J. J. Abrams's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced J. J. Abrams projects in roughly chronological order. During a career that has spanned over 20 years, J. J. Abrams has worked on projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction.

1980s

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (sequel)

2000s

Superman: Flyby

  • In July 2002, Abrams wrote a script for a possible fifth Superman film entitled Superman: Flyby.[2] Brett Ratner and McG entered into talks to direct,[3] although Abrams tried to get the chance to direct his own script.[4] However, the project was finally cancelled in 2004 and instead Superman Returns was released in 2006.

Mystery on Fifth Avenue

  • In 2008, it was reported that Abrams purchased the rights to a New York Times article "Mystery on Fifth Avenue" about the renovation of an 8.5 million dollar co-op, a division of property originally owned by E. F. Hutton & Co. and Marjorie Merriweather Post, for six figures and was developing a film titled Mystery on Fifth Avenue, with Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions,[5] and comedy writers Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky to write the adaptation. According to the article, a wealthy couple Steven B. Klinsky and Maureen Sherry purchased the apartment in 2003 and live there with their four children. Soon after purchasing the apartment, they hired young architectural designer Eric Clough, who devised an elaborately clever "scavenger hunt" built into the apartment that involved dozens of historical figures, a fictional book and a soundtrack, woven throughout the apartment in puzzles, riddles, secret panels, compartments, and hidden codes, without the couple's knowledge. The family didn't discover the embedded mystery until months after moving into the apartment.[6][7] After Abrams purchased the article, Clough left him an encrypted message in the wall tiles of a Christian Louboutin shoe store he designed in West Hollywood.[8] Nothing came from this project as of September 2018.

Samurai Jack (film)

Micronauts (film)

2010s

Portal and Half-Life (films)

Alias, Lost, and Felicity (films)

  • In January 2014, during the promotion of the TV series Believe, it was reported that Abrams was interested in making film adaptations of Alias, Lost and Felicity.[15] No film based on these shows were made.

References

  1. ↑ "J.J. Abrams Once Had a Pitch for Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2". March 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cashiers du Cinemart Issue 15:". February 16, 2008. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ Stax (September 17, 2002). "Ratner Talks Superman".
  4. ↑ McNary, Michael Fleming, Dave (August 12, 2004). "Par girding up for 'War'".
  5. ↑ Seigel, Tatiana (June 17, 2008). "Paramount, Abrams keep house". Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  6. ↑ Reagan, Gillian. "J.J. Abrams to Produce NYT's Fifth Avenue Mystery". New York Observer. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
  7. ↑ Green, Penelope (June 12, 2008). "Mystery on Fifth Avenue". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ Schwartz, John (December 6, 2010). "Monumentally Mystifying: Power of Secrets Inspires Public Art". New York Times.
  9. ↑ "J.J. Abrams Producing Samurai Jack: The Movie - Film Junk".
  10. ↑ "A Preview of Sony Animation's Hotel Transylvania - ComingSoon.net". June 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ Schuker, Lauren A. E. (November 6, 2009). "The Cry Goes Out in Hollywood: 'Get Me Mr. Potato Head's Agent!'" – via www.wsj.com.
  12. ↑ "Blogger". theplaylist.blogspot.pe.
  13. ↑ "'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Writers Offer Updates on 'Cowboy Ninja Viking,' 'Micronauts' and 'Epsilon' (Exclusive) - Movie News - Movies.com". Movies.com.
  14. ↑ Graser, Marc (February 6, 2013). "J.J. Abrams will develop 'Half-Life,' 'Portal' games into films". Variety. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Felicity Movie? Yes, Please!".
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