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Dick Tracy 2

***Dick Tracy 2*** is a sequel to the 1990 film *Dick Tracy* with Warren Beatty reprising his role as the title character.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. The sequel had legal issues.
2. There was controversy over the film rights ensued between Beatty and Tribune Media Services.
3. Producers Art Linson and Floyd Mutrux sued Beatty shortly after the release of the film, alleging that they were owed profit participation from the film
4. Disney had no intention of producing a sequel.

## Results

* Beatty created *The Dick Tracy* TV Special in 2008, which featured him reprising his role as the title character.
* The sequel was permanently cancelled.
Horrid Henry the Movie (Animation version)

In 2008, during the production of ***Horrid Henry***, Francesca Simon was hired by Novel Entertainment an existing script with the simple name.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. *Horrid Henry* on ending 17 May 2019 with a series on Novel Entertainment plan poor that only lasted series Sixth,

## Results

* In 2011 a different version of Horrid Henry The Movie came out which got negative reviews from critics, audiences and fans.
* The only thing that serves as a Book to Horrid Henry: Missions of Mischief was the video game that the Television Series had.
Flanimals

***Flanimals*** was a planned Illumination Entertainment film based on the children's book by author Ricky Gervais (The Office) that was first announced in 2009. It was supposed to be Illumination Entertainment's first feature-length film.

## Plot

Fifty species of creatures are so ugly and misshapen they become cute and endearing. One of these creatures, a pudgy, perspiring purple creature, goes on a mission to change the world.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. The cancellation reasons are unknown. but probably due to the characters are too creepy for young children.

## Result

* Flanimals remained as a book.
* The Flanimals movie is shelved and will probably be so for decades.
* In 2010, *Despicable Me* was placed as Illumination Entertainment's first movie.

## Trivia

* This film, had it been released, was going to have a short called "Brad and Gary", a storyboard(s) for the short can be found on the SlideShare website of story artist and director Didier Ah Koon.
Detective Pikachu 2

***Detective Pikachu 2*** is a cancelled sequel to the 2019 film, *Detective Pikachu*. It was announced a head of the first flim. The sequel was supposed to be released sometime in 2021.

## Plot

The plot would take events of the first film Detective Pikachu (Voiced by Ryan Reynolds) and Tim Goodman (Acted by Justice Smith) tackling another mystery in their world. Rest of the plot is unknown

## Production

Last year, *Detective Pikachu* star Justice Smith revealed that a sequel probably won’t be happening. The movie screen take on the Pokémon franchise was well-received by most fans, and it also performed fairly well at the box office, and they had plans to make a sequel

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. During an interview with HBO Max, Justice Smith says he would love to do a sequel, but it probably won’t happen because of some disagreements.
2. The directors couldn’t think of enough ideas for a sequel, especially since the 2018 spinoff Pokémon game of the same name doesn't even have a sequel at the time.

## Result

1. *Detective Pikachu* currently remains as a stand-alone film.
2. *Detective Pikachu* is instead getting a spin-off Netflix series coming sometime in the future.
3. The game it was based of recieved a sequel on the Nintendo Switch in 2023 called Detective Pikachu Returns.
4. The sequel is scrapped and will probably be so for many more years to come, however, following the release of the game's sequel, the project may be revived in the near future under the name "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu Returns"

## Note

https://mobile.twitter.com/OnTheDownLoTho/status/147807058638761164
Cursed (Original version)

***Cursed Was Originally To Cast Skeet Ulrich*** For 2005 Horror comedy film. The film was directed by Wes Craven, and Alongside Other cast members included Milo Ventimiglia (Bo, a high school bully), James Brolin (Tyler Winston, Vince’s billionaire and estranged father), Shannon Elizabeth (Becky Morton, a party girl who gets brutally murdered under Santa Monica Pier), Illeana Douglas (Zela, an atypical fortune teller) and Robert Forster (Detective Harzel). Scott Baio himself along with Corey Feldman were cast as themselves. Pop singer and actress Mandy Moore was cast as Jenny Taylor, before Joshua Jackson was cast as the role of Jake Taylor in 2005 horror comedy film *Cursed* by Wes Craven, Skeet Ulrich was planned to fill out the role of Vince Winston.
Halloween 3D

***Halloween 3D*** was a planned sequel to Rob Zombie's *Halloween II*. The film's script was written by Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier was at the helm as director.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Rob Zombie's *Halloween* films were not well received by critics, audiences and fans.
2. The screenplay was never written.
3. Dimension Films lost the rights to the *Halloween* franchise.

## Results

* Rob Zombie's *Halloween* films have only two films.

* In 2018, a Halloween sequel was made simply titled *Halloween* with David Gordon Green as director. The film starred Jamie Lee Curtis and co-starred Judy Grier along with Will Patton and Virginia Carpenter.

