Studio Update: Reviving "Cancelled Film Revival!"

By: Andrew Bermudez

(Mustache Maniacs Film Co Headquarters; July 28, 2020)

    With the summer starting to reach its close, we have some unusual news for you all today. Read on to find out more!

Cancelled Film Revival Has Been Revived!...ish.

    Last year, we stated that we were looking at reviving some of our most promising cancelled films to celebrate our twentieth anniversary in 2024. Well, that was since cancelled, since that process involved viewers to pick the films they want to see, something that has been hard to do in recent years. Now, we're reviving this promotion, but with a few twists.

1. It WON'T be its own promotion. Rather, all of the revived films will be part of our as-yet-unnamed 2024 promotion.
2. WE will be picking the films to revive. We will, however, showcase the films down for consideration. Official announcements will come at a later time.
3. Four, rather than one, films will be resurrected. This will give us enough content for 2024, in addition to Project U.

With that out of the way, here are the films up for consideration. If you have any interest in any of these, let us know in the comments.

• Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground (Cancelled in 2003) - This adaption of the cult classic LEGO theme follows the exploits of a team of space miners hundreds of years in the future, who are caught in a wormhole that sends their damaged ship to another galaxy! Fortunately for them, a nearby planet has a treasure trove of energy crystals, which they need to re-power their ship! Unfortunately, energy crystals are not the only thing that they find on the newly-dubbed Planet U.
• Captain Redbeard's Lost Gold (Cancelled in 2009) - Follow the exploits of Captain Redbeard in his last days upon the high seas! After losing his treasure and ship in the flashback in Wonders of Buoyancy, he sets out on one last quest to recover his treasure from the ocean depths! But the treasure was actually pillaged from Captain Ironhook, who also wants his treasure back! Who will succeed?
• Officer Spot (Cancelled in 2010) - When a small town's sheriff is booted for allegations of corruption, the town's only police officer left is the police dog! When news of this reaches the dog, it decides to take the law into its own paws and clean up the town! And maybe by then, a new sheriff will have been elected to change out the dog chow!
• Speeder (Cancelled in 2016) - On their first date, a girl's boyfriend drives his car too fast, leaving her in a panic and leading them in a police pursuit. When all is resolved in this remake of a pre-formation era film, something special happens that no one could have seen coming!
• Cedric's Siege (Cancelled in 2016) - Based on the 2000 LEGO Knight's Kingdom sets, it's the middle ages, and everyone is preparing for the great fair and tournament, but Cedric the Bull is preparing a surprise attack! The only one who is willing to stand up for what's right is Princess Storm, but she is forced to remain at the castle and perform "lady-like" duties, which she despises! Will she be able to save the realm in time?
• Hunted: A (Not) Bigfoot Story (Cancelled in 2017) - A hermit who went native for too long in the forest has grown a coat of fur and has contracted fleas! Now all he wants is a good barber and shower, but everyone thinks that he's Bigfoot! This attracts the attention of a hunter, who wants the bounty on the hermit's head, which starts a frantic and hilarious chase throughout the forest!
• Win An Island! (Cancelled in 2018) - After winning an island through a competition, the winner ventures out to their prize, only to find a poverty-stricken fiefdom ruled by an immature dictator! The winner tries to assert their ownership of the island, and the dictator responds by hiring an assassin to kill the contest winner! Who will rule the island in the end?
• Silence of Another Past (Cancelled in 2020) - In Dimension 418, Silencia Venomosa takes a job from Lens Pioneers that she never thought that she would get; travel to Dimension 525 and recover an artifact that their client desires! However, there is something shady going on, and Silencia may be playing right into their plans!

As always, to clarify anything that might be confusing here, here is the legal disclaimer for this development.

Disclaimer
Only four of the cancelled films will be revived according to studio policy and will be revived in concept and title only. All other elements, including but not limited to scripts, storyboards, character names, plot details, and locations are subject to the new version's interpretation of the old story. These new versions will be subject to all studio policies and they themselves may be cancelled without prior notice. Four and only four films will result from this internal campaign, and all other films that were not selected at the end will remain cancelled. Mustache Maniacs Film Co. holds all rights to modify and/or cancel this promotion as needed.

As more developments emerge for this news, we will let you know here.

Lead Out

    So it's true; we have been thinking about 2024 recently! Don't expect any news regarding this celebration for some time, but we should have a full line-up ready in the coming years.