▁stated ▁that ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁" are ▁most ▁pleased ▁as ▁sales ▁have ▁been ▁several ▁orders ▁of ▁magnitude ▁beyond ▁what ▁they ▁anticip ated ." ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁St rac z yn ski ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁plans ▁to ▁continue ▁The ▁Lost ▁T ales . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁although ▁the ▁studio ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁another ▁disc , ▁they ▁wanted ▁to ▁budget ▁the ▁next ▁install ment ▁similarly ▁to ▁the ▁first . ▁C iting ▁his ▁disappoint ment ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁release ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁low ▁budget , ▁St rac z yn ski ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁dil ute ▁Bab yl on ▁ 5 s ▁legacy ▁with ▁further ▁sub - par ▁stories . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁only ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Bab yl on ▁ 5 ▁universe ▁if ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁large - bud get ed ▁cinema ▁release . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Memory ▁of ▁Sh adows ▁( un produ ced ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁rum ors ▁widely ▁circul ated ▁about ▁a ▁planned ▁Bab yl on ▁ 5 ▁film ▁for ▁the atr ical ▁release . ▁However , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a ▁post ▁from ▁St rac z yn ski ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁project ▁had ▁fallen ▁through , ▁and ▁was , ▁for ▁all ▁practical ▁purposes , ▁dead . ▁The ▁proposed ▁film , ▁titled ▁The ▁Memory ▁of ▁Sh adows ▁( T Mo