* *Halloween 3D* has been cancelled.
Frankie Machine

In the mid-2000s, after reading the novel *The Winter of Frankie Machine* by Don Winslow, Robert De Niro expressed interest in starring in a film adaptation. Scorsese considered taking on the project at one point, with Paramount Pictures CEO Brad Grey ready to green-light the film.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Scorsese and De Niro decided they wanted to adapt *I Heard You Paint Houses* by Charles Brandt, a book De Niro came across while preparing for his role, into a film instead (which would later become *The Irishman*).
Heavy Metal (remake)

In July 2011, Rodriguez announced at the Comic-Con that he had purchased the film rights to *Heavy Metal* and planned to develop a new animated film at the new Quick Draw Studios. On March 11, 2014, with the formation of his very own television network, El Rey, Rodriguez considered switching gears and bringing it to TV.
Dolls 2

**Note**: Please do not add "Stuart Gordon died on March 24, 2020." or "Stephen Lee died on August 14, 2014."or "Guy Rolfe died on19 October 2003" or "Hilary Mason died on 5 September 2006" or "Empire Entertainment shut down"on here, because this was before happening.

Dolls 2 would have been the sequel to Dolls (1987).

Stuart Gordon was, at one point, interested in directing a sequel to this film.

## Plot

The initial story would have followed Judy and Ralph back to Boston in which Ralph would have married Judy's mother and they would become a family. One day Judy would receive a box sent from England that contained the toy makers, Gabriel and Hilary, as dolls.the rest of the plot is unknown .

## Why It was cancelled

1. The reason of the Cancelled are unknown.
Evolution

***Evolution*** (aka ***Evolution of the World***) was an ambitious project conceived by legendary animator Ray Harryhausen.

## Plot

The premise would follow the story of life on Earth, according to evolution.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Because of his love of dinosaurs, Harryhausen animated them first. However, he saw Walt Disney's *Fantasia* and the way dinosaurs were portrayed in the "Rite of Spring" segment. Feeling that Disney had beat him to the punch, Harryhausen shelved the project.

## Result

* At least three minutes of footage survive today, but it also became a cover letter for Harryhausen when it later looked like work from a professional entertainer, and solidified his career as a stop-motion animator.
Cyborg

In April 2014, Ray Fisher was cast as Victor Stone/Cyborg in *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*. That October, Warner Bros. announced his own solo film was in development, and was scheduled to be released on April 3, 2020. The film would have served as a follow-up to *Justice League*.

## Cast

* Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg
* Joe Morton as Silas Stone

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. *Justice League* flopped at box office and were panned by critics and audiences.
2. Ray Fisher expressed no interest in regarding the reshoots of *Justice League* with director Joss Whedon.

## Results

* *Cyborg* is taken off the DCEU slate.
* Due to his clash with DC Films president Walter Hamada, Ray Fisher is no longer reprising his role for *The Flash*, in which he was originally a part of.
* Ray Fisher stated he will no longer be a part of DC Films with Walter Hamada still in charge. With that he also says that he would return if Warner Bros. states a formal apology to him.
* Fisher also stated that he would star in the film only if Zack Snyder or Rick Famuyiwa directs it.
Ghostbusters III: Hellbent

Note: Please do not add "Ivan Reitman died in February 2022.", because this film was proposed before he died.

## None

### Genre

Comedy
Horror

### Written by

Dan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis

### Starring

Dan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis
Ernie Hudson
Sigourney Weaver
Annie Potts
 Alec Baldwin

### Sequel

*N/A*

***Ghostbusters III: Hellbent*** or *Ghostbusters III* (Original Version) was the proposed sequel to *Ghostbusters II*. The film was announced in 1999, but went through many production problems throughout the years.

## Plot

The plot would involve Ray, Winston, Egon and Peter encountering ghosts in a Hellish version of New York City and eventually encountering the devil himself. A new team of Ghostbusters would also be introduced.

## Cast

* Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Ray Stantz
* Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore
* Harold Ramis as Dr. Egon Spengler
* Alec Baldwin as Luke Sifler
* Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz
* Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett

## Why It Was Cancelled

2. Actors Rick Moranis and Bill Murray expressed no interest in reprising their roles.

## Results

1. There was a video game with most of the original cast returning called *Ghostbusters: The Video Game*, which was released in 2009 (which served as a continuation from Ghosbusters II).
2. The original version of *Ghostbusters III* was permanently cancelled.
3. In 2016, Sony released a reboot with four women as our *Ghostbusters.* However, the film was a box office failure and a critical flop due to how offensive the film was with a bunch of jokes that weren't amusing to critics and audiences, and the fact that people were being accused of being sexist since the film only had women in it instead of men.
4. The film was reworked into *Ghostbusters: Afterlife*, which was originally scheduled to be released on July 10, 2020. However, the release date was changed to November 11, 2021 and subsequently November 19th, 2021 following the coronavirus. Ivan Reitman served as producer while his son Jason directed the film. The film stared new cast members, including most of the original cast reprising their roles. The film also ignored the events of the 2009 video game along with the 2016 reboot and is a direct sequel to the original films. *Afterlife* may have some elements from *Hellbent* be reworked into *Afterlife*.

## External link

* *Ghostbusters III: Hellbent* on Ghostbusters Wiki.
Goosebumps 3

Goosebumps 3 was a planned/rumored sequel to Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween and the third movie in the Goosebumps film franchise based on R.L Stine's books.

## Why It Was Cancelled (Debatable)

1. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween wasn't a big financial success despite not really being a "flop."
2. Sony would later team up with Disney to produce a Television adaptation for Disney+, which premiered in October 2023.

