Random Sequels That Totally Blew Up Relationships For No Reason (14 items)

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  (#12) Mia And Michael Are Suddenly Just Friends In 'The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement'

  In The Princess Diaries book series, Michael Moscovitz is the main love interest for Mia Thermopolis. At the end of the first film, we get to see the kiss between them that we'd all been waiting for. Yet, in The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement, Mia and Michael are back to being just friends. In fact, Michael doesn't make an appearance at all in the sequel.

  Actor Robert Schwartzman was touring with his rock band, Rooney, while the sequel was filmed. Coincidentally, the excuse for Michael not being present is that his band was also on tour. 
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  (#8) 'The Bourne Ultimatum' Suggests That Jason And Nicky Had A Romantic Relationship, Then Bumps Her Off In The Sequel

  Jason Bourne's amnesia is one of the key points of the film, but there are some unanswered questions. In The Bourne Ultimatum, Nicky Parsons implies that the two of them had romantic connections before his memory loss (though this topic isn't even hinted at in the previous two films). Then, in the fifth film, Jason Bourne, Nicky returns to seek Jason's help, but she meets her demise before any romance takes place.

  This seems to be a running theme with Jason. His love interest from the first film, Marie Kreutz (Franka Potente), is unceremoniously dispatched in the sequel, The Bourne Supremacy. 
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  (#2) Vicki Vale Suddenly Isn’t Around Anymore In ‘Batman Returns’

  Vicki Vale, Batman's love interest from the 1989 Batman film, is gone without a trace in Batman Returns. According to the first draft of the script from Batman Returns, the film was supposed to be a direct sequel of the first film, with Vicki included in it. However, Tim Burton wasn't a fan of sequels, so he rewrote the script with a new Gotham City in mind. It no longer made sense for Vicki to appear in the universe.

  There are only two scenes in Batman Returns in which Bruce Wayne acknowledges Vicki's existence. He briefly chastises Alfred Pennyworth for letting her into his Batcave in the first film, then later mentions to Selina Kyle (Catwoman) that Vicki ended things because she could not accept his two lives. 
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  (#1) Grant And Ellie Are No Longer Together In ‘Jurassic Park III’

  While there's some speculation about whether or not Ellie Sattler and Alan Grant were a couple in the first Jurassic Park, it's clear that they had a connection. The first film spent time building up their relationship, which led fans to hope that the two would commit to each other and have a family by the third film. 

  Instead, Jurassic Park III reveals that Ellie left Alan when he didn't want to settle down. So, she married a State Department employee and had two children with him instead. It's an unsatisfying subplot that many fans could've done without.
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  (#3) John McClane Saves His Wife’s Life Twice Then They’re Separated In ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’

  John McClane went through so much to keep his wife, Holly Gennaro McClane, safe. He fends off terrorists while trying to fix their deteriorating marriage, and he turns down the advances of other beautiful women. He's committed to his wife throughout the first two films, but she still leaves him in the end. 

  In Die Hard with a Vengeance, they're separated, and Holly is never even seen in the film (though her voice is heard on the phone). Finally, in Live Free or Die Hard, it's revealed that the couple just couldn't make it work, so they're now divorced. It seemed there was no longer a need for her character in the later films, but actor Bonnie Bedelia says that she thinks her character is doing just fine on her own.

  In fact, the actor has her own idea on what happened after Holly's disappearance: "Holly got remarried. There have been other Die Hards since then, and she's not there. And the daughter's there. So if she was still in the picture, it would be different. And, you know, she's too lovely to be alone for long."
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  (#4) ‘Speed 2: Cruise Control’ Immediately Dispenses With The Annie And Jack Relationship

  The relationship that Jack (Keanu Reeves) and Annie (Sandra Bullock) built up in Speed doesn't matter in Speed 2: Cruise Control because Jack is nowhere to be seen. In the sequel, it's said they broke up because Jack's risky involvement with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was too much for Annie, so she ended things. Yet, she gets together with a different member of the LAPD in Speed 2 without a second thought.

  As it turns out, actor Reeves actually chose for his character to not be present in the second film. "I decided not to be in that," Reeves said. "It was about a cruise ship and I was like okay, speed cruise ship... not so fast. A cruise ship is even slower than a bus." He knew from the start that the sequel was a bad idea, and he wasn't wrong.

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