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Steven Spielberg's unrealized projects

January 01, 1970

The following is a list of unproduced Steven Spielberg projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director Steven Spielberg has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell in "development hell" or were officially canceled, some were turned over to other production teams, and still others never made it past the speculative stage.

Spielberg, pictured at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International

1960s edit

A Wooden Nickel edit

In 1966, Spielberg took an interest in directing Claudia Salter's screenplay A Wooden Nickel, which was sold to Universal Pictures, but at the time he was only 20 years old and no studio would hire him.[1]

Snow White edit

In February 1969, it was reported that a young Spielberg was hired by producer Dick Berg to direct a "modern retelling" of Snow White for Universal Pictures, based on a story by Donald Barthelme published in The New Yorker magazine in 1967. This version was to be set in a Chinese food factory, and feature the title character "[sharing] her San Francisco apartment with seven young men while waiting for her prince to show up."[2] In the 1970s, he pitched the property again to Universal, alongside Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies and the Thomas Crapper biopic, but it failed to materialize.[3][4]

Winkler edit

In addition to Barthelme's Snow White, another project Spielberg flirted with directing as his feature debut was a love story called Winkler.[5]

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies edit

Main article: Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

In 1969, Spielberg teamed with comedy writer Carl Gottlieb to pitch a World War I aircraft flying film to Warner Bros., but the deal fell through due to Spielberg's young age. Still intrigued by the prospect of making a barnstorming film, Spielberg enlisted Claudia Salter to help him conceive a father-son story, which would become the basis for Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies.[1] When the screenplay was finished, Spielberg sent it to 20th Century Fox president Richard D. Zanuck, who wanted to buy the property but would also decline to hire him to direct it. By 1970, following Zanuck's departure from the studio, Fox announced that Spielberg would direct Ace Eli, with Joe Wizan producing. A year later, Robert Fryer took over as producer and replaced Spielberg with John Erman.[6][7] The film originally ended with the character Eli committing suicide, but the studio recut it to give it a happier ending and shelved it for two years. Unhappy with the final film, Salter, Erman and the producers had their names removed from the credits. Spielberg was so displeased when he finally saw it that he publicly complained it had been "turned into a really sick film. They should bury it."

1970s edit

Flushed with Pride: The Story of Thomas Crapper edit

At the beginning of the 1970s, Spielberg tried to convince Universal Pictures to greenlight the production of Flushed with Pride: The Story of Thomas Crapper, the semi-satirical biography of Thomas Crapper, who, as the book suggested,[4] invented the flushing toilet. Spielberg approached screenwriters Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck to write the script.[3]

Slide edit

Main article: California Split

Around 1971, actor Joseph Walsh wrote California Split, a screenplay about his own gambling addiction which he developed with Spielberg at his home for eight months.[8] At this time, the screenplay was called Slide[9] and Spielberg had a deal to direct it at MGM with Walsh as producer and Steve McQueen starring in the role which Elliott Gould would later play.[10] However, studio head Jim Aubrey wanted them to change it to "a straight movie", demanding it be retitled Lucky Chip and for Dean Martin to be the star of it.[8] Walsh and Spielberg left MGM and took the script to Universal Pictures where they had an agreement with Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown. Zanuck and Brown then hired Spielberg to direct The Sugarland Express, leaving Robert Altman to take his place. Spielberg later told Walsh, "I would have definitely made more money with this film [than Sugarland]. But I could never have made a better picture."[9]

White Lightning edit

Main article: White Lightning (1973 film)

Before choosing The Sugarland Express, Spielberg considered directing the Burt Reynolds vehicle White Lightning as his first theatrical release.[11] "I spent two-and-a-half months on the film," Spielberg explained, "met Burt once, found most of the locations and began to cast the movie, until I realized it wasn't something that I wanted to do for a first film. I didn't want to start my career as a hard-hat, journeyman director. I wanted to do something that was a little more personal."[12][13]

Cruising edit

Main article: Cruising (film)

In the early 1970s, film producer Philip D'Antoni hired Spielberg to direct a film adaptation of Gerald Walker's novel Cruising.[14] Spielberg was reportedly attached to the project for three years before officially dropping out.[15] According to D'Antoni, "We just couldn’t come up with a script that met with my satisfaction... So we decided to abandon the project, and figured we’d go on to do something else together some other day, and Steven went back to L.A."[14] The film adaptation was eventually directed by William Friedkin.[16]

ER edit

Main article: ER (TV series)

Michael Crichton initially wrote a screenplay for a film about an emergency room, and met with Spielberg in 1974, with Spielberg intended to direct. The film would be shelved until the 1990s, when Crichton and Spielberg revisited it and both concluded it would work better as a television series, which debuted in 1994.[17]

Lucky Lady edit

Main article: Lucky Lady

Spielberg was considered to direct Lucky Lady for 20th Century Fox. The script was written by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, and Paul Newman was to have starred in the film had Spielberg directed. However, Spielberg could not direct the film due to his commitment with Jaws.[13][18][19]

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings edit

Main article: The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

In 1975, it was reported that Spielberg had agreed to direct The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings for Universal Pictures, and planned to join screenwriters Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins in a meeting with producer Rob Cohen. Spielberg would depart from the film several months later due to post-production obligations on Jaws. John Badham took his place, and made his feature directorial debut with the film.[20][21]

Superman edit

Main article: Superman (1978 film)

Around 1975, after the success of Jaws, Alexander Salkind and his son Ilya wanted to hire Spielberg to direct Superman, the first theatrical movie based on the Superman comic book series. However, due to Spielberg's commitment to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Salkinds finally hired Richard Donner to direct the film.[22]

The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker edit

Main articles: The Spy Who Loved Me (film) and Moonraker (film)

In 1975, Spielberg called Albert R. Broccoli offering to direct The Spy Who Loved Me, but was turned down. In 1978, after the successful release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, he offered to direct a second time on Moonraker. Afterwards he became uninterested in directing any James Bond films.[23]

The Ninth Man edit

Spielberg's follow-up to Jaws was almost an adaptation of John Lee's then newly published WWII thriller novel The Ninth Man, which was inspired by the true events of eight Nazi saboteurs who landed by submarine and were captured on Long Island in 1942, with the ninth man managing to escape. Filmmaker Todd Field later revived the project in 2004, and had sought to direct it through DreamWorks.[24]

Unused Indiana Jones film concepts edit

The Adventures of Indiana Smith

In May 1977, Spielberg met his colleague George Lucas in Hawaii. During that vacation, Lucas convinced Spielberg to make a film based on the film serials of the 1930s and 1940s. Lucas previously wrote a script for the planned film, entitled The Adventures of Indiana Smith; in which the main character, Indiana Smith, was based on James Bond.[25] However, at the final moment, both Lucas and Spielberg made many changes to the script, whose concept was used to create Raiders of the Lost Ark, and subsequently, the Indiana Jones film franchise.

Indiana Jones and the Monkey King

In September 1984, after the critical mixed reception of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, George Lucas wrote a script entitled Indiana Jones and the Monkey King for the third installment of the film series.[26] The film had the Fountain of Youth as the MacGuffin. Spielberg was attached to direct, but at the final moment, Spielberg decided to hire Chris Columbus to rewrite the script, and the third film ended up being Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.[27]

Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars

In 1995, a time after the cancellation of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Jeb Stuart wrote a script for the fourth film in the Indiana Jones film series, entitled Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars.[28] Spielberg was supposed to direct it, while George Lucas was supposed to serve as producer. Although Lucas loved the script, Spielberg and Ford had issues with it, so Spielberg hired Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade writer Jeffrey Boam to make a rewrite of Stuart's script. However, the script was finally rejected after the release of Independence Day, which was released one year later. The fourth film, entitled Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was finally released in 2008.

Indiana Jones and the City of Gods

On May 17, 2002, IGN reported that The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles writer Frank Darabont will write the fourth film of the film franchise of Indiana Jones,[29] entitled Indiana Jones and the City of Gods,[30] in which ex-Nazis would chase Indiana Jones. The script is very similar to the final script, including Indy's and Marion's wedding and a scene with army ants, but it didn't include Indiana Jones' son. Spielberg liked the script very much, but George Lucas disliked it, and for that reason, he hired David Koepp to write the film. The film ended up being Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which was released in 2008, with Spielberg returning as director.

