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* The CGI ''[[Thundercats]]'' film, which was supposed to be made by the art director of ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]''.

** It [[Epileptic Trees|apparently]] reincarnated in the form of new [[Animated Series]] ''[[Thundercats 2011|ThunderCats (2011)]]'', which premiered in July 2011 on [[Cartoon Network]].

* ''The [[Samurai Jack]] Movie''. [http://www.kungfucinema.com/j-j-abrams-to-produce-samurai-jack-film-11829 It was supposed to be seeing the light of day]... in 2009.

* ''The [[Samurai Jack]] Movie''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110813202501/http://www.kungfucinema.com/j-j-abrams-to-produce-samurai-jack-film-11829 It was supposed to be seeing the light of day]... in 2009.

** [[Saved From Development Hell|Movie? Who needs a movie?]]. A comic book continuation series was made between 2013 and 2015.

*** '''And''' [[Toonami]] will air a '''new''' season!!! (Set for 2016)

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** This may be underway with James Wan attached as director (in 2012). But it looks like it won't be anytime soon...

* There is a rumor that there would be a ''[[Fatal Frame]]'' movie, but it seems we're in for a long wait.

* ''[http://www.dionaea-house.com/ The Dionaea House]'', a story told virally over the internet from 2004 to 2006, abruptly stops on several cliffhangers at different points in time, apparently because Warner Bros. purchased rights for a film adaptation. According to [http://listing-index.ebay.com/movies/The_Dionaea_House.html eBay's film listing], it was supposed to come out in 2007. IMDB once had a listing for a 2010 release (under the name ''The Residents'' for some reason), but even that has fallen down the Memory Hole.

* ''[http://www.dionaea-house.com/ The Dionaea House]'', a story told virally over the internet from 2004 to 2006, abruptly stops on several cliffhangers at different points in time, apparently because Warner Bros. purchased rights for a film adaptation. According to [http://listing-index.ebay.com/movies/The_Dionaea_House.html eBay's film listing]{{Dead link}}, it was supposed to come out in 2007. IMDB once had a listing for a 2010 release (under the name ''The Residents'' for some reason), but even that has fallen down the Memory Hole.

** According to the creator it's dead for now. Whether or not [[Incredibly Lame Pun|the door is still open]] for it to be made remains to be seen.

* ''[[Hack Slash]]'', which is apparently coming along... just at an insanely slow pace (more [~~http~~://~~www~~.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=17354 here]). And now they are planning on making some kind of animated feature.

* ''[[Hack Slash]]'', which is apparently coming along... just at an insanely slow pace (more [https://web.archive.org/web/20101217143100/http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=17354 here]). And now they are planning on making some kind of animated feature.

* [[J. Michael Straczynski]] still wants a ''[[Babylon 5]]'' made-for-cinema movie someday. There was a project to produce one in 2004, but it was aborted in 2005. It would have been called "The Memory of Shadows" and involved Galen and an [[Earth Force]] intelligence officer tracking down an intergalactic conspiracy that used Shadow technology.

* ''Meg,'' which was supposed to have arrived in 2005.

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* A [[Biopic]] about Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland during [[World War II]], was announced in 2000, with Finnish director Renny Harlin attached. The filming has been postponed many times due to budgetary issues. Harlin finally pulled out in May 2011, but it is unclear whether the project will go on without him.

* A remake of ''[[The Incredible Shrinking Man]]'' has been in the works since 2001, with [[Eddie Murphy]]'s name often attached. It's still apparently in pre-production.

* In 1992 it was announced that [[John Hughes]] had [http://www.variety.com/article/VR100425.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=warner+in+%27peanuts%27+set signed a development deal with Warner Brothers] to write and produce a live-action ''[[Peanuts]]'' movie. Nothing more was heard of the project after that.

* In 1992 it was announced that [[John Hughes]] had [http://www.variety.com/article/VR100425.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=warner+in+%27peanuts%27+set signed a development deal with Warner Brothers]{{Dead link}} to write and produce a live-action ''[[Peanuts]]'' movie. Nothing more was heard of the project after that.

** A 2015 animated adaptation came out instead.

* There has also been a lot of talk about the musical version of ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]'' being made into a movie. It appears to be just that: talk. Oh sure, it's said to be officially confirmed, but only recently have they began looking for a cast, at least three years after the confirmation of it...

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* Nelvana holds the rights to the ''[[Little Critter]]'' characters and at least a couple of scripts were written around 2000, but nothing further has been heard since and it is assumed development was dropped.

* Hasbro had planned two DVD releases based on the character TJ Bearytales and even released a music video featuring this character on a ''[[My Little Pony]]'' DVD. The DVDs were slated for release in either late 2007 or early 2008, but neither ever materialized.

* [http://www.rugratonline.com/ntnot.htm This webpage] has information on five series that qualify, they include [[Spin-Off]](s) of both ''[[Rugrats]]'' and ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', [[Dueling Shows|a clone]] of ''[[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|Teachers Pet]]'', a [[Animesque]] series like ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' and a series that was supposed to be based off of a comic book. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120623150007/http://www.rugratonline.com/ntshows.htm another page] (on the same website) has information on a show that was originally aired as a 15-minute short in 2002. But no more information has surfaced on it.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311030237/http://www.rugratonline.com/ntnot.htm This webpage] has information on five series that qualify, they include [[Spin-Off]](s) of both ''[[Rugrats]]'' and ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', [[Dueling Shows|a clone]] of ''[[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|Teachers Pet]]'', a [[Animesque]] series like ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' and a series that was supposed to be based off of a comic book. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120623150007/http://www.rugratonline.com/ntshows.htm another page] (on the same website) has information on a show that was originally aired as a 15-minute short in 2002. But no more information has surfaced on it.

* An animated series based on the comic book series ''[[The 99]]'' was announced to be one of the launch programs on [[The Hub]], no word about the series has been heard [http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/18/the-99-animated-series-the-hub/ since its announcement in March 2010]

* A DTV animated movie based on ''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]'', with character designs by James Jean and a script by Warren Ellis, was announced in 2007, but no further developments has been made.