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* At one point Paul Greengrass was gonna make a biopic about Martin Luther King's march to Selma, Alabama. But so far nothing.
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* An adaptation of the ''MaximumRide'' books was announced by SummitEntertainment in 2010 with Catherine Hardwicke (director of the first ''Twilight'' movie) set to direct. Cut to 2012 and it looks like that the project has been quietly canceled (due to {{Lionsgate}} buying Summit, ''AlexCross'' (from the same author) flopping at the box office and Lionsgate/Summit choosing to adapt the ''{{Divergent}}'' series instead).
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* An adaptation of the ''Maximum Ride'' books was announced by SummitEntertainment in 2010 with Catherine Hardwicke (director of the first ''Twilight'' movie) set to direct. Cut to 2012 and it looks like that the project has been quietly canceled (due to {{Lionsgate}} buying Summit, ''AlexCross'' (from the same author) flopping at the box office and Lionsgate/Summit choosing to adapt the ''{{Divergent}}'' series instead).
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* ''{{Highlander}} : The Source'' stalled for several years and went through several writers and numerous script rewrites before the final project was made. Fans hoped it would improve the thing, but it was still terrible.
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* ''{{Highlander}} : The Source'' stalled for several years and went through several writers and numerous script rewrites before the final project was made. Fans hoped it would improve the thing, but it was still terrible.terrible.
* An adaptation of the ''Maximum Ride'' books was announced by SummitEntertainment in 2010 with Catherine Hardwicke (director of the first ''Twilight'' movie) set to direct. Cut to 2012 and it looks like that the project has been quietly canceled (due to {{Lionsgate}} buying Summit, ''AlexCross'' (from the same author) flopping at the box office and Lionsgate/Summit choosing to adapt the ''{{Divergent}}'' series instead).
* An adaptation of the ''Maximum Ride'' books was announced by SummitEntertainment in 2010 with Catherine Hardwicke (director of the first ''Twilight'' movie) set to direct. Cut to 2012 and it looks like that the project has been quietly canceled (due to {{Lionsgate}} buying Summit, ''AlexCross'' (from the same author) flopping at the box office and Lionsgate/Summit choosing to adapt the ''{{Divergent}}'' series instead).
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* The unfinished 1938 production of ''I, Claudius'' was waylaid by an accident involving its lead actress and by the difficulty that Charles Laughton had in getting into Claudius's role. Only a few scenes from the film were ever publicly released in the 1960s. (The DVD release of the TV version of ''IClaudius'' includes a documentary which features this footage.)
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* A remake of ''CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' has been in on-and-off development since at least the early 1980s, when John Landis tried to launch a production helmed by the director of the original movie, Jack Arnold. In 1995, Peter Jackson was given a choice between helming a new ''Creature'' movie or doing ''Film/KingKong''. [[http://www.the-reelgillman.com/news/remake.html This fan site]] shows a stream of news and rumors about a remake going back over ten years. Stephen Sommers, Guillermo del Toro, Brett Rattner, and a crossover with ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}, of all things, have all been mentioned at one time or another. The latest would-be director is Breck Eisner (director of ''TheCrazies'' and son of Michael Eisner), but who knows when or if a remake will actually materialize?
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* A remake of ''CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' has been in on-and-off development since at least the early 1980s, when John Landis tried to launch a production helmed by the director of the original movie, Jack Arnold. In 1995, Peter Jackson was given a choice between helming a new ''Creature'' movie or doing ''Film/KingKong''. [[http://www.the-reelgillman.com/news/remake.html This fan site]] shows a stream of news and rumors about a remake going back over ten years. Stephen Sommers, Guillermo del Toro, Brett Rattner, and a crossover with ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}, of all things, have all been mentioned at one time or another. The latest would-be director is Breck Eisner (director of ''TheCrazies'' and son of Michael Eisner), but who knows when or if a remake will actually materialize?
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* The JuliaRoberts / RyanReynolds film ''Fireflies in the Garden'' has been mired in post-production hell since being finished in early 2008 due to mixed early word, the film's original distributor (the same one as the aforementioned ''AllTheBoysLoveMandyLane'') going under, and legal issues involving the film rights. It's also notable that Roberts was even doing the talk show rounds promoting the film's forthcoming release...in 2008. It has been released internationally though.
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* The JuliaRoberts / RyanReynolds film ''Fireflies in the Garden'' has been mired in post-production hell since being finished in early 2008 due to mixed early word, the film's original distributor (the same one as the aforementioned ''AllTheBoysLoveMandyLane'') ''Film/AllTheBoysLoveMandyLane'') going under, and legal issues involving the film rights. It's also notable that Roberts was even doing the talk show rounds promoting the film's forthcoming release...in 2008. It has been released internationally though.
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* ''{{Wanted}}'' was supposed to get a sequel, yet everyone involved in it got so busy (the director with ''AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'', the protagonist with ''Film/{{X-Men}}: First Class'') that the producer has since said the movie "will not happen any time soon if at all."
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* The idea of a''PlanetOfTheApes'' remake had been in the planning stages since the early 90s. Two full scripts were written for different film ideas before Burton's project finally got made.
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* In 2011, an film adaptation of the game ''AlanWake'' was announced with former New Line head Robert Shaye (who has a first-look deal with WarnerBros) set to produce. Nothing has been heard about it since.
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* The idea of a''PlanetOfTheApes'' remake had been in the planning stages since the early 90s. Two full scripts were written for different film ideas before Burton's project finally got made.
* ''{{Highlander}} : The Source'' stalled for several years and went through several writers and numerous script rewrites before the final project was made. Fans hoped it would improve the thing, but it was still terrible.
* The idea of a''PlanetOfTheApes'' remake had been in the planning stages since the early 90s. Two full scripts were written for different film ideas before Burton's project finally got made.
* ''{{Highlander}} : The Source'' stalled for several years and went through several writers and numerous script rewrites before the final project was made. Fans hoped it would improve the thing, but it was still terrible.
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* ''[[MadMax Mad Max IV: Fury Road]]'' was preparing to start filming in 2001 when the September 11th attacks made it unfeasible for the production crew to travel to Australia. Since then, Creator/MelGibson has lost interest in reprising the role, making it unlikely that the film will be shot any time soon. Reports in 2009 posited that it will now be made without Gibson's involvement. The title role has been recast (Tom Hardy has replaced Mel Gibson), but production has been pushed back to 2012.
