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…
Tag: action
Kill Bill
by Quentin Tarantino Here’s an early draft, presumably the one that Harry Knowles loved so much.It contains scenes and characters that were dropped in the final version, and thus several chapter names are different. Note that it contains all ten chapters, as the movie wasn’t broken into two volumes until the post-production phase. Read comparisons…
I, Robot
by Harlan Ellison Ellison did a good job pulling Isaac Asimov’s stories into a cohesive script, but it was shelved anyway, never to be produced. Fortunately, fans can purchase the screenplay in book form, with many pretty pictures. You’ll have to go to the bookstore for this one. In the summer of 2004, director Alex…
Indiana Jones III
a.k.a. Indiana Jones IV a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Monkey King a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Garden of Life by Chris Columbus From what I can gather, this script was actually written by established screenwriter Chris Columbus. He wrote it unsolicited and presented it to the Lucas camp after the success of Temple of Doom….
The Crow 3
I don’t know what the story is on “Resurrection,” but Zombie’s “2037” would have been interesting. He was really frustrated when they dropped him… and I was equally frustrated when The Crow Salvation turned out to be such a boring retread. Interestingly, I believe some elements from “2037” were later used in the fourth Crow…
Predators
by Robert Rodriguez While waiting for the greenlight on Desperado, Rodriguez was commissioned to write the third Predator movie. Since the Aliens and Predator franchises merged, there seemed to be little chance this one would be made. But in April 2009, Variety reported that the project was back on the table. Read a script review…
The Killer (Remake)
by Walter Hill The Killer was a break-out film for director John Woo and actor Chow Yun-fat. After the Hong Kong movie made the film festival rounds, Tri-Star became interested in doing an English language remake, with Richard Gere as the hitman and Denzel Washington as the cop. But because the relationship between the two…
Escape from L.A.
Treatment by Peter Briggs Peter Briggs, without invitation, wrote a spec treatment for an Escape from New York sequel. His treatment had nothing to do with the actual movie. Read the synopsis, originally posted at Looker Online.
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
by Scott Spiegel and Josh Becker Bruce Campbell was to have starred in this parody of Indiana Jones. Sam Raimi directed a 10 minute short to raise funding, but the project didn’t get off the ground. Read the script at BeckerFilms.com. Watch the Cleveland Smith short, available on Youtube: