10 Movies That Just Got Cancelled

10. Golden

Last summer, the brilliant Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) shot Golden, a coming-of-age musical biopic based on the childhood of musician Pharrell Williams.

The crackerjack ensemble cast included Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Quinta Brunson, Janelle Monáe, Tim Meadows, Missy Elliott, and André 3000, and principal photography seemed to go off without a hitch.

However back in February, just three months before the film's planned release, Gondry and Williams issued a joint statement that Golden was being permanently shelved after they realised "there wasn't a path forward" in the editing room.

Despite this clearly implying that the pair were disappointed with the outcome of shooting, reports indicate that Golden test-screened very well and even had awards potential.

However, rather than try to force the film's release, Universal has opted to eat the $20 million production loss to maintain their creative partnership with Williams. 

It's rare for a fully shot film to be scrapped during post-production, and virtually unheard of for it to happen when said film is apparently rather good. Shocking.