Definition of "midquel" []

• A work that is set within the timeframe of a previous work, rather than before or after it. (noun)

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• "PAN'S LABYRINTH ($35.99 on BluRay; New Line) -- One of my favorite movies from 2006, this is a gorgeous, dark fairy tale from director Guillermo Del Toro that makes him the ideal person to take over from Peter Jackson for The Hobbit and the "midquel" that will bridge the story from that movie to The Lord Of The Rings."
• "Upon further research, I have discovered that the Disney "midquel" phenenomenon is quite common for their now discontinued, thanks to Lasseter line of Direct to DVD products."
• "THE SEQUEL:While still compellingly innocent, this "midquel," which picks up where Bambi's mother is killed midway through the 1942 original, is actually not as visually rich as the first one."