Indiana Jones 5

On February 26, 2020, it was reported that Spielberg chose not to direct the fifth Indiana Jones film, as he wanted to "pass along Indy’s whip to a new generation to bring their perspective to the story". James Mangold took over as director, with Spielberg remaining involved in the film as an executive producer, while Ford starred as Jones.[31]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind sequel edit

In late 1977, after the successful reception of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Spielberg expressed interest in filming a sequel or a prequel. However, he later refused the idea, because he felt that "the army's knowledge and ensuing cover-up is so subterranean that it would take a creative screen story, perhaps someone else making the picture and giving it the equal time it deserves". He also didn't want developer Columbia Pictures to make a sequel without him, which had happened with Universal Pictures' Jaws.[32]

Night Skies edit

Main article: Night Skies

After his decision not to make a sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Spielberg started the development of his next project, a science fiction horror film entitled Night Skies, whose concept was pitched by him during the development of Close Encounters. The film was intended to be a spiritual follow-up to Close Encounters.[33] Lawrence Kasdan was attached to write the screenplay. However, the film wasn't made, although the main concept was the inspiration of two Spielberg's films: Poltergeist and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (although the first wasn't directed by Spielberg).[34]

Growing Up edit

In the late 1970s, Spielberg approached Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, whose script 1941 he was already preparing to shoot, to write for him a small, low-budget film about his youth in Arizona that he could quickly make before embarking on 1941. Announced in 1978 as "a personal story of his own young adulthood", their script was a foul-mouthed, R-rated comedy about 12-year-olds then called After School, which Spielberg approved of. "I don't want to make a movie about children that's dimples or cuteness," he said at the time. "It's my first vendetta film. I'm going to get back at about twenty people I've always wanted to get back at." The film (retitled at some point to Clearwater, and finally Growing Up), was set to shoot in May 1978 with a budget of just $1.5 million, but when cinematographer Caleb Deschanel called the script "disgusting", Spielberg backed out of the project.[35][4]

Magic edit

Main article: Magic (1978 film)

In the late 1970s, Spielberg expressed interest in directing a film adaptation of William Goldman's novel Magic and considered casting Robert De Niro for the lead role.[36][37] The film ended up being directed by Richard Attenborough and Spielberg admitted, "...I went to see the picture and realized that it was a hell of a lot better than what I would have done."[38]

Something Wicked This Way Comes edit

Main article: Something Wicked This Way Comes (film)

In the late 1970s, Spielberg expressed interest in filming Ray Bradbury's story Something Wicked This Way Comes, which would eventually be directed by Jack Clayton, through Disney in 1983.[39]

1980s edit

Blackhawk edit

In the early 1980s, Spielberg announced that he had plans to direct a film adaptation of the Blackhawk comic book series. Dan Aykroyd was attached to play Blackhawk.[40] However, the project never materialized and Spielberg chose to direct Raiders of the Lost Ark. In April 2018, new development emerged when it was announced that Spielberg will produce/direct a new film adaptation of Blackhawk for Warner Bros., with the screenplay being written by David Koepp. Spielberg will co-produce the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger and Sue Kroll.[41][42][4]

In 2021, a fan unearthed a now deleted Instagram post from David Koepp stating that the film is still in development and that Steven Spielberg is still attached. The title is currently Blackhawks[43]

Reel to Reel edit

Around 1980, during the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spielberg contacted Gary David Goldberg to make a semiautobiographical musical film entitled Reel to Reel. The film's plot would have been surrounding a filmmaker named Stuart Moss, and his direction of a musical remake of Invaders From Mars.[44] The film was officially announced in production in 1983, but Spielberg finally abandoned the project and chose to direct Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.[4] According to the Los Angeles Times, the film was to have been directed by Michael Cimino and distributed by Columbia Pictures.[45]

Three Amigos edit

Main article: Three Amigos

After he finished Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spielberg almost planned to direct the comedy Three Amigos next, with Steve Martin, Bill Murray and Robin Williams as the leads. He chose to direct E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial instead.[46][47]

The Talisman edit

Spielberg has made several attempts to make a film adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub's 1984 novel The Talisman ever since he and Universal Pictures bought the film rights in 1982.[48][49] In the mid-2000s, Spielberg almost adapted The Talisman into a six-hour miniseries for TNT.[50]

E.T. II: Nocturnal Fears edit

In July 1982, Spielberg hired E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial writer Melissa Mathison to write a script for a sequel film, entitled E.T. II: Nocturnal Fears.[51] The film's plot would have shown Elliott and his friends getting kidnapped by evil aliens and follow their attempts to contact E.T. for help. However, Spielberg finally decided to cancel the sequel's production, feeling it "would do nothing but rob the original of its virginity".[52][53]

Untitled musical film edit

In a 1982 interview with Première magazine, Spielberg revealed he was then planning a musical film project with Quincy Jones. "I'm a big fan of Quincy's. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to combine what he does best with what I do well and make a 'dangerous' movie." This project failed to materialize, and instead, the two collaborated on The Color Purple (which Jones produced and scored) in 1985, which would be adapted into a musical several decades later.[54]

Starfire edit

In December 1982, Spielberg planned to team with fellow filmmaker Brian De Palma for the science fiction film Starfire, after several projects the two wanted to make first.[55]

Big edit

Main article: Big (film)

Spielberg was initially attached to direct Big but dropped out when his son Max was born and due to scheduling conflicts with Empire of the Sun.[56][57][58] He had many meetings with James L. Brooks about the film and wanted to cast Harrison Ford as Josh, but Penny Marshall would ultimately fill his position, and cast Tom Hanks for the role instead. Spielberg later said that his decision to not direct the film was because he believed his sister Anne wouldn't get any credit for her script, since they're both siblings.[59]

Rain Man edit

Main article: Rain Man

Spielberg was among the few filmmakers attached to direct Rain Man prior to Barry Levinson's official involvement.[60][61][62][63] It was Spielberg who convinced screenwriter Ronald Bass to make the character of Raymond Babbitt an autistic savant.[64] Spielberg dropped out as he was obligated to direct Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,[65][66][67][68] but has also since expressed regret for not having directed Rain Man.[69]

Calvin and Hobbes edit

In 1988, Spielberg requested to speak to cartoonist Bill Watterson about potentially making an animated film based on his popular daily comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. When Universal Press Syndicate tried to set up an appointment, Watterson immediately shut the idea down as he was not interested in turning it into a movie.[70][71]

Who Discovered Roger Rabbit edit

In 1989, Spielberg discussed with J. J. Abrams the possibility of making a sequel to the successful Who Framed Roger Rabbit feature film.[72] The sequel's plot would have been Roger Rabbit, Baby Herman, and Richie Davenport traveling west to seek Roger's mother, in the process meeting Jessica Krupnick (Roger's future wife), a struggling Hollywood actress. While Roger and Ritchie are enlisting in the Army, Jessica is kidnapped and forced to make pro-Nazi Germany broadcasts.[73] The film would also have been the first true film from Amblin Entertainment's animation division Amblimation. However, after directing Schindler's List, Spielberg refused to direct any films satirizing the Nazis.[74]

1990s edit

Cape Fear edit

Main article: Cape Fear (1991 film)

In the early stages of development, Spielberg was slated to direct the remake of the 1962 film Cape Fear whereas Martin Scorsese would direct Schindler's List (1993).[75] Had Spielberg directed, he envisioned the roles of Max Cady and Sam Bowden to be portrayed by Bill Murray and Harrison Ford respectively.[76] Spielberg eventually decided to swap projects with Scorsese in favor of directing Schindler's List instead.[77] Although he was uncredited, Spielberg did remain as an executive producer of the remake.[76]

Untitled Howard Hughes biopic edit

In 1990, Spielberg was attached to direct Warren Beatty in a biopic about Howard Hughes that was written by Bo Goldman.[78][79] The film was eventually made without Spielberg's involvement and released in 2016 under the title Rules Don't Apply.[80]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button edit

Main article: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)

In 1991, Spielberg was slated to make a film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for Universal Pictures, with Tom Cruise playing the titular role. However, Spielberg dropped out due to his commitment with the films Hook (1991), Jurassic Park (1993) and Schindler's List (1993).[65][81][82][83]

Shrek edit

Main article: Shrek

Also in 1991, Spielberg bought the rights to William Steig's 1990 children's book Shrek!. Spielberg originally envisioned his adaptation as a traditionally animated film from Amblin Entertainment, with Bill Murray as the voice of the titular character and Steve Martin as the voice of Donkey. Despite co-founding DreamWorks Animation—the eventual owner of the Shrek franchise—in 1994, Spielberg moved on to other projects.[84][85]

Why Can't I Be Audrey Hepburn? edit

According to Ryan Murphy on his appearance on the radio program Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Ryan sold a script he made for Spielberg called Why Can't I Be Audrey Hepburn? about a woman obsessed with famous film actress Audrey Hepburn who has left at the altar who then meets a man just as Audrey-centric as she. The film was going to star Téa Leoni and Jennifer Love Hewitt as different roles. Spielberg was interested in making it, but the film's production was canceled after nothing new came out of it and Spielberg had a lot of other projects in the 1990s he was busy working on.[86]

The Little Things edit

Main article: The Little Things (2021 film)

Spielberg was attached to direct the film in 1993, with John Lee Hancock writing the screenplay. Spielberg would exit the project deeming the story too dark. Hancock would assume the director chair himself and the film would be released in 2021 starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto.[87]

In Dreams edit

Main article: In Dreams (film)

According to screenwriter Bruce Robinson, after Jennifer 8, he wrote the serial killer film In Dreams for Spielberg, which ended up being rewritten and directed by Neil Jordan instead.[88]

Pirates of the Caribbean edit

Main article: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

In the mid-1990s, Spielberg acquired a copy of an early Pirates of the Caribbean draft based on the theme park attraction, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Amblin bought the script, and Bill Murray, Steve Martin and Robin Williams were on Spielberg's mind for the Jack Sparrow role, but Disney didn't care for his take on the material. A completely different script, also written by Elliott and Rossio, would eventually see production in the 2000s, with Johnny Depp in the Sparrow role under direction of Gore Verbinski.[89]

Meet the Parents edit

Main article: Meet the Parents

It was reported that back in 1996, Spielberg was slated to direct Jim Carrey in a remake of Greg Glienna's 1992 film Meet the Parents for Universal Pictures.[90][91] However, Spielberg, along with Carrey, left the project due to schedule conflicts.[92][93] Spielberg's company DreamWorks served as a co-distributor of the 2000 remake.[94]

Memoirs of a Geisha edit

Main article: Memoirs of a Geisha (film)

Although he served as a producer of the film, Spielberg initially wanted to direct the adaptation of Arthur Golden's novel Memoirs of a Geisha following its 1997 publication.[95] He decided not to direct it when he agreed to direct A.I. Artificial Intelligence instead.[65]

Mozart and the Whale edit

Main article: Mozart and the Whale

Development on Mozart and the Whale first began around 1997, when Spielberg was set to direct the film at DreamWorks, with Robin Williams interested in starring. The screenplay was written by Ron Bass based on the real-life story of Jerry and Mary Newport.[96]

The Mask of Zorro edit

Main article: The Mask of Zorro

Spielberg briefly considered directing The Mask of Zorro through DreamWorks, but opted instead to helm Saving Private Ryan. After watching The Red Squirrel, Stanley Kubrick advised Spielberg to hire Julio Medem to direct the film. Spielberg contacted Medem but the Spanish filmmaker rejected the opportunity and the job eventually went to Martin Campbell.[97]

The Mark edit

In January 1998, Spielberg signed on to direct Rob Liefeld's spec script The Mark, with Will Smith set to star, until Smith told Liefeld that Spielberg dropped out due to production and merchandising complications, which Liefeld revealed on a 2015 Twitter thread.[98]

Lindbergh edit

In 1998, Spielberg and DreamWorks purchased the rights to A. Scott Berg's biography Lindbergh. "I didn't know very much about [Lindbergh] until I read Scott Berg's book and I read it only after I purchased it," he told The New York Times Magazine in 1999. "I think it's one of the greatest biographies I've ever read but his America First and his anti-Semitism bothers me to my core, and I don't want to celebrate an anti-Semite unless I can create an understanding of why he felt that way. Because sometimes the best way to prevent discrimination is to understand the discriminator."[99][4]

The Haunting edit

Main article: The Haunting (1999 film)

Stephen King recalled in the late 1990s that Spielberg attempted to direct a remake of the 1963 film, with Stephen King serving as screenwriter. However, King left the project due to creative differences with Spielberg. As a result, Jan De Bont directed the film instead and Spielberg's studio DreamWorks distributed it.[100]

I'll Be Home edit

In February 1999, Spielberg announced that he was working on an autobiographical film, entitled I'll Be Home, written by his sister Anne.[99] Spielberg himself, in collaboration with Tony Kushner, later wrote the 2022 autobiographical film The Fabelmans.

The Big Ticket edit

In June 1999, it was reported that Gore Verbinski was in final negotiations to direct The Big Ticket for DreamWorks, based on an idea conceived by Spielberg. Jim Herzfeld wrote the script which centers on a man who is obsessed with watching car chases on the evening news.[101]

2000s edit

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone edit

Main article: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)

Prior to Chris Columbus's official involvement, Spielberg was considered to direct Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.[102] Spielberg stated in 2012, "I was offered Harry Potter. I developed it for about five or six months with Steve Kloves, and then I dropped out."[103] Spielberg wanted to combine the Harry Potter books into an animated film, but Warner Bros. president Alan F. Horn objected.[104] Spielberg also wanted Haley Joel Osment to portray the titular character.[105] Spielberg ultimately backed out as director due to creative differences with J. K. Rowling.[106] He went on to direct A.I. Artificial Intelligence instead.[107]

The Curse of Monkey Island edit

In the start of 2000, Spielberg was set to make his first animated feature film based on the Lucasarts video game series Monkey Island, a game series he was a fan of at the time. Spielberg was set to direct, produce and co-write the screenplay with Ted Elliott, with concept arts by the original game's designer Steve Purcell and animator Tony Stacchi, executive produced by Steven's best friend and founder of the game's developer George Lucas.

Big Fish edit

Main article: Big Fish

In August 2000, Spielberg was in talks to direct an adaptation of Daniel Wallace's novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions.[108][109][110] Spielberg reportedly wanted Jack Nicholson to portray Edward Bloom.[111] However, he dropped out of the project and was replaced by Tim Burton, who ended up directing the film.[111][112]

Ghost Soldiers edit

On January 24, 2002, it was reported that Spielberg will direct an adaptation of Hampton Sides's book Ghost Soldiers with Josh Friedman writing the script and Tom Cruise was set to star in and produce the film.[113]

Arkansas edit

In August 2002, Empire cited the abandoned western Arkansas that Spielberg was involved and Tom Cruise was in talks to star in the film.[114]

Spares edit

In August 2002, a project called Spares based on the Michael Marshall Smith novel of the same name about human clones was also cited as a possible collaboration by Spielberg and Tom Cruise.[4]

Ikiru remake edit

In November 2002, it was reported that Spielberg and DreamWorks decided to produce a remake of the 1952 Japanese film Ikiru, by Akira Kurosawa.[115] In March 2003, Tom Hanks signed on to star in the film as the dying old man, and novelist Richard Price was in talks to write the screenplay. The film was expected to begin production sometime the following year.[116] In 2008, it was reported that Spielberg was possibly eyeing to direct the film.[117]

The Rivals edit

On May 21, 2003, Spielberg was set to direct and produce the film The Rivals for Paramount Pictures, with Robin Swicord writing.[118][119] It was revealed that Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow were set to play Sarah Bernhardt and Eleanor Duse, until Marion Cotillard replaced Paltrow.[120] In 2008, Spielberg left the project due to DreamWorks Pictures' split from Paramount, which still has the project.[121][122]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty edit

Main article: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film)

John Goldwyn recalled in the spring of 2003 that Spielberg expressed interest in directing the remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) for Paramount Pictures on condition that Jim Carrey play the titular role.[123] However, Paramount put the project in turnaround by the end of 2003.[124] The film was eventually remade in 2013, with Ben Stiller serving as director in addition to playing the titular role.[125][126]

The Catcher in the Rye edit

It was reported in 2003 that Spielberg attempted to direct a film adaptation of J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye but could not obtain the rights from Salinger.[127]

The Time Traveler's Wife edit

Main article: The Time Traveler's Wife (film)

Around 2004, Spielberg briefly expressed interest in directing the film adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife. As of 2005, Robert Schwentke had entered final negotiations to direct it, and the film was released in 2009.[128]

The Goonies sequel edit

On June 6, 2005, Richard Donner stated that he and Spielberg had written a story for a film sequel of Donner's acclaimed The Goonies, despite the fact that the main cast did not have any interest in reprising their roles for a sequel.[129]

Interstellar edit

Main article: Interstellar (film)

The film began development in June 2006, when Spielberg and Paramount Pictures announced plans for a science fiction film based on an eight-page treatment written by Lynda Obst and Kip Thorne. Obst was attached to produce.[130][131] By March 2007, Jonathan Nolan was hired to write a screenplay.[132] After Spielberg moved his production studio DreamWorks from Paramount to Walt Disney Studios in 2009, Paramount needed a new director for Interstellar. Jonathan Nolan recommended his brother Christopher Nolan, who joined the project in 2012.[133]

The Trial of the Chicago 7 edit

Main article: The Trial of the Chicago 7

In July 2007, Sorkin wrote a script entitled The Trial of the Chicago 7, based on the conspiracy trial of the Chicago 7.[134] Producers Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes, and Laurie MacDonald collaborated on the development of Sorkin's script, with Spielberg intending to direct the film. Sacha Baron Cohen was originally cast as Abbie Hoffman,[135] while Spielberg approached Will Smith for the role of Bobby Seale, and planned to meet with Heath Ledger about playing Tom Hayden.[136] The Writers Guild of America strike, which started in November 2007 and lasted 100 days,[137] delayed filming and the project was suspended, until October 2018, Sorkin was announced as the director of the film.[138][139]

Oldboy edit

Main article: Oldboy (2013 film)

Spielberg was attached to adapt the manga Old Boy in the late 2000s. Will Smith was set to star and it was reported to be based on the manga not the earlier film adaptation. The project was abandoned due to rights issues.[140] The film ended up being released on November 27, 2013 directed by Spike Lee and starring Josh Brolin.[141]

The 39 Clues edit

In June 2008, DreamWorks acquired the screen rights to The 39 Clues adventure series with Spielberg eyeing the project as a possible directing vehicle, prior to the first novel's publication. Both Spielberg and Scholastic Media president Deborah Forte were set to produce film adaptations of all ten planned books.[142] By September that year, Jeff Nathanson was set as the screenwriter of the first installment in the series, reteaming with Spielberg for the fourth time.[143] Brett Ratner and Shawn Levy both later became attached to direct at different times, before the rights were bought by Universal, in August 2013.[144]

Chocky edit

In September 2008, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Spielberg had acquired the rights of John Wyndham's novelette Chocky to make a film adaptation of it.[145] However, no updates were made after this announcement.

Untitled Horace Greasley biopic edit

On June 15, 2009, it was reported that Spielberg was to make a film about British Army private Horace Greasley, who claimed to have secretly escaped and returned to Nazi German prisoner-of-war camps 200 times during World War II.[146] However, no updates were made after this announcement.