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* ''RendezvousWithRama'': Now dead since Morgan Freeman (the rights holder) doesn't want to do it now.
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* ''Tulia'', which is about an attorney who works on behalf of a group of local black men who are wrongly convicted of their involvement in a drug ring. Likely the source material has derailed this project.
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* ''Tulia'', which ''Tulia'' is about an attorney who works on behalf of a group of local black men who are wrongly convicted of their involvement in a drug ring. Likely the source material politically-charged nature of the story, based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulia#1999_drug_arrests an actual event]], has derailed this project.
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* The WesleySnipes western ''Gallowwalker'' was shot in 2006, with reshoots done in 2009, but as of 2012 remains unreleased (partially due to Snipes's legal issues, which previously led to delays in the reshoots).
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* The WesleySnipes western ''Gallowwalker'' was shot in 2006, with reshoots done in 2009, but as of 2012 remains remained unreleased for several years (partially due to Snipes's legal issues, which previously led to delays in the reshoots).reshoots) though it finally premiered in October 2012 with plans for a DVD release to follow.
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* The ongoing tale of the film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''AConfederacyOfDunces''. First of all, the book was only published years after its author's suicide when his mother found a handwritten manuscript. Attempts were made to make a movie starring John Belushi in 1983, [[AuthorExistenceFailure but then Belushi died]]. Then there was going to be one with John Candy in 1994, [[AuthorExistenceFailure but then Candy also died]]. And then one with Chris Farley in 1997, but then... well... [[AuthorExistenceFailure yeah]]. Yet another attempt with Will Ferrell seemed to be going well, and had even accrued other big names like Lily Tomlin and Mos Def. Then Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the film's setting.
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* The ongoing tale of the film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''AConfederacyOfDunces''.''Literature/AConfederacyOfDunces''. First of all, the book was only published years after its author's suicide when his mother found a handwritten manuscript. Attempts were made to make a movie starring John Belushi in 1983, [[AuthorExistenceFailure but then Belushi died]]. Then there was going to be one with John Candy in 1994, [[AuthorExistenceFailure but then Candy also died]]. And then one with Chris Farley in 1997, but then... well... [[AuthorExistenceFailure yeah]]. Yet another attempt with Will Ferrell seemed to be going well, and had even accrued other big names like Lily Tomlin and Mos Def. Then Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the film's setting.
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* The third ''Film/JamesBond'' film starring TimothyDalton, eventually titled ''The Property of a Lady'' -- MGM was going through many turmoils, and eventually Dalton's contract expired. Then PierceBrosnan was finally hired (the producers wanted him for the role since the mid-80's but he was tied to ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' due to contractual obligations), and the rest is history (the 6-year gap between ''Film/LicenceToKill'' and ''Film/GoldenEye'' remains the largest of the series).
** And now ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', the 23rd entry in the series, has been lagging in development hell since 2010. Thankfully, it made it off the ground.
** And now ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', the 23rd entry in the series, has been lagging in development hell since 2010. Thankfully, it made it off the ground.
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** And now ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', the 23rd entry in the series, has been lagging in development hell since 2010. Thankfully, it made it off the ground and the release date is set for November 2012.
** And now ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', the 23rd entry in the series, has been lagging in development hell since 2010. Thankfully, it made it off the ground and the release date is set for November 2012.
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** With the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, the Star Wars sequel trilogy is apparently out of here (with Disney hot to produce some new films, and the merchandising that goes with them), and they have been talking about more films after those three, at a steady clip (every 2-3 years) into the indefinite future. This likely has killed any more Indy films for good, as rival Paramount owns the distribution rights.
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* ''RedSonja'', specially since the ''ConanTheBarbarian2011'' tanked at the box office.
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* The movie adaptation of ''ComicBook/AntMan''. Edgar Wright then said that he'd start working on it once he was done with ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''. It's been two years since that movie came out, and still no word if he's working on it.
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* The movie adaptation of ''ComicBook/AntMan''. Edgar Wright then said that he'd start working on it once he was done with ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''. It's been two years since that movie came out, and still no word if he's working on it.it.
* In 2011, an film adaptation of the game ''AlanWake'' was announced with former New Line head Robert Shaye (who has a first-look deal with WarnerBros) set to produce. Nothing has been heard about it since.
* In 2011, an film adaptation of the game ''AlanWake'' was announced with former New Line head Robert Shaye (who has a first-look deal with WarnerBros) set to produce. Nothing has been heard about it since.
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* There are rumors of a live-action adaptation of ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn'', which has reputedly been in DevelopmentHell for many years now. According to PeterSBeagle at SDCC '06, the makers of this alleged adaptation had a cast list and production art on their site for years before they finally admitted that they hadn't actually contacted the agents of ''any'' of the actors on the list. And admitted they may not legally have the rights to do a film anyway.
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** It eventually get a US release through another distributor in 2011, giving HaydenPanettiere two movies that were SavedFromDevelopmentHell that year (''[[{{Hoodwinked}} Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil]]'', completed in 2009, came out earlier in 2011).
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** Chris Carter stated that he would make a third X-Files movie featuring the 2012 invasion promised by the series finale and was to be released in the summer of 2012, if the second X-Files movie did well. 2012 is here, and no mention has ever been made about a third film.
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** Chris Carter stated that he would make a third X-Files ''X-Files'' movie featuring the 2012 invasion promised by the series finale and was to be released in the summer of 2012, if the second X-Files ''X-Files'' movie did well. 2012 is here, and no mention has ever been made about a third film.
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* At one point Paul Greengrass was gonna make a biopic about Martin Luther King's march to Selm,a Alabama. But so far nothing.
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* The movie version of TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy was here for a long time. Rumor has it, in part due to Douglas Adams himself not working well with Hollywood movie production. Not problems getting along with them, but problems accomplishing anything. His untimely death substantially unstuck a lot of the problems, and the film was eventually made (and didn't do very well, so no sequel).
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* In 1992 it was announced that JohnHughes had [[http://www.variety.com/article/VR100425.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=warner+in+%27peanuts%27+set signed a development deal with Warner Brothers]] to write and produce a live-action ''{{Peanuts}}'' movie. Nothing more was heard of the project after that.
