10 More Completed Movies You Will Never See

While it's not too unusual that a film can be abandoned during production, it is pretty surprising when it happens once production has wrapped and it's seemingly ready to hit theatres and streaming services - enough that there are plenty of examples to fill not just one list on the subject, but two.

Considering a movie's cancellation can negatively impact hundreds or thousands of people's jobs - not to mention depriving the audience of what could potentially be a compelling piece of art - the powers that be better have a REALLY good explanation for why they would carry out such a bold decision.

But as the last few years have indicated, mainstream features like Batgirl can be flippantly canned, solely so studios (mostly the David Zaslav-ran Warner Bros.) can get a tax break. This practice isn't just disrespectful to the people involved, but to the industry and the art form.

Although certain movies have become infamous for being shelved, some doomed flicks have remained mostly unknown to the public since they've been buried so deeply. That's not to suggest the entries on this list might not be released in the future. After all, 1994's The Fantastic Four and Zack Snyder's Justice League eventually came out, despite the fact they were meant to be locked in a vault until the end of time.

Having said that, the chances of this sorry bunch seeing the light of day are very slim - at least at this current moment in time.

Matt Charman had a rough start as a first-time filmmaker since his directorial debut, The Mothership, has been scrapped.

In this sci-fi thriller, Sarah Morse (Halle Berry) discovers an alien ship under her house one year after her husband mysteriously vanished. It's hard to say what happens in the plot after that, since the whole thing was scrapped in January 2024.

Despite all the time and money invested into the project, Netflix interim officer, Bela Bajaria, felt it was in everyone's best interest to put The Mothership to rest.

Even though movie cancellations are frustrating, the reason behind The Mothership's dissolution is understandable. The powers-that-be decided drastic reshoots were needed during post-production, since many pivotal scenes weren't coming together for one reason or another.

Now, that's not a great reason to terminate a whole film by itself.

However, there was another glaring issue. The Mothership spent so much time in post-production, that the child actors were noticeably older than when they shot their scenes. The higher-ups weren't willing to splash out more cash to reshoot the majority of the movie, which in-turn spurred Netflix to cut its losses.