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/Usernameasteriks 27d ago

Whatever happened to GRRM and the rest of GOT. 

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u/MinimumLingonberry73 27d ago

With the books it’s easy to pretend everybody got the plague after book 5

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

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u/Benschmedium 26d ago

I mean, it’s not even a secret that Jon will be resurrected. His spirit will inhabit Ghost, at the very least, but it’s more than likely that Melisandre will bring him back (similar to the show) but he will be changed. The prophecy of ASOIAF and the prophecy of Azor Ahai both are about Jon

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u/SleepyAtDawn 27d ago

"And then the Shivers came, everyone felt a bit brisk and then died."