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Sometimes, two or morefilms in a series are shot and produced "back-to-back", which means simultaneously or within a short space of time. However the term “2 back to back” refers to two sequential occurrences that in turn produce four of the said occurrence. 2 back to back, (back to back, back to back) This is usually done to eliminate the need to rebuild sets and re-hire actors forsequels, and maintain audience interest in the film series. Films produced this way usually have a well-planned pipeline, where the first film may be inpost-production as the second is being shot.

While sometimes atrilogy such asThe Lord of the Rings is shot with all three parts back-to-back, it is much more common for only two parts to be shot this way. Often, in a trilogy, the first film will be made on its own, and if it is a success, the remaining two parts will be produced back-to-back. This approach was pioneered by the second and third parts of theSleepaway Camp trilogy, and has since been applied to theBack to the Future andThe Matrix trilogies.Back to the Future Part II, and later,The Matrix Reloaded both ended with the words "To be concluded," a variant on the traditional "To be continued," and a trailer for their respective upcoming sequels.

The following is a list of films that have been produced this way:

This film-related list isincomplete; you can help byadding missing items.(October 2021)

• Les Misérables - Parts 1, 2 and 3 (1934)
• The Tiger of Eschnapur andThe Indian Tomb (both 1938)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)
• Roger la Honte andThe Revenge of Roger (1946)
• Mandrin (1947 and 1948)
• The Battle of Stalingrad (1949)
• I tre corsari (1952) andJolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair (1953)
• Stars Over Colombo (1953) andThe Prisoner of the Maharaja (1954)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
• The Aztec Mummy (1957),The Curse of the Aztec Mummy, andThe Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958)^[1]
• And Quiet Flows the Don (1958)
• The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) andThe Indian Tomb (1959)
• The Buddenbrooks (1959)
• Mistress of the World (1960)
• The Three Musketeers (1961)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1961)
• Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963) andThe Mystery of the Indian Temple (1964)
• Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1964) andAnatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
• Back Door to Hell andFlight to Fury (both 1964)^[2]
• Der Schatz der Azteken (1965) andDie Pyramide des Sonnengottes (1965)
• Ride in the Whirlwind andThe Shooting (both 1966)^[3]
• Wild, Wild Planet (1966),War of the Planets (1966),War Between the Planets (1966) andSnow Devils (1967)
• War and Peace (1966 and 1967)
• Die Nibelungen (1966 and 1967)
• Kampf um Rom (1968 and 1969)
• Two Undercover Angels (1969) andKiss Me Monster (1969)
• The Emigrants (1971) andThe New Land (1972)
• The Three Musketeers (1973) andThe Four Musketeers (1974), shot as one film but split into two during post-production
• 1900 (1976)
• Superman (1978) andSuperman II (1980) (see alsoSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut, released 2006)
• Petrovka, 38 (1980) andOgaryova Street, Number 6 (1980), both films directed byBoris Grigoryev that were based on novels byYulian Semyonov about Kostenko.
• Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) andCurse of the Pink Panther (1983), parts of thePink Panther series
• The Outsiders (1983) andRumble Fish (1983), both films directed byFrancis Ford Coppola that were based on novels byS.E. Hinton.
• Missing in Action (1984) andMissing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985), the second film was filmed first, but released later as a prequel
• King Solomon's Mines (1985) andAllan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
• Jean de Florette andManon des Sources (both 1986)
• Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) andIII: Teenage Wasteland (1989), sequels to the 1983 filmSleepaway Camp^[4]
• The Toxic Avenger Part II andThe Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (both 1989) were filmed as one movie but was later re-edited into two
• La Révolution française (1989)
• Back to the Future Part II (1989) andPart III (1990), of theBack to the Future film series^[5][6]
• Critters 3 and4 (both 1991), two films of theCritters series
• The Lost World andReturn to the Lost World (both 1992)
• Smoking/No Smoking (1993)
• TheThree Colours trilogy:Blue (1993),White (1994) andRed (1994)
• Joan the Maiden (1994)
• Oblivion (1994) andOblivion 2: Backlash (1996)^[7]
• Blue in the Face (1995) was conceived and filmed completely ad libbed immediately following production ofSmoke (1995)
• Bullet to Beijing (1995) andMidnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)
• Young and Dangerous,Young and Dangerous 2 andYoung and Dangerous 3 (all 1996)
• Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms andUniversal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (both 1998)
• Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001) andWishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002)
• The Lord of the Rings trilogy:The Fellowship of the Ring (2001),The Two Towers (2002) andThe Return of the King (2003) (details)^[8]
• Lucas Belvaux'sTrilogy, which premiered at the2002 Toronto International Film Festival, comprises three standalone films describing the same 24 hours from different characters' intersecting viewpoints: One (On the Run), Two (An Amazing Couple), and Three (After the Life)^[9]
• The Matrix Reloaded andThe Matrix Revolutions (both 2003), parts of theMatrix series^[8]
