Film Spin-Offs
Spin-off in films derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work (e.g. a particular topic, character, or event).
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- DirectorCarol ReedStarsMargaret LockwoodRex HarrisonPaul HenreidAfter Germany invades Czechoslovakia, the German and the British intelligence services try to capture Czech scientist Dr. Axel Bomasch (James Harcourt), inventor of a new type of armor-plating.A spin-off of 1938's The Lady Vanishes.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersElke SommerGeorge SandersInspector Clouseau falls in love with a murder suspect and tries to clear her name.A spin-off of 1963's The Pink Panther.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsHelen SlaterFaye DunawayPeter O'TooleAfter losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.A superhero spin-off from Superman film series which starred Christopher Reeve. This movie also featured Marc McClure reprising his role as Jimmy Olsen from the Superman films.
- DirectorJohn KortyStarsEric WalkerWarwick DavisFionnula FlanaganWicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.The first of two spin-off TV movies featuring Ewoks from Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi (1983).
- DirectorJim WheatKen WheatStarsWilford BrimleyWarwick DavisAubree MillerMarauders raid the Ewok village and steal a power supply they believe to be magical. Wicket helps Cindel escape the evil witch Charal, and they befriend a hermit who may help them save the village.A sequel and spin-off TV movie featuring Ewoks from Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi (1983).
- DirectorBill BaggsStarsJon PertweePeter DavisonSylvester McCoyIn a future London suffering from toxic air pollution, a reporter, his mentor, a weatherman and an environmental activist discover they are connected and set out to expose the corrupt Airzone Corporation.
- DirectorStanley TongStarsMichelle YeohRongguang YuEmil ChauAs a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call on Jessica Yang, a rising star in their ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves.A spin-off of Jackie Chan's Police Story film series involving Michelle Yeoh as Interpol Inspector Jessica Yang Jian Wa portrayed in Police Story 3: SuperCop (1992). Although Jackie Chan only has a cameo appearance in this film.
- DirectorBill BaggsStarsCaroline JohnJon PertweeSylvester McCoyFormer UNIT scientist Liz Shaw investigates a series of bizarre murders near a soon-to-be closed psychiatric hospital. When the hospital is suddenly saved by a wealthy businessman events seem to run out of Liz's control.
- DirectorBill BaggsStarsCaroline JohnLouise JamesonTerry MolloyP.R.O.B.E. are summoned to investigate a series of strange events linked to a private school. Liz Shaw comes under increasing pressure to solve the case as P.R.O.B.E. is threatened with closure just when it may be most needed.
- DirectorBill BaggsStarsCaroline JohnLouise JamesonCharles KayA series of gruesome and bizarre murders leads P.R.O.B.E. to investigate a secret government project from the seventies.
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesBrent SpinerThe Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.Spin-off of 1994's Star Trek: Generations.
- DirectorBill BaggsStarsReece ShearsmithDaniel MatthewsDavid HankinsonWhen the body of a victim from the Winterborne case goes missing and a black magic grimoire is stolen from a local museum Liz Shaw teams up with the disgraced former headmaster of Winterborne school, Gavin Purcell to fight it.
- DirectorNicholas BriggsStarsMichael WadeBryonie PritchardGeorge TelferIn a top-secret UNIT warehouse Dr Sally Arnold is studying a Nestene energy unit with little success. Until she subjects it to cosmic signals that activate it and it awakens several dormant Autons stored in the facility.Spin-off productions based on the long running BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who.
- DirectorAndrew KnightStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJerry OrbachAstonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.A Walt Disney direct-to-video spin-off sequel to 1991's Beauty and the Beast.
- DirectorNicholas BriggsStarsMichael WadeGeorge TelferJo CastletonTwo years after the incident at the UNIT warehouse a lorry transporting Autons from there to another UNIT facility is hijacked by it's cargo. Lockwood and another psychic, Natasha, trace the Autons to Sentinel Island.Spin-off productions based on the long running BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who.
- DirectorStuart BairdStarsTommy Lee JonesWesley SnipesRobert Downey Jr.U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan, who has been accused of a double-murder.A half spin-off/sequel to the 1993 motion picture The Fugitive with the actors from the previous film who portrayed Deputy marshals, reprise their roles in this film.
- DirectorBill BaggsPatricia MerrickStarsMichael WadeJo CastletonGeorge TelferLockwood and Natasha have returned to the mainland from Sentinel Island but find that the population of the town of Millhampton have vanished. The pair discover that the nearby hospital is the Nestene base of operations.Spin-off productions based on the long running BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who.
