History DeathByAdaptation / LiveActionFilms

* ''Film/BlueBeetle2023'': Alberto Reyes, the father of [[ComicBook/BlueBeetle the titular hero]], is still alive in the comic, but dies from cardiac arrest nearly halfway through the film.

* ''Film/HarryPotter'': Most especially ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'', where those who lives in the books are killed here.

* ''Film/TheRelic'': As with Dr. Frock, Dr. Kawakita (whom the film names Greg Lee) becomes another victim of the Kathoga. Kawakita dies in between the events of ''The Relic'' and ''Reliquery]], but his actions are actually what kick the sequel off and lead to Frock becoming a villain, as he begins recreating the plant the created the monster with the intention of selling it as a drug.

** Large swaths of characters (including [[Characters/MarvelComicaStorm Storm]], Bishop, Blink, Warpath, and Sunspot) die in the BadFuture segment of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', but are all revived thanks to a CosmicRetcon. Cyclops and Jean Grey, who died in previous movies, are resurrected as well.

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*** It is stated by Hippolyta that ComicBook/{{Ares|DC}} killed all of the Gods of Olympus except for Zeus. In the comics, the Gods still survived to the present day, playing significant roles in many of the modern runs (such as the ComicBook/New52 ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'' series).
*** During the final battle, ComicBook/SteveTrevor pulls a HeroicSacrifice. This is a somewhat complex example, since while the Pre-[[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths Crisis]] [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 version]] of Steve was killed off and revived at least twice, the ComicBook/PostCrisis [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 version]] of the character was not. Regardless, this is at the very least a Type 2 version of this trope, as even the versions of Steve that ''did'' die only did so after having many adventures with Franchise/WonderWoman.

* ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': ComicBook/SteveTrevor goes out by way of HeroicSacrifice after essentially one mission. He has died multiple times in the comics, but only after multiple adventures with Diana generally spanning decades.

* Gennaro and Muldoon in ''Franchise/JurassicPark''. In the former's case, it may be because he was effectively a CompositeCharacter with someone who ''did'' die in [[Franchise/JurassicPark the book]]. Interestingly, Gennaro is mentioned as having [[BusCrash died]] in ''[[Franchise/JurassicPark The Lost World]]'' novel, perhaps to get things more consistent between the novels and films. In Muldoon's case, it crosses over with AdaptationalDumbass, since the book version recognized and avoided the classical ambush strategy of the animal he's the world's only experienced expert at instead of blundering right into it.

* In ''[[Film/TheInfernalAffairsTrilogy Infernal Affairs]]'', Lau Kin-ming survives the story without anyone realizing him to be the Triad mole. His counterpart in ''[[ForeignRemake The]] [[Film/TheDeparted Departed]]'', Colin Sullivan almost gets away with it, but he's shot in the head by Dignam.

*** During the final battle, ComicBook/SteveTrevor pulls a HeroicSacrifice. This is a somewhat complex example, since while the Pre-[[Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths Crisis]] [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 version]] of Steve was killed off and revived at least twice, the ComicBook/PostCrisis [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 version]] of the character was not. Regardless, this is at the very least a Type 2 version of this trope, as even the versions of Steve that ''did'' die only did so after having many adventures with Franchise/WonderWoman.

*** Captain Boomerang, notable for being one of the few members of the team to survive the entirety of [[Comicbook/SuicideSquad the original series]], gets shredded by an exploding helicopter in the first 12 minutes.

*** T.D.K., based on Arm-Fall-Off-Boy from the ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', is another casualty of the opening battle. Possibly subverted, as director Creator/JamesGunn later hinted during an online watch party that T.D.K. may have survived.

** In ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} pulls a HeroicSacrifice in the final battle, using his own body to shield ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} and a child from a barrage of bullets unleashed by ComicBook/{{Ultron}}. In the comics, he's one of the more notable Marvel heroes with the distinction of never having died, even being one of the few members of the team who survived the end of the ''Comicbook/{{Onslaught}}'' crossover (which saw most of the Avengers present perish in a HeroicSacrifice).

** Odin and Comicbook/{{Hela}} in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', the former of old age and being disconnected from Asgard for so long, the latter being destroyed when Thor and Loki are forced to invoke Ragnarok and bring Surtur to attack her.

** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': Nick Fury and Comicbook/DoctorStrange are two of the characters killed when Thanos purges half the universe. In the original ''ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet'' comic, they both survived this event and were some of the few characters to not die through the entire storyline.

