Movies Still Stuck in Production Hell

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  • Опубликовано: 20 июн 2024
  • Movies take a long time to make but in some cases, even after decades of work, some of them still can't get made. In this video, we take a look at the movies that get stuck in development and those that get some money - tens, and in some cases, hundreds of millions of dollars - put into them but never see the light of day. Welcome to Development & Production Hell.
    00:00 Intro
    01:35 Welcome to Development Hell
    02:12 Akira
    05:08 At the Mountains of Madness
    07:58 Metal Gear
    09:38 Other Games (Bioshock, The Legend of Zelda, Minecraft, etc.)
    12:11 DC in General
    15:57 Welcome to Production Hell
    16:05 Empires of the Deep
    18:26 Batgirl
    20:13 Superman Lives
    23:11 Wasted Potential
    #movies #films #entertainment #deadpool #barbie #superman #batman #metalgearsolid #zelda #hplovecraft #minecraft #hideokojima
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  • @cristianosouza2947
    @cristianosouza2947 Месяц назад +162

    We don't need a live action of Akira.

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  Месяц назад +44

      Especially not from Waititi after Thor: Love and Thunder.

    • @DaveRedsky
      @DaveRedsky Месяц назад +4

      Who said that? I'd like one

    • @tumadrexuxa
      @tumadrexuxa Месяц назад

      I’d Watch it

    • @robertolanderos5308
      @robertolanderos5308 Месяц назад +25

      Maybe if it was Denis Villeneuve or Christopher Nolan directing, but NOT Waititi. He literally does not make any sense for an Akira adaptation.

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  Месяц назад +26

      ​@@robertolanderos5308​ I think Villeneuve would be the best choice. After Dune, Arrival, and Blade Runner 2049, I think virtually any sci-fi/sci-fi tangential property would be safe in his hands.

  • @deadpilled2942
    @deadpilled2942 25 дней назад +19

    I don't trust streaming channels to make these shows. For every "Last of Us" there's five Witchers, and Resident Evil tv shows

  • @oneinathousand2156
    @oneinathousand2156 18 дней назад +5

    The only reason to make another Akira is to adapt the parts of the manga that weren’t in the anime, which is what Taika has said he wants to do, but I’m sure if Katsuhiro Otomo wanted that to happen, he would be fully capable of doing that himself.

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  18 дней назад +3

      Which leads one to think that perhaps a movie isn't the best way to go if an adaptation must be made. A TV series might work better. The recent development also, for some reason, seems to be multi-part movies (The Strangers, Horizon, Rebel Moon, Wicked). I really hope that doesn't end up being the case, as it's more or less been a recipe for bloat.

  • @basedsaul2746
    @basedsaul2746 Месяц назад +24

    So they want a pg13 lovecraft movie....... are they okay?

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  Месяц назад +5

      One gets the sense they never really read Lovecraft. Or, if they did, wanted to shoehorn in a Hollywood romance & ending.

  • @wariodedede
    @wariodedede 23 дня назад +8

    I really hate these studios that are afraid of making R rated movies. They are effectively knee-capping the director's creative talents all so they can get a wider audience and larger profits instead of actually having faith in names like del Toro to pull in that larger audience despite the R rating.

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  18 дней назад +2

      Especially odd considering the trend of R movies doing well - Logan, Oppenheimer, Deadpool, etc. There's a larger market than they realize. They just need to make the budgets a bit smaller.

    • @Shadowman820
      @Shadowman820 4 дня назад

      It's been proven that an R rated movie can make a heck of allot of money if it's something people want to see like It Chapter 1 and 2 .

  • @Haydenthemaker1000
    @Haydenthemaker1000 Месяц назад +33

    I thought there were already like a million metal gear movies? They come packaged with these sweet little stealth games and they're at least a trillion hours long

  • @LOP4795
    @LOP4795 28 дней назад +9

    Akira - Live Action Dialogue - If Done by Waititi
    Kaneda: "Hey! Tetsuooooo over here!"
    Tetsuo: "What in Neo-Tokyo are you doing, KANEDAAAAA!?"
    Kaneda: "Remember this dance we used to do as kids?" *Does Orange Justice Dance*
    Tetsuo: "Think you can out dance me?"
    Kaneda: "Spot light's on you, pal." *Satellite shoots Tetsuo.*

  • @peterhill8398
    @peterhill8398 Месяц назад +9

    An older example is the unfinished 1937 film adaption of Robert Grave’s’ historical novel ‘l, Claudius’ produced by Alexander Korda, directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Charles Laughton. The production was plagued by difficulties culminating in a car accident in London that badly injured female lead Merle Oberon. Another problem was the disagreements between Korda and headstrong actor Laughton. The production had cost UK studio London Films the equivalent of about 50 million US by the time it was abandoned.

