Found on the Slash Film website, we read an entertaining post titled ‘Beloved Superhero Movies That Never Got A Sequel‘, written by Brent Furdyk.

The post lists a variety of superhero themed movies which appeared on our big screens once, with a follow-up sequel movie not released. The variety of movies listed by Brent include, Black Adam, Daredevil, The Punisher, Swan, The Green Hornet, The Rocketeer and many more.

The Phantom is also listed amongst these movies. Brent writes on the Phantom movie:

“The Phantom” is another comic property with long history, first appearing in newspaper comic strips in the 1930s. Paramount brought the masked crimefighter — known as “the ghost who walks” — to the screen in 1996, with future “Titanic” star Billy Zane in the leading role. While Zane had signed up for two sequels, the low-budget film’s old-timey vibe and so-so script did little to win over either critics of filmgoers, resulting in meh reviews and an anemic box-office take of just $17 million that cratered plans for a franchise.

More than a decade later, the Phantom re-emerged — on the small screen, this time, when the SyFy network greenlit a TV miniseries that debuted the following year. “Desperate Housewives” alum Ryan Carnes took over the role, with plans that the miniseries — promoted by the network as a “four-hour movie event” — would serve as a backdoor pilot for a full-fledged series. Soft ratings and poor reviews ensured that didn’t happen.

Over the years, rumors have occasionally emerged of a reboot, “The Phantom Legacy,” but those plans never quite came to fruition. Still, Zane has expressed interest in returning to the role. “To be honest, a Phantom return would be quite interesting. 20 years later, it’s a father-to-son business and a bit of a hand-off,” Zane told ComicBook.com. “So, right out of the comic universe, I’d say that character would be a hoot.”

Brent rightly notes that those movies which were a big hit in our cinemas, such as Iron Man, Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Superman and Batman will inevitably result in a follow-up sequel movie. These movies are usually backed by large production companies with a substantial financial budget.

Although the Phantom movie wasn’t a big hit in cinemas when it was released back in 1996 (with Billy Zane playing the part of the Phantom), it certainly remains a well loved movie, and a very much entertaining one for both fans and casual watchers of comic book hero movies.

In this period of time, with advances in movie production, special effects, and the amazing creative minds which exist in the movie making industry, is now the right time to see a new Phantom movie?

To read the full post on the Slash Film website titled Beloved Superhero Movies That Never Got A Sequel, click HERE

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