Recorded Films that Were Never Released

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Recorded Films that were Never Released

The Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four team made their film debut in 2005, but a previous attempt was made a few years earlier. Bernd Eichinger produced a low-budget film titled The Fantastic Four, with production beginning in 1992. Like the 2005 film, the '90s version saw the origins of the titular team as they discovered their new powers. The Fantastic Four also included a confrontation with Doctor Doom, an old friend of The Fantastic Four's Reed Richards. About a year after filming had wrapped, a release date was announced. The Fantastic Four was set to premiere at the beginning of 1994 at the Mall of America.
However, plans were suddenly changed. All promotional material was pulled and The Fantastic Four's cast was told to stop promotion. The film wound up not premiering and for a while, there was speculation about what happened. In 2005, Stan Lee said the film was only made so Eichinger would have the rights to the characters, and that it was never intended to be released. However, others claim that the low-budget quality risked ruining the franchise, so plans to release the film were scrapped. Despite there being no official release of The Fantastic Four, copies have circulated online and have been reviewed negatively.

Batgirl
Made for HBO Max, Batgirl had a star-studded cast with Leslie Grace as the eponymous hero, J. K. Simmons, Brendan Fraser, and Michael Keaton reprising his role as Bruce Wayne. Batgirl was meant to be an addition to the DC Extended Universe and had an initial release year of 2022. However, in August of that year, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that they would not be moving forward with the film. The reason as to why Batgirl would not be released had to do with cost-saving measures and a focus on theatrical releases.
Other sources reported the reason for Batgirl's cancelation had to do with poor test screenings. However, the screenings were said to be early versions of the film and any negative reactions to its quality had nothing to do with the potential of its end product. Still, the budget has been confirmed as the main reason for Batgirl's cancelation. The film's budget increased by $20 million more than what it started with, making Batgirl one of the most expensive canceled movies