Coppola followed it with a critically successful sequel, The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ), which became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

The sequel, The Godfather Part II won six Oscars, and became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

In 1983 Puzo's literary sequel to The Godfather was published.

In 2004, Random House published a sequel to Puzo's The Godfather, The Godfather Returns, by Mark Winegardner.

Francis Ford Coppola deliberately incorporated elements of Lear in his 1990 sequel The Godfather Part III, including Michael Corleone's attempt to retire from crime throwing his domain into anarchy, and most obviously the death of his daughter in his arms.

Partially based on Puzo's 1969 novel, The Godfather, the film is in part both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather, presenting two parallel dramas.

The Godfather Part II ranks among the most critically and artistically successful films in movie history, and is the most honored sequel for excellence.

On March 13, 2012 Bert Fields, attorney for the estate of Mario Puzo filed a counterclaim against Paramount Pictures, who sued the estate to stop the author ’ s son, Anthony Puzo, from publishing a new sequel to his father ’ s classic Mafia saga, " The Godfather.

In the case of The Godfather Part II, the narrative combines elements of a prequel with those of a more generalized sequel by having two intercut narrative strands, one continuing from the first film ( the mafia family story under the leadership of Michael Corleone ), and one, completely separate, detailing events that precede it ( the story of his father Vito Corleone in his youth ).

She was initially reluctant, stating that, " At first, I was skeptical about playing Kay again in the Godfather sequel.

** The Godfather Part II, the Academy Award-winning 1974 sequel to the first film

Michael appears in Mark Winegardner's sequel novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge.

Over the course of the sequel, The Godfather Part II, it emerges that Fredo is deeply resentful about being passed over, which eventually leads him to betray Michael, albeit unintentionally.

The character also appears in various flashback sequences in the film's 1974 sequel, The Godfather Part II.

As well as appearing in the original film, The Godfather, Sonny features in the sequel, The Godfather Part II.

Mary appears as a minor character in Mark Winegardner's sequel novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge, although in the original novel, Michael's second child is a boy.

Connie appears as a supporting character in Mark Winegardner's sequel novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge.

The Godfather Part II had cut back and forth between scenes in the early 1900s and contemporary scenes, and was therefore both a prequel and a sequel to The Godfather.

Although the two parts are now normally published as a single work, Don Quixote, Part Two was a sequel published ten years after the original novel.

and subsequently directed and co-starred with his friend Fred Astaire in the sequel That's Entertainment, Part II ( 1976 ).

In the entertainment industry, this can manifest itself as calling a movie " Part 1 " once sequels are released or by slightly altering the title ( e. g. Star Wars: A New Hope or Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark ) to emphasize its connection with the sequel ( s ), or by referring to a television series as " the original ," as in Star Trek: The Original Series.

As a sequel to " Zero Hour ," " Storm Front " and " Storm Front, Part II ," opened up the fourth season on October 8 and 15, 2004.

As a sequel to the original Star Trek's " Mirror, Mirror " proved popular while " Part II " had an ending which was a cliffhanger.

Eisenstein's film, Ivan The Terrible, Part I, presenting Ivan IV of Russia as a national hero, won Joseph Stalin's approval ( and a Stalin Prize ), but the sequel, Ivan The Terrible, Part II was criticized by various authorities and would go unreleased until 1958.

** The Descent Part 2, the 2009 sequel to the 2005 film

The film proved to be successful and was followed with a sequel in 1985, Rambo: First Blood Part II which became the most successful film in the series and made the character John Rambo a pop cultural icon.

* Nat Turner is the subject of the book The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses: A Novel and its sequel by Sharon E Foster, written in 2011.

It had a numeraled sequel, Father of the Bride Part II, in 1995, also starring Martin and Keaton.

A sequel, Space Channel 5: Part 2, was released for Dreamcast ( Japan only ), PlayStation 2 ( Japan and Europe ) in 2002 and on Steam on March 4, 2011.

