Do: Add in an exciting new villain
Star Trek: The Motion Picture isn't as bad as its reputation suggests, but the Enterprise crew's first cinematic adventure suffered from a serious lack of tension... possibly because the villain was an energy cloud. What a difference a great villain makes: Ricardo Montalban's miles-over-the-top sneering villainy in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan redefined the series for the big screen.
See Also: The T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Ralph Fiennes' Voldemort in the later Harry Potters, Lee Van Cleef in The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
See Also: The T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Ralph Fiennes' Voldemort in the later Harry Potters, Lee Van Cleef in The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
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22 Movie Sequel Do's and Don'ts
Have an exciting villain -- but not too many; kill a main character -- but not EVERYBODY; and more rules of thumb for going back to a franchise for seconds (or thirds, or fourths...)
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