TV and Movies·Posted on Aug 18, 20225 Movie Sequels That Successfully Changed Genres From The Original, And 5 That FailedWho approved some of these switches?by Jeremy HayesBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Joker director Todd Phillips shared that the movie's sequel will be titled Joker: Folie à Deux. The popular psychological crime drama will have a follow-up, and that follow-up will be...a musical. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Joker will not be the first film to receive a sequel with a drastic genre makeover. Here are five movie sequels that switched genres for the better, and five for the worse: 1. UPGRADE — Thor: Ragnarok 2. DOWNGRADE — Aliens 3. UPGRADE — Terminator 2: Judgment Day 4. DOWNGRADE — Rambo: First Blood Part II 5. UPGRADE — 10 Cloverfield Lane 6. DOWNGRADE — Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 7. UPGRADE — The Chronicles of Riddick 8. DOWNGRADE — The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 9. UPGRADE — Captain America: The Winter Soldier 10. DOWNGRADE — Gremlins 2: The New Batch Do you disagree with any of these? Can you think of other "genre-changing" sequels? Comment below!