Franchises/pieces of media that might never be revived

B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations. It’s technically an unreleased film, but it would also be a good example of a Stillborn Franchise, given the merchandise clearly seems to imply that Dreamworks was hoping for this to also be one of their IPs just like Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, The Bad Guys, among others.

That means that had the film came out and became a box-office hit (which was pretty unlikely), there likely would have been sequels. Quite a few of them.

Even if the film had become a box office failure, it still would have gotten a planned Netflix tv show spinoff, but the entire franchise is dead because the first installment was cancelled and has been sitting unfinished for nearly a decade.

Now as for why it can never happen, that’s because the film was used as a Tax Write-off. They might still own the characters and whatnot, but if this franchise were to comeback, they’d have no choice but to rebuild the movie from the ground up, and pray the original character models and assets can still fit in with the more recent animation systems, given the animation for B.O.O has since become outdated, but that’s not possible given that PDI has since shut down, and this was the last film they made, with it being likely this film was cancelled the exact same day PDI shut down, likely just earlier in the same day.

Not to mention they would have to try their hardest to get back al the VA’s, who may turn down the role reprisal, may have died (they all seem to still be alive), among others. It’s not happening.

I've always begged in my mind for a revival of the Disney Fairies franchise. I just discovered Prana Studios was the backbone behind the movies. Unfortunately, they went defunct 5 years ago and were part of the Fox acquisition.

I really hope the demand thanks to nostalgia will be the persistence that moves the "mountains." It reminds me of the case with PASWG when it never have gotten a second season until now due to the creators leaving Gainax which the company had the IP for a while now.

Most TMNT rip-offs.

Most tokusatsu shows will never be revived due to obscurity, lack of popularity, poor reception, or no direction at all.

Similarly, I don't see another King's Quest being made. Or really more official sequels to Sierra RPGs that's not Leisure Suit Larry & considering how controversial they are for their insane amount of unwinnable scenarios...

Gobots probably, once Transformers eclipsed it in popularity not much was heard from it.

Uncle Grandpa