List Of Films Produced Back-to-back

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 trilogy such as ''The Lord of the Rings'' is shot with all three parts back-to-back, it is much more common for only two parts to be shot this way. Often, in a trilogy, the first film will be made on its own, and if it is a success, the remaining two parts will be produced back-to-back. This approach was pioneered by the second and third parts of the ''Sleepaway Camp'' trilogy, and has since been applied to the ''Back to the Future'' and ''The Matrix'' trilogies. ''Back to the Future Part II'', and later, ''The Matrix Reloaded'' both ended with the words "To be concluded," a variant on the traditional "To be continued," and a trailer for their respective upcoming sequels.

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 Aztec Mummy'' (1957), ''The Curse of the Aztec Mummy'', and '' The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy'' (1958)Hardy, Phil (1995). ''The Overlook Film Encyclopedia Horror''. Overlook Press. . Page 109
* ''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)
* ''Der Schatz der Azteken'' (1965) and '' Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes'' (1965)
* ''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.
* ''Trail of the Pink Panther'' (1982) and ''Curse of the Pink Panther'' (1983), parts of the ''Pink Panther'' series
* '' The Outsiders'' (1983) and ''Rumble Fish'' (1983), both films directed by Francis Ford Coppola that were based on novels by 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''
*''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
* ''Critters 3'' and '' 4'' (both 1991), two films of the ''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)
* '' 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)
* ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (both 2003), parts of the ''Matrix'' series
* ''The Best of Youth'' (2003)
* '' Dracula II: Ascension'' (2003) and '' Dracula III: Legacy'' (2005), both were filmed in 2002.
* ''Kill Bill:'' ''Volume 1'' (2003) and ''Volume 2'' (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)
* '' 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
* ''Flags of Our Fathers'' and ''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)
* '' Pulse 2: Afterlife'' and ''Pulse 3'' (both 2008)
* '' Feast II: Sloppy Seconds'' (2008) and '' Feast III: The Happy Finish'' (2009)
* ''Mesrine'' (2008)
* '' 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'' (2010) and '' 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)
* '' Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1'' and '' Part 2'' were 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 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 1'' (2018) and '' 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) and ''After Ever Happy'' (2022)
* ''Fear Street'' trilogy: '' Part One: 1994'', '' Part Two: 1978'' and '' Part Three: 1666'' (all 2021)
* '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021) and '' Pushpa 2: The Rule'' (TBA)
* '' X'' and ''Pearl'' (both 2022)
* '' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022), ''Avatar 3'' (2024) alongside of footage for in ''Avatar 4'' (2026) and for ''Avatar 5'' (2028)
* '' The Strangers 3'', ''The Strangers 4'' and ''The Strangers 5'' (TBA)
* ''Avatar 4'' (2026) and ''Avatar 5'' (2028)
*'' Avengers: The Kang Dynasty'' (2025) and '' Avengers: Secret Wars'' (2026)

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.We Didn't Go to the Desert to Get a SuntanEpisode II DVD Special Feature, 002

See also

*Back-to-back film production
*List of films split into multiple parts

References

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