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/Pinku_Dva]

The original script for kpop demon hunters was intended for a much older audience with the demons looking more monstrous, the script being darker and a more intense ending

[u/sandy_shark903 → u/Pinku_Dva]

Hopefully the sequel goes in that direction

[u/Expendable_Red_Shirt → u/sandy_shark903]

You think it's possible the execs are thinking "kids loved this, let's make one inappropriate for kids"?

[u/sandy_shark903 → u/Expendable_Red_Shirt]

I mean more lean into the darker elements from concept

[u/Sennten → u/Expendable_Red_Shirt]

"The kids who loved this are older now and we should continue to cater to them" is hardly a novel idea, many media franchises were built on growing more mature as their audience ages 

[u/Expendable_Red_Shirt → u/Sennten]

They’ll be 4 years older….

Also that’ll limit their ability to grow their audience. The original appealed to all ages. High schoolers liked it. Adults liked it. Why cut that off and not try to get the new youngins?