  • @scottlandano3819
    @scottlandano3819 23 дня назад +3

    I heard(unfortunately don't remember where) that the reason we never got a WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT sequel was that Disney and Amblin/Spielberg were in disagreement for years on which company owned Roger Rabbit. When that got cleared up, both sides figured licensing all the different characters would be prohibitively expensive.

  • @kolonarulez5222
    @kolonarulez5222 Месяц назад +19

    I would love more Lovecraft screen adaptations! My dream movie would be adapting The Shadow Over Innsmouth

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  Месяц назад +1

      That would be a great one. Would also love one of Shadow out of Time. Lovecraft is one of those authors whose works should translate well to the screen, but it's difficult to get the cosmic horror aspect right.

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx Месяц назад +2

      In The Mouth Of Madness is the best Lovecraft film.

  • @Kaijuchainsaw63
    @Kaijuchainsaw63 26 дней назад +5

    Seeing the amount of movies del toro never got to make is a tragic story itself

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  26 дней назад +1

      Yup. Him, Ridley Scott, James Cameron, and Steven Spielberg all have a lot of movies they wanted to do but, for one reason or another, have been unable to get them done (though in Cameron's case, it's probably because Avatar is taking up all the time).

    • @Shadowman820
      @Shadowman820 4 дня назад

      True though I think as far as The Hobbit goes he backed out of it on his own accord .

  • @woongah
    @woongah Месяц назад +18

    Scarlett Johansson as Motoko Kusanagi was the least of Ghost in the Shell [Hollywood] problems.
    The original character is a brain in a box that changes body with upsetting (to her own sense of self) regularity, so a western face is no biggy.
    But the character in the movie has maybe 1/8th of the agency that the manga one has, the movie script ignore most if not all of the philosophical implications of AI and cybernetics explored by Mamoru Oshii in the animated movie and the Hollywood script probably has gotten Kenji Kamiyama and the rest of the "Stand Alone Complex" anime serie staff to laugh their ass off at its formulaic plot...

  • @shlomophobe5582
    @shlomophobe5582 Месяц назад +8

    Sparing the public from yet more formulaic , overwrought celluloid atrocities is the best possible use of these funds

  • @bubblykoi
    @bubblykoi 23 дня назад +3

    wait so youre telling me oscar isaac is not gonna play solid snake anymore!? 😭

  • @GoneLG
    @GoneLG Месяц назад +8

    I would love to see a video of the dc movies that never got made, especially with how much detail and facts you put into your videos. Keep up the great work man

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  Месяц назад

      I appreciate it! Will do that one for sure, it's just going to take a little while. There are so many projects and while I'm at it, I might as well do films + TV in one.

    • @DaveRedsky
      @DaveRedsky Месяц назад +1

      Did you just say dc movies that haven't got made??

  • @Maxwel_Rodrigues
    @Maxwel_Rodrigues 25 дней назад +3

    Great video, but I have a complaint: when you mention a person, could you put their name on the screen, because I often can't understand the person's name just by you speaking. One example is 4:18 in the video.
    This is a tip that would greatly improve your videos, especially for those who don't have English as their first language and sometimes want to research more about the person mentioned.
    Keep doing the good job 😊

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  25 дней назад +3

      That's a great suggestion. I'll do that going forward!

  • @luanderson.ferreira
    @luanderson.ferreira 19 дней назад +2

    Solid video essays, my brother. Your channel shall be big.

  • @Shadowman820
    @Shadowman820 4 дня назад +1

    The cancelled Batgirl movie for HBO max also had Michael Keaton as Batman again , too bad we'll never see his Batman in that film .

  • @d.-_-.b
    @d.-_-.b 28 дней назад +1

    Been waiting over a decade for "Guardians of Luna" to be finished, hopefully John Noble doesn't die of old age before he gets to do the voice acting for it. Production began in 2006.