Untitled Martin Luther King Jr. biopic edit

On May 19, 2009, it was reported that Spielberg was to make a film about the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. after buying the rights to his life story.[147][148][149][150] Spielberg said of the project in 2013, "I wouldn't call it a biopic, it's more a story of King and the movement and also about how his admiration for Mahatma Gandhi helped to shape his moral core."[151] As of March 15, 2018, Spielberg still holds the rights to King's story.[152]

Harvey edit

On August 2, 2009, Spielberg stated that he would direct a film adaptation of the play Harvey. Will Smith, Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Hanks were considered to play the lead role, while Jonathan Tropper was hired to write the screenplay. DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox would have developed the film.[153] However, Collider confirmed on December 4, 2009 that the project was cancelled due to problems with the lead role selection.[154]

Pirate Latitudes edit

In August 2009, Spielberg announced his intention to adapt the novel to film, reportedly having wanted to make a pirate film.[155][156] Spielberg hired David Koepp to pen the screenplay.[157] Anil Ambani's Reliance Big Entertainment and Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios will produce the film, which will be the third of Crichton's novels Spielberg has adapted, after the highly successful Jurassic Park films. This project is still in development.[158]

2010s edit

Untitled George Gershwin biopic edit

On January 31, 2010, it was reported that Spielberg was going to direct a biopic about the life of composer George Gershwin with Zachary Quinto portraying him and Doug Wright writing.[159][160] Principal photography for the biopic was slated to begin in April that same year,[161][162][163] but it never came to fruition. On February 20, 2013, it was reported that Spielberg was still interested in making a biopic about Gershwin's life.[164]

Robopocalypse edit

On October 22, 2010, Spielberg had signed on to direct a film adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson's novel Robopocalypse with Drew Goddard writing.[165] Chris Hemsworth, Anne Hathaway, and Ben Whishaw had signed on to star in the film.[166] However, on January 9, 2013, Robopocalypse was placed on hold indefinitely mainly because of its production expenses.[167] The next day, Spielberg clarified he was working on a new script that would be "more economically but also much more personally".[168] In July 2015, concept artwork was leaked onto the Internet.[166] On March 7, 2018, Michael Bay signed on to direct the adaptation.[169]

A Steady Rain edit

On July 21, 2011, it was reported that Spielberg was going to direct the film adaptation of Keith Huff's A Steady Rain with Hugh Jackman set to reprise his role.[170]

Gods and Kings edit

Main article: Exodus: Gods and Kings

On November 15, 2011, it was reported that Spielberg was in talks with Warner Bros. to direct Gods and Kings, a biopic about the life of Moses.[171] On March 4, 2013, it was confirmed that Spielberg dropped out of the project.[172]

American Sniper edit

Main article: American Sniper

On May 2, 2013, it was announced that Spielberg had signed on to direct the film adaption of Chris Kyle's 2012 autobiography American Sniper.[173][174] However, on August 5 that same year, it was announced that Spielberg left the project due to a budget disagreement between him and Warner Bros.[175][176][177]

Thank You for Your Service edit

Main article: Thank You for Your Service (2017 film)

On June 4, 2013, it was first reported that Spielberg was considering to direct a film adaptation of David Finkel's 2013 nonfiction book Thank You for Your Service, with Daniel Day-Lewis attached to star.[178] Then, on February 20, 2015, it was reported that Spielberg might direct the film later that year.[179][180] Finally, in June 2015, it was officially announced that the film's screenwriter Jason Hall would direct the film after Hall convinced Spielberg to let him direct.[181][182]

Montezuma edit

Main article: Cortes (miniseries)

On January 6, 2014, Spielberg was considering directing Montezuma as his next possible project, based on a 50-year old script by Dalton Trumbo about the collision between Emperor Moctezuma II and Hernán Cortés which was reportedly being rewritten by Steve Zaillian. Javier Bardem was attached to play Cortés, and Zaillian was to produce the film alongside Spielberg.[183] This was later redeveloped into the Amazon series Cortes, which was cancelled during filming due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It's What I Do edit

On March 2, 2015, Spielberg had signed on to direct a film adaptation of Lynsey Addario's memoir It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War, with Jennifer Lawrence set to star as Addario.[184] However, Spielberg and Lawrence moved on from the film. On October 24, 2018, Ridley Scott signed on to direct, with Scarlett Johansson set to star as Addario, until Johansson dropped out the following day after finding out it was funded by the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.[185]

The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara edit

On April 11, 2016, it was announced that Spielberg was going to direct a film adaptation of David Kertzer's book The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, with Tony Kushner serving as screenwriter and Mark Rylance portraying Pope Pius IX. The book is based on the true story of Jewish-Italian Edgardo Mortara, who was kidnapped and forced to convert to the Catholic Church.[186] Oscar Isaac was to have portrayed the adult Mortara in Spielberg's movie.[187] Spielberg planned to start filming in February 2017, but after having trouble finding a six-year-old boy to play the film's lead, he cancelled the project in favor of directing The Post (2017) upon reading Liz Hannah and Josh Singer's script.[188]

Maestro edit

Main article: Maestro (2023 film)

Spielberg considered directing the Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, and had approached Bradley Cooper to star. When Spielberg decided not to, Cooper said he wanted to "throw his hat in the ring" as a possible director. By 2018 Cooper was firmly attached as both actor and director after Spielberg saw a pre-release screening of his film A Star Is Born.[189]

Untitled Ulysses S. Grant biopic edit

On May 17, 2018 it was announced Spielberg was negotiating to direct a biographic of President Ulysses S. Grant which would see Leonardo DiCaprio play Grant and David James Kelly writing.[190] Since then, no new announcements on the project have been made.

Spielberg's After Dark edit

On June 9, 2019, Jeffrey Katzenberg announced in a press conference at the Banff World Media Festival that Spielberg was writing a horror series for Katzenberg's then-upcoming service, Quibi. Spielberg requested that the program only be available to watch after sunset.[191][192] In October 2020, it was announced that Quibi was shutting down, leaving the fate of the series in question.[193]

Offers edit

MacArthur edit

Main article: MacArthur (1977 film)

Spielberg turned down the offer to direct MacArthur, a biopic about the life of Douglas MacArthur.[13][194][195][196]

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three edit

Main article: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film)

Spielberg also turned down the offer to direct The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974).[13][194][196][65]

Return of the Jedi edit

Main article: Return of the Jedi

[97]

The Truman Show edit

Main article: The Truman Show

Spielberg was among the list of filmmakers considered to direct the film before Peter Weir officially assumed the position.[197]

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace edit

Main article: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

In the 1990s, George Lucas met with Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Ron Howard at different times to possibly direct Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Howard revealed on a 2015 Happy Sad Confused podcast episode that they each turned the offer down because they wanted Lucas to direct the film instead.[198]

As producer edit

Congo edit

In 1982, Spielberg signed on to produce an adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel Congo when Brian De Palma became attached to direct the film.[55]

Carpool edit

In 1986, it was reported that Spielberg was set to produce Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale's script Carpool, to be directed by Brian De Palma.[199]

The Realm edit

In the 1990s, Spielberg reunited with fellow Cal State alumni Claudia Salter on a project she wrote for Amblin Entertainment titled The Realm, which she had developed along with producer Andrea McCall.[1]

The Martian Chronicles edit

In 1997, Spielberg and John Davis were producing a film adaptation of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, with Michael Tolkin and John Orloff were some of the writers who worked on a script, which failed to get off the ground for Universal Pictures.[86] In 2011, Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights and will produce a film franchise with only Davis producing through Davis Entertainment.[200]

Inspector Gadget edit

Prior to the release of the 1999 Disney film Inspector Gadget, Spielberg was at one point slated to produce a film adaptation of the 1980s animated series of the same name, with a cast that originally included Steve Carell as Gadget, Cameron Diaz as Brenda, Lindsay Lohan as Penny and Tim Curry as Claw.[201]

St. Agnes' Stand edit

On April 17, 2003, Spielberg optioned the rights to Thomas Eidson's novel St. Agnes’ Stand and will produce while Martin Scorsese directs the film and Charles Randolph was writing the script.[202]

The Adventures of Tintin sequels edit

Following the release of The Adventures of Tintin, the plan to make sequels was asserted in October 2011, with Spielberg set to produce this time, and Peter Jackson directing. Jackson stated he planned to shoot the film following his work on The Hobbit films.[203] By 2018, no production on the sequels had been made, with Spielberg and Jackson both individually asserting their intentions to continue the franchise.[204]

Napoleon TV miniseries edit

In March 2013, Spielberg announced that he was developing a miniseries based on the life of Napoleon.[205] In May 2016, it was announced that Cary Fukunaga is in talks to direct the miniseries for HBO, from a script by David Leland based on extensive research materials accumulated by Stanley Kubrick over the years.[206]

The Grapes of Wrath edit

In July 2013, it was reported that Spielberg was interested in producing a film adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath.[207][208] Daniel Day-Lewis was slated to star in Spielberg's adaptation.[209][210] However, the film was prevented from being made due to a rights issue between Steinbeck's surviving relatives.[211]

The Last Starfighter remake edit

According to Seth Rogen, in November 2014, Spielberg tried and failed to secure the rights to produce a remake of the 1980s sci-fi film The Last Starfighter.[212]

Micro edit

[86]

The Voyeur's Motel edit

In April 2016, it was reported that Spielberg would produce Sam Mendes' film adaptation of the Gay Talese novel and article The Voyeur's Motel.[213] In November 2016, the film was cancelled because of the documentary Voyeur.[214]

A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea edit

On October 29, 2018, Spielberg and J. J. Abrams were reported to co-produce the film adaptation of Melissa Fleming‘s A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea about Doaa Al Zamel's escape from the Syrian Civil War, with Lena Dunham writing the script.[215]

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  • Steven Spielberg's unrealized projects at IMDb  

