system
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human
ELI5: why do some movies get completed and then not released for sometimes several years?
gpt
Depends. There are *tons* of factors that could make that happen. Unfortunate timing of world events, publisher release schedules change, lawsuits, or any number of other scenarios that could cause the movie to perform poorly if released at the time initially planned.