* The Karate Kid, Part II, a 1986 sequel in which Daniel accompanies Miyagi on a trip back to Okinawa, where he is reunited with loved ones, and is challenged by an old adversary.

* The Karate Kid, Part III, a 1989 sequel in which Martin Kove reappears as Kreese, seeking revenge on Daniel and Miyagi with the help of allies played by Thomas Ian Griffith and Sean Kanan.

Additionally, major films including My Cousin Vinny, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and Halloween II, Rob Zombie's sequel to his 2007 film Halloween were also filmed near and around " The Square " in downtown Covington.

Danzig later recorded a new song, " Black Hell ", to appear in the 2011 sequel, The Hangover: Part II.

" Friday the 13th Part 2, the sequel to the popular slasher film Friday the 13th, contains virtually shot-for-shot remakes of scenes from Twitch of the Death Nerve.

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III ( 1990 ) was the second sequel to appear, though Hooper did not return to direct due to scheduling conflicts with another film, Spontaneous Combustion.

Fett was played by Dee Bradley Baker in a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed expansion and its sequel: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, by Chris Cox in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, and by Tom Kane in three other Star Wars video games.

Soval also explained that, since Earth recovered from World War III far more quickly than Vulcan did from its equivalent ( in " The Forge " and its sequel episodes, it is said that Vulcans took almost a thousand years to rebuild their society after their last catastrophic war ), it alarmed many Vulcans, who were confused as to how to deal with a rapidly growing and emotional society such as Earth's.

The sequel, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ( 1984 ), focuses on his crewmates ' quest to recover Spock's body, resurrected by the Genesis matrix in the previous film.

Breaking the fourth wall, the possibility of a sequel was already included in the film itself, with Yogurt's quote: " God willing, we'll all meet again in Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money ", a play on the film title Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in Dad's Army, his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series Yes Minister ( and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister ), for which he won four BAFTA awards, and as King George III in Alan Bennett's stage play The Madness of George III ( Olivier Award ) and the film version entitled The Madness of King George, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

He also portrayed Montgomery " Scotty " Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film, Benji Dunn in Mission: Impossible III and its sequel Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and Thompson in The Adventures of Tintin.

In 1982, there was Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Last Starfighter in 1984 as Grig, Alex Rogan's copilot, navigator, and sidekick, The Whoopee Boys in 1986 as a conman, John Huston's The Dead in 1987, in RoboCop, and its sequel RoboCop 2.

* Silent Hunter III, sequel released in 2005.

An unofficial sequel, Archon III: Exciter, was produced by unknown Archon fans for the Commodore 64 in 1985.

In the direct sequel, Modern Warfare 3, the Task Force is disavowed after the events of the previous game ; however, they still remain active in an attempt to end the now-ensuing World War III.

* Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, 2005 film, sequel to Attack of the Clones

The score of Halloween III differed greatly from the familiar main theme of the original and sequel.

Messy's recent credits include music in The Crow III, What Lies Beneath, 2Gether, NBC ’ s Third Watch, Things Behind the Sun, Skechers USA, EVE. com, PlayStation 2, The Unreal Tournament sequel, Myst III ’ s " Exile " single, HBO, Disney, and an award-winning trailer for the Independent Film Channel.

: Evidence: It is known that Richard III was definitely a sequel to 3 Henry VI, which was on-stage by 23 June 1592, hence Richard III must have been written later than early 1592.

* Lineage III, a 2011 sequel to Lineage II

Due to its commercial and critical success, Infernal Affairs was followed by a prequel, Infernal Affairs II, and a sequel, Infernal Affairs III, both released in 2003, as well as a 2006 American remake by Martin Scorsese entitled The Departed.

The sequel, Infernal Affairs III, uses the original ending instead of the alternate one.

Robin Curtis took on the role after a salary dispute caused Alley to drop out of the sequel, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ( 1984 ).