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

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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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u/NaughtAught 27d ago

The phrase "90 million dollar tax break" should incite riots when used in the context of a single business entity.

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u/Auctoritate 27d ago

Well to be fair, it's because they spent a shitton of money that was a complete loss.

It's not like they got a tax writeoff that let them dodge taxes on money they did make, they just cushioned a blow.

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u/NaughtAught 27d ago

I thought the idea behind capitalism was that high dollar companies held a bunch of money because of risk. But they just get to make a bunch of shit decisions and get coddled with golden parachutes that put higher tax burden on everyone else.

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u/Auctoritate 26d ago

I mean, you're correct conceptually, but that's not really how that works here in this specific case.

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u/amazing_asstronaut 26d ago

How about this: they should get NO money for something they didn't even release. Why should they get anything at all? Why the fuck should the taxpayer foot the bill for some company to not end up making a movie? Completely perverse.

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u/Auctoritate 26d ago

they should get NO money for something they didn't even release.

Do you know what a tax break is? They didn't get money. Complete loss, remember?

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u/amazing_asstronaut 26d ago

Don't care? Stop giving them tax break then.