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* The Tomb Raider reboot film looks like it's heading here. The film was originally stated to be released in 2013 but as of this writing, August 12, 2012, the film has yet to enter any kind of production without any cast yet, it's unlikely to be released at that time.
* ''NationalTreasure 3'' is becoming this, as IMDB lists a release date of ???? which is usually given to films in Development Hell. Disney now no longer holds the rights to the third film (letting the period of exclusive rights lapse) so any studio is now free to make a third film. Whether it will happen remains to be seen.
* ''The Story of Bonnie and Clyde'' has been delayed for several years. After HilaryDuff, who was cast as Bonnie, became pregnant, the producers quickly replaced both leads fearing that the film would be delayed further if they waited for Duff to be available.
* ''{{Eloise}} in Paris'' -- A live-action adaptation of the Eloise book of the same name has been in development since late 2007-2008, and was to star Australian child actress Jordana Beatty for the title role alongside UmaThurman. A few years later and yet little, if any, development was announced, and Beatty would obviously be too old to play the title character.
* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}} 3''. The story behind the proposed third film is as strange as it gets. Rumors of multiple scripts and new Ghostbuster cast members have floated around the internet for years. To give you some perspective as to how long this has been going on, ''Chris Farley'' was being considered as a supporting character back in the '90s. Creator/Aykroyd has reportedly written several scripts over the years, all of which failed to ignite enough interest to start pre-production. At one point, there was apparently a script written where the original team journeyed to a hellish AlternateUniverse New York City called "[=ManHellton=]" (which, in turn, prompted the Russian video game studio [=ZootFly=] to produce a ''GearsOfWar''-esque [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM4cuKgGNvg tech demo]] based on this proposed script in the late '00s). This, in turn, spurred the development and eventual release of ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game'', which (according to Aykroyd) may as well be the canonical third film.\\
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Yet, script and cast rumors still continue to float around -- BenStiller, Bill Hader and ElizaDushku have all been rumored to be potential replacement candidates. In January 2010, Ivan Reitman announced he was directing the film, and Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (''Series/TheOfficeUS'') reportedly wrote a script with Aykroyd and Ramis that they were all very happy with. Yet, there's been no word for months on the status of development. A major part of the delay seems to involve BillMurray -- as of [[http://screenrant.com/ghostbusters-3-bill-murray-2-aco-99337/ early 2011]], it appears the production is only waiting on Murray to approve the script before they move forward with pre-production. Whether the film will finally [[JustForPun materialize]] is anyone's guess.
** Bill Murray is [[PutOnABus out of the picture]], at last report, and Aykroyd is currently looking for an actor to play [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute a replacement]]. Production was stated to have begun in Spring 2012, with or without Murray's involvement.
*** And as of Summer 2012, the film's script is now in new hands, with Bill Murray once again flip-flopping on whether or not he'll be a part of it. It will still [[http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3151474/ghostbusters-3-has-hired-new-writers-will-still-probably-never-happen/ probably never happen]].
* ''Invisible Monsters'', based off of a book penned by Chuck Palahniuk (of ''FightClub'' fame), has been in development for forever and a half.
* ''{{Fahrenheit 451}}''. It had a French version successfully released in 1966, but those guys over at Hollywood are still stuck on this.
** Justified as nobody can figure out a way to resolve the problem that you can now store entire libraries on a single [[http://xkcd.com/691/ MicroSD Card]].
* ''[[MadMax Mad Max IV: Fury Road]]'' was preparing to start filming in 2001 when the September 11th attacks made it unfeasible for the production crew to travel to Australia. Since then, Creator/MelGibson has lost interest in reprising the role, making it unlikely that the film will be shot any time soon. Reports in 2009 posited that it will now be made without Gibson's involvement. The title role has been recast (Tom Hardy has replaced Mel Gibson), but production has been pushed back to 2012.
** It began filming in Namibia in July, 2012. It will probably be released some time next year.
* Creator/TerryPratchett has joked that the road to film for ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has become so long and complicated that even he has stopped paying attention. He relies on fans at conventions and signings to keep him posted on the latest news/rumors. One such rumour was that Robin Williams will play the angel.
** Lo and behold! there is a four part TV series in the works by now. [[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a311115/neil-gaiman-teases-good-omens-tv-series.html]]
** Dreamworks was going to make a ''[[NomesTrilogy Bromeliad]]'' movie. Where'd that go?
** And a couple of years ago the big news was that SamRaimi was directing ''Discworld/TheWeeFreeMen'' from a script by Pamela Pettler (who wrote TimBurton's ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''). Since the initial announcement, nothing. Pratchett apparently vetoed a script that "had all the hallmarks of something that had been good, and then [[ExecutiveMeddling the studio had got involved]]", and now thinks "it probably won't happen."
* ''[[Literature/DonQuixote The Man Who Killed Don Quixote]]'' by Creator/TerryGilliam turned into Development Hell. Gilliam eventually released a documentary about making the film, but the film itself was never completed. Pre-production resumed in 2009, but as of late 2010, the project appeared to be shelved again due to a collapse of funding.
* Creator/TerryGilliam was also going to direct an adaptation of ''Literature/GoodOmens''. A script was completed in 2002, but the project has essentially been in Development Hell ever since. Just about every Gilliam film experiences Development Hell one way or another. Says Eric Idle on Terry Gilliam productions, "Go and see them by all means -- but to be in them, fucking madness!"
* The unfinished 1938 production of ''I, Claudius'' was waylaid by an accident involving its lead actress and by the difficulty that Charles Laughton had in getting into Claudius's role. Only a few scenes from the film were ever publicly released in the 1960s. (The DVD release of the TV version of ''IClaudius'' includes a documentary which features this footage.)
* The doomed ''Series/RedDwarf'' movie has a complicated history, mostly revolving around budget problems. It came very close to entering production in 2001, to the point where shooting schedules had been worked out and costume tests were being done, but a last-minute yanking of the budget brought the project to a standstill. Several restarts would be attempted over the course of 7 or 8 years, but ultimately nothing would come of it; [[spoiler:an early draft of the original script would later be recycled for the final episode of Series X, however.]]
