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* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'': ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'', about two-thirds of the third film and one third of the fourth were filmed together.

* Often happens with adaptations of ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'':
** ''The Three Musketeers'' (France, 1932)
** ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1961}}'' (France, 1961)
** ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1973}}'' (US/UK, 1973) -- Even though this version was shot as one film, it was eventually released as two. This resulted in its director (Richard Lester) getting sued by some of its cast, who had only been paid for one film and felt they should have been paid for two.
** ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|2023}}'' (France, 2023)

* ''Film/{{Superman|The Movie}}'' and ''Film/SupermanII: The Creator/RichardDonner Cut'' -- Written as a 5-hour epic, shot as two movies, though the second was mostly reshot after its director was fired and a restoration as close as possible to a [[ReCut Director's Cut]] was assembled in 2006.
* ''Manga/DeathNote''

* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' -- The two films form a two-part story that caps off the entire ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' up to that point, with the first movie ending on a major cliffhanger. They were originally marketed as ''Infinity War: Parts One and Two'' before being given separate titles to avoid the impression of this trope.

* ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}'' by Creator/DenisVilleneuve covers only half of [[Literature/{{Dune}} the book]] with the planned sequel covering the other half. It aims at avoiding the problem of the [[Film/Dune1984 1984 version]] [[CompressedAdaptation condensing too much of the story]] and abusing narration TimeSkip.

* For the ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' film series, there's ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne Dead Reckoning Part One]]'' due to release in 2023 and ''Dead Reckoning Part Two'' due to release in 2024. It was to be "Two sequels for the price of one" but the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic changed those plans.

* ''Film/{{It|2017}}'' and ''Film/ItChapterTwo''; the novel alternates between two time periods, which the films divide into two mostly distinct movies.

** ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1973}}'' (1973) -- Even though this version was shot as one film, it was eventually released as two. This resulted in its director (Richard Lester) getting sued by some of its cast, who had only been paid for one film and felt they should have been paid for two.
** ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|2023}}'' (2023) -- The French production due to release in 2023.

** ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1961}}'' (1961)

** ''The Three Musketeers'' (2023) -- The upcoming French production due to release in 2023.

* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'': ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'', about two-thirds of the third film and one third of the fourth.

* ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'': ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartII Part II]]'' and ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Part III]]''.

* ''Franchise/TheMatrix'': ''[[Film/TheMatrixReloaded Reloaded]]'' and ''[[Film/TheMatrixRevolutions Revolutions]]''.
* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest Dead Man's Chest]]'' and ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd At World's End]]''.
* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'': ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'' and about half of the third film.

* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'': ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'' and the third film.

* After ''Film/{{X|2022}}'' premiered at the 2022 SXSW festival, director Ti West revealed that a prequel called ''Film/{{Pearl}}'' was shot in secret alongside it. That movie premiered some six months after ''X''.

* ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'': ''Film/HalloweenKills'' and ''Halloween Ends'' were filmed together.

* After ''Film/{{X|2022}}'' premiered at the 2022 SXSW festival, director Ti West revealed that a prequel called ''Pearl'' was shot in secret alongside it.

* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'''s sequels, starting with ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'' and the third film.

* ''Film/{{Superman|The Movie}}'' and ''Film/SupermanII: The Creator/RichardDonner Cut'' -- Written as a 5-hour epic, shot as two movies, though the second was mostly reshot after its director was fired and a restoration as close as possible to a Director's Cut was assembled in 2006.

* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'''s sequels, starting with ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'', have pushed the envelope further than any other film saga before with ''four'' concurrently filmed sequels, creating a Two-part ''Pentalogy''.

* ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}'' by Creator/DenisVilleneuve covers only half of [[Literature/{{Dune}} the book]] with the planned sequel covering the other half. It aims at avoiding the problem of the [[Film/Dune1984 1984 version]] [[CompressedAdaptation condensing too much of the story]] and abusing narration TimeSkip.

* The sequels to ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', starting with ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'', have pushed the envelope further than any other film saga before with ''four'' concurrently filmed sequels, creating a Two-part ''Pentalogy''.

* The sequels to ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', starting with ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'', push the envelope further than any other film saga before with ''four'' concurrently filmed sequels, creating a Two-part ''Pentalogy''.

* For the ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' film series, there's ''Dead Reckoning Part One'' due to release in 2023 and ''Dead Reckoning Part Two'' due to release in 2024.

* For the ''[[lm/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission: Impossible]]'' film series, there's ''Dead Reckoning Part One'' due to release in 2023 and ''Dead Reckoning Part Two'' due to release in 2024.

* ''{{Film/Avatar}}'' pushes this UpToEleven with ''four'' concurrently filmed sequels, creating a Two-part ''Pentalogy''.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan AcrossTheSpiderVerse''

* ''WesternAnimation/AcrossTheSpiderVerse''

It's so much simpler to make the sequel before the first film is released. The stories can be written to fit together smoothly, and none of the cast are going to disappear, or demand more money. In the case of film adapting books, this can lead to DividedForAdaptation.

* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': The ''Mockingjay'' part of the adaptation was split into two films.

* ''Literature/TheHungerGames''

* ''Franchise/Halloween'': ''Film/HalloweenKills'' and ''Halloween Ends'' were filmed together.