## Results

* Goosebumps 3 is unknown to ever happen since the success of the Disney+ series.
Ghostbusters 2 (2020s)

***Ghostbusters 2020*** (working title ***Ghostbusters 2***) is a cancelled sequel to the 2016 *Ghostbusters* reboot that was announced shortly after the first film was released in theaters. Paul Feig and the main cast were signed on for the sequel.

## Plot

According to a podcast interview with Paul Feig, the premise for the sequel would involve ghosts from foreign countries invading New York City and the Ghostbusters spring into action again to fight the ghosts. Rest of the plot is unknown.

## Cast

* Melissa McCarthy as Dr. Abigail "Abby" Yates
* Kristen Wiig as Dr. Erin Gilbert
* Kate McKinnon as Dr. Jillian "Holtz" Holtzmann
* Leslie Jones as Patricia "Patty" Tolan
* Chris Hemsworth as Kevin Beckman

Rest of the cast is unknown.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Plans for a *Ghostbusters* shared universe, as well as the sequel were cancelled due to the controversy and box office failure of the first *Ghostbusters*.
2. Despite receiving positive reviews from critics, the film was panned by audiences and fans of the original films.
3. Marketing for the first film was poor and the film failed to meet the expectations of being a hit.
4. The box office failure of the first film lead to Sony losing $70 to $75 million and a $1 billion letdown in 2017, which meant that there was no likely chance for a sequel.
5. Director Paul Feig didn't handle the criticism properly from fans of the original films.
6. Paul also spent too much money on marketing and advertising and didn't pay attention to Sony's recommendations for using the budget money and Dan Aykroyd's rules on making the film. In a June 2017 interview, Dan told the interviewer about Paul's financial actions and added that Paul would not be back on the Sony lot after spending too much money on marketing and not enough on the budget.

## Results

* The sequel was permanently cancelled following the poor performance of the first film, which later resulted in Sony losing $70 to $75 million (mentioned earlier). Despite the cancellation, Paul Feig still expresses interest in doing the sequel.
* The first film is stand-alone.
* A fully animated film fell into focus shortly after the 2016 movie was released. It was also going to be a tie-in with the 2016 movie.
	+ The animated film was also shortly cancelled as Sony decided to move forward with the 2021 film *Ghostbusters: Afterlife*.
* Sony went on to continue the original franchise instead of the reboot franchise with a third film titled *Ghostbusters: Afterlife* which was released in November 2021 directed by Jason Reitman, son of original *Ghostbusters* director Ivan Reitman at the helm while Ivan served as producer respectively. The film starred most of the original cast including Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts reprising their roles from the first two films respectively, it also starred new cast members and served a direct sequel to the original films thus ignoring the events of the reboot film.

## References

1. ↑ Dan Aykroyd Reveals Reason 'Ghostbusters' Female Reboot Isn't Getting a Sequel
Garfield's Judgement Day

***Garfield's Judgment Day*** was a unfinished, planned *Garfield* animated feature film that was planned to be released sometime between 1980-1990, and would have been directed by Jim Davis, the creator of the iconic Garfield comics.

## Plot

The story would have been about a storm threatening to hit the town and Garfield proposing that the pets break their taboo of talking to humans to warn them.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. No animation studio was willing to animate it, due to how offset they thought the story was.
2. Some executives thought it did not grasp the appropriate and original source material.

## Results

* Davis tried rewriting it as a special, before eventually giving up and releasing it as a stand alone picture book in 1990 of the same name and story; *Garfield's Judgement Day*.
* The film version was permanently cancelled.

## References

* https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Garfield%27s\_Judgment\_Day
Gremlins 3

***Gremlins 3*** would've been a sequel to Gremlins 2: The New Batch. The release date is unknown.

## Why it was Cancelled

1. The idea never came into fruiton.
2. *Gremlins 2*, while enjoyed, was a box office bomb.

## Results

* The ideas they wanted to make never were made, causing the movie to be scrapped.
* Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai was made in the meantime, coming out in 2023.
	+ Said in a live-stream by Zach Galligan on Instagram, if Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai succeeds, then Gremlins 3 will have a higher chance of a revival.
* There's been talks of a Christmas 2023 revival, but not much has been said.
Death Wish 6: The New Vigilante

Note: Please, do not add "Charles Bronson died in 2003.", because this was thought of before he died.

***Death Wish 6: The New Vigilante*** is a cancelled action thriller film and was supposed to be the last entry in the original *Death Wish* film franchise.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. *Death Wish 5: The Face Of Death* was a box office failure,
2. Charles Bronson decided not to reprise his role and star in *Family of Cops*.
3. The bankruptcy of 21st Century Film Corporation led to the cancellation of the film.
4. Cannon Films filed for bankruptcy in December 1994.

## Results

* The sequel was permanently cancelled.
* The original *Death Wish* series ended up being a quintology.
* Metro Goldwyn-Mayer hit the reset button and made a *Death Wish* reboot with Bruce Willis.
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales

Initially, after the release of the direct-to-video film *Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams*, there was to be an entire series of *Enchanted Tales* direct-to-video film installments.

# Plots

It's just a Mulan story and a Cinderella one.

The other plots are unknown.

# Why It Was Cancelled

* DisneyToon Studios president Sharon Morrill stepped down in June 2007, and the animation studio units under the Walt Disney Company underwent into a corporate restructuring as the Pixar leadership assumed more control.
* John Lasseter called off all future direct to DVD sequels after becoming the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios.