- DirectorHiroyuki MoritaStarsChizuru IkewakiYoshihiko HakamadaAki MaedaAfter helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.A spin-off of Studio Ghibli's 1995 Japanese animated film, Whisper of the Heart.
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsDwayne JohnsonSteven BrandMichael Clarke DuncanA desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.A spin-off prequel of The Mummy Returns with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the title character.
- DirectorNick MarckStarsKate SimmonsJake ThomasRandy QuaidA holiday to the South Pacific goes awry when Cousin Eddie's family and a tour guide are shipwrecked on an island.A spin-off of the National Lampoon's Vacation film series with Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn reprising their roles as Cousin Eddie and Catherine.
- DirectorDavid TwohyStarsVin DieselJudi DenchColm FeoreThe wanted criminal Richard Bruno Riddick arrives on a planet called Helion Prime and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe.A spin-off sequel of the 2000's Pitch Black with Vin Diesel as the dangerous criminal Richard B. Riddick.
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsJennifer GarnerGoran VisnjicWill Yun LeeElektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and his young daughter, from a group of supernatural assassins.A spin-off from the 2003 film Daredevil.
- DirectorSteve RashStarsEugene LevyTad HilgenbrinkArielle KebbelMatt Stifler wants to be just like his big bro, making porn movies and having a good time in college. After sabotaging the school band, he gets sent to band camp where he really doesn't like it at first but then learns how to deal with the bandeez.A spin-off from the American Pie series.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsQueen LatifahAlicia SilverstoneDjimon HounsouA determined hairstylist (Queen Latifah) competes with her former boss (Kevin Bacon) after opening her own business in Atlanta.Spin-off to the Barbershop film franchise.
- DirectorRich ThorneStarsKristen WilsonTara WilsonKyla PrattMaya Doolittle can't fit in at school because of her special gift of being able to talk to animals, so her mother sends her to a ranch to find herself, but at first all she can find is lots of hard work.A spin-off of the 1998 remake Dr. Dolittle series that does not star Eddie Murphy and Raven-Symoné. It stars Kyla Pratt, the original daughter in the remake series, as Maya.
- DirectorJoe NussbaumStarsJohn WhiteEugene LevyMaria RicossaA high school virgin, who is eager to have sex, gets a guilt free pass from his girlfriend to lose his virginity while attending college parties for a whole weekend.A spin-off from the American Pie series.
- DirectorTom ShadyacStarsSteve CarellMorgan FreemanLauren GrahamGod contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.A stand-alone sequel to Bruce Almighty (2003) with director Tom Shadyac, based on the characters created by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe from the original film, and starring Steve Carell as the title character. Morgan Freeman reprised his role as God from the original film.
- DirectorAndrew WallerStarsJohn WhiteChristopher McDonaldJake SiegelErik and Cooze start college and pledge the Beta House fraternity, presided over by none other than legendary Dwight Stifler.A spin-off/sequel from the American Pie series.
- DirectorCraig ShapiroStarsKyla PrattPeter CoyoteMalcolm StewartMaya Dolittle, who can talk to animals like her father, is placed on special assignment by the President of the United States of America.The sequel spin-off of the remake Dr. Dolittle series starring Kyla Pratt, the original daughter in the remake series, as Maya.
- DirectorHideo NakataStarsKen'ichi MatsuyamaSota AoyamaShunji FujimuraA spin-out sequel to the popular Japanese thriller. This time it focuses on the character "L."A spin-off to the Death Note film series with Kenichi Matsuyama as the character "L".
- DirectorGil JungerStarsMasi OkaNate TorrenceJayma MaysA spin-off of the Get Smart movie, centered on Bruce, a techie at CONTROL, and his nerdy analyst cohort, Lloyd.A spin off of the 2008 Get Smart movie.
- DirectorAlex ZammStarsKyla PrattTegan MossBrandon Jay McLarenWhile on a trip to Hollywood to help a celebrity starlet's depressed Chihuahua, Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) gets caught up in the Hollywood glitz and glamour when she is offered her own TV show. But with the help of her faithful sidekick Lucky, she is able to see past the facade and stay true to her dreams of helping animals.The third spin-off film series of the 1998 remake Dr. Dolittle with Kyla Pratt, the original daughter in the remake series, as Maya.
