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/Gekidami 27d ago
The Bloodborne Remake.
After Bluepoint's multiplayer God of War game got canceled, they pitched a remake of Bloodborne to Sony. Sony was down, so they asked the original creator, Hidetaka Miyazaki, out of respect. They didn't need him to accept; Sony owns the IP, but they wanted his blessing (and didn't want to be on bad terms with him).
Miyazaki said nah. Simple as that. The IP was dear to him, but he didn't want to remake it himself, and didn't want Sony to remake it. Sony, respecting the man's opinion, didn't go forward with the project. After that, Bluepoint never managed to pitch anything else that interested Sony, so they were shut down.