Unmade Movies

[KiramidHead]

I figured I'd make a thread where we could discuss different films that never got made. It also gives me a soapbox to dump all my thoughts om whatever scripts I'm reading between podcast episodes. XD

[PierreVW]

I figured I'd make a thread where we could discuss different films that never got made. It also gives me a soapbox to dump all my thoughts om whatever scripts I'm reading between podcast episodes. XD

NAPOLEON by Stanley Kubrick.

His friend Steven Spielberg tried to make NAPOLEON too.

[KiramidHead]

Supposedly Cary Fukunaga is directing Kubrick's Napoleon script sometime in the near future. I've yet to get off my ass and actually read the damn thing, though.

I'll mention Ridley Scott's I Am Legend, with Arnold starring. John Logan's script was excellent, I could almost see the film while I was reading it.

[nanison]

King Conan or whatever the title was.  It was cancelled a day or two ago :-(
Oh well it probably wouldn't get the same feel and atmosphere of the original, too much time between both films. The first one with Arnold is perhaps my favorite movie of all time.

[PierreVW]

Supposedly Cary Fukunaga is directing Kubrick's Napoleon script sometime in the near future. I've yet to get off my ass and actually read the damn thing, though.

I'll mention Ridley Scott's I Am Legend, with Arnold starring. John Logan's script was excellent, I could almost see the film while I was reading it.

I remembered GLADIATOR 2(Sir Ridley Scott).

The script is totally crazy: Maximus(Russell Crowe) versus Ares versus Hades versus Jesus.

[KiramidHead]

King Conan or whatever the title was.  It was cancelled a day or two ago :-(
Oh well it probably wouldn't get the same feel and atmosphere of the original, too much time between both films. The first one with Arnold is perhaps my favorite movie of all time.

Legend of Conan. I'd love to read the script.

King Conan, Crown of Iron was the one Milius was going to do 1round 2001-2002. The script was great, if a bit messy.

I remembered GLADIATOR 2(Sir Ridley Scott).

The script is totally crazy: Maximus(Russell Crowe) versus Ares versus Hades versus Jesus.

The script read like Nick Cave dropped wayyyyy too much acid. It read more Jodorowsky than Ridley Scott.

[skhellter]

It read more Jodorowsky than Ridley Scott.

In other words... It pisses all over the original (fairly generic) film. 

[KiramidHead]

It read more Jodorowsky than Ridley Scott.

In other words... It pisses all over the original (fairly generic) film. 

Eh... it was only weird for the first third and the very end. The bulk was generic period piece with Maximus skulking around Rome and hanging with the early Christians... which really makes me wonder why Cave wanted to call it Christ Killer, when Maximus does the opposite.

[skhellter]

makes me wonder why Cave wanted to call it Christ Killer, when Maximus does the opposite.

because it's a
great f**king title

[KiramidHead]

makes me wonder why Cave wanted to call it Christ Killer, when Maximus does the opposite.

because it's a
great f**king title

"Maximus was a man... who killed many Christs... he stole the whole true cross..." 

[skhellter]

[Ratchetcomand]

There is Tristar's original Godzilla movie from the 90's before Roland Emmerich direct it.

[OmegaZilla]

I would've loved to see the sequel to Godzilla 1998

(no, the treatment like that doesn't mean the final film would've been 100% like that)

[nanison]

Another one I've always been waiting for is a live action film of the Thundercats. You know the 80s kids cartoon with an incredibly rich world full of diversity
At this point it seems everything got their revival except thundercats. But then again a thundercats film will turn out in a hollywood cheesefest.

[PierreVW]

I love GLADIATOR. It won Best Picture at the Oscars.

I wanted DRAGON BALL Z.

When I was a child, my favorite thing in the world was DRAGON BALL Z. My favorite character was and still is Vegeta.