# Results

* The Film Series Was Cancelled.

* *Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams* will be still an standalone film.

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Garfield: The Movie (Mike Fentz)

Note: this is not confused with the 2004 film of the same name

In the mid 2000s, 20th Century Fox (Currently 20th Century Studios) planned on making a film adaptation of Jim Davis's ***Garfield*** Comic with Bill Murray voice providing the titular character.

## Plot

The plot for the draft would've been the same as the 2004 film, but with some changes.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Mike Fentz didn't have time to direct the film.

## Results

* In 2004, the final version of *Garfield: The Movie* was released with a new director: Peter Hewitt.

## Gallery

Garfield's Early Movie DesignGarfield's Early Faces DesignGarfield's Last Early Movie DesignOdie's Early Movie DesignOdie's Early Movie Design 2
Galaxy High School (film)

Plans for a film adaptation of his own 1986 animated TV series *Galaxy High* was planned in partnership with John H. Williams of Vanguard Films and reteamed with Chris Columbus to develop the big screen version of *Galaxy High School*.

## Plot

The story concerns two earth students being sent to attend an intergalactic high school as part of a galaxy-wide exchange program.

## Why It Was Cancelled

* DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures refused the development deals.

## Result

* Nothing ever came out of it.
* The proposed film was either scrapped or in development hell.
Doom Patrol

In 2006, Warner Bros. has hired Adam Turner to pen a Doom Patrol screenplay. However, no director, cast, or release date has been announced.

## Plot

The Plot Is The Same As The TV Show Version

## Result

Doom Patrol became A TV series on HBO Max Which is now called Max and Canceled , Part 2 of Season 4 will be it’s last
Hoodwinked The Third! in The Vigo

**Note** Do Not Add Harvey Weinstein Got Arrested For Sexual Assault Before This Happens.

**Hoodwinked The Third! in The Vigo** was a proposed sequel to the 2011 film *Hoodwinked Too! Wood vs Evil* that was set to be the third and final installment in the *Hoodwinked*  film, was release in 2017 but it was removed in date schedule.

## Plot

*Little Red Riding Hood* and the Gang Goning to Trip in Spain.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. *Hoodwinked Too! Wood vs Evil* received a lot of negative reviews from critics and it had low viewership.
2. David Ogden Stiers, the voice actor of Nicky Flippers died of natural causes on March 3, 2018 before the film was made.
3. The Weinstein Company And Dimension Pictures Closed Down In July 2018.

## Results

* The first one *Hoodwinked* films became a duology.
Flawed Dogs

In February 2011, it was announced that DreamWorks had optioned the rights of Berkeley Breathed's book Flawed Dogs. In September 2013, it was revealed that Noah Baumbach had been secretly writing and directing the project.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. The negative reception and poor box-office results of *Mars Needs Moms* (another film based on a book by Berkeley) made Berkeley shut down the production and never have his books be adapted into films.
Gump & Company

**Note:** Please, do ***not*** add "Winston Groom died on September 17, 2020", because this was ***before*** he died.

***Gump & Company***, also known as ***Gump & Co.***, is a cancelled sequel to the 1994 Academy-Award winning film *Forrest Gump*. It is based on the 1995 novel of the same name.

## Plot

According to writer Eric Roth, Forrest and his son travel to Florida, and it is revealed that his son is diagnosed with AIDS and nobody at school would sit near him. Later on, Forrest would dance with Princess Diana and would appear in the O.J. Simpson car chase.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis both expressed no interest in doing a sequel.
2. Reportedly, Winston Groom got into a fight with Paramount. However, it is unconfirmed if this is true or not.
3. The September 11th attacks delayed the film from being developed.

## Results

* The film adaptation of *Forrest Gump* is a stand-alone film.
* As of right now, the sequel remains to be a book.
* *Gump & Co.* will presumably remain to be in development hell for years and will probably never be made.

## References

1. ↑ Whatculture 18 October 2017 - 14 Announced Movies That Thankfully Got Cancelled
2. ↑ 'Forrest Gump' could have had a wild sequel that featured OJ Simpson's car chase, but 9/11 stopped it from being made
Haunted Holiday

In the late 1990s, animator Ralph Eggleston was set to direct his first animated feature film at Warner Bros. that was based on the famous ghost story *Bluebeard* called *Haunted Holiday* with Tim Curry as the voice of Baron Azuro, a character that was modeled after him.

## Plot

The plot would be the same as the *Bluebeard* ghost story.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Production shut down after the failure of *Quest for Camelot*.
2. Warner Bros. put their money on *The Iron Giant*.
Daredevil (Columbia Pictures film)

In 1997, Columbus was hired by Columbia Pictures to write a script for a *Daredevil* feature film. Columbus' script was later leaked on Internet in 1999.

## Why It Was Cancelled

* Columbia Pictures dropped the rights to the film adaptation.

## Result

* 20th Century Fox bought the rights to the film which was finally released in 2003 and was written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson.
Freaky Flickers: The Quest for the Golden Glicker

***Freaky Flickers: The Quest for the Golden Flicker*** is a CGI movie that's based on the *Freaky Flickers* toy line.

## Plot

The movie is about Arrgh the pirate and his crew of Flickers who are on the quest to find the rare Golden Flicker.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Similar to *Foodfight!*, the film was supposedly stolen by Peter Gantner, one of the writer's associates, and the creator of the original toy line. Even the film's equipment and back-up hard drives were stolen.