* There are rumors of a live-action adaptation of ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn'', which has reputedly been in DevelopmentHell for many years now. According to PeterSBeagle at SDCC '06, the makers of this alleged adaptation had a cast list and production art on their site for years before they finally admitted that they hadn't actually contacted the agents of ''any'' of the actors on the list. And admitted they may not legally have the rights to do a film anyway.
* A remake of ''CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' has been in on-and-off development since at least the early 1980s, when John Landis tried to launch a production helmed by the director of the original movie, Jack Arnold. In 1995, Peter Jackson was given a choice between helming a new ''Creature'' movie or doing ''Film/KingKong''. [[http://www.the-reelgillman.com/news/remake.html This fan site]] shows a stream of news and rumors about a remake going back over ten years. Stephen Sommers, Guillermo del Toro, Brett Rattner, and a crossover with ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}, of all things, have all been mentioned at one time or another. The latest would-be director is Breck Eisner (director of ''TheCrazies'' and son of Michael Eisner), but who knows when or if a remake will actually materialize?
* The film version of ''{{Preacher}}'' has been talked about for at least 10 years now. There was a rumor back in the day that it would resurface in 2008--as an HBO series. Nearly two years later, we still have nothing. Rumor has it HBO passed on this, saying it's too dark. ''Seriously.''
** Given that the comic revolves around a character going on a quest to kill God, it's understandable why people are hesitant to touch the property, it's likely too controversial for any major studio to helm.
* The live-action ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' movie was originally announced in 2003 by ADV Films and as of 2010 has only ''finally'' started production -- apparently due to the insane costs of pulling the series off correctly in live-action compared to actual interest in such an endeavor. The collapse of ADV and the general decay of the American anime market didn't help it, either. Who's actually still involved remains up in the air, but the last time they said anything about it, the producer of ''Appleseed Ex Machina'', JohnWoo, was a producer and they were looking for more. This was in 2008.
** It is Q2 in the year 2012, and the live-action Evangelion movies are still in development hell. Apparently, the producers got so far as that they needed Gainax to hand over the rights so they could finally get moving... and that's when things fell apart. When ADV went to buy the rights they had optioned, Gainax backed out, citing certain unfulfilled conditions. The producers lost their window with the studio (at least for the moment), and ADV is now suing Gainax over the rights. This happened Q3 2011, and no word has been heard since. Given both ADV's and Gainax's track record with managing money, this may take a while.
* ''ComicBook/TheSandman''. Considering that the people interested in filming it were Joel Schumacher and [[ExecutiveMeddling Jon]] [[GiantSpider Peters]], though, it may be fortunate that this film never got off the ground. One of the proposed scripts is available online. The script Roger Avary and the guys behind ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' worked on was a pretty sweet blending of the first two collections and the "Endless gather again for the first time" scene from ''Season of Mists''. But then the script was sent in for rewrites under Jon Peters, and Neil Gaiman called the script not only the worst ''Sandman'' script he'd seen, but one of the worst scripts he'd ever seen.
** The film adaptation of ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' spin-off ''Death: The High Cost Of Living'' has also been in development hell for several years. IMDB has a release date of 2013 (as of April 2011), but there's not even a ''production company'' attached yet.
* Guillermo del Toro examples:
** It wasn't until making ''PansLabyrinth'' that he finally got a studio to okay his script for ''[[Creator/HPLovecraft At the Mountains of Madness]]'' -- a script that apparently had no romantic subplot, a BittersweetEnding, and [[UltimateEvil very vague monsters]], none of which are things producers want. It was also going to have Ron Perlman, apparently; he joked that [[AuthorAppeal del Toro will let him pick the sort of jar he gets to float in]]. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_mountains_of_madness#Film But Universal Studios gave up on it in 2011, and del Toro gave up on it altogether in 2012]].
** He was also planning an adaptation of ''Domu: A Child's Dream'', by KatsuhiroOtomo (better known for ''Manga/{{Akira}}''), which has apparently been called off due to rights issues.
* ''TheHobbit'' - Peter Jackson has threatened to move production of ''The Hobbit'' over production woes. as Cleolinda [[http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/908754.html#cutid1 put it,]] "Did you guys try to film something over an ancient burial ground? Because, seriously, I can't figure out why we can't make this happen." However, as of 2010/07/28, it now appears JamesCameron has joined as producer, and gotten the studio to back del Toro's vision of a big budget, highly faithful adaption (shot in 3D of course).
** Until further issues caused Del Toro to leave before production even began. The film was finally greenlit in October 2010 with Peter Jackson signed on to direct, but is still suffering, this time with union disputes.
*** The movies finally started filming in late March 2011, and things appear to be going at a fair clip. The first movie has a release date of December 2012, with a full trailer to back it up, so it'll likely end up being SavedFromDevelopmentHell.
* ''Film/GetSmart 2'' was announced in 2008 after the release of the first ''Get Smart'' film set for a release in the summer of 2010. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway and Alan Arkin all claimed they would return, but Carell stated several times later that he wasn't pleased with a script, and rewrites were in place.
* ''TheDamBusters'', a remake of the 1955 classic. Mel Gibson bought the rights in the late 1990s but never made much progress past rumors of filming in west England. Peter Jackson obtained the rights a few years ago and rumor has it that filming had begun in 2009. Then Jackson decided to scrap the film and restart in 3-D.
* The film ''Quality of Life'', a movie that was supposed to wrap up the storyline of the Canadian series ''[[http://www.davincisinquest.com/index_dvi.php DaVinci's Inquest]]'', about a coroner living in downtown Vancouver who champions rights for heroin junkies and prostitutes. The series ended after eight seasons (with one of those seasons being a spin-off where the lead character becomes the Mayor of Vancouver, emulating the real-life example of coroner Larry Campbell). The film was due to be released in 2006, but has been pushed back continually, to the point that it is on hold indefinitely. Of course, considering that the show was canceled by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during an election, and the film deals with hot-button issues like prostitution and safe-injection sites, perhaps there is more to this situation than meets the eye?
* ''ThePunisher'' sequel went through this for awhile.
* There's a lot of [[MarvelUniverse Marvel]] films that appear to have stalled.
** Deadpool is somewhat stalled as its star Ryan Reynolds is tied up with other projects and producers are dead set on Reynolds being its star or the movie won't happen.
