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Metro
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10 action movies which we'll never get to see – and the reasons why
Caroline Westbrook Published June 16, 2025 12:17pm Link is copied Comments Whether you're a fan or not, there's no denying that action movies are massive. With summer on our doorstep and blockbuster season underway, we're set to welcome a whole load of them into cinemas in the coming weeks. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and John Wick: Ballerina are already out there, but you can expect the likes of F1, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Nobody 2, Predator: Badlands, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps to come along before the season is out. But for every action epic that smashes onto the screen, the path is littered with the ashes of others that might have seemed like box office gold at the time, but for whatever reason just never made it out of the starting blocks. Imagine what might have been if some of these had been made... (Picture: Warner Bros/Everett/REX/Shutterstock) Superman might be about to fly on to screens yet again this summer but this particular incarnation of the man of steel didn't even get off the ground. The movie, which was due to go before the cameras in the 1990s, was to be directed by Tim Burton, with Nicolas Cage donning the infamous red and blue suit to play Clark Kent/Superman. And with a cast which was also due to include Chris Rock as Jimmy Olsen, Sandra Bullock as Lois Lane, and Christopher Walken as Braniac, what was not to like? Sadly the film suffered production issues and script rewrites, with Warner Bros pulling the plug just weeks before shooting was set to begin - despite having already spent $30m (£23m) on costumes and promotional material. For those still wondering what might have been, a documentary, The Death Of Superman Lives: What Happened?, was released in 2015 and can be seen on YouTube There's no shortage of video game to movie adaptations, although some have proven more successful than others (take a bow, Super Mario Bros and Minecraft for example). But others didn't achieve the same rise to stardom. Among those is the proposed adaptation of Halo, despite an impressive pedigree which would have seen Peter Jackson producing and Neill Blomkamp (District 9) directing a screenplay by Alex Garland (Civil War, The Beach). What happened? Lack of financing is what happened, with Fox and Universal both interested in the project, and work beginning on props for the film, before disagreements over the spiralling budget led to it being shelved. While the game did later get a live-action web series, we'll always be left to wonder what might have been (Picture: Microsoft) Back in the 90s, Arnold Schwarzenegger ruled the box office with hits including Total Recall, Terminator 2, Kindergarten Cop, True name it. So it seemed as if one planned project - a big-budget epic set during the titular Crusades which would reunite the Austrian star with Paul Verhoeven - would be big screen gold. And it might have been if it ever got made. Sets for the film were already being built in Spain for the epic but makers Carolco pulled the plug amid budget concerns, after the cost threatened to spiral. Instead, they went on to make pirate adventure Cutthroat Island - which did so badly at the box office it proved to be the death knell for the studio. Had Crusade made it to cinemas things could have been very different. And speaking of Arnie... (Picture:) One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's most popular 90s movies was True Lies, the 1994 summer smash in which the actor plays a secret agent hiding his true profession from his family. Plans were afoot for Arnie to reunite with director James Cameron on a follow-up, but both found themselves busy with other ventures. At one point it looked as though it might go ahead, with True Lies 2 tentatively slated to go before the cameras in 2002, but like the Forrest Gump sequel, the impact of the 9/11 attacks caused the director to change his mind about making the movie altogether. We can only imagine what might have been (Picture: Zade Rosenthal/Lightstorm/20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock) This one might have seemed seemed like a no-brainer at the time, given it came from the imagination of Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton - but somehow it never materalised. Airframe, a novel about a quality assurance officer investigating a mysterious in-flight accident on a plane, was published in 1996 and was set to follow other Crichton adaptations including Congo, Rising Sun and Disclosure to the screen. Touchstone Pictures - a subsidiary of Disney - had snapped up to the rights to the novel before it was even published, with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Demi Moore tipped to star. So what happened? Well according to the LA Times, Crichton was unable to find a script he liked - leading to the project being taken out of development and the author returning the $10m (£7.3m) advance he had been given by the studio. To this date it remains one of the few Crichton novels not to be made into a movie (Picture:) Here's another 90s movie which could well have raked in the millions. Crisis In The Hot Zone, based on a New Yorker article-turned-novel by Richard Preston about a US Ebola outbreak, was all set to go before the cameras with Ridley Scott directing, and Robert Redford and Jodie