January 01, 1970
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The following is a list of unproduced Steven Spielberg projects in roughly chronological order During his long career American film director Steven Spielberg has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre production stage under his direction Some of these projects fell in development hell or were officially canceled some were turned over to other production teams and still others never made it past the speculative stage Spielberg pictured at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International Contents 1 1960s 1 1 A Wooden Nickel 1 2 Snow White 1 3 Winkler 1 4 Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies 2 1970s 2 1 Flushed with Pride The Story of Thomas Crapper 2 2 Slide 2 3 White Lightning 2 4 Cruising 2 5 ER 2 6 Lucky Lady 2 7 The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars amp Motor Kings 2 8 Superman 2 9 The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker 2 10 The Ninth Man 2 11 Unused Indiana Jones film concepts 2 12 Close Encounters of the Third Kind sequel 2 13 Night Skies 2 14 Growing Up 2 15 Magic 2 16 Something Wicked This Way Comes 3 1980s 3 1 Blackhawk 3 2 Reel to Reel 3 3 Three Amigos 3 4 The Talisman 3 5 E T II Nocturnal Fears 3 6 Untitled musical film 3 7 Starfire 3 8 Big 3 9 Rain Man 3 10 Calvin and Hobbes 3 11 Who Discovered Roger Rabbit 4 1990s 4 1 Cape Fear 4 2 Untitled Howard Hughes biopic 4 3 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 4 4 Shrek 4 5 Why Can t I Be Audrey Hepburn 4 6 The Little Things 4 7 In Dreams 4 8 Pirates of the Caribbean 4 9 Meet the Parents 4 10 Memoirs of a Geisha 4 11 Mozart and the Whale 4 12 The Mask of Zorro 4 13 The Mark 4 14 Lindbergh 4 15 The Haunting 4 16 I ll Be Home 4 17 The Big Ticket 5 2000s 5 1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone 5 2 The Curse of Monkey Island 5 3 Big Fish 5 4 Ghost Soldiers 5 5 Arkansas 5 6 Spares 5 7 Ikiru remake 5 8 The Rivals 5 9 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 5 10 The Catcher in the Rye 5 11 The Time Traveler s Wife 5 12 The Goonies sequel 5 13 Interstellar 5 14 The Trial of the Chicago 7 5 15 Oldboy 5 16 The 39 Clues 5 17 Chocky 5 18 Untitled Horace Greasley biopic 5 19 Untitled Martin Luther King Jr biopic 5 20 Harvey 5 21 Pirate Latitudes 6 2010s 6 1 Untitled George Gershwin biopic 6 2 Robopocalypse 6 3 A Steady Rain 6 4 Gods and Kings 6 5 American Sniper 6 6 Thank You for Your Service 6 7 Montezuma 6 8 It s What I Do 6 9 The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara 6 10 Maestro 6 11 Untitled Ulysses S Grant biopic 6 12 Spielberg s After Dark 7 Offers 7 1 MacArthur 7 2 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 7 3 Return of the Jedi 7 4 The Truman Show 7 5 Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace 8 As producer 8 1 Congo 8 2 Carpool 8 3 The Realm 8 4 The Martian Chronicles 8 5 Inspector Gadget 8 6 St Agnes Stand 8 7 The Adventures of Tintin sequels 8 8 Napoleon TV miniseries 8 9 The Grapes of Wrath 8 10 The Last Starfighter remake 8 11 Micro 8 12 The Voyeur s Motel 8 13 A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea 9 See also 10 References 11 External links1960s editA Wooden Nickel edit In 1966 Spielberg took an interest in directing Claudia Salter s screenplay A Wooden Nickel which was sold to Universal Pictures but at the time he was only 20 years old and no studio would hire him 1 Snow White edit In February 1969 it was reported that a young Spielberg was hired by producer Dick Berg to direct a modern retelling of Snow White for Universal Pictures based on a story by Donald Barthelme published in The New Yorker magazine in 1967 This version was to be set in a Chinese food factory and feature the title character sharing her San Francisco apartment with seven young men while waiting for her prince to show up 2 In the 1970s he pitched the property again to Universal alongside Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies and the Thomas Crapper biopic but it failed to materialize 3 4 Winkler edit In addition to Barthelme s Snow White another project Spielberg flirted with directing as his feature debut was a love story called Winkler 5 Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies edit Main article Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies In 1969 Spielberg teamed with comedy writer Carl Gottlieb to pitch a World War I aircraft flying film to Warner Bros but the deal fell through due to Spielberg s young age Still intrigued by the prospect of making a barnstorming film Spielberg enlisted Claudia Salter to help him conceive a father son story which would become the basis for Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies 1 When the screenplay was finished Spielberg sent it to 20th Century Fox president Richard D Zanuck who wanted to buy the property but would also decline to hire him to direct it By 1970 following Zanuck s departure from the studio Fox announced that Spielberg would direct Ace Eli with Joe Wizan producing A year later Robert Fryer took over as producer and replaced Spielberg with John Erman 6 7 The film originally ended with the character Eli committing suicide but the studio recut it to give it a happier ending and shelved it for two years Unhappy with the final film Salter Erman and the producers had their names removed from the credits Spielberg was so displeased when he finally saw it that he publicly complained it had been turned into a really sick film They should bury it 1970s editFlushed with Pride The Story of Thomas Crapper edit At the beginning of the 1970s Spielberg tried to convince Universal Pictures to greenlight the production of Flushed with Pride The Story of Thomas Crapper the semi satirical biography of Thomas Crapper who as the book suggested 4 invented the flushing toilet Spielberg approached screenwriters Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck to write the script 3 Slide edit Main article California Split Around 1971 actor Joseph Walsh wrote California Split a screenplay about his own gambling addiction which he developed with Spielberg at his home for eight months 8 At this time the screenplay was called Slide 9 and Spielberg had a deal to direct it at MGM with Walsh as producer and Steve McQueen starring in the role which Elliott Gould would later play 10 However studio head Jim Aubrey wanted them to change it to a straight movie demanding it be retitled Lucky Chip and for Dean Martin to be the star of it 8 Walsh and Spielberg left MGM and took the script to Universal Pictures where they had an agreement with Richard D Zanuck and David Brown Zanuck and Brown then hired Spielberg to direct The Sugarland Express leaving Robert Altman to take his place Spielberg later told Walsh I would have definitely made more money with this film than Sugarland But I could never have made a better picture 9 White Lightning edit Main article White Lightning 1973 film Before choosing The Sugarland Express Spielberg considered directing the Burt Reynolds vehicle White Lightning as his first theatrical release 11 I spent two and a half months on the film Spielberg explained met Burt once found most of the locations and began to cast the movie until I realized it wasn t something that I wanted to do for a first film I didn t want to start my career as a hard hat journeyman director I wanted to do something that was a little more personal 12 13 Cruising edit Main article Cruising film In the early 1970s film producer Philip D Antoni hired Spielberg to direct a film adaptation of Gerald Walker s novel Cruising 14 Spielberg was reportedly attached to the project for three years before officially dropping out 15 According to D Antoni We just couldn t come up with a script that met with my satisfaction So we decided to abandon the project and figured we d go on to do something else together some other day and Steven went back to L A 14 The film adaptation was eventually directed by William Friedkin 16 ER edit Main article ER TV series Michael Crichton initially wrote a screenplay for a film about an emergency room and met with Spielberg in 1974 with Spielberg intended to direct The film would be shelved until the 1990s when Crichton and Spielberg revisited it and both concluded it would work better as a television series which debuted in 1994 17 Lucky Lady edit Main article Lucky Lady Spielberg was considered to direct Lucky Lady for 20th Century Fox The script was written by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz and Paul Newman was to have starred in the film had Spielberg directed However Spielberg could not direct the film due to his commitment with Jaws 13 18 19 The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars amp Motor Kings edit Main article The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars amp Motor Kings In 1975 it was reported that Spielberg had agreed to direct The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars amp Motor Kings for Universal Pictures and planned to join screenwriters Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins in a meeting with producer Rob Cohen Spielberg would depart from the film several months later due to post production obligations on Jaws John Badham took his place and made his feature directorial debut with the film 20 21 Superman edit Main article Superman 1978 film Around 1975 after the success of Jaws Alexander Salkind and his son Ilya wanted to hire Spielberg to direct Superman the first theatrical movie based on the Superman comic book series However due to Spielberg s commitment to Close Encounters of the Third Kind the Salkinds finally hired Richard Donner to direct the film 22 The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker edit Main articles The Spy Who Loved Me film and Moonraker film In 1975 Spielberg called Albert R Broccoli offering to direct The Spy Who Loved Me but was turned down In 1978 after the successful release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind he offered to direct a second time on Moonraker Afterwards he became uninterested in directing any James Bond films 23 The Ninth Man edit Spielberg s follow up to Jaws was almost an adaptation of John Lee s then newly published WWII thriller novel The Ninth Man which was inspired by the true events of eight Nazi saboteurs who landed by submarine and were captured on Long Island in 1942 with the ninth man managing to escape Filmmaker Todd Field later revived the project in 2004 and had sought to direct it through DreamWorks 24 Unused Indiana Jones film concepts edit The Adventures of Indiana SmithIn May 1977 Spielberg met his colleague George Lucas in Hawaii During that vacation Lucas convinced Spielberg to make a film based on the film serials of the 1930s and 1940s Lucas previously wrote a script for the planned film entitled The Adventures of Indiana Smith in which the main character Indiana Smith was based on James Bond 25 However at the final moment both Lucas and Spielberg made many changes to the script whose concept was used to create Raiders of the Lost Ark and subsequently the Indiana Jones film franchise Indiana Jones and the Monkey KingIn September 1984 after the critical mixed reception of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom George Lucas wrote a script entitled Indiana Jones and the Monkey King for the third installment of the film series 26 The film had the Fountain of Youth as the MacGuffin Spielberg was attached to direct but at the final moment Spielberg decided to hire Chris Columbus to rewrite the script and the third film ended up being Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 27 Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from MarsIn 1995 a time after the cancellation of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Jeb