** The proposed LukeCage film.
** Both the third ''Film/FantasticFour'' and a spin-off ''SilverSurfer'' movie were stuck here for about two years before Fox decided to reboot the series.
*** A similar situation occurred with the fourth ''Film/SpiderMan'' film, before Columbia greenlit a reboot instead.
** One recurring Film/{{X-Men}} film rumour was a prequel for Magneto. Current status: "[[http://www.empireonline.com/features/future-of-x-men-franchise/3.asp Maybe it'll get made in five years - who knows?]]" This one is but officially dead now with the production of ''X-Men: First Class'', which covers much of the same ground.
** Sub-Mariner
** Comicbook/DoctorStrange: Disney has announced that Dr. Strange will be happening. When is anyone's guess.
* ''WonderWoman'' has been in constant hell for years:
** In 2001, Joel Silver was the producer, asking Todd Alcott to write a script. After blowing through a series of screenwriters in the following years, the project stalled, but appeared to gain traction again in 2005 when Joss Whedon was placed in charge of directing and scripting the film. After nearly two years of no progress on a draft, Whedon left the project on bad terms and it stalled yet again. A spec script was purchased as Whedon departed to ensure the rights didn't revert back, but yet another script was commissioned in 2008.
** David E. Kelley wrote a treatment for a Wonder Woman TV series. It was rejected by NBC, but after seeing the strong initial ratings for Kelley's ''HarrysLaw'' show, they changed their mind. A pilot directed by [=McG=] was produced... and rejected by NBC in May 2011. After seeing the leaked scripts for the project, some Wonder Woman fans consider this a good thing.
*** If [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/nash/specials/33934-wonder-woman-2011 this review]] is anything to go by, it's a VERY good thing. Pants to be darkened!
** The movie project might not be quite dead yet. Nicolas Winding Refn has expressed interest in directing, and Christina Hendricks is being considered for the lead. However, the earliest production start date would be mid 2012 since Refn has another movie beginning filming this summer.
* ''Film/BattleRoyale''. In June 2006, producers Neil Mortiz and Roy Lee announced that they had the greenlight to go ahead with the movie, which would, indeed, retain the "high schoolers killing each other" theme, and that New Line Cinema had given a tentative release date of 2008. Aside from the Virginia Tech Massacre making New Line nervous about the themes, they still haven't acquired the rights to make the film in the first place and apparently don't wish to try.
** ''Battle Royale'' might be fast tracked depending on the performance of ''Film/HungerGames''. In fact, ''The Hunger Games'' may open a new renaissance of human hunting human movies in the same manner as ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' ressurrected the ZombieApocalypse genre
* The ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}'' movie seemed to have been this one for some years, and still is, thanks to the [[TVStrikes writers' strike]].
** ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}'' might actually be one of the rare cases in which DevelopmentHell is good thing. Originally, the script was referred to as a sort of "Dracula Begins" and did away completely with the Vampire Killer. Instead, Simon had a {{BFS}} and everything that makes Castlevania what it is in favor of basically a retelling of Dracula. The current director signed onto the project ''because'' of the Vampire Killer and how the hero can be just as "dangerous and sexy" as the villain. The movie poster revealed in 2009 shows Simon holding a katana as well as the Vampire Killer looking upon Dracula's castle in a similar picture to what is usually used as box art for the games.
** This may be underway now, with James Wan attached as director. But it looks like it won't be anytime soon as he's has other projects in the forefront.
** Paul Anderson is still attached to it somehow, as he was asked about the movie during the promotion of Film/ResidentEvilRetribution. He claimed that there's issues over how to properly adapt it, and apparently some rights issues.
* There is a rumor that there would be a ''FatalFrame'' movie, but it seems we're in for a long wait.
* ''[[http://www.dionaea-house.com/ The Dionaea House]]'', a story told virally over the internet from 2004 to 2006, abruptly stops on several cliffhangers at different points in time, apparently because Warner Bros. purchased rights for a film adaptation. According to [[http://listing-index.ebay.com/movies/The_Dionaea_House.html eBay's film listing]], it was supposed to come out in 2007. [=IMDB=] once had a listing for a 2010 release (under the name ''The Residents'' for some reason), but even that has fallen down the Memory Hole.
** According to the creator it's dead for now. Whether or not [[IncrediblyLamePun the door is still open]] for it to be made remains to be seen.
* ''[[HackSlash Hack/Slash]]'', which is apparently coming along... just at an insanely slow pace (more [[http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=17354 here]]). And now they are planning on making some kind of animated feature.
* ''WorldWarZ''; Creator/JMichaelStraczynski implied the studio was nervous due to script leaking despite being based on a book. The director Marc Foster claims that they're still scripting. And that he doesn't think it'll be his next film. The latest news is that Straczynski's script has been re-written by Matthew Michael Carnahan (for better or for worse), and that Marc Foster has left the project. But other then that nobody knows. Some are speculating that nobody wants to fund a R-rated zombie epic, and the re-writes of the script worries some fans. Some speculate Brad Pitt added himself to the cast just to get the production to move faster.
** The film has been on the verge of collapsing as Paramount was looking for a co-financier to share the risk of the large budget, Plus it's rumored to be PG-13. If they couldn't find a co-financier it was likely to be killed. Supposedly a cinematographer has been chosen and is prepping for the shoot, so we might see it sooner than we think....''maybe''. Keep your fingers crossed.
*** Given the nature of the book, the best director for an adaptation might be Ken Burns.
** Filming has now begun in Malta with plans for a mid 2012 release. Paramount is co-financing with Indian company UTV.
** The movie is now scheduled to come out in June 2013, but is currently going through a very TroubledProduction. It's being re-written yet ''again'' by the polarizing Damon Lindelof. The movie is way over budget, and needs 7 more weeks of re-shoots.
** To put this in perspective, the original shoot lasted around 12 weeks, and produced 52 minutes of usable film. Or less than one minute per day, assuming a five day a week shooting schedule. People are seriously asking if this thing is ever going to be finished.
* Speaking of JMS, he still wants a ''Series/BabylonFive'' made-for-cinema movie someday. There was a project to produce one in 2004, but it was aborted in 2005. It would have been called "The Memory of Shadows" and involved Galen and an EarthForce intelligence officer tracking down an intergalactic conspiracy that used Shadow technology.
