by Roger Avary The fans’ desire for this one almost guarantees it won’t be made. That and it’s reported to be too costly to film on a low budget. The fact that the script has never been distributed online could be a good sign, though.
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One Saliva Bubble
by David Lynch and Mark Frost I don’t know enough about this script’s history to know if Lynch would ever dust this one off. I’m sure there are fans who’d like him to. Download screenplay
Metropolis
by Corey Mandell A stalled Ridley Scott project. Is this a remake of the 1926 classic? Does it have anything to do with the recent anime? Probably neither. Download screenplay
La Brava
by Joel and Ethan Coen, novel by Elmore Leonard One of the Coens’ few scripts adapted from someone else’s work. The story concerns a kidnapping. Shelved, and probably unavailable to the public.
A Crowded Room
by James Cameron James Cameron’s psychological drama is decidedly different from his usual amped-up action movie fare: a smaller story of a criminal with multiple personalities. Due to legal reasons, it was shelved. Read the script review at UGO Screenwriter’s Voice. Update (3/14/16) Leonardo Dicaprio is set to produce and star in the film, with a new…
Carnivore
by Larry and Andy Wachowski A claustrophobic thriller centering on mysterious goings-on at a homeless center. An early script by the brothers that was never produced. Read a script review at UGO Screenwriter’s Voice. Download screenplay
Watchmen
by Sam Hamm It hasn’t been easy adapting Alan Moore’s epic comic into a satisfying screenplay. Terry Gilliam wanted to do it for awhile. Later there were rumors of a script by David Hayter to be shot in Prague with Darren Aronofsky at the helm, but he left the project. Next up was Bourne Supremacy…
I Am Legend
Everyone who has read Richard Matheson’s book wanted this movie done right. Previous versions featured Vincent Price (Last Man on Earth) and Chuck Heston (The Omega Man). This adaptation was in and out of development for awhile — Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached back before Will Smith took the role of John Neville. When Akiva Goldsman…
Diamond Dead
by Brian Cooper and George Romero While Romero was waiting for a greenlight on his 4th Dead movie, he started working on a totally different zombie movie involving an undead rock band. The project was put on hold when Land of the Dead went into production. Screenplay excerpts were once available at DiamondDead.com, but the…
Avatar
scriptment by James Cameron Cameron was planning on doing this story of genetically altered life forms immediately after Titanic. He actually had 200 page scriptment written at that point, but it was put aside for a while. Years later, Cameron’s mysterious Project 880 turned out to be Avatar after all. (This wasn’t surprising, since Lightstorm…