Foster starring. Except makers Fox struggled with budget constraints, as well as casting issues, leading to delays in the project. At which point Warner Bros stepped in with their own virus actioner, Outbreak - and despite the tendency in the 90s for two movies with very similar subject matters to compete with each other, it didn't happen this time. Fox pulled the plug on Crisis and it was never made You might wonder what's going on here because hasn't there already been a film of Dune? Well yes. Several in fact. And a sequel, one which even nabbed itself a best picture nomination at the Oscars. But there's one version of the Frank Herbert novel which ended up dead in the - how shall we put this - dunes - that director Alejandro Jodorowsky was all set to direct. And this one was certainly different, with the El Topo director keen to give viewers a psychedelic experience. Ultimately though Jodorowsky's project - and its 1,200 storyboards - failed to make it to the screen due to lack of financing. Producer Dino De Laurentiis ultimately snapped up the rights to the book in 1982, with David Lynch's version hitting screens in 1984. Which Jodorowsky subsequently described as 'terrible'. Ouch (Picture: Funcom) Another video game adaptation which never got out of the starting gate, Castlevania. A gothic horror franchise, involving Count Dracula and the vampire-hunting Belmont clan, was all set to get the live action treatment courtesy of Paul W S Anderson (Resident Evil). Although the project was announced in 2007, it never happened. Although it's not clear why the project stalled, that hasn't stopped fans from clamouring for it. In fact, various fan-made trailers, featuring the likes of Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson in the lead roles, have surfaced online, while a poster featuring Depp as the Count went viral when it did the rounds earlier this year. For now? Fans can make do with the Netflix animated series, which debuted in 2017 and ran for four seasons (Picture: Netflix/Everett/Shutterstock) The past couple of decades have given us our fair share of Mummy movies, right from the original 1999 version which saw Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz chasing the titular monster. Sequels followed, from 2001's inevitable The Mummy 2 through to spin-off movie The Scorpion King, a video game and an animated TV series. But even a franchise this successful isn't without its problems, and when 2017's reboot The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella, was a box office flop, plans for the follow-up, Rise Of The Aztecs (or The Mummy 4, to put it another way)y, were promptly shelved (Picture: Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock) Film fans have no shortage of Alien movies to get to grips with, from the terrifying 1979 original through to 2024's Alien: Romulus. But one entry into the franchise which we'll never get to see is Alien 5: Awakening - which marks yet another cancelled project for the director Neill Blomkamp. The movie, a direct sequel to Aliens which took place around 30 years after the events of that film, was set to feature Ripley, Hicks and a grown-up Newt. However, following the disappointing box office of 2017's Alien: Covenant, Fox scrapped the project altogether. So this is one screen reunion we'll never get to see (Picture: 20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/ Shutterstock) Next Gallery
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Superman' Takes Flight With Full Trailer From James Gunn
Superman's latest footage offers a new look at the titular DC Comics character's heroics. The full trailer for writer-director James Gunn's movie was released Wednesday, ahead of the Warner Bros. hitting theaters July 11. Superman stars David Corenswet as Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. More from The Hollywood Reporter Bob Odenkirk Brings His Work With Him on Vacation in 'Nobody 2' Trailer Discount Wednesday: AMC Theatres to Dramatically Slash Movie Ticket Prices Beginning July 9 Michelle Pfeiffer Ditches Her Family at the Holidays in Amazon's 'Oh. What. Fun.' Trailer The new film focuses on the titular superhero, who made his way to Earth from the planet Krypton and grapples with his powers while blending in as journalist Clark Kent. 'He's not a man,' Hoult says in the trailer. 'He's an 'it' and somehow become the focal point of the entire world's conversation.' Previously released footage showed an injured Superman getting rescued when his trusty dog, Krypto, drags him to the Fortress of Solitude. After Superman thanks a robot crew for their help, one of them replies, 'No need to thank us, sir, as we will not appreciate it.' Gunn announced on Instagram earlier this week that he would be revealing the full trailer, adding the caption, 'I've been waiting too long to share this with you all!' Superman's release marks a pivotal and high-stakes moment for Warner Bros., in addition to DC Studios bosses Gunn and Peter Safran, who produce this project. The film co-stars Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific), Terence Rosemore (Otis), Anthony Carrigan (Metamorpho), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), Nathan Fillion (Guy Gardner) and María Gabriela de Faría (The Engineer). Gunn joined his stars on the CinemaCon stage last month, where Corenswet discussed how he felt to portray the Man of Steel. 'It's a great honor to play a role that exists so clearly in the public consciousness,' the star said. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Superman' Trailer: Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult Fight for David Corenswet's Attention in DC Reboot from James Gunn
