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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (lost original J.J. Abrams cut of Star Wars film; 2019)
While fans and critics did notice some odd inconsistencies with the film, it would not be until January 1st, 2020, when a Reddit post on the subreddit r/saltierthancrait by user egoshoppe who has insider connections went into great detail as to what went down during the production of the The Rise of Skywalker and how the final film submitted by Abrams was not the film shown in theaters, and that a three-hour cut of the movie was made in November 2019, dubbed "the J.J. cut", Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released to theaters in December 2019
Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1911)
Frank Gotch vs. George Hackenschmidt was a 1911 wrestling match for Frank Gotch's World Heavyweight Championship, which he won from Hackenschmidt three years earlier. It is one of the most infamous matches in professional wrestling history, due to it not only being one of, if not the first big rematches, but also the controversy revolving around Hackenschmidt and his injured knee., The whereabouts of the film is currently unknown, and is thought to be lost.
Jurassic Park: Survival (lost build of cancelled movie tie-in third person shooter; 2000-2001)
Jurassic Park: Survival was meant to be an action-horror third person shooter, developed by Savage Entertainment and published by Konami and Vivendi Universal Games, planned to be released in the Fall of 2001 for the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox, with GameCube and Windows versions also in the works., Due to disagreements between Savage Entertainment and Vivendi Universal, the game was ultimately cancelled and no builds have surfaced to date.
Rölli "Rölli ja pahan valtakunta" (partially lost episode of Finnish children's TV series; 1993)
As described in the theme song, Rölli is an troll-like creature living at his cottage deep in the forest, who likes to frighten children for fun. Despite this, each episode shows him to be shy, curious and kind, while telling tales and thoughts to his audience., Rölli is a Finnish children's television series based on the character with the same name created by Allan "Allu" Tuppuraisen., However, the episode titled "Rölli ja pahan valtakunta" (roughly translating to "Rölli and the kingdom of evil") was deemed too scary for younger audiences due its dark nature.
GoldenEye 007 (found build of cancelled Xbox Live Arcade remaster of Nintendo 64 first-person shooter; 2007-2008)
Starting in 2007, Rare was developing a remaster of their hit 1997 game GoldenEye 007 for the Xbox Live Arcade. However, issues related to licensing led to the project's cancellation in 2008., In December 2020, the XBLA version was leaked on 4chan; however, the files were protected by a 100-character password which was never shared or solved., In a separate leak on January 2021, GoldenEye YouTuber Graslu00 livestreamed a full playthrough on YouTube, saying in a pinned comment to expect a public release in 2021., On February 2nd, 2021, an unknown party under the alias SeanBeansBean released a build to the public, dated August 25th, 2007
Wisconsin (lost Chris Moeller animated short film; 1994)
Christopher "Chris" Scott Moeller (1967-2014) was an American animator and director. He worked on numerous animated series, including King of the Hill and The Simpsons, and was the creator of the 2004 CGI animated sci-fi series Tripping the Rift., In 1994, Chris created a production company called Dark Bunny Productions and began producing animated shorts. One of these shorts was the now-lost Wisconsin, Footage of Wisconsin is known to exist on a VHS tape of the 1993-1994 CalArts Producers' Show that's held at the CalArts library., Wisconsin is the first short on the reel and has a runtime of 3:20.
The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash (found New Zealand animated series; lost production material to further series and films; 2007-2008)
The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash is a 2007 New Zealand animated series, originally conceived in South Africa and created by digital graphics artist Craig Whyte; it was developed and animated by Photon VFX (Scooby Doo, Superman Returns, Animalia)., Despite the fact it was set to broadcast in 27 countries, it ultimately received little to no distribution, with further seasons and planned interactive merchandise never making it to the public.
SpongeBob Town (lost build of cancelled massively multiplayer online game based on Nickelodeon animated TV series; 2012)
SpongeBob Town (also known as SpongeBob SquarePants Online) was an online multiplayer game developed by BlueArk Global and published by Gigamedia Limited in association with Nickelodeon. The game developed throughout 2011 and 2012, and had one open technical test between October 25th-27th, 2012, with the release set for sometime in 2013., Despite the game being very far into development, the game was abruptly cancelled for unknown reasons and is now considered lost.
