Ridley Scott's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Ridley Scott projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, English film director Ridley Scott has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects, fell in development hell or are officially canceled.

1970s

Tristan and Isolde

In the mid-1970s, before the beginning of the filming of The Duellists, Scott pitched the idea of a film adaptation of medieval romantic legend of Tristan and Iseult, and he planned to release this film as his second movie.[1] However, the project never materialized at the time, and Scott pitched the idea of Legend during the filming of The Duellists as a replacement of this project.[2] The film, Tristan & Isolde, was finally released in 2006 with Kevin Reynolds as the director and with Scott as the producer.

1980s

Dune

Around 1981, Scott was hired to direct a film adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel Dune.[3] However, Scott was finally replaced by David Lynch, and the film was released in 1984.

1990s

Crisis in the Hot Zone

In February 1994, Scott signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to direct a film adaptation of Richard Preston's article Crisis in the Hot Zone.[4] In late April 1994, Robert Redford and Jodie Foster were in talks for star in the film.[5] However, the project was finally shut down due to many production problems and Foster's departure from it.[6]

I Am Legend

On July 2, 1997, Variety reported that Scott had signed a contract with Warner Bros. to direct the third film adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend.[7] Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached to portray Dr. Robert Neville[7] and Mark Protosevich was attached to write the film,[8] but the project was finally cancelled due to budgetary concerns on March 16, 1998.[9] It was subsequently revived and in 2007 the film was released with Francis Lawrence as director and with Will Smith in the lead role.

2000s

Alien 5

In an interview on January 23, 2002, Scott expressed his desire to make a fifth installment in the Alien franchise.[10] He stated that the fifth film would explain the Aliens' origins and where they were discovered.[10] James Cameron was attached to return as writer and producer.[11] However, the project was finally shelved by 20th Century Fox (since they thought that they would ruin the franchise with a fifth film) due to the production of the spin-off Prometheus, and Alien vs. Predator was released in 2004 instead, as the first installment of the Alien vs. Predator spin-off franchise.

Gladiator 2

On September 11, 2003, Scott expressed interest in direct the planned sequel to his successful Gladiator film.[12] In 2006, Rotten Tomatoes reported that Scott and Russell Crowe stated that they wanted to hire Nick Cave for rewrite the sequel's script.[13] However, at the end, Cave's script was rejected and Scott and Crowe cancelled plans for a sequel in 2009.[14]

Blood Meridian

On May 10, 2004, Scott revealed his intentions to make, along with screenwriter William Monahan and producer Scott Rudin, a film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's acclaimed novel Blood Meridian,[15] a project that had tried to be filmed in the past by various other filmmakers, like screenwriter Steve Tesich and actor Tommy Lee Jones.[16] Paramount Pictures was set to develop the feature,[15] and in June 2008, during an interview with Eclypse Magazine, Scott stated that the script was written, but it contained much violence.[17] However, on August 17, 2008, Rudin stated that Scott and Monahan had left the project and that director Todd Field would direct it instead than Scott.[18][19]

Untitled Lucius Verus spin-off

In 2006, Rotten Tomatoes reported plans for a Gladiator spin-off. DreamWorks had approached Scott with the intentions of producing a spin-off with Lucius Verus as the main character.[13] However, after the cancellation of Gladiator 2, any further proposals for a sequel or spin-off were quickly abandoned.

Metropolis

In the 2000s, Scott mooted a sequel to 1982's Blade Runner under the title "Metropolis".[20]

Purefold

On June 4, 2009,The New York Times revealed that Scott along with his now-deceased brother Tony Scott were working on a webseries inspired by Blade Runner with episodes of 5 or 10 minutes, that, according to Ridley, it could have also been transmitted on television.[21] In February 2010, it was reported that the production of the series was cancelled due to funding problems.

2010s

Robin Hood 2

On April 4, 2010, Scott revealed his hopes of making a sequel to Robin Hood and more films after that.[22] On May 13, 2010, Russell Crowe expressed his desire to reprise his role as Robin Longstride/Robin Hood.[23] However, plans for the sequel fell in development hell, with anticipation of an update being made after this announcement.

Untitled Sci-fi short films

On March 12, 2013, Tubefilter reported that Scott would work with Machinima in the production of twelve science fiction short films.[24] However, on November 21 of that year, Scott reported that the Sci-Fi shorts project was canceled due the end of the deal.[25]

References

  1. ↑ Evan Jacobs. "EXCLUSIVE: Setting the Period With Tristan + Isolde Executive Producer Ridley Scott". Movieweb.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  2. ↑ Franco, James. "James Franco's Favorite Mistake: Filming Tristan & Isolde". Newsweek.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  3. ↑ Daniel D. Snyder (2014-03-14). "The Messy, Misunderstood Glory of David Lynch's Dune". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  4. ↑ "Now displaying the Daily Variety for February 14, 1994". Varietyultimate.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  5. ↑ "Now displaying the Weekly Variety for May 02, 1994". Varietyultimate.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  6. ↑ "Now displaying the Daily Variety for August 19, 1994". Varietyultimate.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  7. 1 2 Anita M. Busch (1997-07-02). "Scott is stuff of 'Legend'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  8. ↑ Padraig Cotter. "The legend of Ridley Scott's I Am Legend". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  9. ↑ "Schwarzenegger's 'Legend' Is In Peril". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1998-03-16. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  10. 1 2 Davidson, Paul (2002-01-23). "Alien vs. Predator: Battle of the Sequels". IGN. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  11. ↑ James Cameron (12 April 2014). "I am James Cameron. AMA". Ask Me Anything. Reddit.
  12. ↑ "Ridley Talks Gladiator 2". IGN. 2003-09-11. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  13. 1 2 Scott Weinberg (8 May 2006). "Ridley Lays "Gladiator 2" to Rest". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2011-01-17.
  14. ↑ Michaels, Sean (6 May 2009). "Nick Cave's rejected Gladiator 2 script uncovered!". The Guardian.
  15. 1 2 "Ridley Onboard Blood Meridian?". IGN. 2004-05-10. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  16. ↑ "William Monahan to adapt Blood Meridian". Movieweb.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  17. ↑ "INTERVIEW: The great Ridley Scott Speaks with Eclipse by Scott Essman | EclipseMagazine.com". Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  18. ↑ Medina, Jeremy (August 28, 2008). "Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian film changes directors". Los Angeles Times.
  19. ↑ "Todd Field still working hard on Blood Meridian". January 14, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  20. ↑ Laurence Raw (2009). The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. p. 225. ISBN 9780810869523.
  21. ↑ Stone, Brad (2014-02-23). "Web Series Tied to 'Blade Runner' Is In the Works - NYTimes.com". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  22. ↑ "Film". Loginthetimes.co./uk. Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-06. (subscription required)
  23. ↑ Collett, Mike (2010-05-13). "Robin Hood opens Cannes, Crowe hints at sequel | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  24. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (2013-03-12). "Ridley Scott Will Create New Batch Of Sci-Fi Classics For Machinima". Tubefilter.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  25. ↑ Cohen, Joshua (2013-11-21). "Machinima And Ridley Scott Cancel Plans For Series Of Sci-Fi Shorts". Tubefilter.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
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