## Result

* The writer, Cary Howe stated "As I write this, the film is in the hands of the lawyers. But, the odds of it ever seeing the light of day are near zero."
* It is currently unknown whether Peter committed the crime or not.
Hong Kong Phooey (film)

Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment announced plans for a live-action/computer-animated film based on the famous character Hong Kong Phooey. Alex Zamm, who was also working on a live-action/computer-animated *Marvin the Martian* movie, was attached to direct the film with Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, Brett Ratner, and Jay Stern serving as producers, while David A. Goodman writes the screenplay. Eddie Murphy was set to voice the titular character.

## Cast

* Eddie Murphy as Penrod "Penry" Pooch/Hong Kong Phooey

Rest of the cast is unknown.

## Results

* The film was permanently cancelled and no updates have been given since then.
* Test footage of the film, along with that of the cancelled *Marvin the Martian* movie, was leaked online on December 28, 2012.
* *Hong Kong Phooey* remains as a series with no movie at all. However, the titular character made a brief appearance on the side of an arcade machine in the animated film *Scoob!*.

## References

1. ↑ Eddie Murphy to voice "Hong Kong Phooey" for Alcon Entertainment
2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yE1hIaeLNw23Crzue2Tkl8dFwQmUNes6/view?fbclid=IwAR15Y0qvB9l06AjE-1z5PZxPT4sh2xXNwHZKNttF4qEBtpyu13HvEy5zvS0
El Chapulín colorado (Original animated film)

In about a year or so, plans to make an animated film of the famous character of the Red Chapulín, were underway. However, the idea of ​​the original film did not end up coming to fruition.

## Production

There is not much information, but from the little information we have, it is known that the Chespirito Group (asociated with THR3 Media Group) planned to make a feature film of the red grasshopper in animated format.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. From what is known, it took them longer than expected to make the film, but despite this, surely the film did not have the quality that Roberto Gomez Fernández wanted ("If it cannot be compared to a world-class film, I prefer don't do it", declared).
2. The idea of ​​doing a live-action came to them while making this version and it is the one they decided to use.

## Results

* The original animated film was permanently cancelled.
* The new film will be in live-action format.

## Trivia

* It is known that they had a script in development for this film, it is not known how much this changed when the film changed formats. The plot could possibly be The Mexican Superhero Red Grasshoper confronting a monstrous giant lizard-like creature.

## Sources (In Spanish)

-https://rpp.pe/cine/internacional/el-chapulin-colorado-tendra-su-pelicula-animada-noticia-1049804

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL0pf-o2N2E

-https://www.20minutos.com.mx/noticia/218597/0/ya-en-la-cocina-pelicula-del-chapulin-colorado-roberto-gomez-fernandez/

-https://www.latercera.com/mouse/pelicula-chapulin-colorado/

-https://www.gq.com.mx/entretenimiento/articulo/el-chavo-del-8-tendra-spin-off-y-chapulin-colorado-pelicula-live-action

-https://www.gq.com.mx/entretenimiento/articulo/el-chavo-del-8-tendra-spin-off-y-chapulin-colorado-pelicula-live-action

-https://www.elnacional.com/entretenimiento/abriran-restaurante-tematico-inspirado-en-el-chavo-del-8/ (Read the information down)
Existence 2.0

On 16 March 2010, Bay was set to produce the adaptation of Nick Spencer and illustrator Ronald Salas’ comic book series *Existence 2.0* through his Platinum Dunes company with Miles Millar and Alfred Gough will write the screenplay and Paramount Pictures distributing the movie. There have been no further announcements since.
Gore

***Gore*** was an unreleased 2018 Netflix biographical drama film directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Kevin Spacey as Gore Vidal.

It focused on a young man (played by Douglas Booth) spends a summer in Italy where he meets his idol, Gore Vidal (played by Kevin Spacey), who teaches him about life, love, and politics. It was going to have a 2018 release on Netflix. However, the film was cancelled in November of that year following sexual assault allegations against Kevin Spacey during the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the MeToo and Time's Up movement.

## Plot

A young man named Jamie (played by Douglas Booth) spends a summer in Italy where he meets up with a person named Gore Vidal (played by Kevin Spacey), who teaches him about life, love, and politics.

## Cast

* Kevin Spacey as Gore Vidal
* Michael Stuhlberg as Howard Austen
* Freya Mavor as Mari
* Griffin Dunne as Leonard Bernstein
* Douglas Booth as Jamie
* Nikolai Kinski as Rudolf Nureyev
* Jim Meskimen as Johnny Carson

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. The film was cancelled following the sexual assault allegations against Kevin Spacey from numerous men (including Anthony Rapp) and two women who accused him of sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment, pedophilia, child sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct during the MeToo and Time's Up movement, all of which he has denied.

## Result

* Netflix shelved *Gore* following the allegations against Kevin Spacey and the film will likely never see the light of the day.
Hero of the Rails (Model Version)

**Note:** Please, do not add "The series was switched to 2-D animation in 2021 with *All Engines Go!*", because this was *before* that happened!

