Informal sequel
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An informal sequel, also called an unauthorized sequel or unofficial sequel, is a sequel to a film, movie, novel, television show, or video game that is produced without the consent of the creators of the original material.
[edit] Various Informal Sequels
- Return to Oz created by Disney as a sequel to MGM's The Wizard of Oz.
- Never Say Never Again is a James Bond film not part of the MGM / EON / Broccoli series. (Casino Royale was also a James Bond film, also not Broccoli, MGM, or EON-related, though it was made as a parody.)
- Happily Ever After created as a sequel to Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley created as a sequel to Gone with the Wind.
- Cosette or the Time of Illusions created by Francois Ceresa as a sequel to Victor Hugo's Les Miserables.
- The game Nightmare of Druaga created by Arika and Chunsoft as a sequel to Tower of Druaga, which was created by Namco.
- Paper Mario, created by Nintendo as a non-sequential sequel to Super Mario RPG (which was developed jointly with Squaresoft, who moved exclusively to Sony until 2003).
- Snake's Revenge - A sequel to the original Metal Gear developed by Konami, but produced without the involvement of series creator Hideo Kojima.
Today informal sequels have become a staple theme of fan fiction writings on the internet.