• The Best of Youth (2003)
• Dracula II: Ascension (2003) andDracula III: Legacy (2005), both were filmed in 2002.
• Eloise at the Plaza andEloise at Christmastime (both 2003)^[10]
• Kill Bill:Volume 1 (2003) andVolume 2 (2004), which were originally shot as one film and later edited into two
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy andWake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004), the second being adirect-to-video effort assembled from deleted scenes and outtakes of the first
• Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed andGinger Snaps Back: The Beginning (both 2004)
• Hellraiser: Deader andHellraiser: Hellworld (both 2005)
• The Prophecy: Uprising andThe Prophecy: Forsaken (both 2005)
• Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis andRave to the Grave (both 2005), the fourth and fifth films in theReturn of the Living Dead series
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) andAt World's End (2007), the second and third films in thePirates of the Caribbean series^[8]
• Flags of Our Fathers andLetters from Iwo Jima (both 2006)
• Arn – The Knight Templar (2007) andArn – The Kingdom at Road's End (2008)
• Che Part 1: The Argentine andChe Part 2: Guerilla (both 2008)
• Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008) andAnacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)^[11]
• Pulse 2: Afterlife andPulse 3 (both 2008)
• Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) andFeast III: The Happy Finish (2009)
• Mesrine (2008)
• Red Cliff, Part I (2008) andRed Cliff, Part II (2009)
• Shred (2008) andRevenge of the Boarding School Dropouts (2009)
• The Girl Who Played with Fire andThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (both 2009)
• Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) andArthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010); the films were edited intoArthur and the Great Adventure (2010) for release in theUnited Kingdom
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) andPart 2 (2011)
• Burnt by the Sun 2 (2010) andBurnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel (2011)
• The 10 "chapters" of theAdams Apples film series (2011–2012)
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) andPart 2 (2012)
• Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 andPart 2 were originally shot as a single film measuring a total of 319 minutes, but because of its over-five-hour length, it was divided into two parts (160 mins and 159 mins, respectively) for the Indian market.
• Nymphomaniac (2013) was originally supposed to be only one complete entry; but, because of its over-five-hour length,Lars von Trier had to split the project into two separate films.
• The Hobbit trilogy:An Unexpected Journey (2012),The Desolation of Smaug (2013) andThe Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
• The Crossing, Part I (2014) andThe Crossing, Part II (2015)
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) andPart 2 (2015)
• Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) andBaahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
• Fifty Shades Darker (2017) andFifty Shades Freed (2018)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018) andAvengers: Endgame (2019) as part of the conclusion of theInfinity Saga (the first 11 years) of theMarvel Cinematic Universe (details)
• K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) andK.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)
• To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) andTo All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)
• The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) andThe Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
• After We Fell (2021),After Ever Happy (2022) andAfter Everything (2023)
• The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) andThe Battle at Lake Changjin II (2022)
• Fear Street trilogy:Part One: 1994,Part Two: 1978 andPart Three: 1666 (all 2021)
• Detective Knight: Rogue,Redemption (both 2022) andIndependence (2023)^[12][13]
• Pushpa: The Rise (2021) andPushpa 2: The Rule (2024)
• X andPearl (both 2022)
• Ivy + Bean,The Ghost That Had to Go andDoomed to Dance (all 2022)^[14]
• Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) andII (2023)
• Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) andAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025)^[8] alongside some footage forAvatar 4 (2029)^[15] andAvatar 5 (2031)^[16][17]
• The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) andThe Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) andSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)
• Beautiful Disaster (2023) andBeautiful Wedding (2024)
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) andRebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)^[18]
• The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024),Chapter 2 (2025) andChapter 3 (TBA)^[19][20]
• Horizon: An American Saga (2024). A planned four-part film byKevin Costner. The first two films were completed in 2024. Costner plans for two more films.^[21][22][23]
• Wicked (2024) andWicked: For Good (2025)
• 28 Years Later (2025) and28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
• Red Notice 2 andRed Notice 3 (TBA)
• Avengers: Doomsday (2026) andAvengers: Secret Wars (2027) (details)^[24]

• Avatar 4 (2029) andAvatar 5 (2031)^[8]

Though not shot entirely back-to-back, the final scene ofStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith was shot inTunisia during the production ofStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones in order to avoid another trip to Tunisia for a single scene.^[25]

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