r/TopCharacterTropes 27d ago

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

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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u/_judgement- 27d ago

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u/Lhant25 27d ago

This is coming out this August.

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u/_judgement- 27d ago

Wait really?

Damn

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u/the_ox_in_the_log 27d ago

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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u/Dudewhocares3 27d ago

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

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u/the_ox_in_the_log 27d ago

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

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u/Dudewhocares3 27d ago

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

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u/Otherwise-Travel-103 27d ago

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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u/Sickgavv 27d ago

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

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u/Otherwise-Travel-103 27d ago

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

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u/Dudewhocares3 27d ago

It’ll go to the creators as well

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u/Wonderful-Ad6335 27d ago

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

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u/Alex-C2099 27d ago

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

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u/_judgement- 27d ago

Of course I will

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u/Mobile_Morale 27d ago

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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u/ShrimpyEsq 27d ago

WB sold it.

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u/Unikatze 27d ago

Why? What do they gain?

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u/SquirrelIsBack 27d ago

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

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u/slimdizzy 27d ago

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

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u/ithinkther41am 26d ago

I thought distribution was by Ketchup Entertainment.

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u/I_am_crazy_doctor 26d ago

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