Touhou Koumakyou ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (partially found early builds of shoot 'em up game; 2002)
Touhou Koumakyou ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (東方紅魔郷 ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil; 東方紅魔郷 lit. Eastern Scarlet Devil Land), also known as "the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil", abbreviated as "EoSD", or simply referred to as "Touhou 6" by its fans, is a popular vertical-scrolling danmaku shoot 'em up game developed by Team Shanghai Alice (上海アリス幻樂団) in 2002., The trial versions were released by ZUN on the official website for the game and were downloadable. The site also included screenshots from the earlier builds of the game, The screenshots of which show that the builds were very different from the final release of the game.
Screwed: The Bret Hart Story (lost unfinished wrestling documentary film; 2005)
The negative interviews intended for Screwed were subsequently scrapped, being replaced with positive interviews from the likes of Steve Austin, Roddy Piper and Chris Benoit., This film would become Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be., Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be is a 2005 straight-to-DVD wrestling documentary film., However, before Hart agreed to work on the documentary, WWE planned the creation of Screwed: The Bret Hart Story, which would have had a negative focus on Hart's career.
Requiem for a Heavyweight (partially found BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV play; 1957)
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a teleplay written by Rod Serling, most well-known for his TV series The Twilight Zone. It was produced for Playhouse 90, a live TV show, on October 9th, 1956. It was also adapted into a movie, in 1962, starring Anthony Quinn., The BBC adapted the teleplay for their live TV play show Sunday-Night Theatre, which in itself has many lost episodes. It aired on March 31st, 1957., The episode has not survived in full due to it being a live performance, and BBC frequently wiping out tapes during the 1950s when they believed they had no use for it anymore.
Zelda 64 (partially found beta version of "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" action-adventure game; 1995-1998)
Zelda 64 refers to the beta version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a critically acclaimed action-adventure video game released by Nintendo in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, and the first game in the Legend of Zelda series to use fully 3D graphics. Zelda 64, which was originally being designed for the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive add-on, was much more ambitious in scope and scale than the final game, but the game's transition to a standard cartridge release led to much of this content being cut or altered., Zelda 64 has never been made publicly available, but the various prerelease materials, as well as assets salvaged from leaks and dumps, paint a markedly different game from the final product.
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- Potets (found Russian animated short film; 1992) 13 Apr 2021 [New]
- Vic's Vacant Lot (lost ESPN/Nickelodeon children's sports TV series; 1982-1985) 11 Apr 2021 [New]
- Ape Escape (partially lost English dub of CGI anime based on platform game series; 2004) 10 Apr 2021 [New]
- Computing News (partially found early computer magazine/newsletter; 1950s-1960s) 10 Apr 2021 [New]
- Iron Cross (partially found thriller film, 2009) 10 Apr 2021 [New]
- Actimel Approved by Granny (lost Russian advertising sketch-com series, 2013-2015) 09 Apr 2021 [New]
- Do You Trust Me? (partially found CBS game show; 2007) 09 Apr 2021 [New]
- The Films of Nanny Lynn (Unidentified amiga animated tape, 1997) 08 Apr 2021 [New]
- The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell (partially found David Bowie music video; 1999) 07 Apr 2021 [New]
- Wormholes (found Stephen Hillenburg animated short; 1992) 07 Apr 2021 [New]
- Disney Game Downloads (partially lost games from defunct PC game service; 2005-2008) 07 Apr 2021 [New]
- 1 and 0 nly (partially found Martyn Park film; 2008) 06 Apr 2021 [New]
- Angry Birds (partially lost online variations of mobile game; 2009-2014) 03 Apr 2021 [New]
- O Direito de Nascer (lost adaptation of a radioplay to TV; 1964) 01 Apr 2021 [New]
