List of unproduced Marvel Comics adaptations
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This is a list of unmade and unreleased film, television, and video game adaptations based on characters and concepts from Marvel Comics.
Films
Based on Marvel Comics
20th Century Fox
Based on Marvel Comics imprints
Television
Video games
Questprobe featuring The X-Men
In the early 1980s, an 8-bit video game crossover with the X-Men and Questprobe was in development from Adventure International and Scott Adams, but was cancelled when the company went out of business in 1986.[1]
The Incredible Hulk
There was going to be an Atari 2600 game based on the Hulk published by Parker Brothers, but it was cancelled due to the video game crash of 1983.[2]
X-Women
In 1995, a video game titled X-Women was a planned follow up to Sega's 1995 Genesis title X-Men 2: Clone Wars. The story would have focused on the female members of the X-Men.[3] Development was cancelled for unknown reasons.[4]
Marvel 2099: One Nation Under Doom
In 1996, a video game for the PlayStation and PC titled Marvel 2099: One Nation Under Doom started development by Mindscape. The game was intended to be a 2D side-scroller loosely inspired by the "One Nation Under Doom" story from the Doom 2099 comic series. The game was canceled as a result of financial issues and layoffs at Mindscape.[5]
X-Men: Mind Games
A 2D sidescroller based on the X-Men, titled X-Men: Mind Games, was in development by Sega for the 32X.[6] It was canceled for unknown reasons. The prototype was leaked online in 2009
Ghost Rider
A pitch for a Ghost Rider game on the PlayStation, developed by Neversoft Entertainment was turned down in 1995 after executives believed it should be 3D rather than a 2D sidescroller.[7]
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
In the early 2000s, 5000ft Inc. began development on a PlayStation 2 game titled Daredevil: The Man Without Fear. Originally planned as a low-budget title, it later expanded into an open-world brawler with a larger budget following the announcement of the live-action Daredevil film, with Xbox and PC added as platforms. After issues with the open-world engine, the game was reworked into a linear third-person brawler. During development, Sony requested additions and changes that Marvel did not agree with, and after delays caused it to miss its planned tie-in with the film, several staff members left. Marvel ultimately refused to approve the game, believing the developers had used too many of Sony's ideas, leading to its cancellation.[8]
Footage of a prototype dated July 2003 was uploaded online in 2020, and a playable build of the PS2 version dated March 22, 2004 was leaked online by an anonymous developer in 2023.[8]
The Invincible Iron Man
Following X2: Wolverine's Revenge, GenePool Software began development on an Iron Man-themed game. The game was canceled when the (at the time in-development) Iron Man film was delayed and the studio was shut down.[9]
Marvel: Chaos
A 3D arena fighter titled Marvel: Chaos was canceled a few months after it was first shown at E3 2007 when Electronic Arts (EA) shut down its Chicago studio.[10][11]
Spider-Man Classic
A sequel to Spider-Man: Web of Shadows titled Spider-Man Classic was in development by Shaba Studios but was canceled when Activision shut down Shaba in 2009.[12][13]
Spider-Man 4
Similar to the previous films in the trilogy, Spider-Man 4 was intended to receive a video game tie-in in 2011. The game was canceled alongside the film when it was announced in 2010 that Sony was rebooting the series instead of moving forward with the sequel.[14] In 2019, the Wii version was discovered and was uploaded on the Internet Archive, with the Xbox 360 version being leaked in 2021.[15]
The Avengers
In 2012, THQ had plans for an Avengers video game that would have been inspired by the "Secret Invasion" storyline but it was canceled due to their bankruptcy. After the game's cancellation, Ubisoft acquired the Avengers license and reworked some of the concepts into Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth.
Project Cosmic
A LEGO game based on the Guardians of the Galaxy, known internally as Project Cosmic, had been in development by TT Games for around a year and a half before being canceled for unknown reasons.[16]
Marvel: World of Heroes
In September 2022, a trailer for an AR app titled Marvel: World of Heroes, developed by Niantic, was released online with an estimated release window of 2023.[17] The game was canceled in June 2023, following a corporate restructuring and layoffs that caused Niantic's Los Angeles studio to be shut down.[18]
Spider-Man: The Great Web
In March 2024, details of an online multiplayer spin-off of the Marvel's Spider-Man series titled Spider-Man: The Great Web were leaked online as part of a ransomware attack on developers Insomniac Games.[19] The game would have been based on the "Spider-Verse" story arc and allowed players to play as different multiverse variants of Spider-Man. The game was canceled for unknown reasons.[20]
Black Panther
A Black Panther game developed by Cliffhanger Games was canceled in 2025 when EA shut down the studio.[21][22]