5 Legacy Sequels Fans Have Been Begging For — And They're Finally Actually Happening

Avatar: Fire And Ash Is Here — Three Years Later, And The Sully Family Is Still Grieving

James Cameron's third trip to Pandora arrived just three years after The Way of Water, but a full sixteen years after the original 2009 film changed moviegoing forever. Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña return as Jake and Neytiri, now facing a terrifying new villain in Oona Chaplin's Varang, leader of the fire-wielding Ash People.

Zootopia 2 Took Nine Years To Show Up — And Brought A Snake With It

Nearly a decade after the Oscar-winning original, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are finally back on the case. Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman reprise their roles as the mismatched cop duo, who this time are hunting down a slippery new suspect voiced by Ke Huy Quan.

Wicked: For Good Closed The Book Just One Year After Part One — And Somehow The Wait Still Felt Longer

Jon M. Chu's split-musical experiment paid off fast, with the second half landing exactly a year after 2024's record-breaking first film. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return as Elphaba and Glinda, joined by Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum as the story finally catches up to Dorothy's arrival in Oz.

Toy Story 5 Made Us Wait Seven Years — Then Handed The Toys A Tablet To Fight

Seven years after Toy Story 4 seemingly closed the series out, Woody, Buzz, and Jessie are back — this time battling a shiny new rival for Bonnie's attention. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack all returned, while Greta Lee joined as Lilypad, the disruptive tablet threatening to make old-fashioned toys obsolete.

Shrek 5 Is Coming — 17 Years After The Franchise Supposedly Ended For Good

Shrek Forever After was billed as the finale back in 2010, but Walt Dohrn and Conrad Vernon are bringing the ogre back for one more adventure. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz all return, now joined by Zendaya as Shrek and Fiona's daughter Felicia in a film landing a staggering twenty-six years after the original Shrek.