* ''Meg,'' which was supposed to have arrived in 2005.
* The American adaptation of ''Film/{{Infection}}''
* ''Tulia'', which is about an attorney who works on behalf of a group of local black men who are wrongly convicted of their involvement in a drug ring. Likely the source material has derailed this project.
* Similarly, ''Pinkville,'' which is about the My Lai Massacre.
* At one point there was talk of a ''DeadRising'' movie.
* The ''SinCity'' sequels. After the box office success of the first movie in 2005, RobertRodriguez announced plans to film the next two installments back-to-back the following year. Frank Miller was working on a screenplay based on "A Dame To Kill For", with production expected to begin in the summer of 2006. Instead, Rodriguez made ''{{Grindhouse}}'' with QuentinTarantino (who collaborated with him on the first ''Sin City''). Nothing more was said about the project until 2010, when Rodriguez announced that production would begin once he had completed work on ''SpyKids 4-D''.
** Rodriguez [[http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Movies/Sin-City-2-announced.aspx?cp-documentid=29614653 announced]] at the 2011 [=ComicCon=] that ''Sin City 2'' is officially back on the table, and that he is working on "refining the script". Only time will tell if anything comes of it.
*** Shooting is due to begin on the sequel in November, although no word yet on what'll happen with Shellie and Manute (the characters played by BrittanyMurphy and MichaelClarkeDuncan, both since deceased).
* Since ''Film/{{Superman}} Returns'' was mentioned, everyone was signed to a sequel to that, but it got postponed over and over again (the middling box office returns helped Warner not prioritize its production), and was eventually cancelled and replaced with a reboot.
* ''TheBadSeed'' remake, not counting the 1985 MadeForTVMovie [[spoiler: (in which, unlike the first film - but like the novel and play - [[TheBadGuysWin the evil little girl's mother kills herself while the girl survives]]).]]
* ''[[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Halloween 9]]'' seemed to have stalled. Once producer Mustapha Akkad died, the 9th film appeared to have died with him. Ironically, the remake of the first film got fast-tracked once he died. That means the fate of John Tate and Molly Cartwell (Michelle Williams), who were PutOnABus at the end of ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' ("Drive down to the Beckers") will probably never be resolved.
** A bit of trivia. There was actually a contest sponsored by Dimension Films at one point that would award one lucky fan with a bit of screen time in this movie. Needless to say, a winner was apparently announced. Said winner was shown on the 30th anniversary documentary, including showing the announcement of her winning. She was an extra in [[Film/{{Halloween 2007}} the remake]].
* The ''{{Spawn}}'' movie sequel.
* Hey Paul Reubens, when are you going to make those new Pee-wee Herman movies? At last report, two sequels were being written back-to-back but Herman's stage show has stalled production of said movies.
* The ''GearsOfWar'' film has hit Many road blocks. New Line has slashed the film's budget and is trimming back the epic plot elements, requiring a new script to be written. Also, Len Wiseman has apparently decided not to direct the film.
* ''{{Onimusha}},'' due to the death of Heath Ledger.
* The ''Film/SilentHill'' film sequel. Somewhat remedied with the announcement of ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'', with a new director/writer, originally scheduled for release in 2011. As of August 2011, the film appeared to be in post-production hell, only to be saved by the eventual announcement of an October 2012 release.
* The sequel to ''DogSoldiers'', which was possibly derailed because of GenderFlip.
* ''RendezvousWithRama'': Now dead since Morgan Freeman (the rights holder) doesn't want to do it now.
* A few years ago there were competing development projects about Hannibal Barca. One with Denzel Washington, another with Vin Diesel. Either one could have been interesting. But so far, nothing.
* The next ''EvilDead'' film, which was either gonna be a sequel or a remake. At one point in time, there was even a rumor floating around about a crossover with the ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'' series, yet another horror franchise with a sequel stuck in DevelopmentHell.
* ''The Sky Is Falling,'' which is said to be the greatest screenplay never filmed.
* Similarly, Brian Flemming's ''Danielle''.
* ''Ripley's Believe it or Not!''
* The IMAX special ''Godzilla: 3D to the Max'' is currently in development hell mostly because the people behind the film have yet to garner any money to actually produce it.
** ''Godzilla: 3D to the Max'' has officially been cancelled. However, LegendaryPictures is currently working on a new Godzilla film simply titled ''{{Godzilla}}''. The teaser was shown at Comic Con earlier this year and the film itself is set to be released in 2014.
* ''{{Hunter}}: The Reckoning''. Rumor has it the project entered Development Hell because UweBoll bought the film rights to the video game; when White Wolf found out just who was going to be adapting one of their properties for cinema, they basically told him, "Don't you fucking dare."
* ''Film/MortalKombat: Devastation'', derailed by Hurricane Katrina. The studio had been set up in New Orleans.
* The ongoing tale of the film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''AConfederacyOfDunces''. First of all, the book was only published years after its author's suicide when his mother found a handwritten manuscript. Attempts were made to make a movie starring John Belushi in 1983, [[AuthorExistenceFailure but then Belushi died]]. Then there was going to be one with John Candy in 1994, [[AuthorExistenceFailure but then Candy also died]]. And then one with Chris Farley in 1997, but then... well... [[AuthorExistenceFailure yeah]]. Yet another attempt with Will Ferrell seemed to be going well, and had even accrued other big names like Lily Tomlin and Mos Def. Then Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the film's setting.
** At one point, John Waters was being considered to direct an adaptation. Waters himself wrote that it was the one and only time he seriously considered making a film not based on one of his own scripts. Oh, what might have been...
** Speaking about Waters, he had planned to direct a family-oriented Christmas comedy called ''Fruitcake'' about a gay teenager finding acceptance during the holidays for a 2007 release. The film never got made due to financial troubles at production company Capitol Films (unlike Waters' newer projects, this did not have studio backing) and seems to have been locked up due to that company's bankruptcy. Waters hasn't directed since then (but has done many acting roles and live appearances).
* The remake of ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}''. Mostly due to the fact that [[ExecutiveMeddling the Weinsteins]] keep rejecting the ideas of every writer and director that has ever been attached to the project. They are making another sequel now...