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the dawn of a new day for the Superman IP. James Gunn is giving his take on the iconic character with his DC feature 'Superman,' starring David Corenswet as the title character. Gunn, who is the co-CEO of DC Studios with Peter Safran, wrote the feature which is decidedly not an origin story about Clark Kent embracing his alienhood to save the world. There will be plenty of world saving, but he is already well known to his colleague and love interest Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) and nemesis Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult). More from IndieWire Bob Odenkirk Battles Mob Boss Sharon Stone During a Summer Vacation from Hell in Action Sequel 'Nobody 2' Trailer 'All's Fair' Teaser: Kim Kardashian Is a Divorce Attorney at an All-Female Law Firm in Ryan Murphy's Spin on 'Marriage Story' Meets 'Big Little Lies' 'We just start in the middle of the action,' Gunn previously told TheWrap. 'Superman already exists. Lois and Clark already know each other. Lex hates Superman's guts from the beginning, although they don't know each other personally. So we start right in the middle of the action.' 'Superman' is among the latest DC installments, which also includes the return of the 'Peacemaker' series for Max. Warner Bros. Pictures will release 'Superman' in theaters on July 11. Check out the trailer below. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie The 55 Best LGBTQ Movies and TV Shows Streaming on Netflix Right Now
Engadget
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
The next Mario movie may share its name with an SNES classic
We already know that Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto are working away on the sequel to the absurdly successful T he Super Mario Bros. Movie . Now we might also know its title, even if we aren't supposed to. According to The Verge , NBCUniversal (parent company of Illumination via Universal Pictures) name-dropped the upcoming movie in a press release regarding its 2025 and 2026 content slate, before swiftly removing it. Super Mario World was reportedly included in a section that listed a number of films that will stream on Peacock following their theatrical release in the next year. Other films mentioned include M3gan 2.0 , Nobody 2 , The Bad Guys 2 and the upcoming live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon . The original post also listed the next Shrek and Minion movies, but like Super Mario World , they're absent from the amended version. Of course, there's always a possibility that NBCUniversal used the wrong name, or that Super Mario World is just a working title. But it does seem like an obvious choice. For one, the "World" part suggests a larger-scale adventure for Nintendo's mustachioed mascot this time around, and (spoilers for the first film) the post-credits scene in The Super Mario Bros. Movie hinted at Yoshi's involvement in the sequel. Nobody who owned a Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the '90s will need reminding which game the little green dinosaur made his debut in. The Super Mario Bros. Movie , which Engadget 's Devindra Hardawar called "a fun but safe Mushroom Kingdom romp" when it released in 2023, made over $1.36 billion at the global box office, and is currently the highest-grossing movie based on a video game of all time. A release date of April 3, 2026 was confirmed last year for the officially as-yet untitled sequel.
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Bob Odenkirk returns as suburban assassin in 'Nobody 2': Trailer, release date
Bob Odenkirk returns as suburban assassin in 'Nobody 2': Trailer, release date Prepare for another dose of suburban dad rage. Bob Odenkirk is back as workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell in the sequel to 2021's sleeper hit "Nobody." Universal Pictures dropped a trailer May 14 for the movie, out this summer, which sees Hutch four years after taking on the Russian mob, still working off a $30 million debt through a string of hits. Amid a fraught relationship, Hutch, his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen) and family decide on a waterpark vacation. The family eventually crosses paths with a corrupt theme-park operator (John Ortiz), his sheriff (Colin Hanks) and a terrifying crime boss (Sharon Stone) before chaos ensues. Christopher Lloyd returns as Hutch's dad, and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA returns as Hutch's brother, joining the fun. A surprise blockbuster during the pandemic, "Nobody" topped the box office and earned $57 million globally, on a $16 million budget. Read on for the trailer and release date for "Nobody 2." Review: Bob Odenkirk livens up formulaic 'Nobody' as a middle-aged 'John Wick' type 'Nobody 2' trailer The "Nobody 2" trailer sees Hutch take off for a family vacation, only to run into some smalltown bullies. After physically taking them down, the assassin quickly runs into trouble. But Hutch refuses to let his work interfere with and ruin his vacation. Watch the NSFW trailer here. 'Nobody 2' cast The film features a starry cast, including: Bob Odenkirk Connie Nielsen John Ortiz RZA Colin Hanks Christopher Lloyd Sharon Stone Gage Munroe Paisley Cadorath 'Nobody 2' release date "Nobody 2" is set to hit theaters Aug. 15, 2025.