Stuart wrote a script for the fourth film in the Indiana Jones film series entitled Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars 28 Spielberg was supposed to direct it while George Lucas was supposed to serve as producer Although Lucas loved the script Spielberg and Ford had issues with it so Spielberg hired Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade writer Jeffrey Boam to make a rewrite of Stuart s script However the script was finally rejected after the release of Independence Day which was released one year later The fourth film entitled Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was finally released in 2008 Indiana Jones and the City of GodsOn May 17 2002 IGN reported that The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles writer Frank Darabont will write the fourth film of the film franchise of Indiana Jones 29 entitled Indiana Jones and the City of Gods 30 in which ex Nazis would chase Indiana Jones The script is very similar to the final script including Indy s and Marion s wedding and a scene with army ants but it didn t include Indiana Jones son Spielberg liked the script very much but George Lucas disliked it and for that reason he hired David Koepp to write the film The film ended up being Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which was released in 2008 with Spielberg returning as director Indiana Jones 5On February 26 2020 it was reported that Spielberg chose not to direct the fifth Indiana Jones film as he wanted to pass along Indy s whip to a new generation to bring their perspective to the story James Mangold took over as director with Spielberg remaining involved in the film as an executive producer while Ford starred as Jones 31 Close Encounters of the Third Kind sequel edit In late 1977 after the successful reception of Close Encounters of the Third Kind Spielberg expressed interest in filming a sequel or a prequel However he later refused the idea because he felt that the army s knowledge and ensuing cover up is so subterranean that it would take a creative screen story perhaps someone else making the picture and giving it the equal time it deserves He also didn t want developer Columbia Pictures to make a sequel without him which had happened with Universal Pictures Jaws 32 Night Skies edit Main article Night Skies After his decision not to make a sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind Spielberg started the development of his next project a science fiction horror film entitled Night Skies whose concept was pitched by him during the development of Close Encounters The film was intended to be a spiritual follow up to Close Encounters 33 Lawrence Kasdan was attached to write the screenplay However the film wasn t made although the main concept was the inspiration of two Spielberg s films Poltergeist and E T the Extra Terrestrial although the first wasn t directed by Spielberg 34 Growing Up edit In the late 1970s Spielberg approached Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale whose script 1941 he was already preparing to shoot to write for him a small low budget film about his youth in Arizona that he could quickly make before embarking on 1941 Announced in 1978 as a personal story of his own young adulthood their script was a foul mouthed R rated comedy about 12 year olds then called After School which Spielberg approved of I don t want to make a movie about children that s dimples or cuteness he said at the time It s my first vendetta film I m going to get back at about twenty people I ve always wanted to get back at The film retitled at some point to Clearwater and finally Growing Up was set to shoot in May 1978 with a budget of just 1 5 million but when cinematographer Caleb Deschanel called the script disgusting Spielberg backed out of the project 35 4 Magic edit Main article Magic 1978 film In the late 1970s Spielberg expressed interest in directing a film adaptation of William Goldman s novel Magic and considered casting Robert De Niro for the lead role 36 37 The film ended up being directed by Richard Attenborough and Spielberg admitted I went to see the picture and realized that it was a hell of a lot better than what I would have done 38 Something Wicked This Way Comes edit Main article Something Wicked This Way Comes film In the late 1970s Spielberg expressed interest in filming Ray Bradbury s story Something Wicked This Way Comes which would eventually be directed by Jack Clayton through Disney in 1983 39 1980s editBlackhawk edit In the early 1980s Spielberg announced that he had plans to direct a film adaptation of the Blackhawk comic book series Dan Aykroyd was attached to play Blackhawk 40 However the project never materialized and Spielberg chose to direct Raiders of the Lost Ark In April 2018 new development emerged when it was announced that Spielberg will produce direct a new film adaptation of Blackhawk for Warner Bros with the screenplay being written by David Koepp Spielberg will co produce the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger and Sue Kroll 41 42 4 In 2021 a fan unearthed a now deleted Instagram post from David Koepp stating that the film is still in development and that Steven Spielberg is still attached The title is currently Blackhawks 43 Reel to Reel edit Around 1980 during the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark Spielberg contacted Gary David Goldberg to make a semiautobiographical musical film entitled Reel to Reel The film s plot would have been surrounding a filmmaker named Stuart Moss and his direction of a musical remake of Invaders From Mars 44 The film was officially announced in production in 1983 but Spielberg finally abandoned the project and chose to direct Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4 According to the Los Angeles Times the film was to have been directed by Michael Cimino and distributed by Columbia Pictures 45 Three Amigos edit Main article Three Amigos After he finished Raiders of the Lost Ark Spielberg almost planned to direct the comedy Three Amigos next with Steve Martin Bill Murray and Robin Williams as the leads He chose to direct E T the Extra Terrestrial instead 46 47 The Talisman edit Spielberg has made several attempts to make a film adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub s 1984 novel The Talisman ever since he and Universal Pictures bought the film rights in 1982 48 49 In the mid 2000s Spielberg almost adapted The Talisman into a six hour miniseries for TNT 50 E T II Nocturnal Fears edit In July 1982 Spielberg hired E T the Extra Terrestrial writer Melissa Mathison to write a script for a sequel film entitled E T II Nocturnal Fears 51 The film s plot would have shown Elliott and his friends getting kidnapped by evil aliens and follow their attempts to contact E T for help However Spielberg finally decided to cancel the sequel s production feeling it would do nothing but rob the original of its virginity 52 53 Untitled musical film edit In a 1982 interview with Premiere magazine Spielberg revealed he was then planning a musical film project with Quincy Jones I m a big fan of Quincy s I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to combine what he does best with what I do well and make a dangerous movie This project failed to materialize and instead the two collaborated on The Color Purple which Jones produced and scored in 1985 which would be adapted into a musical several decades later 54 Starfire edit In December 1982 Spielberg planned to team with fellow filmmaker Brian De Palma for the science fiction film Starfire after several projects the two wanted to make first 55 Big edit Main article Big film Spielberg was initially attached to direct Big but dropped out when his son Max was born and due to scheduling conflicts with Empire of the Sun 56 57 58 He had many meetings with James L Brooks about the film and wanted to cast Harrison Ford as Josh but Penny Marshall would ultimately fill his position and cast Tom Hanks for the role instead Spielberg later said that his decision to not direct the film was because he believed his sister Anne wouldn t get any credit for her script since they re both siblings 59 Rain Man edit Main article Rain Man Spielberg was among the few filmmakers attached to direct Rain Man prior to Barry Levinson s official involvement 60 61 62 63 It was Spielberg who convinced screenwriter Ronald Bass to make the character of Raymond Babbitt an autistic savant 64 Spielberg dropped out as he was obligated to direct Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 65 66 67 68 but has also since expressed regret for not having directed Rain Man 69 Calvin and Hobbes edit In 1988 Spielberg requested to speak to cartoonist Bill Watterson about potentially making an animated film based on his popular daily comic strip Calvin and Hobbes When Universal Press Syndicate tried to set up an appointment Watterson immediately shut the idea down as he was not interested in turning it into a movie 70 71 Who Discovered Roger Rabbit edit In 1989 Spielberg discussed with J J Abrams the possibility of making a sequel to the successful Who Framed Roger Rabbit feature film 72 The sequel s plot would have been Roger Rabbit Baby Herman and Richie Davenport traveling west to seek Roger s mother in the process meeting Jessica Krupnick Roger s future wife a struggling Hollywood actress While Roger and Ritchie are enlisting in the Army Jessica is kidnapped and forced to make pro Nazi Germany broadcasts 73 The film would also have been the first true film from Amblin Entertainment s animation division Amblimation However after directing Schindler s List Spielberg refused to direct any films satirizing the Nazis 74 1990s editCape Fear edit Main article Cape Fear 1991 film In the early stages of development Spielberg was slated to direct the remake of the 1962 film Cape Fear whereas Martin Scorsese would direct Schindler s List 1993 75 Had Spielberg directed he envisioned the roles of Max Cady and Sam Bowden to be portrayed by Bill Murray and Harrison Ford respectively 76 Spielberg eventually decided to swap projects with Scorsese in favor of directing Schindler s List instead 77 Although he was uncredited Spielberg did remain as an executive producer of the remake 76 Untitled Howard Hughes biopic edit In 1990 Spielberg was attached to direct Warren Beatty in a biopic about Howard Hughes that was written by Bo Goldman 78 79 The film was eventually made without Spielberg s involvement and released in 2016 under the title Rules Don t Apply 80 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button edit Main article The Curious Case of Benjamin Button film In 1991 Spielberg was slated to make a film adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald s 1922 short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for Universal Pictures with Tom Cruise playing the titular role However Spielberg dropped out due to his commitment with the films Hook 1991 Jurassic Park 1993 and Schindler s List 1993 65 81 82 83 Shrek edit Main article Shrek Also in 1991 Spielberg bought the rights to William Steig s 1990 children s book Shrek Spielberg originally envisioned his adaptation as a traditionally animated film from Amblin Entertainment with Bill Murray as the voice of the titular character and Steve Martin as the voice of Donkey Despite co founding DreamWorks Animation the eventual owner of the Shrek franchise in 1994 Spielberg moved on to other projects 84 85 Why Can t I Be Audrey Hepburn edit According to Ryan Murphy on his appearance on the radio program Fresh Air with Terry Gross Ryan sold a script he made for Spielberg called Why Can t I Be Audrey Hepburn about a woman obsessed with famous film actress Audrey Hepburn who has left at the altar who then meets a man