* The re-release of ''LetItBe''. [[http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/54635/Macca-and-Ringo-say-just-Let-It-Be Sources say]] it will never be released, especially in its original form, as long as Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/RingoStarr are still alive.
* ''[[BloomCounty Opus: The Last Christmas]]'', which is dead according to Berkeley Breathed.
* Similarly, a ''GetFuzzy'' movie has been long rumored.
* And a ''{{ComicStrip/Dilbert}}'' movie has been too.
* What the hell is up with Creator/StephenKing's ''{{Cell}}'' movie? Similarly ''TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon''.
* A remake of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' was originally announced in development, but due to the death of Heath Ledger (who had expressed great interest in playing Alex before the project was announced), it is unlikely that production will continue.
* TheMovie of ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.
** It is currently scheduled to shoot this (2012) summer.
* The American live-action adaptation of ''Wicked City''.
* ''{{Hellsing}}''. A while back, there was a trailer, but nothing more has been even whispered about it. Technically, it was a concept trailer, used to pitch the idea to studios to get them interested in the project. The girl playing Seras in the trailer was a hired model. However, the company developing the film pulled the trailer from their site and Youtube, indicating things may have not gone in favour of the project.
* The rights to make a ''{{Metroid}}'' movie were sold to two unnamed producers in 2003, who then sold them to John Woo in 2005, with a 2006 release date. Since then, not a word on so much as possible casting has been released, and no one's sure if John Woo even still has the rights or not. Although if you want to cause a bit of [[InternetBackdraft trouble with the fans]], suggest that UweBoll obtained the rights and watch what happens.
* Rumors of a ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' movie being in production/already ''existing'' have been floating around since the release of the third game. Fan movies exist, but that seems to be where the trail ends.
* Since at least the early 1990s, Roger Daltrey of TheWho has been attempting to put a biopic of his late bandmate Keith Moon on the big screen. Robert Downey Jr. was once considered for the lead role before, in Daltrey's words, he read the script and did everything in it. Currently, [=IMDB=] lists MikeMyers as playing the title role in "Untitled Keith Moon Project."
* In 1994 there were talks of a film adaptation of the musical ''IntoTheWoods'', where RobinWilliams would have played The Baker. Sadly, it never came to pass.
* A sequel for ''EasternPromises'' was supposed to happen, with Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Cassel reprising their roles, but in the spring of 2012, director David Cronenberg announced that the project had fallen apart.
* An entire section of this page can go to planned video game movies, among other things, ''RainbowSix'' (based off part 3) with John Woo as director, ''PerfectDark'' was announced in 2001 (later changed to a TV series but still no word), ''CrazyTaxi'' back in 2000, and of all things a LIVE-ACTION ''{{Pac-Man}}'' movie was announced in 2003.
** ''AmericanMcGeesAlice''. There were even rumors of TimBurton directing, probably just because the game appears heavily inspired by his works. A [[Film/AliceInWonderland Burton-directed Alice movie]] has been eventually released for real, but it has nothing to do with the videogame.
** The ''{{Bioshock}}'' movie project has taken this road because of budgetary concerns, still unresolved as of summer 2010, also due to Gore Verbinski not wanting to compromise the atmosphere for a lighter rating. This also led to the higher ups deciding to film the movie overseas, forcing Verbinski to step down as director due to his attachment to other projects at home. While he may remain as a producer, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (''28 Weeks Later'') will replace him as director. In an early 2011 interview, Verbinski implied that the project was dead, in part due to difficulty finding anyone willing to finance it as an R-rated picture (and Verbinski's lack of interest in watering down the material for a PG-13.)
*** Fresnadillo has also left the project.
** ''TheSuffering'' is currently slated for a 2012 release. Given that the only available info on the project is from 2005-7, it doesn't seem likely.
** ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' -- the movie, at least. Mostly due to creative control than budgetary constraints/disputes. The resulting collapse of the initial project turned into ''Film/{{District 9}}''. Microsoft has currently stated the project is on hold, most likely as they're focused on ''Halo: Reach''.
*** Creator/StevenSpielberg is attempting to revive the ''Halo'' film, but is instead focusing on the novelizations like ''Fall of Reach'' in order to avoid legal issues with Universal.
*** [[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/04/halo-movie-generation-xbox/ This Wired article]] provides an in depth view of the drama, and points out that the film's failure to materialize is likely due to Microsoft's inexperience in dealing with Hollywood politics.
** A ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' film was in production for some time and got canceled. Much of the script was reworked for ''Pirates of the Carribean.'' So the first high-quality theme park movie adaptation could have been the first high-quality video game movie adaptation.
* The long-awaited ''EndersGame'' film. The book was published in 1985 and has since been considered one of the greatest works of the genre. A film has been discussed as early as 1998, but a script was only announced in 2003. It then drifted into creator disputes before Card grasped control for himself and wrote his own script, finally completing it in February of '09. How that turns out remains to be seen.
** At last report, Summit picked up the project from Warner Bros. and has hired Gavin Hood to direct. Casting is currently underway with Hugo child actor Asa Butterfield in the role of Ender.
** One big reason for this, according to Card himself, is that he's not allowing the directors to take any liberties with the story. "If the movie gets made, it'll be the movie ''I'' want to make, not the movie ''they'' want to make." Naturally, it's a rare director willing to work under those conditions. Fans can at least be consoled in that if the movie gets made, it'll probably be very faithful.
** As of September 2012, the movie is fully cast ((complete with ''CreatorCameo'')) and currently in production by Summit Entertainment. It's slated for release on November 1st, 2013.
* Apparently, there were plans for a ''Literature/WarriorCats'' movie, but they were dropped when it was considered a gamble in light of the economic recession, due to [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids the appropriateness of the content of what is ostensibly a children's series]]. The film's status has been downgraded from "definitely going to happen", to "not even under consideration".
* The sequel for ''TheIncredibleHulk'' has fallen into this territory. While some actors are under contract or willing to return for the sequel, Norton himself is not and it is unclear if he will reprise his role. Leterrier has gone back and forth on the decision, but has stated that he's open to directing the sequel, but it's predicted that said sequel won't be coming out until at least 2012 and after the much anticipated ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' film. Although Kevin Feige doesn't sound to confident about it.