***Hero of the Rails*** was the first all CGI production in the *Thomas & Friends* franchise that was released in 2009, however before the idea of all CGI production was given, it was intended to be and CGI/model hybrid similar to what was shown in season 12 of the show alongside the few more season with the CGI/model hybrid.

## Plot

The plot would presumably be the same as the final movie.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. The people at HiT Entertainment saw that it was cheaper to make the movie and the seasons entirely in CGI.

## Result

* It was decided to make the movie and the show entirely in CGI until Season 24.

## Trivia

* Despite the decision for the movie to be made in CGI at the end, there were three face masks made for Hiro, Victor and Kevin. However, they were only made for reference for Hero of the Rails Merchandise.
Dark Shadows 2

On December 7, 2011, Pfeiffer told MTV that she is hoping sequels will be made for the film. On May 8, 2012, *Variety* reported that Warner Bros. may want to turn *Dark Shadows* into a film franchise. On May 18, 2012, Collider mentioned that the ending of *Dark Shadows* lends itself to a possible sequel.

## Plot

The story would take place after the events of the first film.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. When Burton was asked if he thought this could be a possible start to a franchise, he replied: "No. Because of the nature of it being like a soap opera, that was the structure. It wasn't a conscious decision. First of all, it's a bit presumptuous to think that. If something works out, that's one thing, but you can't ever predict that. [The ending] had more to do with the soap opera structure of it."

## Result

* *Dark Shadows* is a stand alone film.
* The sequel was cancelled.
Double V Vega

**Double V Vega** (also known as The Vega Brothers) was a cancelled film from Quentin Tarantino. When he was directing Inglorious Basterds, he was considering in making this film which was going to be a spin-off crossover between Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

## Plot

The film would tell the story and relationship between Vic and Vincent Vega. It would take place in Amsterdam at there Vincent would run some club, at some point in his two-year stay, Vic would show up and visit him.

## Cast

* Michael Madsen as Victor "Vic" Vega
* John Travolta as Vincent Vega
* Ving Rhames as Marsellus Wallace

## Why It Was Cancelled?

1. At the time where Tarantino was planning that, the actors Michael Madsen and John Travolta were aging and no longer having the same appearance that they had in their respective character's films. Since the film was gonna be a prequel to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction since both of his characters died in their respective movies.

2. Tarantino said that he never got past the premise that he had for the film. Therefore it couldn't have more story nor a script.

## Results

* Double V Vega was never made.
* Tarantino in interviews has responded when they suggest him how to fix the problems of the actors age by using de-age effect, he said that he refuse to that because he prefers his films to be real. Also he didn't like the de-aging effects in The Irishman, so he didn't wanted the characters of Vic and Vincent look similar as it.
* Tarantino has some possibility that the film could be made if the plot would be about Vic and Vincent's twin brothers.
Curious George (original version)

Producers Jon Shapiro and David Kirschner contacted Margret Rey in 1990 about the possibility of producing a film based on the classic children's stories that she wrote with her husband, H. A. Rey. Shapiro recalled: "I promised I would be responsible to her and the character for finding others like myself who wanted to make the best version of Curious George possible." Rey agreed and Imagine Entertainment secured the film rights for *Curious George* in June 1990, with plans to produce a live action film jointly with Hanna-Barbera Productions.

## Plot

The plot would have been the same as the book.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Universal Pictures acquired the merchandising rights to *Curious George* from publisher Houghton Mifflin in September 1997, after Margret Rey's death the previous year.

## Result

* Universal Pictures & Imagine Entertainment released a *Curious George* movie in 2006.
* The original version was cancelled.
History of the World, Part II

***History of the World, Part II*** was a fake sequel to 1981's *History of the World, Part I*.

## Plot

The film would've been a continuation of the first one that would include segments such as Hitler on Ice, a Viking funeral and "Jews in Space".

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. The first film was a box-office disappointment.
2. A large portion of the cast of the first film is now dead.
3. There were no plans for a sequel to begin with.
4. The "Part I" in the first film's title was a joke on a book of the same name by Sir Walter Raleigh, who was executed before a Part II could have been made.

## Result

* The idea of "Jews in Space" would eventually evolve into 1987's *Spaceballs*.
Elf 2: Buddy Saves Christmas

**Note:** Please do not add "Ed Asner died" or "James Caan died" because this film was thought of before either cast member died,and also do not add “Daniel Tay retired in 2009”.as this was before he retired.

***Elf 2: Buddy Saves Christmas*** is a cancelled sequel to the 2003 film *Elf*.

## Plot

It would take place at some point after the 2003 film. Rest unknown.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1.On September 18, 2013, it was reported that Jon Favreau was interested in making a sequel titled *Elf 2: Buddy Saves Christmas.* In December of the same year, Will Ferrell declined to reprise his role of Buddy the Elf, stating that he did not want to make a sequel. Despite this, during an interview in January 2016, Favreau stated that a sequel is still possible. The next month, however, Ferrell reiterated that it was unlikely that the sequel will happen and stated that he was generally reluctant to do sequels unless there was a story that justifies it. On September 18, 2020, James Caan reaffirmed that the possibility of a sequel is unlikely, stating that Ferrell and Favreau never got along. It was later confirmed that the sequel was officially cancelled.