*** Comicbook/{{Thanos}} is killed, seemingly once and for all, at the end of the film. By contrast, the original ''Comicbook/TheInfinityGauntlet'' storyline from the comics famously ended with Thanos retiring to live out his life on a farm after being defeated. Ironically, Thanos did that at the end of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' as well after succeeding in snapping most of life in the universe out of existence, in this case, the surviving Avengers from the battle track him to his planet and kill him. The final battle is fought against an alternate Thanos who is destroyed in Iron Man's HeroicSacrifice.
*** During the finale, Comicbook/IronMan performs a HeroicSacrifice to destroy Thanos and his army. While he did die in the ''Infinity Gauntlet'' comic, it was only a temporary demise, as he and Thanos' countless other victims were all revived by the end of the story. Here, the death is seemingly permanent, and the film actually shows his funeral.
*** Comicbook/BlackWidow sacrifices herself to get the Avengers the Soul Stone. She survived the entire ''Infinity Gauntlet'' story, as unlike Iron Man she was one of the heroes who neither died in Thanos' snap nor the doomed assault on Thanos later on in the story, due to not participating in it.

** ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' loosely adapts Creator/JasonAaron's ''Comicbook/{{Thor|2014}}'' run, but with a major change to the fate of a key character. [[spoiler:In the comic, Comicbook/JaneFoster's time as the new Thor ended with her succumbing to her cancer, only for her to be revived by Odin. In the MCU, however, Odin was already killed off in [[Film/ThorRagnarok the previous installment]], meaning that Jane dies for real at the end of the movie. TheStinger even shows her soul entering Valhalla.]]

** At the end of ''Film/SpiderMan2'', Comicbook/DoctorOctopus sacrifices himself to save the city.

** Same with Comicbook/{{Sabretooth}}, who was fried by Cyclops in the original film.

*** The 70's segment does not get the benefit of a CosmicRetcon, however. Comicbook/EmmaFrost, Angel Salvadore, Riptide, and Azazel are all stated to have died in a BusCrash, while Banshee is also stated to have died in a Type 2 scenario.
** Comicbook/{{Psylocke}} was one of the many mutants killed in ''The Last Stand''. That movie was later rendered CanonDiscontinuity by ''Days of Future Past'', allowing an alternate version of Psylocke to appear in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.

** Comicbook/SpiderMan and Comicbook/ScarletWitch are some of the heroes who perish when Comicbook/{{Thanos}} collects all six Infinity Stones and uses them to kill half of the sentient beings in the universe. In the original ''Comicbook/TheInfinityGauntlet'' mini-series, they actually survived Thanos' initial purge, and were only killed several issues later during the final battle with Thanos himself. Comicbook/TheVision is also destroyed by Thanos during the battle in the comics but is destroyed in the movie by Thanos in the act of acquiring the Mind Stone.
** Comicbook/{{Gamora}} perished during the snap in the comics but is killed in the movie by Thanos in the act of acquiring the Soul Stone.

* ''Film/TheHowling1981'': Despite the movie being [[LighterAndSofter softer]] than the book overall, it actually kills off [[TheHeroDies the main heroine]] Karen, while in the book she survives. Unlike the book, Karen gets bitten by a werewolf as she and Chris are fleeing the town, infecting her with the curse, and she chooses to sacrifice herself to warn the public about werewolves and to avoid potentially becoming a monster like the others.

* Downplayed with ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'''s Jun Kazama, who met an UncertainDoom when confronting Ogre. In [[Film/Tekken2010 the 2010 film]], she's established to be definitely dead... by Kazuya Mishima's hand.

* Saisyu Kusanagi starts off ''Film/TheKingOfFighters2010'' on his deathbed and by the end of it, he has passed away. This is in stark contrast to [[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters the source material of video games]], in which he's still alive as of ''XV''.

* ''Film/Carrie1976'': Norma gets this by virtue of AdaptationalVillainy and [[LaserGuidedKarma Fire Hose-Guided Karma]]. The book implies there are a good few survivors of the prom who got out through the fire doors before Carrie closed them, but in the film all of the students at the prom appear to die in the fire.
%%** Both the [[Film/Carrie2002 TV]] and [[Film/Carrie2013 theatrical remakes]] gave us Tina, who survived in the book. Amusingly enough she and Norma escaped together in the book, and in both cases the girl that was given AdaptationalVillainy would fall victim to this trope, depending on the version.
%%* The gym teacher, renamed Mrs. Collins, in the first movie version of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}''.

%%* In ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart1'', Katniss's prep team from the games didn't make it to District 13. - Where's the death part?

%%* Angier in ''Film/ThePrestige''; in the book, he actually became immortal.

%%* Dr. Frock in ''Film/TheRelic'', particularly jarring as he plays a central role in the novel's sequel, ''Literature/{{Reliquary}}'', as the BigBad.
%%** The same goes with scientist Greg Lee (Kawakita in the novel). Although he dies in between the events of the two books, his actions are actually what kick the sequel off and lead to Frock becoming a villain, as he begins recreating the plant the created the monster with the intention of selling it as a drug.

%%* Cybil in ''Film/SilentHill''. She can die in the games, but her survival is hinted to be canon.