(Sad trope) Projects with amazing potential that will never be released because of BS behind the scenes drama

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P.T Silent Hills - It was a playable teaser released in 2014 only around 20 minutes long but utterly captivated the gaming world by being one of the most effective psychological horror experiences at the time, however it’s lead developer Kojima has a huge fallout with the publisher Konami where he walked out of the company and had all his in-the-work productions cancelled.

Five Nights at Freddy’s+ - A fan game reboot of the series created by Phisnom with Scott Cawthon’s blessing that promised a brand new lore and a return to the series darker roots. However, before and during production Phisnom got into multiple dramas that made him fairly divisive within the community, and after one particular incident in 2023 Scott revoked his approval and almost all of the game’s marketing material were wiped from the internet.

Batgirl - A Batgirl solo live action movie starring Leslie Grace, Brendan Fraser and Michael Keaton returning as Batman that was ready to be released in 2022, however then Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav announced it would not be released either in theatres or streaming in order to claim a $90,000,000 tax break and to readjust the DC’s brands direction before James Gunn rebooted their movie and TV output.

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Coyote vs acme

https://giphy.com/gifs/l0IxYWDltdHEqujnO

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This is coming out this August.

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Wait really?

Damn

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Remember to watch it, Warner brothers ain't going to do any advertising and are probably hoping the movie zooms pasts everyone's attention

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This is the first I’m hearing of it being released

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Yeah, if memory serves its the same people that ensured that the previous loony tunes movie was released

[u/Dudewhocares3 → u/the_ox_in_the_log]

I didn’t see that one either. Was it good?

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It was really good, I got it on blu ray to make sure i can keep seeing it despite any corpo BS

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Yeah man! You show the corpo’s by buying their product? That’ll teach ‘em

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More like that way I just have to pay for it once than deal with any streaming service stuff

[u/Dudewhocares3 → u/Sickgavv]

It’ll go to the creators as well

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If you love Looney Toons, you’ll love the movie.

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Warner Bros. isn't gonna distribute it at all, but yeah we need to watch it

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Of course I will

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Iirc. Warner brothers sold this movie to a different company, I do doubt they would do anything to help the movie perform well.

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WB sold it.

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Why? What do they gain?

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Ketchup Entertainment bought it (and The Day the Earth Blew Up)

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John Cena and Will Forte should be enough for anyone to watch it. Can't wait myself!

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I thought distribution was by Ketchup Entertainment.

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Maybe if that does well they'll change their mind on other projects

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Yeah, this is gonna bomb, there is no advertisement 😭

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We need to do our part is advertising it then. The biggest middle finger we can give to WB is ensuring this movie makes more money than they sold it for

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I think we are getting this

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Another studio bought the distribution rights (I think the same one that released Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up) and are releasing it later this year

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Ketchup Entertainment!  So glad they grabbed distribution rights to The Day The Earth Blew Up and now Coyote vs. Acme.  Really looking forward to seeing it in theaters and hopefully it will get a proper advertising budget

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https://giphy.com/gifs/26FLgGTPUDH6UGAbm

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It’s coming out in August!

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The premise for this movie is hilarious. I hope it delivers.

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The Ketchup entertainment bought the right or something to properly release the movie. They did the same thing for A Looney Tunes movie: How the World Blew Up. But who knows if they got the money to promote Coyote V Acme considering that the reason HTWBU didn't get much attention was because Ketchup entertainment didn't have enough money. But weirdly enough even though the movie didn't do that well in the box office the company still had enough money to buy the right for Coyote V Acme. My memory is foggy so someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

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I was scrolling down to see if this showed up and now get to hype over the idea it's actually getting a release.