## Results

* Elf is a standalone film.
* Elf 2 was permanently cancelled
* In 2014, a made-for-TV stop motion musical film titled Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas was made.
Enter the Dragon (remake)

On 26 September 2014, Lee was in negotiations to direct the remake of *Enter the Dragon* with Ken Jeong set to play Lee and Billy Bob Thornton set to play Roper. On March 21, 2015, Brett Ratner revealed that he replaced Lee as director, and on July 23, 2018, David Leitch is in early talks to direct the remake instead of Ratner.
Fantastic Beasts 4

The ***Fantastic Beasts*** film series was initially speculated to be a trilogy, but in October 2016, Rowling announced that the series would be composed of five films, later confirming that the story of the series would consist of a sequence of events that occurred between the years of 1926 and 1945. In February 2022, producer David Heyman revealed that work on the script for *Fantastic Beasts 4* had not begun yet. In April 2022, *Variety* reported that Warner Bros. greenlighting the final two instalments would be dependent on the critical and commercial performance of *The Secrets of Dumbledore*. Mads Mikkelsen believed that Johnny Depp could return as Grindelwald in another film.

In November 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed that the series had been canceled due to the poor box office performance of *The Secrets of Dumbledore*.

1. ↑ "'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' to Be Five-Film Franchise"
2. ↑ "J.K. Rowling Just Confirmed 'Fantastic Beasts' Will End in WWII"
3. ↑ "Fantastic Beasts 4 Doesn't Have A Script Yet, Says Producer"
4. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (12 April 2022). 'Fantastic Beasts': How Scandal and Controversy Have Derailed the Wizarding Franchise. *Variety*.
5. ↑ Luna, Mishel (18 June 2021). Animales Fantásticos: Warner Brothers podría terminar la saga con la tercera película.(in Spanish)
6. ↑ Times, Sarajegov (15 July 2022). Johnny Depp could return as Grindelwald in future Fantastic Beasts film,says Mads Mikkelsen.
7. ↑ Oakman, Emma Susan. Mads Mikkelsen on Why Johnny Depp Might Return to Fantastic Beasts (english).
8. ↑ Ridgely, Charlie (3 November 2022). Fantastic Beasts 4 and 5, Harry Potter Spinoffs Reportedly Stalled at Warner Bros. Discovery.
Green Lantern Corps

In October 2014, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment announced Green Lantern as part of their initial slate for their DC shared movie universe, then scheduled for a 2020 release date.

## Cast

* *N/A* as Hal Jordan
* *N/A* as John Stewart

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. *Justice League* flopped at the box office and were panned by critics and audiences.

## Results

* *Green Lantern Corps* is reworked as a tv series set for HBO Max. In 2019, which would be an anthology show focussing on various Green Lanterns from various points in time the show would later be reworked in 2022 the focus on the Green lantern John Stewart, before being reworked again to now be a part of the DCU Called Lanterns now focussing about John Stewart and Hal Jordan and will be released on Max some point in the near future
* John Stewart was set to appear in *Zack Snyder's Justice League* but the scene was removed.

## Trivia

* Director Christopher McQuarrie said that he had sent a written proposal for his own version of a Green Lantern film to Warner Bros. a year prior, before the release of *Mission: Impossible – Fallout*, which had ties to a Man of Steel sequel, but that he had moved onto other projects due to what he perceived as no progress on developing the film.
Deadpool 3 (20th Century Fox version)

***Deadpool 3***  was 20th Century Fox's planned sequel to 2018's *Deadpool 2* and would have been an installment in the X Men film series with only Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, and Morena Baccarin reprising their roles.

## Plot

According to Ryan Reynolds, on lockdown Instagram LIVE, in an early draft using both his drafts and 2 elements from Tim Miller's original storyboards for *Deadpool 2*, Wade, Cable, and Russel were going to travel to across to Canada and find the old Weapon X facility where Ajax once worked and find a new serum which could have revived his deceased fiancé Vanessa transforming her into comic book alter ego Copycat while also taking on the villains Lady Deathstrike, Mister Sinister, Omega Red and possibly Juggernaut again. Also, according to Ryan Reynolds, it was supposed to be Wolverine and Deadpool road trip movie.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, allowing Marvel Studios to regain the film rights to Deadpool.

## Results

* Following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox was complete in March 2019 all future films along X-23/Laura, X Force spin off as well as 20th Century Fox's version of *Deadpool 3* were all cancelled.
* Despite this, Reynolds confirmed in December 2019 that a third *Deadpool* film is in development, though it will be produced by Marvel Studios, and it is currently unknown if it would still be a continuation of the first two or if it would be rebooted into the MCU. He even pitched Disney an idea of a film based on *Deadpool Kills Marvel Universe* and asked if Michael Bay should direct. However, the death of Tony Stark/Iron Man and the retiring of Steve Rogers/Captain America, this is unlikely to happen.
* Marvel Studios regained the film rights to Deadpool, along with the film rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men.
* It was revived for the MCU For a July 26, 2024 release

## Trivia

* The film was going begin filming in Atlanta, but production was postponed following Disney's acquisition.
* It was either going to be followed after the planned X Force spin off film.
* Stefan Kapičić who provided the voice of Colossus in the first two films as well as T.J. Miller and Brianna Hildebrand were likely to also reprise their roles as Weasel and Negasonic Teenage Warhead.
* Julian Dennison would have also likely returned as Russell Collins/Firefist.
* Deadpool will appear in the MCU
Driftwood

*Driftwood* was a planned Space-related family adventure comedy opera film that was to be distributed by Cartoon Network Studios and to be released on the streaming service HBO Max.