  • @Amethyspian12
    @Amethyspian12 Месяц назад +4

    Kojima is the poster child of development Hell atp

  • @richardduran498
    @richardduran498 Месяц назад +1

    Informative, great research!

  • @benjaminskylerhill8276
    @benjaminskylerhill8276 Месяц назад +3

    Your voice is so soothing, my dude

  • @erikscream
    @erikscream Месяц назад +3

    I remember watching batgirl n it was great. I still don’t know why they ain’t release it to streaming at least

  • @blackheartsnite
    @blackheartsnite Месяц назад +1

    Dude, amazing video. I can’t believe I’ve never seen your channel before… definitely subbing. I look forward to your future content

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  Месяц назад

      Thanks - I appreciate it! Hope you enjoy the future videos I put out as much as you enjoyed this one.

  • @ibjmac187
    @ibjmac187 Месяц назад +4

    Great video! Fascinating topic.
    From what I remember, Josh Hartnett turned down a number of huge roles (Superman, Batman).

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  Месяц назад +1

      I appreciate it! I think Superman was the only one he turned down, though from what I recall, he was considered for Batman and Spider-Man as well. I think the discussions never got as far there as they did with Superman. Still, takes a LOT to turn down $100M.

    • @Shadowman820
      @Shadowman820 4 дня назад +1

      I think Hartnett was only considered for Darren Aronofksy's Year One movie , I don't think Nolan ever wanted or considered Hartnett for the role .

    • @ibjmac187
      @ibjmac187 3 дня назад

      @@Shadowman820 Yeah, you're right. I was glad to see him show up in Oppenheimer.

  • @kenobistyle
    @kenobistyle 28 дней назад +1

    Pretty sure it was Paul WS Anderson attached to Metal Gear Solid, not Paul Thomas Anderson.

  • @barelyoperational6587
    @barelyoperational6587 Месяц назад +2

    Ah would love the del toro project to get made🤞great video!

    • @Syntopikon
      @Syntopikon  Месяц назад

      That's one of the ones I'm holding out hope for as well. del Toro is such an interesting filmmaker and I think he deserves the PTA treatment. Whatever movie he makes will be one of a kind.

    • @barelyoperational6587
      @barelyoperational6587 Месяц назад +1

      @@Syntopikon agreed! If he has a vision and passion for creating something I am definitely interested in seeing it

  • @littlemax2012
    @littlemax2012 17 дней назад +1

    Shame on the establishment for not allowing a Jabba movie. Of course Jabba could be inclusive, any identifying or census category is capable of being fat and loving 7-Up. Zack Snyder needs to pick up the project and have some of those shredded 300 be the ones to surround Jabba.

  • @HULLGRAFFITI
    @HULLGRAFFITI Месяц назад +5

    Ghost in the shell wasn't even 'whitewashing' ...The original Manga the body of the Major is literally called 'a western model'

    • @cwega2463
      @cwega2463 Месяц назад +5

      yeah it was just articles from news sites that didn’t know what they were talking about. the just saw a white woman in a Japanese adaptation and assumed it was white washing.
      they’re the same people who complained that the one piece live action “made” Luffy be played by a mexican actor and not a japanese one (even though Luffy has been confirmed by Oda to be from south america if he was from the real world).

    • @Scriptadiaboly
      @Scriptadiaboly Месяц назад

      ​@cwega2463 like "where are all the black people in Chernobyl"

  • @michal13121996ify
    @michal13121996ify 26 дней назад +1

    Suprised that You didn't mention "Highlander" reboot.

  • @Lucky_9705
    @Lucky_9705 27 дней назад

    It’s a shame that we never got a Metal Gear Solid movie with Keanu Reeves as Solid Snake, Jeff Bridges as Revolver Ocelot, and Jesse Eisenberg as Hal Emmerich.

  • @carlosvillasenormartinez4162
    @carlosvillasenormartinez4162 Месяц назад +2

    I really like your videos.

