Has there ever been a movie that was cancelled after the trailer was released?
Productions usually get cancelled before or during preproduction, but I'm wondering whether there has ever been a film which had a cancelled release, after the trailer debuted.
Criteria:
- Movie has to be a feature-length, Hollywood studio production
- Trailer has to contain actual scene footage (a teaser like this one which only serves to pitch the idea and some of the actors involved and the title of the movie without showing actual footage doesn't count)
- Cancellation means the production was halted and the movie did not make a release (wide release, domestic, select or even home-video release)
Best Answer
This could be an evolving list, so it might get closed, but Empires Of The Deep never saw a release, despite having a trailer made.
Also, All American Massacre, a short film by Tobe Hooper's son, never ended up getting released despite having a trailer made.
And, of course, Roger Corman's disaster of a movie The Fantastic Four had a trailer released.
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