From Star Wars and Scream to Toy Story and Spider-Man, so many movie franchises are returning in 2026 that it could be called the year of sequels. While some of these sequels are expected entries in ongoing franchises and some are long-awaited returns of dormant IPs, there is a third brand of surprising franchise movies this year that has been causing a stir in the film community, inviting both excitement and skepticism.


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