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** And a rather quick example, as Avi Arad is [[http://robert-ito.com/FantasticFauxO.pdf reported to have bought the film, and once receiving the negatives burned them down.]]

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** And a rather quick example, as Avi Arad is [[http://robert-ito.com/FantasticFauxO.pdf reported reported]] to have bought the film, and once receiving the negatives burned them down.]]
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* FlipFlopOfGod: Whether this movie was truly an AshcanCopy or was always meant to be a theatrical film that got cancelled at the last minute is very much dependent on who you ask. Even the highest ranking people within ''Marvel'' at the time have various disagreements on what the true plans for this film were.
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* BuryYourArt: The film was completed and set for release in January 1994, only to be pulled and permanently shelved at the last minute, with cease and desist notices sent to the cast and crew to halt marketing. According to Creator/StanLee, the film was produced as an AshcanCopy and thus was never meant to be released in the first place, but producer Creator/RogerCorman and director Oley Sassone contested this, stating that it ''was'' supposed to come out, only to be cancelled at the last minute due to executives at Creator/MarvelComics fearing the possibility of the movie becoming a negative AudienceColoringAdaptation.

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* BuryYourArt: The film was completed and set for release in January 1994, only to be pulled and permanently shelved at the last minute, with cease and desist notices sent to the cast and crew to halt marketing. According to Creator/StanLee, the film was produced as an AshcanCopy and thus was never meant to be released in the first place, but producer Creator/RogerCorman and director Oley Sassone contested this, stating that it ''was'' supposed to come out, only to be cancelled at the last minute due to executives at Creator/MarvelComics fearing the possibility of the movie becoming a negative AudienceColoringAdaptation. It should also be noted that Avi Arad, then-executive at Marvel and founder of Creator/MarvelStudios, agrees that it was always meant for theatrical distribution, and that Marvel only got cold feet over it near the end of production.
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I know that's what was said in the Doomed documentary, but ID 4 was conceived in 1994, filmed in 1995 and released in 1996, after FF 4. Or, was he talking about the 1983 Independence Day?


** The film's first visual-effects artist was hired because he claimed to have been the VFX supervisor on ''Film/IndependenceDay''. Despite having lofty ambitions and owning lots of equipment, the work he did turn in was unacceptable and he eventually abandoned the project. This forced Sassone and Garland to find a substitute, who did the best job he could despite the time and budget restraints.

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** The film's first visual-effects artist was hired because he claimed to have been the VFX supervisor on ''Film/IndependenceDay''.''Film/IndependenceDay'' [[note]]A film that wouldn't be produced for another few years[[/note]]. Despite having lofty ambitions and owning lots of equipment, the work he did turn in was unacceptable and he eventually abandoned the project. This forced Sassone and Garland to find a substitute, who did the best job he could despite the time and budget restraints.

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* DoingItForTheArt: Despite their miniscule budget and tight filming schedule, the production team actually cared a lot for what they were making. The writer, director, producer and the cast tried to create the best film they could with what little they had to work with and were excited for it to be released. The cast even used their own money to hire a publicist and go to conventions and comic books stores to promote the movie. Unbeknownst to them though, the film would never properly see the light of day thanks to ExecutiveMeddling.

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Despite their miniscule budget and tight filming schedule, the production team actually cared a lot for what they were making. The writer, director, producer and the cast tried to create the best film they could with what little they had to work with and were excited for it to be released. The cast even used their own money to hire a publicist and go to conventions and comic books stores to promote the movie. Unbeknownst to them though, the film would never properly see the light of day thanks to ExecutiveMeddling.ExecutiveMeddling.
** Composers David and Eric Wurst paid $6000 dollars out of ''their own pocket'' (the fee they allegedly got for the music was less than a ''tenth'' of that) to hire a 48-piece orchestra to do the epic score they believed a superhero movie should have.
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* StarDerailingRole: Everyone on the cast and crew not in the know about the film being an AshcanCopy was excited to participate out of the belief that making it a success would provide a career boost. Unfortunately, the film was buried as deep as possible and the copy that leaked attracted ridicule for years meaning everyone took a large professional hit. It took decades for popular opinion turned favorable, by which time many of the people had left the entertainment industry altogether.
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* RecycledSet: Dr. Doom's lair and the labs at the Baxter Building were recycled sets from ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}''.
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* RecycledSet: Dr. Doom's lair and the labs at the Baxter Building were recycled sets from ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}''.
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* RecycledSet: Dr. Doom's lair and the labs at the Baxter Building were recycled sets from ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}''.
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* RecycledSet: Dr. Doom's lair and the labs at the Baxter Building were recycled sets from ''Film/{{Carnosaur}}''.
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* RecycledSet: Dr. Doom's lair and the labs at the Baxter Building were recycled sets from ''[[Film/{{Carnosaur}}]]''.

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* RecycledSet: Dr. Doom's lair and the labs at the Baxter Building were recycled sets from ''[[Film/{{Carnosaur}}]]''.''Film/{{Carnosaur}}''.
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* RecycledSet: Dr. Doom's lair and the labs at the Baxter Building were recycled sets from ''[[Film/{{Carnosaur}}]]''.

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