just as Audrey centric as she The film was going to star Tea Leoni and Jennifer Love Hewitt as different roles Spielberg was interested in making it but the film s production was canceled after nothing new came out of it and Spielberg had a lot of other projects in the 1990s he was busy working on 86 The Little Things edit Main article The Little Things 2021 film Spielberg was attached to direct the film in 1993 with John Lee Hancock writing the screenplay Spielberg would exit the project deeming the story too dark Hancock would assume the director chair himself and the film would be released in 2021 starring Denzel Washington Rami Malek and Jared Leto 87 In Dreams edit Main article In Dreams film According to screenwriter Bruce Robinson after Jennifer 8 he wrote the serial killer film In Dreams for Spielberg which ended up being rewritten and directed by Neil Jordan instead 88 Pirates of the Caribbean edit Main article Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl In the mid 1990s Spielberg acquired a copy of an early Pirates of the Caribbean draft based on the theme park attraction written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Amblin bought the script and Bill Murray Steve Martin and Robin Williams were on Spielberg s mind for the Jack Sparrow role but Disney didn t care for his take on the material A completely different script also written by Elliott and Rossio would eventually see production in the 2000s with Johnny Depp in the Sparrow role under direction of Gore Verbinski 89 Meet the Parents edit Main article Meet the Parents It was reported that back in 1996 Spielberg was slated to direct Jim Carrey in a remake of Greg Glienna s 1992 film Meet the Parents for Universal Pictures 90 91 However Spielberg along with Carrey left the project due to schedule conflicts 92 93 Spielberg s company DreamWorks served as a co distributor of the 2000 remake 94 Memoirs of a Geisha edit Main article Memoirs of a Geisha film Although he served as a producer of the film Spielberg initially wanted to direct the adaptation of Arthur Golden s novel Memoirs of a Geisha following its 1997 publication 95 He decided not to direct it when he agreed to direct A I Artificial Intelligence instead 65 Mozart and the Whale edit Main article Mozart and the Whale Development on Mozart and the Whale first began around 1997 when Spielberg was set to direct the film at DreamWorks with Robin Williams interested in starring The screenplay was written by Ron Bass based on the real life story of Jerry and Mary Newport 96 The Mask of Zorro edit Main article The Mask of Zorro Spielberg briefly considered directing The Mask of Zorro through DreamWorks but opted instead to helm Saving Private Ryan After watching The Red Squirrel Stanley Kubrick advised Spielberg to hire Julio Medem to direct the film Spielberg contacted Medem but the Spanish filmmaker rejected the opportunity and the job eventually went to Martin Campbell 97 The Mark edit In January 1998 Spielberg signed on to direct Rob Liefeld s spec script The Mark with Will Smith set to star until Smith told Liefeld that Spielberg dropped out due to production and merchandising complications which Liefeld revealed on a 2015 Twitter thread 98 Lindbergh edit In 1998 Spielberg and DreamWorks purchased the rights to A Scott Berg s biography Lindbergh I didn t know very much about Lindbergh until I read Scott Berg s book and I read it only after I purchased it he told The New York Times Magazine in 1999 I think it s one of the greatest biographies I ve ever read but his America First and his anti Semitism bothers me to my core and I don t want to celebrate an anti Semite unless I can create an understanding of why he felt that way Because sometimes the best way to prevent discrimination is to understand the discriminator 99 4 The Haunting edit Main article The Haunting 1999 film Stephen King recalled in the late 1990s that Spielberg attempted to direct a remake of the 1963 film with Stephen King serving as screenwriter However King left the project due to creative differences with Spielberg As a result Jan De Bont directed the film instead and Spielberg s studio DreamWorks distributed it 100 I ll Be Home edit In February 1999 Spielberg announced that he was working on an autobiographical film entitled I ll Be Home written by his sister Anne 99 Spielberg himself in collaboration with Tony Kushner later wrote the 2022 autobiographical film The Fabelmans The Big Ticket edit In June 1999 it was reported that Gore Verbinski was in final negotiations to direct The Big Ticket for DreamWorks based on an idea conceived by Spielberg Jim Herzfeld wrote the script which centers on a man who is obsessed with watching car chases on the evening news 101 2000s editHarry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone edit Main article Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone film Prior to Chris Columbus s official involvement Spielberg was considered to direct Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone 102 Spielberg stated in 2012 I was offered Harry Potter I developed it for about five or six months with Steve Kloves and then I dropped out 103 Spielberg wanted to combine the Harry Potter books into an animated film but Warner Bros president Alan F Horn objected 104 Spielberg also wanted Haley Joel Osment to portray the titular character 105 Spielberg ultimately backed out as director due to creative differences with J K Rowling 106 He went on to direct A I Artificial Intelligence instead 107 The Curse of Monkey Island edit In the start of 2000 Spielberg was set to make his first animated feature film based on the Lucasarts video game series Monkey Island a game series he was a fan of at the time Spielberg was set to direct produce and co write the screenplay with Ted Elliott with concept arts by the original game s designer Steve Purcell and animator Tony Stacchi executive produced by Steven s best friend and founder of the game s developer George Lucas Big Fish edit Main article Big Fish In August 2000 Spielberg was in talks to direct an adaptation of Daniel Wallace s novel Big Fish A Novel of Mythic Proportions 108 109 110 Spielberg reportedly wanted Jack Nicholson to portray Edward Bloom 111 However he dropped out of the project and was replaced by Tim Burton who ended up directing the film 111 112 Ghost Soldiers edit On January 24 2002 it was reported that Spielberg will direct an adaptation of Hampton Sides s book Ghost Soldiers with Josh Friedman writing the script and Tom Cruise was set to star in and produce the film 113 Arkansas edit In August 2002 Empire cited the abandoned western Arkansas that Spielberg was involved and Tom Cruise was in talks to star in the film 114 Spares edit In August 2002 a project called Spares based on the Michael Marshall Smith novel of the same name about human clones was also cited as a possible collaboration by Spielberg and Tom Cruise 4 Ikiru remake edit In November 2002 it was reported that Spielberg and DreamWorks decided to produce a remake of the 1952 Japanese film Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa 115 In March 2003 Tom Hanks signed on to star in the film as the dying old man and novelist Richard Price was in talks to write the screenplay The film was expected to begin production sometime the following year 116 In 2008 it was reported that Spielberg was possibly eyeing to direct the film 117 The Rivals edit On May 21 2003 Spielberg was set to direct and produce the film The Rivals for Paramount Pictures with Robin Swicord writing 118 119 It was revealed that Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow were set to play Sarah Bernhardt and Eleanor Duse until Marion Cotillard replaced Paltrow 120 In 2008 Spielberg left the project due to DreamWorks Pictures split from Paramount which still has the project 121 122 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty edit Main article The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 film John Goldwyn recalled in the spring of 2003 that Spielberg expressed interest in directing the remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 for Paramount Pictures on condition that Jim Carrey play the titular role 123 However Paramount put the project in turnaround by the end of 2003 124 The film was eventually remade in 2013 with Ben Stiller serving as director in addition to playing the titular role 125 126 The Catcher in the Rye edit It was reported in 2003 that Spielberg attempted to direct a film adaptation of J D Salinger s novel The Catcher in the Rye but could not obtain the rights from Salinger 127 The Time Traveler s Wife edit Main article The Time Traveler s Wife film Around 2004 Spielberg briefly expressed interest in directing the film adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger s The Time Traveler s Wife As of 2005 Robert Schwentke had entered final negotiations to direct it and the film was released in 2009 128 The Goonies sequel edit On June 6 2005 Richard Donner stated that he and Spielberg had written a story for a film sequel of Donner s acclaimed The Goonies despite the fact that the main cast did not have any interest in reprising their roles for a sequel 129 Interstellar edit Main article Interstellar film The film began development in June 2006 when Spielberg and Paramount Pictures announced plans for a science fiction film based on an eight page treatment written by Lynda Obst and Kip Thorne Obst was attached to produce 130 131 By March 2007 Jonathan Nolan was hired to write a screenplay 132 After Spielberg moved his production studio DreamWorks from Paramount to Walt Disney Studios in 2009 Paramount needed a new director for Interstellar Jonathan Nolan recommended his brother Christopher Nolan who joined the project in 2012 133 The Trial of the Chicago 7 edit Main article The Trial of the Chicago 7 In July 2007 Sorkin wrote a script entitled The Trial of the Chicago 7 based on the conspiracy trial of the Chicago 7 134 Producers Spielberg Walter F Parkes and Laurie MacDonald collaborated on the development of Sorkin s script with Spielberg intending to direct the film Sacha Baron Cohen was originally cast as Abbie Hoffman 135 while Spielberg approached Will Smith for the role of Bobby Seale and planned to meet with Heath Ledger about playing Tom Hayden 136 The Writers Guild of America strike which started in November 2007 and lasted 100 days 137 delayed filming and the project was suspended until October 2018 Sorkin was announced as the director of the film 138 139 Oldboy edit Main article Oldboy 2013 film Spielberg was attached to adapt the manga Old Boy in the late 2000s Will Smith was set to star and it was reported to be based on the manga not the earlier film adaptation The project was abandoned due to rights issues 140 The film ended up being released on November 27 2013 directed by Spike Lee and starring Josh Brolin 141 The 39 Clues edit In June 2008 DreamWorks acquired the screen rights to The 39 Clues adventure series with Spielberg eyeing the project as a possible directing vehicle prior to the first novel s publication Both Spielberg and Scholastic Media president Deborah Forte were set to produce film adaptations of all ten planned books 142 By September that year Jeff Nathanson was set as the screenwriter of the first installment in the series reteaming with Spielberg for the fourth time 143 Brett Ratner and Shawn Levy both later became attached to direct at different times before the rights were bought by Universal in August 2013 144 Chocky edit In September 2008 The Hollywood Reporter reported that Spielberg had acquired the rights of John Wyndham s novelette Chocky to make a film adaptation of it 145 However no updates were made after this announcement Untitled Horace Greasley biopic edit On June 