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16 Video Game Movies We Were Denied

In some alternate universe, Jim Carrey playing Eggman isn’t the best video game flicks can ever get.

16 Video Game Movies We Were Denied

April 08, 2022

Video game movies are notoriously horrible — but sometime, somewhen, there will be a good one. Sonic the Hedgehog is best video game movies can ever get. It is pretty good, though, to be fair.

Here are some video game movies that almost were made. Hope you enjoy the trip through the bargain bin of a parallel world, kids.

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Half-Life

CRACKED.COM A Video game movies we were denied Half-Life J. J. Abrams has been working on a film version since 2016. But he's also been working on Cloverfield 2 since the first movie came out, so let's temper our expectations. — Source: Stealth Optional

15

Sonic Armageddon

Video game movies we were denied Sonic Armageddon There was a plan to follow the Sonic series with a film about the end of existence, because Sonic is and always has been the most insane series around. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Sonic Wiki

14

Live Action Zelda Series

CRACKED.COM Video game movies we were denied Live action Zelda series The reason behind the series not going forward? People heard about it, and it spooked Nintendo. — Source: /Film

13

The Sims

Video game movies we were denied The Sims The movie would've followed a Free Guy-esque NPC who realizes the truth of the world around him. It was canceled when Disney bought Fox, the studio producing it. CRACKED.COM — Source: Geeks

12

Portal

CRACKED.COM CAPERTURE Video game movies we were denied Portal Last Night in Soho writer Krysty Wilson- Cairns has her own idea about where to take the film. She hasn't revealed much, as a film is still in development and maybe could still use a writer. — Source: Cinemablend

11

Monkey Island

CRACKED.COM Video game movies we were denied Monkey Island The writers of Pirates of the Caribbean were working on a suspiciously similar project right before - one that many fans insist was outright copied to make the hit series - Monkey Island. — Source: Kotaku, SimpleGamer

10

Mega Man

Video game movies we were denied Mega Man After Disney ate Fox, it canceled a bunch of films-including this adaptation, that was being brought to us by the team behind MTV's Catfish. CRACKED.COM — Sources: TheGamer, The Verge

9

The Legend of Zelda

Video game movies we were denied The Legend of Zelda There have been a few attempts to bring the game to the big screen-most recently by Imagi Studios. However, the company went out of business, and Nintendo went another way. CRACKED.COM — Source: MovieWeb

8

The Legend of Spyro 3D

Video game movies we were denied The Legend of Spyro 3D From the producers of Eragon! That'll get butts in seats, right? CRACKED.COM — Source: Spyro Wiki

7

Sly Cooper

Video game movies we were denied Sly Cooper The movie was never officially canceled, but it never entered production after it was announced back in 2014. CRACKED.COM — Source: SimpleGamer

6

Detective Pikachu 2

YOUR RAIL CRACKED.COM BUY TODA eco WARNING PER RIVE-CITY RUFFLES ETNC CITY WACOR FREE IS - KAAS Video game movies we were denied Detective Pikachu 2 Despite the critical and fan love for Detective Pikachu (even if it doesn't have Danny DeVito in any role), there's no hope for a sequel. — Source: VGC

5

Kingdom Hearts

Video game movies we were denied Kingdom Hearts A series adaptation is coming to Disney+, with the original cast reprising their roles... supposedly. Whenever the Mouse decides. CRACKED.COM — Source: Eurogamer.net

4

Halo

CRACKED.COM Video game movies we were denied Halo Guillermo del Toro was set to produce the Halo film by director Neill Blomkamp, but pay cuts and feuds led to the film ending... and to the new hit series on Paramount+! — More: The Canceled 'Halo' Movie Was Mayhem Behind The Scenes

3

Five Nights at Freddy’s

CRACKED.COM Video game movies we were denied Five Nights at Freddy's Directed by Chris Columbus, the movie is still coming. Probably. Any day now. The reason for the delay? Game creator Scott Cawthon has final cut approval, and he is very hard to please. — Source: MovieWeb

2

Final Fantasy VII

Video game movies we were denied Final Fantasy VII The team making the Final Fantasy XIV adaptation almost made FF7 instead. FF14 had everything they wanted out of Final Fantasy, and the space to tell a new, separate story. CRACKED.COM — Source: IGN

1

Super Mario Bros. 2

Video game movies we were denied Super Mario Bros. 2 There was originally going to be a sequel, dealing with an invasion of Earth by Bowser and his Коора army. Some of it got turned into a webcomic. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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