There are many elements that make a great sequel, but what's the most important...a great title. Sequel titles are an important art form that the Podcast Two feel a deep need to dive into. What makes a sequel title great? What makes it different from other film titles? What could possibly rank as the greatest sequel title of all time? Look, we're not sports guys, but this is the closest we'll get. We have devised an incredibly specific March Madness bracket system to decide once and for all, what is the greatest sequel title ever written?

Our first round goes as follows:

Aliens vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret of the Ooze

Spaceballs 2: The Quest for More Money vs. Zombieland Double Tap

The Empire Strikes Back vs. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones vs. Star Trek Into Darkness

28 Weeks Later vs. Terminator 2: Judgement Day

The Road Warrior vs. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story

2 Fast 2 Furious vs. Speed: Cruise Control

Rambo: First Blood vs. Die Hard 2: Die Harder

The Dark Knight vs. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

Spiderman: Far From Home vs. Spiderman Across the Spiderverse

Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties vs. Babe: Pig in the City

Magic Mike XXL vs. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel vs. Before Sunset

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo vs. Meet the Fockers

22 Jump Street vs. Ocean's Twelve

Airplane II: The Sequel vs. House 2: The Next Story

Who will win these rounds and proceed forward...listen to find out.

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Rupert Pumpkin is back! This week, we are writing a sequel to Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy." Will the film answer whether the last film's climax took place within the protagonist's head? Will this be a legacy sequel or will we de-age Robert De Niro like "The Irishman" did? What's The Clash gotta do with all of this? Will Sam adopt Scorsese's four hour work days? Does our audience know what McCarthy-ism is? Will we be able to match Taika Waititi's godlike improv skills? Which of our former guests farted in any Oscar nominees office? All that and more on the new episode of Podcast 2: The Sequel.

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We have to return some videotapes...okay?! This week on the Podcast we are diving deep into Mary Harron's American Psycho with special guest Eva Lucy Alvarado! She's a mega fan of Mary's Brett Easton Ellis adaptation, so we're heading to the Yale room with her to write a followup to the 2000's cult classic. Will Christian Bale return as Patrick Bateman? Will his business card finally spell "Acquisition" correctly? Is Bill Sage able to sweat on queue like Christian did? How does Dimes Square tie into all of this? Why are we somehow discussing Saltburn a whole two weeks after that episode? Is this officially the start of our beef with Red Scare? How does the history of French Clown education tie into all of this? Find out on this week's episode of Podcast 2 The Sequel.

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It’s the fall of 2006, you know what that means…Arcade Fire’s 2009 album “The Suburbs” needs to be on the soundtrack! On this week’s episode, the Podcast 2 received a call from A24 - they want a sequel to Emerald Fennel’s 2023 hit film “Saltburn,” this time with even more sucking and slurping. How will we find a new character arc for Barry Koeghen’s character, especially when the last one ended with such finality? Will we be able to figure out a way to bring Jacob Elordi back? Will we be able to bring his eyebrow piercing back? Why did we spend so much of the episode talking about Dan Harmon’s “Monster House” screenplay? Did we somehow do a second episode in a row that extensively discusses vending machine logistics? What is Pepperburn? Who is “The Throat Ghost?” All that and more on this week’s episode of Podca$t 2: The $equel.

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Shane Black is... Shane Back?

Nope! Turns out Hollywood turned to their favorite ghostwriting professionals, the Podcast Two, to cook up a sequel to the critically acclaimed box-office bomb The Nice Guys (2016). We bring in our filmmaker friend, Patrick Koehle, a certified Nice Guy himself, to help us crack the story on this 70s noir sequel. Tensions rise between the three writers as they brainstorm a worthy successor to the the Ryan Gosling-Russel Crowe buddy cop mystery. It gets hot in the kitchen but if you can't handle the flames then stay out of the kitchen. The filmography of Lethal Weapon and Iron Man 3 director Shane Black spark a fiery debate pondering where the screenwriting ends and directing begins. And the script pitch is one of our best yet! David Zaslav pushes Max to the limits of his ideological commitment to cinema. Pat and Max mercilessly bully Sam, but does he have it coming? Will Ryan Gosling be able to stop the the housing crisis? Should it be set in the 80's in Philly? Is that too depressing? Is Reagan somehow involved?Does it go all the way to the top? Olivia Munn said what? Many if not all of these questions will be acknowledged on this week's all new episode of Podcast 2: The Sequel.

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May Eywa be with you! This week on the Podcast, we ring in the Holidays with a special new sequel for James Cameron's momentous followup to his 2022 success "The Way of Water." This episode is a special blast from the past because it's the second episode we ever recorded (done in January 2022). Will our new sequel keep the story centered around the water tribe? How will we handle the growing moral complexity of Spider? Will the film create a more challenging character arc for Jake Sully? How do Bionicles tie into all this? How did we end up including Jonah Hill's therapist? Did Bob Iger get a poop out before our pitch? Does Tuk survive? All that and more on this week's episode of Podcast 2: The Sequel.

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Sandy Claws is back! On today's episode, Bob Iger asked us to call Tim Burton who asked us to call Henry Selick who asked us to write a sequel to his seminal holiday classic. Will we find a whole new way to mix Halloween with a classic holiday? Will Jack Skellington's narcissism be dissected or emboldened? Will we be able to write songs that live up to Danny Elfman's classic work? Is Sam actually made of bugs? Was Max's mom right to keep him away from this movie for weird kids? Will this be a good Burton project like Beetlejuice or are we heading towards another Planet of the Apes? Listen to find out on the new episode of Podcast 2: The Sequel.

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Lions, Lions and More Lions! This week on the Podcast, we've gotten a call from Drafthouse Films to write a sequel to their 2015 re-release "Roar." This cult classic starring Melanie Griffith and Tippi Hendrin was recently deemed the most dangerous film ever made due to its use of real lions around real actors...will our sequel find ways to be even more dangerous? What actors could we possibly want to surround with dozens of lions? How do the LAPD, The Dark Knight Rises and Morbius play into all of this? Will it be a legacy sequel or something based in the 80s like the original? What is Cancel Cove? Is this demonic film "awesome" like Sam says, or a narcissistic nightmare like Max says? What's the proper price for pretzel bites nowadays? Will this film cause a divorce like the original one did? Listen to the episode to hear answers to all these questions, and learn more behind the scenes stories about the most dangerous film ever made.

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