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* The trailer for ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2019 Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', which had a November 8, 2019 was attached to fellow video game movie ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu''. But backlash over the titular character's design lead to the trailer being pulled and the release date being moved to February 14th, 2020 to modify the character.

* The trailer for ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2019 Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', which had a November 8, 2019 was attached to fellow video game movie ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu''. But backlash over the character design lead to the trailer being pulled and the release date being moved to February 14th, 2020.

* The trailer for ''Film/[[SonicTheHedgehog2019 Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', which had a November 8, 2019 was attached to fellow video game movie ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu''. But backlash over the character design lead to the trailer being pulled and the release date being moved to February 14th, 2020.

* Creator/ArchaiaEntertainment's Free Comic Book Day compilation for 2012 included a one-shot story based on the film ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', "Hoggle and the Worm", to whet appetites for a graphic novel prequel (revealing the backstory of fan favorite [[Music/DavidBowie Jareth the Goblin King]]) that had been announced for year's end. But the book's release date was pushed back to April 2013, and then to an unspecified date in 2014...Notably, Archaia has continued to publish one-shot ''Labyrinth'' stories for their Free Comic Book Day collections, but as of yet has not announced when the Jareth book will be released.

** Later, the 1992 VHS of ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' had a sneak preview of ''{{WesternAnimation/Thumbelina}}'', which said it was to be released by MGM, but due to to production difficulties, it was released by Warner Bros. in March 1994.

* A teaser for ''[[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Jetsons: The Movie]]'' (which appeared on the VHS release ''Jetsons: The First Episodes'') promised a release for Christmas 1989, but it ended up being released in the summer of 1990, most likely so it wouldn't compete with ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''.

* The 1991 souvenir program for the U.S. tour of ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' included an ad promising a film version via TriStarPictures for 1993. That movie didn't arrive until '''2012''', and Universal produced it. A Columbia/Tristar-produced non-musical version starring Creator/LiamNeeson was released in 1998.

* ''Film/JackTheGiantSlayer'' sent out a trailer in Spring 2012 with a June release date promised, but WarnerBrothers decided to push it back to March 2013 and changed the title -- it was originally ''Jack the Giant Killer'' -- in the interim.

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* Creator/ArchaiaEntertainment's Free Comic Book Day compilation for 2012 included a one-shot story based on the film ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', "Hoggle and the Worm", to whet appetites for a graphic novel prequel (revealing the backstory of fan favorite [[Music/DavidBowie Jareth the Goblin King]]) that had been announced for year's end. But the book's release date was pushed back to April 2013, and then to an unspecified date in 2014...Notably, Archaia has continued to publish one-shot ''Labyrinth'' stories for their Free Comic Book Day collections, but as of yet has not announced when the Jareth book will be released.

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* At the end of the 1998 VHS of ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' was a short trailer announcing that the direct-to-video sequel ''Scamp's Adventure'' would be released in 2000, but it ended up being released in February 2001.

** A sneak preview of ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' appeared at the beginning of the 1990 VHS of ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'', promising a release for Thanksgiving from MGM but it ended up being released by The Samuel Goldwyn Company due to production issues and content changes. It was rescheduled for Thanksgiving 1991, but moved again to April 1992 to avoid competition with ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and ''[[AnAmericanTail An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]'' (the film was released in Europe in Summer 1991 though).
** Later, the 1992 VHS of ''Rock-a-Doodle'' had a sneak preview of ''{{WesternAnimation/Thumbelina}}'', which said it was to be released by MGM, but due to to production difficulties, it was released by Warner Bros. in March 1994.

** A sneak preview of ''Rock-a-Doodle'' appeared at the beginning of the 1990 VHS of ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'', promising a release for Thanksgiving from MGM but it ended up being released by The Samuel Goldwyn Company due to production issues and content changes. It was rescheduled for Thanksgiving 1991, but moved again to April 1992 to avoid competition with ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and ''[[AnAmericanTail An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]'' (the film was released in Europe in Summer 1991 though).
** Later, the 1992 VHS of ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' had a sneak preview of ''{{WesternAnimation/Thumbelina}}'', which said it was to be released by MGM, but due to to production difficulties, it was released by Warner Bros. in March 1994.

* The 1992 VHS of ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' had a sneak preview of ''{{WesternAnimation/Thumbelina}}'', which said it was to be released by MGM, but due to to production difficulties, it was released by Warner Bros. in March 1994.
* A sneak preview of ''Rock-a-Doodle'' appeared at the beginning of the 1990 VHS of ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'', promising a release for Thanksgiving from MGM but it ended up being released by The Samuel Goldwyn Company due to production issues and content changes. It was rescheduled for Thanksgiving 1991, but moved again to April 1992 to avoid competition with ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and ''[[AnAmericanTail An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]'' (the film was released in Europe in Summer 1991 though).

