Raiders of the Lost Ark

Story Conference Transcript January 23, 1978 thru January 27, 1978 George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Larry Kasdan Back in 1978, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg got together with Larry Kasdan to hash out the story for Raiders of the Lost Ark. The meeting was recorded and transcribed. (I guess that’s what you do when you’ve got…

Day of the Dead

Fans of George A. Romero’s dead films know that the third entry was a compromised vision. Romero’s early draft of Day of the Dead would have cost more money than he could raise, so he cut back. Wonder what could have been? Check it out: Download screenplay

Indiana Jones IV

In the case of Indy, there’s a whole lot of fan material out there to sift through. These are the scripts that have fooled at least a few people. Micah Johnson does a good job of explaining and debunking these scripts at indyfan.com. For a great rundown of all the rumored plots and titles, check…

Batman: The Frightening

by Brandon Gaines Whoo boy! Everyone got all hot about this script, featuring the Scarecrow. When Batman 5 was still in development, “Batman: The Frightening” was a title being considered. Soon, this fan script surfaced, purporting to be the real deal. Although two writers, Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias, were credited on the draft, but…

To the White Sea

by David Peoples and Janet Webb Peoples Based on the novel by James Dickey, this was to be the Coen Brothers’ next movie after O Brother, Where Art Thou? but it didn’t materialize. Read the script review at IGN FilmForce. Read about Brad Pitt’s involvement at IGN Filmforce (August, 2000 article). Read the IGN script…

Sandman

Based on the mystical, mythical comic series by Neil Gaiman. Ted Elliot has an in depth introduction to his draft over at Wordplayer.com. Avary had a good history of his involvement in the project (working from the Elliot and Rossio script) at Avary.com, but it appears to have been taken down. Read about this project’s…

Ronnie Rocket

by David Lynch A little man from Mars has adventures on Earth. Another Lynch movie that will probably never see the light of day. But then again, Lynch has managed to get strange things produced before… Download screenplay

Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires

At the tail end of Bubba-Ho-Tep, Bruce Campbell fans everywhere were teased with the words, “Elvis returns in Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires starring Sebastian Haff.”  Will Bruce Campell actually return to the role of the King? (There have been rumors to the contrary.) And just who is Sebastian Haff, anyway?  Word is that…