Halo: Landfall

Was not only meant for advertising for Halo 3 (2007), but was also test footage meant for the eventual cancelled Halo movie. Director Neil Blomkamp was frustrated with how slow development was going so (with permission from Microsoft and Bungie) used some of the money meant for the film and shot this as a means to use as a trailer. Despite positive response from Bungie, Microsoft, producer Peter Jackson, and even fans of the game, it was simply not enough for Universal and 20th Century Fox, who quickly pulled the plug on the project when both Blomkamp and Jackson asked for just a little more money. Feeling a bit sour about the situation, Jackson and his production company eventually used the 30 million that was already invested to fund what would become District 9 (2009).