* The VHS of ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer: The Movie'' has a sneak preview for ''In Search of Santa'', a DirectToVideo Christmas film from the same animation company as ''Rudolph'', which promised for a 2D animated release in Christmas 1999 from [=GoodTimes=] Entertainment. The release of this didn't happen until ''five years later'', when it was executed as a computer animated movie and released by Miramax.

* A teaser for ''[[TheJetsons Jetsons: The Movie]]'' (which appeared on the VHS release ''Jetsons: The First Episodes'') promised a release for Christmas 1989, but it ended up being released in the summer of 1990, most likely so it wouldn't compete with ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''.

* Endemic in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'''s TroubledProduction. Between leaks that necessitated major changes, tweaks from playtesting results, and the game just plain not being ready, Valve was forced to announce new release dates several times -- including, infamously, once delaying the game ''on its release date''. This led to the [[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time "Valve Time"]] [[Memes/{{Valve}} meme]]. Not coincidentally, [[RealSoonNow Valve no longer makes a habit of giving release dates]] until just before release.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAndMisterFreezeSubZero'' had a teaser on the VHS release of ''SpaceJam'' and a trailer on each video released in the 2nd wave of the ''Adventures of Batman & Robin'' videocassettes, stating that it was being released in the summer of 1997. It would be released in the Spring of 1998. This was because of the negative feedback of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', since they both featured Mr. Freeze and the studio was afraid the connection would hurt sales of the animated film.

* Trailers for ''She's Having a Baby'' were released in January 1987 with VHS copies of ''FerrisBuellersDayOff'' but the film wasn't released until February 1988 due to director Creator/JohnHughes having production problems with ''Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles''.

* The teaser trailer for ''[[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin and the King of Thieves]]'' appeared on the 1995 VHS of ''AngelsInTheOutfield'' and said it was to be released in Fall 1995, but it didn't come out until August 1996. (The delay came about due to Disney getting RobinWilliams back as the voice of the Genie -- midway through production.)
* ''BatmanAndMisterFreezeSubZero'' had a teaser on the VHS release of ''SpaceJam'' and a trailer on each video released in the 2nd wave of the ''Adventures of Batman & Robin'' videocassettes, stating that it was being released in the summer of 1997. It would be released in the Spring of 1998. This was because of the negative feedback of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', since they both featured Mr. Freeze and the studio was afraid the connection would hurt sales of the animated film.

* The 1992 VHS of ''RockADoodle'' had a sneak preview of ''{{WesternAnimation/Thumbelina}}'', which said it was to be released by MGM, but due to to production difficulties, it was released by Warner Bros. in March 1994.
** Similarly, a sneak preview of ''Rock-a-Doodle'' appeared at the beginning of the 1990 VHS of ''AllDogsGoToHeaven'', promising a release for Thanksgiving from MGM but it ended up being released by The Samuel Goldwyn Company due to production issues and content changes. It was rescheduled for Thanksgiving 1991, but moved again to April 1992 to avoid competition with ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and ''[[AnAmericanTail An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]'' (the film was released in Europe in Summer 1991 though).
* The teaser poster for ''TomAndJerryTheMovie'' was released in 1990, but the film didn't come out until 1992 in Europe and 1993 in the U.S.

* ''[[Film/{{Alien 3}} Alien³]]'' had an teaser trailer released in early 1991, which promised a vague 1992 release date and the image of a facehugger egg opening over Earth itself. Although the film was released in May 1992, it was held up by production woes that lasted through the winter of 1991, and the hinted plot in the trailer (xenomorphs take over Earth) was completely different to the final product.

* Trailers for ''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses'' were released in 2000 by Universal but the studio dropped the film due to its graphic content. It would be released in 2003 with {{Lionsgate}} distributing.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' sequel for Wii U was announced in early 2013 under the working project name of X, and was slated for a 2014 release. When E3 rolled around the following year, the game finally got a name (''Xenoblade Chronicles X'', just like its predecessor) but was still far from completion, so it has been pushed back until 2015.

* At the end of the 1998 VHS of ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' was a short trailer announcing that the direct-to-video sequel ''Scamp's Adventure'' would be released in 2000, but it ended up being released in February 2001. That's what happens what you release a trailer early in production.

* The ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'' game for Wii U was announced in early 2013 under the working project name of X, and was slated for a 2014 release. When E3 rolled around the following year, the game finally got a name (''Xenoblade Chronicles'', just like its predecessor) but was still far from completion, so it has been pushed back until 2015.