In the 19 years since animated film 'The Iron Giant' from Director Brad Brid it has become a bit of a cult classic, leaving many fans to wonder why a sequel was never made.<br />Website comicbook.com reports that rhis week, a fan on Twitter reached out to Bird and asked why an Iron Giant sequel had never been put into production.<br />"Two simple answers," Bird replied. "1) On its original release, the film was a financial flop. 2) There's no need. The first one tells the story I set out to tell. <br />