Klonoa (DreamWorks 2000s Movie)

Klonoa: The Door to Phantomile (Also known as Steven Spielberg's Klonoa) is an cancelled Japanese-American animated film, based on game with same name, made in the traditional animation technique, developed by the animation division of DreamWorks SKG, with Namco, and produced by the author of the game Hideo Yoshizawa, as well as Steven Spielberg and Jeffery Katzenberg.

Screenplay written by Peter Jackson and Terry Rossio. Music written by Hans Zimmer. The development of the film began in 2000.

Development
In the late 1990s, Peter Jackson was looking for a new project to work on. He came across the game "Klonoa: Door to Phantomile", and he was immediately drawn to it: he liked the game's story, visuals and characters, and felt that it had the potential for a film adaptation. Jackson wrote the script for the film about Klonoa and provided it to Universal Pictures, one of the largest studios in Hollywood. But Universal executives rejected his offer, saying they didn't see much potential in adapting the video game. Jackson was disappointed, but did not abandon his vision of the film.

Jackson's script was handed over to DreamWorks Pictures SKG, and clearly could not fail to capture the attention of Steven Spielberg, the co-founder of DreamWorks, since he was a fan of video games. There is a legend that when Spielberg read the ending of Jackson's script, he almost left the room in tears and immediately called Katzenberg to order the DreamWorks team to immediately begin production of the film. Nevertheless, the project received the green light.

Cast

 * Haley Joel Osment as Klonoa
 * Steve Buscemi as Huepow
 * David Bowie as Ghadius
 * Robin Williams as Joka
 * Tom Hanks as Balue
 * Bernadette Peters as Lephise

Why it cancelled?
Rumor has it that DreamWorks co-founders Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg and the game's producer Hideo Yoshizawa had different views on the film, which led to creative disputes and production delays. In addition, the film's high production costs and uncertain box office prospects may have contributed to the decision to cancel the project.

Another factor that may have played a role was the rapid growth of the animation industry at the time, as computer-generated imagery (CGI) technology was developing at an unprecedented pace. As a result, DreamWorks focused on developing fully CGI films, leaving traditional hand-drawn animation behind.

Subsequently, part of the film's developments went to the trash, while the other part was either sold at secret auctions, or kept in the bowels of the studio in strict secrecy