When it comes to making a sequel to a successful film, directors most often go with the same characters and (if they can) actors. After all, why fix something that's not broken?
On rare occasions, however, a decision is made to cut a main character from the body of a film's sequel. In some cases those characters are offed early on in the sequel, and in other cases they simply don't feature in the follow-up at all.
Check out this gallery to find out which movie sequels cut out main characters.