There's an old saying in Hollywood: "Don't count your trilogies until the weekend box office figures are in." Here are some movies that, despite their lofty aims, never got to taste the joy of a sequel.
First of all, you don't need to tell us the adventure is beginningit's the first movie. All the producers did was set themselves up for disappointment by being deluded with thoughts of continuing adventures. Just like they deluded themselves into believing Fred Ward would be the kind of charismatic hero the public just couldn't get enough of.