Franchises have become the new standard when it comes to filmmaking. Production teams and movie studios are looking to get all they can from their biggest box office hits.
But not all actors are on board. To highlight the growing descent in Hollywood, I've come up with a list of 10+ actors who steadfastly refused to return for a sequel.
Jamie Lee Curtis was a certified movie star by the time Halloween 4 came to be.
It was assumed (correctly so) that Jamie would not be returning, so writers explained at the beginning of the film how Laurie Strode (Curtis) died in a car crash.
Linda feared that without director James Cameron, T3 was doomed to fail.
She goes on to say how she felt that the biggest problem with the script was that it suffered from a severe lack of character development.
When asked what kept him out of the concluding chapter of The Godfather franchise, Robert Duvall admits that it all came down to finances.
Supposedly, they paid Al Pacino four-times his salary, which didn't sit well with Robert.
Crispin disagreed with how the first film ended and as a result refused to come back for the sequel.
In order to make up for his absence, the production team took prosthetic molds of Crispin's face and applied them to another actor.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Keanu expressed that even though he loved working with Sandra Bullock — he simply couldn't get his head around the script for Speed 2.
He reportedly turned down a $12 million payday.
Speculation continues as to why Rachel decided not to return for The Mummy. Some sources allege that Rachel wasn't keen on the idea of playing the mother to a 21-year-old son in the movie.
Others seem to suggest that she didn't want to be away from her own family for such a long period of time.
It all came down to protecting the integrity of her first film. Kristen was worried that a sequel would risk tarnishing the legacy of one of her proudest achievements.
She still stands by her decision, even to this day.
Will isn't one to look back or dwell on the past.
He has stated multiple times over the years that he has no interest whatsoever in making an Elf sequel, nor does he plan on revisiting any of his classic films any time soon.
Jim already had a bad taste in his mouth when it came to sequels, and he wasn't looking to repeat the mistakes of Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.
Lately, rumors have begun to swirl that Jim will be making a return as Stanley Ipkiss.
Arnold has gone on record stating that he didn't like the idea of taking the story out of the jungle and transplanting it into the city.
Rumors also suggest that Arnold wasn't a big fan of director Stephen Hopkins.
In the end, the part was just too small to peak Sean's interests.
He spoke with Steven Spielberg but even the legendary director couldn't tempt Sean to come back for one more kick at the can.
Will had the difficult choice of appearing in the sequel to Independence Day or starring in The Suicide Squad.
Neither film was critically successful but The Suicide Squad did manage to far-exceed the box office numbers of Indepdence Day: Resurgence.
Katie has said that her decision to not appear in The Dark Knight was the right move, at the time.
Still, you've got to assume that she has partial regrets on missing out on one of the greatest comic book movies of all time.
Jodie felt that the script for Hannibal didn't stay true to the iconic character she'd helped build in The Silence of the Lambs.
Supposedly, Jodie wasn't keen on the idea of Hannibal and Clarice having a romantic relationship.
Robin only agreed to voice the Genie in Aladdin after Disney promised not to use his voice or character to sell merchandise or promote the film.
When they rescinded on their word, Robin flat out refused to appear in the sequel.
