark another technological shift with regards what we get from a big screen experience. Whether it's good or bad, it's guaranteed to be fascinating.