- DirectorGavin HoodStarsHugh JackmanLiev SchreiberRyan ReynoldsThe early years of James Logan, featuring his rivalry with his brother Victor Creed, his service in the special forces team Weapon X, and his experimentation into the metal-lined mutant Wolverine.A spin-off prequel to the X-Men film trilogy starring Hugh Jackman as the title character.
- DirectorHerman YauStarsMichael TseAnthony Chau-Sang WongFrancis NgThe prequel to the popular character, Laughing Gor (Michael Tse) in the highly rated TVB drama series Emergency Unit. This movie tells the story of Laughing and before he join the police force has a dark background as member of a tried under Chou (Anthony Wong). Chou was the leader of the triad and persuaded Laughing to join the police force as an undercover for the triad to spy on police activities. While in the police academy, Laughing excel but not well enough to be confirm as a police officer. Instead he was recruited to be an undercover agent to spy on some illegal activities. Laughing now maintains the life as a double undercover agent, with crucial information from two sides. But an incident disturbs the balance of the two identities and threatens to blow his cover. With both the triad and police force suspicious of his loyalty, Laughing does not know who he can trust to save him.A spin-off to the 2009 Hong Kong television drama series E.U.
- DirectorJohn PutchStarsBug HallKevin M. HortonBrandon HardestyTen years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible hidden in the school library at East Great Falls High.A spin-off from the American Pie series.
- DirectorEllory ElkayemStarsOliver JamesKristopher TurnerRik YoungZach talks Ben into taking off time to go on an adventure of a lifetime. Our two fiends head out on the river, along with an uptight Brit to find Ben's long lost love.A spin-off from the 2004 film Without a Paddle.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsJonah HillRussell BrandElisabeth MossA record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.A spin-off sequel of Nicholas Stoller's 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, reuniting director Stoller with stars Hill and Brand. Brand reprises his role as character Aldous Snow from Forgetting Sarah Marshall, while Hill plays an entirely new character.
- DirectorEthan ManiquisRobert RodriguezStarsDanny TrejoMichelle RodriguezRobert De NiroAfter being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.This action exploitation film is an expansion of a fake trailer that was released together with Robert Rodriguez's and Quentin Tarantino's 2007 Grindhouse.
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsRutger HauerPasha EbrahimiRobb WellsA homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.This Canadian exploitation action film is based on the winning trailer of the same name from Robert Rodriguez's South by Southwest Grindhouse trailers contest.
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsAshley TisdaleAustin ButlerCameron GoodmanSharpay Evans travels to New York where she is pursuing a Broadway career but it's her dog who lands an acting gig first.A spin-off to High School Musical film franchise starring Ashley Tisdale as the title character.
- DirectorChris MillerStarsAntonio BanderasSalma HayekZach GalifianakisAn outlaw cat, his childhood egg-friend, and a seductive thief kitty set out in search for the eggs of the fabled Golden Goose to clear his name, restore his lost honor, and regain the trust of his mother and town.A spin-off prequel to the Shrek franchise.
- DirectorJudd ApatowStarsPaul RuddLeslie MannMaude ApatowPete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) were only-kinda-happily married supporting characters from the comedy hit Knocked Up (2007), and they graduated to the leads for this stand-alone film.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsHugh JackmanWill Yun LeeTao OkamotoWolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.A stand-alone sequel to the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsDanny TrejoAlexa PenaVegaMel GibsonThe U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.This action exploitation sequel film is an expansion of a fake trailer that was released together with Robert Rodriguez's and Quentin Tarantino's 2007 Grindhouse.
- DirectorJohn R. LeonettiStarsWard HortonAnnabelle WallisAlfre WoodardA couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.A spin-off to 2013 horror film The Conjuring and based on the James Wan film's demonic doll.
- DirectorEric DarnellSimon J. SmithStarsTom McGrathChris MillerChristopher KnightsSkipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.A spin-off of 2005 animated film Madagascar with the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private.
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsMichael B. JordanSylvester StalloneTessa ThompsonThe former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.A spin-off from the Rocky film series with Sylvester Stallone reprising as Rocky Balboa who accepts Adonis Johnson Creed's (Michael B. Jordan), the son of Rocky's late rival-turned-good friend boxer Apollo Creed, request to train him.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsEddie RedmayneKatherine WaterstonAlison SudolIn 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.The Harry Potter spinoff film based on the J.K. Rowling's novel of the same.