List of films produced back-to-back
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Sometimes, two or more films in a series are shot and produced "back-to-back", which means simultaneously or within a short space of time. This is usually done to eliminate the need to rebuild sets and re-hire actors for sequels, and maintain audience interest in the film series. Films produced this way usually have a well-planned pipeline, where the first film may be in post-production as the second is being shot.
While sometimes a
The following is a list of films that have been produced this way:
List
- Les Misérables - Parts 1, 2 and 3 (1934)
- The Tiger of Eschnapur and The Indian Tomb (both 1938)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)
- Roger la Honte and The Revenge of Roger (1946)
- Mandrin (1947 and 1948)
- The Battle of Stalingrad (1949)
- I tre corsari (1952) and Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair(1953)
- Stars Over Colombo (1953) and The Prisoner of the Maharaja (1954)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
- The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958)[1]
- And Quiet Flows the Don(1958)
- The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) and The Indian Tomb (1959)
- The Buddenbrooks (1959)
- Mistress of the World (1960)
- The Three Musketeers (1961)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1961)
- Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963) and The Mystery of the Indian Temple (1964)
- Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1964) and Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
- Back Door to Hell and Flight to Fury (both 1964)[2]
- Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes(1965)
- Ride in the Whirlwind and The Shooting (both 1966)[3]
- Wild, Wild Planet (1966), War of the Planets (1966), War Between the Planets (1966) and Snow Devils (1967)
- War and Peace (1966 and 1967)
- Die Nibelungen(1966 and 1967)
- Kampf um Rom (1968 and 1969)
- Red Lips Sadisterotica (1969) and Kiss Me Monster (1969)
- The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972)
- The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), shot as one film but split into two during post-production
- 1900 (1976)
- Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980) (see also Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, released 2006)
- Petrovka, 38 (1980) and Ogaryova Street, Number 6 (1980), both films directed by Boris Grigoryev that were based on novels by Yulian Semyonov about Kostenko.
- Pink Panther series
- S.E. Hinton.
- Missing in Action (1984) and Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985), the second film was filmed first, but released later as a prequel
- King Solomon's Mines (1985) and Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
- Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources (both 1986)
- Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) and III: Teenage Wasteland (1989), sequels to the 1983 film Sleepaway Camp[4]
- The Toxic Avenger Part II and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (both 1989) were filmed as one movie but was later re-edited into two
- La Révolution française (1989)
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Part III (1990), of the Back to the Future film series[5][6]
- Critters series
- The Lost World and Return to the Lost World (both 1992)
- Smoking/No Smoking (1993)
- The Three Colours trilogy: Blue (1993), White (1994) and Red (1994)
- Joan the Maiden(1994)
- Blue in the Face (1995) was conceived and filmed completely ad libbed immediately following production of Smoke (1995)
- Bullet to Beijing (1995) and Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)
- Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (both 1998)
- Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001) and Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002)
- The Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003)[7]
- The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (both 2003), parts of the Matrix series[7]
- The Best of Youth (2003)
- Dracula II: Ascension (2003) and Dracula III: Legacy (2005), both were filmed in 2002.
- (2004), which were originally shot as one film and later edited into two
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004), the second being a direct-to-video effort assembled from deleted scenes and outtakes of the first
- Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed and Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (both 2004)
- Hellraiser: Deader and Hellraiser: Hellworld (both 2005)
- The Prophecy: Uprising and The Prophecy: Forsaken (both 2005)
- Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis and Rave to the Grave (both 2005), the fourth and fifth films in the Return of the Living Dead series
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007), the second and third films in the Pirates of the Caribbean series[7]
- Letters From Iwo Jima(both 2006)
- Arn – The Knight Templar (2007) and Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End(2008)
- Che Part 1: The Argentine and Che Part 2: Guerilla (both 2008)
- Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008) and Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)[8]
- Pulse 3(both 2008)
- Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) and Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009)
- Mesrine (2008)
- Red Cliff, Part I (2008) and Red Cliff, Part II (2009)
- Shred (2008) and Revenge of the Boarding School Dropouts (2009)
- The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (both 2009)
- Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) and Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010); the films were edited into Arthur and the Great Adventure (2010) for release in the United Kingdom
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011)
- Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel(2011)
- The 10 "chapters" of the Adams Apples film series (2011–2012)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) and Part 2 (2012)
- Part 2were originally shot as a single film measuring a total of 319 minutes, but because of its over-five-hour length, it was divided into two parts (160 mins and 159 mins, respectively) for the Indian market.
- Nymphomaniac (2013) was originally supposed to be only one complete entry; but, because of its over-five-hour length, Lars von Trier had to split the project into two separate films.
- The Hobbit trilogy: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
- The Crossing, Part I (2014) and The Crossing, Part II (2015)
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015)
- Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
- Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) as part of the conclusion of the Infinity Saga (the first 11 years) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- K.G.F: Chapter 2(2022)
- To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) and To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)
- The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) and The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
- After We Fell (2021), After Ever Happy (2022) and After Everything (2023)
- The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021 and The Battle at Lake Changjin II (2022)
- Fear Street trilogy: Part One: 1994, Part Two: 1978 and Part Three: 1666 (all 2021)
- Detective Knight: Rogue, Redemption (both 2022) and Independence (2023)[9][10]
- Pushpa: The Rise (2021) and Pushpa 2: The Rule (TBA)
- X and Pearl (both 2022)
- Ivy + Bean, The Ghost That Had to Go and Doomed to Dance (all 2022)[11]
- Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and II (2023)
- The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) and The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (TBA)
- Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)[15]
- The Strangers: Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 (all 2024)[16][17]
- Red Notice 3(TBA)
- Avengers: Secret Wars(2027)
- Avatar 4 (2029) and Avatar 5 (2031)[7]
Though not shot entirely back-to-back, the final scene of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith was shot in Tunisia during the production of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones in order to avoid another trip to Tunisia for a single scene.[18]
See also
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