Five Movies Not Getting Greenlit in 2026
1. Soul Man; 2. The Birth of a Nation (1915); 3. Juwanna Mann; 4. Tropic Thunder; 5. The Ringer.
Van ranks five films he thinks would not get greenlit in 2026. The discussion then considers Soul Man’s intended lesson and whether contemporary spoilers would undermine The Crying Game, Fight Club, and The Blair Witch Project.
Flex pick · Van Lathan
In the discussion (10)
- The Ringer ranks fifth on the list of five movies not getting greenlit in 2026. — Van Lathan
- Tropic Thunder ranks fourth because the intact film is doubted as a present-day greenlight. — Van Lathan
- Juwanna Mann ranks third because a man dominates the women’s league. — Van Lathan
- The Birth of a Nation ranks second, specifically the 1915 film rather than the later film with the same title. — Van Lathan
- Soul Man ranks first and is considered impossible to make in 2026. — Van Lathan
- The film’s anti-racist conclusion is offered as a counterargument, but another speaker argues that viewers cannot get past its premise to reach that lesson.
- The Crying Game is proposed as another film likely to be attacked today, particularly because its secret would be deliberately spoiled.
- Fight Club is proposed as difficult to release now because preview coverage would expose its twist; the counterdiscussion focuses on lost secrecy rather than whether production itself is impossible.
- The Blair Witch Project is rejected as workable under the same modern secrecy conditions.
- American History X is considered still makeable.