- Super Soaker Championship (lost German Windows multiplayer arena-shooter; 2006) 31 Mar 2021 [New]
- Pinellas Idol (partially found public access series; early 2000s) 30 Mar 2021 [New]
- AT&T Dolphin Tales (lost recording of soundtrack from aquarium show; early 2010s) 29 Mar 2021 [New]
- The Umizumiz (partially found unaired pilot episode of "Team Umizoomi" Nick Jr. CGI-animated/live-action TV series; 2008) 29 Mar 2021 [New]
- Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (lost unaired pilot of NBC game show; 1983) 28 Mar 2021 [New]
- The Best Man Lies (lost original full studio version of The Friendly Indians song; 2004) 28 Mar 2021 [New]
- Magic Mountain (partially lost Australian-Chinese children's TV series; 1997-1998) 28 Mar 2021 [New]
- Shove It! (lost build of cancelled CBS Atari 2600 game; existence unconfirmed; 1983) 28 Mar 2021 [New]
- Anytime You Need A Friend (lost original Mariah Carey music video; 1994) 27 Mar 2021 [New]
- The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash (found New Zealand animated series; lost production material to further series and films; 2007-2008) 26 Mar 2021 [New]
- Requiem for a Heavyweight (partially found BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV play, 1957) 25 Mar 2021 [New]
- Tronji (partially found British children's TV series; 2009-2010) 24 Mar 2021 [New]
- BuddhaCharlie (partially found videos from YouTuber; 2010-2019) 23 Mar 2021 [New]
- Biffa2001 (partially found Hermitcraft videos from YouTuber; 2012-2021) 20 Mar 2021 [New]
- Brad & Gary (lost Illumination animated short; 2011) 20 Mar 2021 [New]
- Igdoof (partially found comics by Jeff Kinney; 1989-1993) 20 Mar 2021 [New]
- Wisconsin (lost Chris Moeller animated short film; 1994) 19 Mar 2021 [New]
- The Outer Limits (lost scripts of possible eighth season of TV series revival; 2002-2003) 17 Mar 2021 [New]
- 911 Entertainment (partially lost enhanced CD videos & material; 1997-1998) 17 Mar 2021 [New]
- Storytime (partially found PBS children's reading series; 1992-1998) 16 Mar 2021 [New]
- State Anthem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (partially found original version of national anthem; 1945) 16 Mar 2021 [New]
- Marshall Coleman (lost audio/video recordings from several performances of solo artist; 1997-2003) 11 Mar 2021 [New]
- Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde (partially lost CBBC TV series; 1995-1998) 10 Mar 2021 [New]
- Drawn Together (partially found pitch pilot of animated TV series; 2003) 09 Mar 2021 [New]
- The Mummy (lost deleted scenes from Universal horror film; 1932) 08 Mar 2021 [New]
- Call Me by Your Name (partially lost deleted scenes from Oscar winning coming-of-age film; 2017) 04 Mar 2021 [New]
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit "Unstoppable" (partially found unaired episode of crime drama series; 2016) 04 Mar 2021 [New]
- Jack's Big Show (lost pilot of "Jack's Big Music Show" Noggin children's musical series; 2003) 03 Mar 2021 [New]
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (lost original J.J. Abrams cut of Star Wars film; 2019) 03 Mar 2021 [New]
- Bob the Builder (found original pilot of British children's TV series; 1997) 03 Mar 2021 [New]
- 3D Choreographer (lost build of CGI animation software; 1992-2006) 01 Mar 2021 [New]
- Crystal Platinum - Live at Rocking The Barn on Clayton Road (Lost soundboard audio recording; 2019) 01 Mar 2021 [New]
- Undergrads (lost MTV soundtrack of animated series; 2001) 28 Feb 2021 [New]
- Top Of The Pops (partially lost British music series; 1964-2006) 28 Feb 2021 [NSFW] [New]
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (lost uncut version of horror film sequel; 1989) 28 Feb 2021 [New]
- Stargame (partially lost Brazilian gaming TV show; 1995-2000) 26 Feb 2021 [New]
- Spellbound (lost sequence from Alfred Hitchcock film, 1945) 25 Feb 2021 [New]
- What on Earth... (partially lost animated shorts created for CBC/Canada Post Corporation; 1970s) 24 Feb 2021 [New]
- Anthony Ant (partially found HBO/YTV animated series based on books; 1999) 23 Feb 2021 [New]
- So Many Styles (partially found Eminem song; 1993) 23 Feb 2021 [NSFW] [New]
- Professor Layton Mobile (lost FOMA 903i/703i ports of puzzle adventure series games; 2008-2012) 23 Feb 2021 [New]
- Professor Layton Mobile R (lost FOMA 903i/703i updated port of puzzle adventure series games; 2012-2014) 23 Feb 2021 [New]
- Outpost (lost Commodore 64 tactical strategy game; 1989) 22 Feb 2021 [New]
- Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1911) 21 Feb 2021 [New]
- Joy Junction (partially found Christian television show; mid 1980's) 20 Feb 2021 [NSFW] [NSFL] [New]
- Popped In, Crashed Out (partially lost late night ITV music quiz;, 1998-2000) 20 Feb 2021 [New]
- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 10th Anniversary Primetime Celebration (partially lost episodes of ABC games show; 2009) 20 Feb 2021 [New]
- New Pop Sunday (partially found demos from Sponge album; 1999) 20 Feb 2021 [New]
- Monster Chronicle 2 - Mysterious Mecha Empire (lost Japanese mobile game, 2009) 19 Feb 2021 [New]
- Mind Playing Tricks on Me (lost early Scarface solo version of Geto Boys song; 1991) 19 Feb 2021 [New]
- Organized Confusion (partially found Kurt Cobain demo; 1982) 19 Feb 2021 [New]
- The All New Captain Kangaroo (partially found reboot of CBS children's TV series; 1997-1998) 18 Feb 2021 [New]
- Playing With Fire (lost Gary Coleman TV film; 1985) 18 Feb 2021 [New]
- NetNobody (partially found music and YouTube videos; 2017-2020) 17 Feb 2021 [New]
- Mini Poccha (lost Nokia Series 60 game; 2005) 16 Feb 2021 [New]
- Die Hard Trilogy (lost builds of cancelled Sega Genesis/Sega 32X ports of movie-based game; existence unconfirmed; mid 1990s-1997) 15 Feb 2021 [New]
- Dead Ringer (lost unreleased film based on Meat Loaf album; 1983) 13 Feb 2021 [New]
- Mutts (cancelled film adaptation of Patrick McDonnell comic strip; 2010s) 13 Feb 2021 [New]
- My American Friend (lost pilot episode for "Maggie & Bianca: Fashion Friends" TV series; 2011) 13 Feb 2021 [New]
- A Guest of Honor (lost score to Scott Joplin opera; 1903) 09 Feb 2021 [New]
- Jurassic Park: Survival (lost build of cancelled movie tie-in game, 2000-2001) 08 Feb 2021 [New]
- The Doctor Who Years (partially found "Doctor Who" BBCi documentary series; 2005) 08 Feb 2021 [New]
- Klonoa (cancelled film adaptation of Namco video game series; 2016-2019) 07 Feb 2021 [New]
- First Affair (partially lost unreleased untitled album from German euro-disco/synth-pop group; 1985) 07 Feb 2021 [New]
- Remote Control (partially lost MTV game show; 1987-1990) 07 Feb 2021 [New]
- Touhou Koumakyou ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (partially found early builds of shoot 'em up game; 2002) 07 Feb 2021 [New]
- Charlie Brown's All-Stars (lost build of cancelled Peanuts PlayStation 2/PlayStation Portable baseball game; 2007) 06 Feb 2021 [New]
- SpongeBob Town (lost build of cancelled massively multiplayer online game based on Nickelodeon animated TV series; 2012) 06 Feb 2021 [New]
- Hilda (found animation test of Netflix animated series; 2014) 05 Feb 2021 [New]
- Céline Sciamma (unreleased screenplays from French film director; 2007-2014) 05 Feb 2021 [New]
- Rölli "Rölli ja pahan valtakunta" (partially lost episode of Finnish children's TV series; 1993) 05 Feb 2021 [New]
- Zelda 64 (partially found beta version of "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" action-adventure game; 1995-1998) 05 Feb 2021 [New]
- GoldenEye 007 (found build of cancelled Xbox Live Arcade remaster of Nintendo 64 first-person shooter; 2007-2008) 04 Feb 2021 [New]
- Rayman's Training (partially found animated short film; 1998) 03 Feb 2021 [New]
- Screwed: The Bret Hart Story (lost unfinished wrestling documentary film; 2005) 03 Feb 2021 [New]
- Mr. Bogus (partially lost animated TV series; 1991-1993) 03 Feb 2021 [New]
- Seona Dancing Demo Tape (unreleased Ricky Gervais synthpop album, 1982) 02 Feb 2021 [New]
- Urban Statement (unfinished Roger Troutman album, 1998) 02 Feb 2021 [New]
- Youkaiden Nekome Kozou (partially found Japanese anime series; 1976) 02 Feb 2021 [New]
- Make Way for Noddy (partially found half-hour version of British/American children's television series; 2005) 31 Jan 2021 [New]
- Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury (lost build of cancelled PC sci-fi/adventure game; 1997-1999) 30 Jan 2021 [New]
- Family Game Night (partially found game show on Hub Network; 2010-2014) 27 Jan 2021 [New]
- Frozen Hell (found novel by John Campbell; 1938) 24 Jan 2021
- Cursed (lost original version of Wes Craven horror film; 2005) 23 Jan 2021
- Nickelback (lost professional video/audience audio from SAP Center show; 2012) 23 Jan 2021
- Earthworm Jim (partially found unaired pitch pilot of Kids' WB! animated series; 1995) 22 Jan 2021
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