So, I was told it was actually Universal management who put the kibosh on Hook. Warner Bros may have been part of the decision, but it definitely wasn't JK who pulled the plug. The more I hear about it, the more I think it's a concern about bloat. Last year, with the Bill and Ted finale, a HP show in front of the London facades would have been a logistical nightmare. It would have crushed people. This year, they're probably waiting to see what the crowds will be like with AoV in the theater.
That said, I don't think it's gone. It may just be something they're waiting to take advantage of.
Thank you! That’s really interesting.
They would probably hate to lose money on the costumes and whatever else was completed, so it would seem odd to be cancelled completely. I know that, a few pages back, someone was concerned that after Stranger Things runs through all of it’s house material that there are slim pickings in terms of never-before-seen hot IPs, so perhaps this is an ace up the sleeve that they can deploy in case of a total house loss or a lack of big IP?
Off-Topic, but I think it’s really funny that this year could have very well been an “Icon Reunion” year:
Dead Exposure: Patient Zero - Dr. Mary
Slaughter Sinema - The Usher, The Director... HR Bloodngutz (?)
Carnival Graveyard: Rust In Pieces; Killer Klowns - Jack, Chance, & Eddie (The Purge suits Eddie, too)
Seeds of Extinction - Lady Luck
Scary Tales - The Storyteller
Revenge of Chucky - Cindy
The Harvest - The Caretaker (& Bone, if he counts...)
And then the IP...
Obviously, this will not be advertised as such as they’re leaning into the 80s vibe, but perhaps these VHS tapes were lying around in a barn in Carey, OH, where iconic creeps would have a horrifying movie marathon while torturing Legendary Truth recruits.
Of course that’s more of a “headcannon”, but it makes you wonder if there was ever a plan for these houses in a different year, concepts that never made it in their icon’s year. Or perhaps that some of these houses were meant for a 30th reunion?