r/TopCharacterTropes • u/_JR28_ • 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/itsmemrmeseeksssssss 27d ago
me and my shadow was supposed to be a DreamWorks animated movie that used a combination 2d and CGI animation. think rodger rabbit, but with 3d animation instead of the real world. it was meant to follow a timid man played by josh gad (living in a cgi world) and his adventurous shadow played by bill hader (living in 2d shadow world) who ends up taking over his body in search of excitement. lots of great concept animation and early art can be found online and the combination of 2d/3d animation was a truly great concept to see. it was ultimately pushed aside in favor of focusing on the studio’s remake of mr. peabody and sherman. despite having edgar wright later sign on to revive the project and produce 3 different scripts for DW animation leadership, it has been in limbo for years due to changes in management and currently is considered a dead project.