## Plot

In a decaying forest civilization dependent upon a toxic fuel source and ruled by an evil organization. Clover, a tiny mouse-like creature, races across the stars to find Driftwood, society’s last free city which may hold the key to a safe and sustainable fuel source and future for the galaxy. The evil overlord Thorn will stop at nothing to eliminate Clover and destroy Driftwood in order to maintain their power. Clover, and his new friends Marigold and Caspia, must make a stand to stop them once and for all and save their forest on the edge of infinity.

## Development

The film was greenlit on May 5, 2022 by *Aquaman: King of Atlantis* co-creator Victor Courtright.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Due to David Zaslav's step-in as the Warner Bros Discovery CEO, the WB-Discovery merger that happened on April 2022 resulted in many layoffs and shows leaving HBO Max, along with cancelling a couple of their upcoming films and shows, these cancelled films include not just *Driftwood*, but also *Scoob! Holiday Haunt* and *Batgirl*.

## Results

* The film was permanently cancelled.
* Due to cancelling upcoming projects, WB Discovery has lost billions of dollars for it's shameful amount of cancellations.

## Gallery

The only leaked concept art for the film.
## References

1. ↑ https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-max-cancel-driftwood-cartoon-network-1235347613/
2. ↑ https://collider.com/driftwood-cancelled-cartoon-network-hbo-max/
Heriberto and Demetrio

***Heriberto and Demetrio*** (*Heriberto y Demetrio*) was going to be a Mexican computer animated film directed by Álvaro Curiel and Alfredo Sanchéz and with a tentative release date in 2014.

Would involve the participation of the actors Juan Carlos Tinoco, Joaquín Cosío, Armando Hernández, Mónica Huarte, Darío T. Pie and Dario Ripoll.

## Plot

Heriberto and Demetrio are two Mexico City policemen who are assigned a secret mission to save the world.

## Why It Was Cancelled?

* The reasons for its cancellation are not known at this time.

## Results

* The only Mexican animated film released in 2014 was The Legend of the Mummies (which despite being a box office success, did not do very well critically).
* This would have been the fourth Mexican computer-animated film, but Guardians of Oz/Wicked Flying Monkeys ended up taking that spot.
	+ Both movies are from Ánima Estudios.
Dieter

***Dieter*** was a planned movie based on Mike Myers' old *Saturday Night Live* character of the same name, who was a German host of *Sprockets*.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. Mike Myers felt unsatisfied with the script after spending a year and a half on it.

## Results

* The film was permanently cancelled.
* As a result of breaking his contract with Universal for this movie, he was forced to star in *The Cat in the Hat* instead.
Ed Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (Theatrical release)

***Ed Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show*** is a movie that was originally going to be released in theaters.

## Plot

same as the 2009 Verison but with different

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. The cancellation reasons are unknown, but the most likely reason is due to the box office failure of the Powerpuff Girls movie.

## Results

* The film was permanently cancelled and is likely to never come out
* It was rereleased as a TV special in 2009

## Trivia

* Originally, they were going to show what was underneath Edd's sock hat, but we still don't know what's under there.
Heathcliff: Bad Kitty

***Heathcliff: Bad Kitty*** was going to be a 3D animated adaptation of the comic strip character of the same name. It was scheduled for a release in 2011.

## History

The film was going to be made by Waterman Entertainment and Magic Lantern Studios and distributed by 41 Entertainment (41E). They were chosen because of their "impeccable track record" on other films such as *Casper*, *Stuart Little* and *Alvin and The Chipmunks*. The film and its following spin-offs were meant to bring back interest in the Heathcliff brand.

A trailer was released in March 2010 and was story-boarded by Swinton Scott and Barry Caldwell. Both were contacted regarding the film, and had no new information, stating it was done for fundraising. The film's approximate release date was in 2011's holiday season and was ultimately going to coincide with a traditionally-animated cartoon that would be produced by Renegade Animation and released in spring 2013, but neither of these projects came to fruition and were cancelled in the end.

## Plot

It is unknown what the plot would be about. But, from the little information that was released, it can be assumed that it would be about Heathcliff taking care of three annoying little cats.

## Why It Was Cancelled

1. The two graphic artists who worked on the trailer's storyboard stated that they had never been called back to work on the film.
2. The project never came to fruition.

## Result

* The film was permanently canceled and will likely never be released.

* Despite the cancelation, the trailer is still up.

* In 2023, the project was moved to DreamWorks Animation.

* In 2024, it was announced that the film will be released on August 1, 2025.

## Trivia

* Some press releases from the distribuitor could show that the film may be have almost been finished.

## Videos

Heathcliff's "Bad Kitty" trailerLOST- Heathcliff- Bad Kitty + More! (Feat. Brucesnoop) The Animation Warehouse
## References

1. ↑ 41 Entertainment Announces a Number of Licensing Agreements on HeathCliff - Bad Kitty