15 2009 it was reported that Spielberg was to make a film about British Army private Horace Greasley who claimed to have secretly escaped and returned to Nazi German prisoner of war camps 200 times during World War II 146 However no updates were made after this announcement Untitled Martin Luther King Jr biopic edit On May 19 2009 it was reported that Spielberg was to make a film about the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr after buying the rights to his life story 147 148 149 150 Spielberg said of the project in 2013 I wouldn t call it a biopic it s more a story of King and the movement and also about how his admiration for Mahatma Gandhi helped to shape his moral core 151 As of March 15 2018 Spielberg still holds the rights to King s story 152 Harvey edit On August 2 2009 Spielberg stated that he would direct a film adaptation of the play Harvey Will Smith Robert Downey Jr and Tom Hanks were considered to play the lead role while Jonathan Tropper was hired to write the screenplay DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox would have developed the film 153 However Collider confirmed on December 4 2009 that the project was cancelled due to problems with the lead role selection 154 Pirate Latitudes edit In August 2009 Spielberg announced his intention to adapt the novel to film reportedly having wanted to make a pirate film 155 156 Spielberg hired David Koepp to pen the screenplay 157 Anil Ambani s Reliance Big Entertainment and Spielberg s DreamWorks Studios will produce the film which will be the third of Crichton s novels Spielberg has adapted after the highly successful Jurassic Park films This project is still in development 158 2010s editUntitled George Gershwin biopic edit On January 31 2010 it was reported that Spielberg was going to direct a biopic about the life of composer George Gershwin with Zachary Quinto portraying him and Doug Wright writing 159 160 Principal photography for the biopic was slated to begin in April that same year 161 162 163 but it never came to fruition On February 20 2013 it was reported that Spielberg was still interested in making a biopic about Gershwin s life 164 Robopocalypse edit On October 22 2010 Spielberg had signed on to direct a film adaptation of Daniel H Wilson s novel Robopocalypse with Drew Goddard writing 165 Chris Hemsworth Anne Hathaway and Ben Whishaw had signed on to star in the film 166 However on January 9 2013 Robopocalypse was placed on hold indefinitely mainly because of its production expenses 167 The next day Spielberg clarified he was working on a new script that would be more economically but also much more personally 168 In July 2015 concept artwork was leaked onto the Internet 166 On March 7 2018 Michael Bay signed on to direct the adaptation 169 A Steady Rain edit On July 21 2011 it was reported that Spielberg was going to direct the film adaptation of Keith Huff s A Steady Rain with Hugh Jackman set to reprise his role 170 Gods and Kings edit Main article Exodus Gods and Kings On November 15 2011 it was reported that Spielberg was in talks with Warner Bros to direct Gods and Kings a biopic about the life of Moses 171 On March 4 2013 it was confirmed that Spielberg dropped out of the project 172 American Sniper edit Main article American Sniper On May 2 2013 it was announced that Spielberg had signed on to direct the film adaption of Chris Kyle s 2012 autobiography American Sniper 173 174 However on August 5 that same year it was announced that Spielberg left the project due to a budget disagreement between him and Warner Bros 175 176 177 Thank You for Your Service edit Main article Thank You for Your Service 2017 film On June 4 2013 it was first reported that Spielberg was considering to direct a film adaptation of David Finkel s 2013 nonfiction book Thank You for Your Service with Daniel Day Lewis attached to star 178 Then on February 20 2015 it was reported that Spielberg might direct the film later that year 179 180 Finally in June 2015 it was officially announced that the film s screenwriter Jason Hall would direct the film after Hall convinced Spielberg to let him direct 181 182 Montezuma edit Main article Cortes miniseries On January 6 2014 Spielberg was considering directing Montezuma as his next possible project based on a 50 year old script by Dalton Trumbo about the collision between Emperor Moctezuma II and Hernan Cortes which was reportedly being rewritten by Steve Zaillian Javier Bardem was attached to play Cortes and Zaillian was to produce the film alongside Spielberg 183 This was later redeveloped into the Amazon series Cortes which was cancelled during filming due to the COVID 19 pandemic It s What I Do edit On March 2 2015 Spielberg had signed on to direct a film adaptation of Lynsey Addario s memoir It s What I Do A Photographer s Life of Love and War with Jennifer Lawrence set to star as Addario 184 However Spielberg and Lawrence moved on from the film On October 24 2018 Ridley Scott signed on to direct with Scarlett Johansson set to star as Addario until Johansson dropped out the following day after finding out it was funded by the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman 185 The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara edit On April 11 2016 it was announced that Spielberg was going to direct a film adaptation of David Kertzer s book The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara with Tony Kushner serving as screenwriter and Mark Rylance portraying Pope Pius IX The book is based on the true story of Jewish Italian Edgardo Mortara who was kidnapped and forced to convert to the Catholic Church 186 Oscar Isaac was to have portrayed the adult Mortara in Spielberg s movie 187 Spielberg planned to start filming in February 2017 but after having trouble finding a six year old boy to play the film s lead he cancelled the project in favor of directing The Post 2017 upon reading Liz Hannah and Josh Singer s script 188 Maestro edit Main article Maestro 2023 film Spielberg considered directing the Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro and had approached Bradley Cooper to star When Spielberg decided not to Cooper said he wanted to throw his hat in the ring as a possible director By 2018 Cooper was firmly attached as both actor and director after Spielberg saw a pre release screening of his film A Star Is Born 189 Untitled Ulysses S Grant biopic edit On May 17 2018 it was announced Spielberg was negotiating to direct a biographic of President Ulysses S Grant which would see Leonardo DiCaprio play Grant and David James Kelly writing 190 Since then no new announcements on the project have been made Spielberg s After Dark edit On June 9 2019 Jeffrey Katzenberg announced in a press conference at the Banff World Media Festival that Spielberg was writing a horror series for Katzenberg s then upcoming service Quibi Spielberg requested that the program only be available to watch after sunset 191 192 In October 2020 it was announced that Quibi was shutting down leaving the fate of the series in question 193 Offers editMacArthur edit Main article MacArthur 1977 film Spielberg turned down the offer to direct MacArthur a biopic about the life of Douglas MacArthur 13 194 195 196 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three edit Main article The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 film Spielberg also turned down the offer to direct The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 13 194 196 65 Return of the Jedi edit Main article Return of the Jedi 97 The Truman Show edit Main article The Truman Show Spielberg was among the list of filmmakers considered to direct the film before Peter Weir officially assumed the position 197 Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace edit Main article Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace In the 1990s George Lucas met with Spielberg Robert Zemeckis and Ron Howard at different times to possibly direct Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Howard revealed on a 2015 Happy Sad Confused podcast episode that they each turned the offer down because they wanted Lucas to direct the film instead 198 As producer editCongo edit In 1982 Spielberg signed on to produce an adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel Congo when Brian De Palma became attached to direct the film 55 Carpool edit In 1986 it was reported that Spielberg was set to produce Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale s script Carpool to be directed by Brian De Palma 199 The Realm edit In the 1990s Spielberg reunited with fellow Cal State alumni Claudia Salter on a project she wrote for Amblin Entertainment titled The Realm which she had developed along with producer Andrea McCall 1 The Martian Chronicles edit In 1997 Spielberg and John Davis were producing a film adaptation of Ray Bradbury s The Martian Chronicles with Michael Tolkin and John Orloff were some of the writers who worked on a script which failed to get off the ground for Universal Pictures 86 In 2011 Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights and will produce a film franchise with only Davis producing through Davis Entertainment 200 Inspector Gadget edit Prior to the release of the 1999 Disney film Inspector Gadget Spielberg was at one point slated to produce a film adaptation of the 1980s animated series of the same name with a cast that originally included Steve Carell as Gadget Cameron Diaz as Brenda Lindsay Lohan as Penny and Tim Curry as Claw 201 St Agnes Stand edit On April 17 2003 Spielberg optioned the rights to Thomas Eidson s novel St Agnes Stand and will produce while Martin Scorsese directs the film and Charles Randolph was writing the script 202 The Adventures of Tintin sequels edit Following the release of The Adventures of Tintin the plan to make sequels was asserted in October 2011 with Spielberg set to produce this time and Peter Jackson directing Jackson stated he planned to shoot the film following his work on The Hobbit films 203 By 2018 no production on the sequels had been made with Spielberg and Jackson both individually asserting their intentions to continue the franchise 204 Napoleon TV miniseries edit In March 2013 Spielberg announced that he was developing a miniseries based on the life of Napoleon 205 In May 2016 it was announced that Cary Fukunaga is in talks to direct the miniseries for HBO from a script by David Leland based on extensive research materials accumulated by Stanley Kubrick over the years 206 The Grapes of Wrath edit In July 2013 it was reported that Spielberg was interested in producing a film adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath 207 208 Daniel Day Lewis was slated to star in Spielberg s adaptation 209 210 However the film was prevented from being made due to a rights issue between Steinbeck s surviving relatives 211 The Last Starfighter remake edit According to Seth Rogen in November 2014 Spielberg tried and failed to secure the rights to produce a remake of the 1980s sci fi film The Last Starfighter 212 Micro edit 86 The Voyeur s Motel edit In April 2016 it was reported that Spielberg would produce Sam Mendes film adaptation of the Gay Talese novel and article The Voyeur s Motel 213 In November 2016 the film was cancelled because of the documentary Voyeur 214 A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea edit On October 29 2018 Spielberg and J J Abrams were reported to co produce the film adaptation of Melissa Fleming s A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea about Doaa Al Zamel s escape from the Syrian Civil War with Lena Dunham writing the script 215 See also editSteven Spielberg filmographyReferences edit a b c Spielberg Completist ACE ELI AND RODGER 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