  • @MrDarcyProductions
    @MrDarcyProductions 27 дней назад +1

    I don't believe that anyone is asking Guillermo Del Toro to make In The Mouth of Madness a love story.
    For one it makes no sense and more importantly Hollywood has been absolutely allergic to love stories for over a decade now. I think the last one I remember seeing is Cold Mountain. Whatever the reason for it being in production Hell it ain't someone pushing for a love story. It's probably solely based on budgeting

    • @jamespohl-md2eq
      @jamespohl-md2eq 26 дней назад +1

      They didn’t say make it a love story. But have a live story within in.
      In other words, sexual tension. Think the Mummy with Brendan Frasier.
      Lastly, you have to be joking if you don’t think Hollywood makes love story movies.

    • @MrDarcyProductions
      @MrDarcyProductions 26 дней назад

      @@jamespohl-md2eq not joking at all, almost all relationships in movies and tv now are strictly platonic and lacking in sexual tension and there are very few exceptions, even fewer where it ends with the couple staying together. Instead of a kiss you get foreheads pressed together. Usually ends in breakups or death. Outside of romantic comedies there is basically no romance and they don't make movies like the mummy anymore either. Perfect example of you being wrong. Brendan Fraser forces a kiss in the first one. Twitter would crucify that decision now

    • @jamespohl-md2eq
      @jamespohl-md2eq 26 дней назад +1

      @@MrDarcyProductionsSimply ludicrous. Embarrassing.
      Should I list romantic movies.
      Oh. And they don’t make The Mummy anymore. Jfc. Every Marvel movie has a love interest.

    • @MrDarcyProductions
      @MrDarcyProductions 26 дней назад

      @@jamespohl-md2eq every Marvel movie is completely sexless except for The Eternals. They're terrible examples of love stories. Go ahead and list some romantic movies for me from the last ten years. I'll start you with La La Land and Anybody But You. Neither is a good romance btw but I want to give you a head start

  • @theonetruerobb4852
    @theonetruerobb4852 24 дня назад

    The Legend of Zelda! That's a great idea. A big-budget action flick featuring Dobie Gillis's Lesbian pal. Roll 'em...!
    Who's gonna play Maynard?

  • @wallygator92
    @wallygator92 23 дня назад

    What about the Spawn reboot that Todd McFarlane keeps on saying will happen for many years?

  • @randallechazarreta3277
    @randallechazarreta3277 19 дней назад

    We need a live action "fern gully".....what the hell!!! James Cameron already did!!!!! What's is he call it avatar...."he did" oh shit they must have a time machine

  • @TheTrumpReaper
    @TheTrumpReaper Месяц назад

    A very irritating example of development hell: the animated feature-length adaptation of Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams.

  • @ariels3372
    @ariels3372 27 дней назад +1

    if i was rich i would make a movie lol aint ganna lie

  • @mochipii
    @mochipii 22 дня назад +4

    The hollywod obsession with love story and happy endings are stupid.

  • @Darrell9000
    @Darrell9000 Месяц назад +1

    I’ve heard about a live action Akira movie for years…

  • @krono5el
    @krono5el Месяц назад

    That loot was not wasted it was pocketed by corpo goons.

  • @user-zh5lj1ec4k
    @user-zh5lj1ec4k 18 дней назад +1

    God you mumble bro. I have to increase the volume soo much.

  • @Hattori_Keiko
    @Hattori_Keiko 19 дней назад

    I really hope thhey don't make a live action Akira i swear why do Americans have to ruin everything and own everything ...ugh😢

  • @Zombiesnyder13
    @Zombiesnyder13 21 день назад

    AVI ARAD is gonna ruin LEGEND OF ZELDA and METAL GEAR SOLID

  • @NemesisOgreKing
    @NemesisOgreKing 9 дней назад

    You can't make a BioShock movie... (*BIOSHOCK 1 SPOILERS)
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    The whole point to the games story is taking advantage of player agency. You think you're making choices, when you're not. Every time Atles says "Would you kindly", it's a commend phrase forcing the player character to obey. In the end you (like the pc) are just blindly following the narrative. That just would not work as a movie.

  • @rustyshackleford2792
    @rustyshackleford2792 26 дней назад +1

    Spawn

  • @anthonycameronnajera8471
    @anthonycameronnajera8471 18 дней назад +1

    Superman Returns was not a commercial failure.

  • @anthonycameronnajera8471
    @anthonycameronnajera8471 18 дней назад +1

    Anime is not very good in general.