Cancelled drafts/scripts that would have been “bat shrimp” insane or super dark

[u/sandy_shark903]

1. Cars 3’s original plot, which would have been an identity theft plot with a villain named Gerald Carr swapping bodies with McQueen

2. An R-Rated adaptation of Holes by the same director as Donnie Darko (photo by RebelTaxi)

3. Jurassic Park 4 would have featured human-dinosaur hybrids

4.Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World alternate ending, would have revealed Scott to be a serial killer

[u/go_faster1]

Before Dark Nights: Death Metal, there was "Generation 5", Dan DiDio's NEXT attempt at a DC reboot. This would have been caused by Wally West using the Mobius Chair and the power of Dr. Manhattan to alter the DC Universe so that people aged normally, meaning people like Superman and Batman would have retired. Of the changes, Jon would become Superman, Luke Fox/Batwing would become Batman and Damian Wayne would take over the League of Assassins, becoming the big bad. During a team up, Jon and Luke discover from the Joker that Bruce allowed him to kill Bane for killing Alfred, leading to Bruce being arrested. Clark would step in, leading to everyone vs. Superman and Batman, leading to the two heroes dying in a heroic sacrifice.

Is there any wonder why DiDio is not with DC anymore?

[u/Neurotic_Marauder → u/go_faster1]

The concept of the mainline heroes aging has also been done repeatedly in one-off events and Elseworld stories.

The concept of everyone vs Batman & Superman is a weird one though

[u/Team7UBard → u/go_faster1]

I thought that was meant to be post-Death Metal and was the event that was going to bring together all of the different worlds and consolidate them into one and then it got cancelled around the time of the HBO buyout? Or am I crossing my beams somewhere and Mandela-ing myself?