It’s not uncommon for studios to develop and even announce spin-off movies, only to end up with cancellations. It’s always a disappointment when a long-awaited movie is cancelled. But the evolution of the film industry from streaming to tentpole changes has made it a business and forces studios to make tough decisions based on what they deem to be the most economically viable. ‘s canceled spin-offs will eventually see the light of day, but for now, fans will have to settle for the existing material.
Here are some of the most anticipated spin-off movies that never made it to the finish line.
11 workaholic
workaholic It was a spin-off film of the popular Comedy Central series of the same name. The project was canceled just days before filming began. Adam DevineCo-produced and starred in Comedy Central’s original sitcom. Blake Anderson When Anders Holmand saw the trio as friends and roommates working together as telemarketers in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Ten silver surfer
Another disappointment was the cancellation of the “Silver Surfer” spin-off. A character that first appeared in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, was going to get his own standalone movie. However, after the underwhelming performance of the second Fantastic Four film, the spin-off was shelved, plus Silver had his surfer character’s rights tied up in legal issues, prompting him to opt out of the spin-off film. It became difficult to proceed.
9 cyborg
A cyborg spin-off set to explore the backstory of the character played by . Ray Fisher It was also canceled in the DC Extended Universe.it was after Zack Snyder has been replaced by Joss Whedon The direction of the DCEU has changed. cyborg was a planned standalone film featuring the Victor Stone/Cyborg character that was to be released as part of Zack Snyder’s DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film series (also known as the Snyderverse). By original release and receipt, Justice Leaguethe Snyderverse project was put on hold and it was later decided not to continue it.
8 X-23
Another superhero spinoff that didn’t make it to the big screen was X-23was set to focus on the female character of Wolverine, played by Daphne Keen of LoganThe film was canceled after the Fox/Disney merger.of Logan, Keane wowed audiences as a young Wolverine clone engineered to be an ideal weapon in a lab.She possesses all of Wolverine’s skills, including adamantium claws and increased healing powers, and can even remove claws from her feet, so there was a lot of interest in movies seeing her step into the spotlight. Ultimately, however, nothing happened after the Fox-Disney merger. there is a possibility X-23.
7 bat girl
Attempts to create a Batgirl movie have continued until 2017 when it was announced. Joss Whedonthe creator of buffy the vampire slayer and the director the avengers, Write, direct and produce standalone bat girl Movies as part of the DCEU. However, in 2018, it was reported that Joss Whedon had stepped down as the project’s director due to creative disagreements. The project was put on hold and it was later announced that the film had been cancelled.
The movie is back again in 2021 Ms. Marvel Director Bilal Farah When Adil El AlbiHowever, although the film was completed, it was canceled by Warner Bros.
6 crooked man
magic trick The universe has expanded significantly since the first movie was released in 2013. The Conjuring 2 When Magic Tricks: The Devil Made Me Do It and spin-off Annabelle, Annabelle: The Creation, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun When Curse of La LoronaAnother film that was originally on the docket was crooked manA spin-off work based on the characters of The Conjuring 2The film was being developed after the success of . The Conjuring 2 However, it was eventually canceled by the studio for unexplained reasons.
Five jinx johnson movies
In the 2002 James Bond movie Die Another Day, Halle Berry Starred as Jinx Johnson. She was her CIA agent allied with James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) Deterring a nuclear attack by North Korean terrorists.Considered by many to be one of the best Bond girls in the history of the franchise, she was even considered to have her own feature film. It was reported that a spin-off film focusing on Jinx Johnson was in development at MGM. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – Cradle of Life When Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, The studio eventually pulled the plug on the film, much to the dismay of Berry and the character’s fans.
Four MIB23
In 2014 and 2016, Sony announced it was developing crossover films combining characters from the two franchises. 22 Jump Street When man in blackwhich later became “MIB 23” and would have been noted Jonah Hill When Channing Tatum replay the role from jump street franchise, and Will Smith When tommy lee jones replay the role from man in black franchise. The film has been on hiatus for a while, but Tatum seems eager to get it back on track, too.
Speaking to Collider, he said:
“You preach to the choir. I still think it works. I think we can still do it. I don’t have the desire to do that. That’s a big overhead for that movie.
3 Robin
Few may know that Robin was supposed to have had her own spin-off feature at some point. Chris O’donnell played the role of Robin in batman forever When Batman & Robin The films were released in 1995 and 1997 respectively and both were directed by Joel SchumacherIn 2012, O’Donnell confirmed that there had been talk of Robin getting his own spin-off, in addition to returning for the unproduced Batman sequel.
2 X-Force
X-Force is a team of superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the comics, X-Force was a more warlike and aggressive version of his X-Men, led by the character Cable.in the dead pool As a sequel, we basically saw a version of this in Domino (Zazie Beetz), Bedlam (Terry Crews), shutter star (Lewis Tan), zeitgeist (Bill Skarsgård), vanisher (Brad Pitt) and… well, Peter (Rob Delaney).
In 2018, a film adaptation of X-Force was announced by 20th Century Fox, the studio that held the rights to the X-Men characters at the time.The movie was supposed to be a spin-off dead pool series, and Ryan Reynolds return as deadpool Josh Brolin reprising his role as Cable.This film was written and directed by hut in the woods write Drew GoddardHowever, the project was eventually dropped after Disney acquired Fox in 2019. The rights to the X-Men characters have been integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Will an X-Force movie be produced under Marvel Studios?
1 Black cat
The last is “Black Cat” Felicity Jones Spin-off canceled after ending Andrew Garfieldterm of office amazing spidermanIt was never officially announced or made into a film.But second we got to see Felicia Hardy amazing spiderman The movie in which she was an assistant to Harry Osborn. It was a major Easter egg in a possible threequel.
