Sequels to films that never were

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The upcoming Burton's Alice, so far as I've let myself read, involves an older Alice who comes back to Wonderland.

Oh really? I hope so since, as a general rule of thumb, I find Burton at his best when he's working from original material rather than adapting existing material (Bettlejuice, Nightmare, Mars Attacks, Edward Scissorhands, as opposed to Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Planet of the Apes). Batman's an exception to the rule, though even there I prefer Returns which was more of a departure from the comic book world than the first. And Corpse Bride is an exception on the other side (original material that was just kinda meh). But I'll hold out hope that working with a new chapter to the story for Alice has inspired him to greatness once again.

As for the topic in the OP, I might throw the George Clooney Batman films in there. Sort of. I mean, they don't really follow directly from any Batman movie prior to it, and don't start at the beginning of the Batman storyline. But then, in the comic-book world that's hardly any big deal, happens all the time.

I agree with Hook. It definitely presumes a known backstory, yet no version of the backstory that matches what's in that movie ever existed.