Popeye (Sony Pictures Animation)

Popeye was a cancelled film based off the Popeye cartoon characters. The film was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and was supposed to be released by Sony.

Plot
Unknown

Why It Was Cancelled

 * 1) Sony decided to make A MOVIE ABOUT EMOJIS THAT NO ONE WANTED NOR ASKED FOR instead.

Results

 * The trailer was leaked online.
 * As of now, there are no updates reported for the film since 2016. The film currently remains in development hell at Sony Pictures Animation and its true fate is either unknown or unlikely.
 * Production of the film was later replaced by The Emoji Movie, which was released in 2017. However, despite being a modest box office success, the latter film was a critical failure due to the plot having similarities to the plots of Wreck-It Ralph, The Lego Movie, and Inside Out, as the fact that it caused major backlash and controversies against Sony and the crew who worked on the film before and after the film's release, with the ones that most notably came from the Internet.
 * Sony went on to release three animated films in 2016, Open Season: Scared Silly, The Angry Birds Movie, and Sausage Party.