Sequels are either big business in Hollywood or a sign of the laziness inherent in an art form so steeped in financial success that nothing original can be created. Probably both.

In 2017, we can expect a lot of new movies. Of those new movies, there are more than 30 sequels hitting theaters. That’s kind of ridiculous, right? Here’s what we can expect more of in 2017:

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter - Time since previous movie: 4 years

xXx 3: The Return of Xander Cage - Time since previous movie: 12 years; 15 since Vin Diesel

Underworld: Blood Wars - Time since previous movie: 4 years

John Wick: Chapter 2 - Time since previous movie: 2 years

Fifty Shades Darker - Time since previous movie: 2 years

Don’t worry. I’m not posting this shitfest again.

T2: Trainspotting - Time since previous movie: 21 years

Logan - Time since previous movie: 4 years

The Fate of the Furious - Time since previous movie: 2 years

Smurfs: The Lost Village - Time since previous movie: 4 years

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - Time since previous movie: 6 years

Alien: Covenant - Time since previous movie: 5 years

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul - Time since previous movie: 5 years

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Time since previous movie: TOO EFFING LONG 3 years

Despicable Me 3 - Time since previous movie: 4 years

Rings - Time since previous movie: 12 years

Amityville: The Awakening - Time since previous movie: 12 since the Ryan Reynolds remake; 6 since something called The Amityville Haunting

Transformers: The Last Knight - Time since previous movie: 3 years

Cars 3 - Time since previous movie: 6 years

War for the Planet of the Apes - Time since previous movie: 3 years

Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature - Time since previous movie: 3 years

Here is something from the first The Nut Job:

Annabelle 2 - Time since previous movie: 3 years

Cloverfield 2017 - Time since previous movie: 1 year

There is no way in hell there is anything for this flick yet.

Saw: Legacy - Time since previous movie: 7 years

Insidious: Chapter 4 - Time since previous movie: 2 years

Blade Runner 2049 - Time since previous movie: 35 years

Kingsman: The Golden Circle - Time since previous movie: 3 years

A Bad Moms Christmas - Time since previous movie: 1 year

Thor: Ragnarok - Time since previous movie: 4 years

Creed 2 - Time since previous movie: 2 years

Pitch Perfect 3 - Time since previous movie: 2 years

Star Wars: Episode VIII - Time since previous movie: 2 years

Jodi Smith is the Associate Trade News Editor at Pajiba. You can email her or follow her on Twitter.

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