Yasuke

According to IMDb, a Yasuke film was planned, and would have focused on the story of the real-life samurai of the same name, but was cancelled due to lead actor's Chadwick Boseman's death on August 28, 2020.

Plot
The film was supposed to be based on the true story of Yasuke, the African Samurai.

Why It Was Cancelled

 * 1) The COVID-19 pandemic affected the film's production.
 * 2) Chadwick Boseman died on August 28, 2020.
 * 3) Despite dying from cancer, COVID-19 was later blamed for Chadwick's death.

Results

 * The Chadwick Boseman version was permanently cancelled after his death on August 28, 2020.
 * The current version is in pre-production, but with different actors and actresses involved.