* The rumors about a ''XenaWarriorPrincess'' movie have been circling around since the series ended in 2001. It has been discussed many times by series creator Rob Tapert, who kept saying it was stuck because of legal issues at Universal. Looks like it will never get made, though.
* The ''DragonridersOfPern'' has been in development hell since probably the 80's. At one time there was a TV series that was in production, but it was basically InNameOnly so it never went forward (most people see this as a good thing). A movie was supposed to be released last year (2009), but the date has been pushed back to 2011.
* ''The Brazilian Job'', sequel to the 2003 remake of ''[[TheItalianJob2003 The Italian Job]]'' has been in the works since 2004 but was never finished due to the inability for the studio to agree on a finalized script. There have been rumors that a script was being considered in 2009, but nothing final. The project is currently still listed as being in development, but there's not even a projected year of release, so don't expect it anytime soon.
** There's also rumors that one of the scripts for this film ended up becoming ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast Five]]'', which is plausible, given that the plot for ''The Brazilian Job'' sounds almost identical to that film.
* ''Franchise/JurassicPark IV'' was originally rumored to be in pre-production as far back as 2002, starring (a rumored) David Boreanaz as an ex-military operative who goes back to the original island to stop an industrialist from creating a new race of genetically-engineered "smart" dinosaurs. Most of the cast from the first film were set to appear, but ended up changing their decisions as time went on. After a few script reviews, and reports that Spielberg was unhappy with the different drafts that had been written, the project dropped off the face of the Earth. In 2011, Joe Johnston expressed interest in doing the film after ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. Whether [=JP4=] happens or not is anyone's guess.
* The planned ''JusticeLeague'' film (in a serious case of WhatCouldHaveBeen) petered out after a year in development. In 2007, pre-production got underway, with many major names attached to star in the film (including Adam Brody as The Flash, Common as GreenLantern John Stewart, and Michael Gough as Alfred [reprising his role from the 90's ''Film/{{Batman}}'' franchise]). Numerous problems happened during pre-production (the film's costume designer passed away, a Hollywood writer's strike derailed the script development and there were rumors that director George Miller [''MadMax''] had been canned from the project). Finally, the film was delayed less than ''a month'' before it began shooting. It is now indefinitely on hold.
* The ''RoboCop'' remake was this at first. It eventually started shooting, and will be released 2013.
* A third ''{{Fletch}}'' movie has been in the works since 1997, with KevinSmith once attached to direct and Ben Affleck and even Zach Braff for the title role. [[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20342679,00.html This]] ''Entertainment Weekly'' article has all the sordid details.
* ''Tongue of Fury'', the sequel to ''KungPow: Enter the Fist'', was announced since the end of the first film in 2002. However, no word of it has ever surfaced. WordOfGod states that Steve Oedekerk is still sifting through a huge library of Hong Kong martial arts films to find the right scenes to lift. There were also rumors of a possible 2010 release.
* The ''Elfstones of {{Shannara}}'' and ''[[MagicKingdomOfLandover Magic Kingdom for Sale -- SOLD!]]'' movies. Yes, there are plans. One version of the proposed script for the latter would have given Ben a son and daughter, but Terry Brooks nixed that because their characters weren't developed enough.
* The third ''Film/JamesBond'' film starring TimothyDalton, eventually titled ''The Property of a Lady'' -- MGM was going through many turmoils, and eventually Dalton's contract expired. Then PierceBrosnan was hired, and the rest is history (the 6-year gap between ''Film/LicenceToKill'' and ''Film/GoldenEye'' remains the largest of the series).
** And now ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', the 23rd entry in the series, has been lagging in development hell since 2010. Thankfully, it made it off the ground and the release date is set for October 2012.
* ''TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossTheEighthDimension'' has two of these: The sequel film ''Buckaroo Banzai vs. the World Crime League'', which stalled out despite enthusiastic responses from the original cast; and an animated spinoff TV series on Fox, ''Buckaroo Banzai: Ancient Secrets and New Mysteries''. At this point, they can both be considered dead. The DVD release of the original move was this for about a decade, due to a complicated rights issue that was not resolved until the death of the license holder.
* Diane Duane wrote a screenplay for the first book of the ''YoungWizards'' series and reported that it was in very early development stages on the Young Wizards website back in 2007. As of 2010, there has been no progress whatsoever towards a finished movie.
* The live action {{Voltron}} film.
** Due to rights issues between the American rights holders (they own the names) and the Japanese rights holders (they own the likenesses). This seems to have been settled and there were rumors that Paramount and Relativity would team up on an adaptation back in Spring 2011 but nothing has been heard since.
* Even after the under performance of the first ''ReignOfFire'' film, actors from the film still indicated that their still might be a sequel in the works.
* The third ''Alien vs. Predator'' film.
* A fifth IndianaJones movie is much rumored by Spielberg, Lucas, Ford and LaBeouf. Considering that the fourth film was in DevelopmentHell for nineteen years, it's hard to say if anything will come of the fifth film.
* There's been talk going around about filming the first installment of Literature/TheWheelOfTime, ''The Eye Of The World'' since the turn of the century, but absolutely nothing has come of it. Probably because nobody likes the implications of filming the first in a series of 14.
* Something called ''Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill'', starring [[{{Borat}} Sacha Baron Cohen]] and written by TinaFey, was supposed to come out around 2007 or 2008. It's still listed as an upcoming project on both Cohen and Fey's [=IMDb=] pages.
* The ''{{Rifts}}'' movie. JerryBruckheimer picked up the right in 2004, and has been renewing the option every year, but doesn't seem to have done anything with it yet. Though, considering how other Rifts spin-offs (like the CCG and the N-Gage video game) went, this may not be a bad thing.
* A {{biopic}} of [[SilentAgeOfHollywood silent film]] comedian [[FattyArbuckle Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle]] has been in this state for about three decades. Like the aforementioned ''AConfederacyOfDunces'', it had JohnBelushi, John Candy and Chris Farley lined up to star in it shortly before their respective deaths. No word has come out of it since.
* This is the current and probably permanent location of the proposed film of the television series ''[[Series/BlakesSeven Blake's 7]]'' since Paul Darrow (the actor who played Avon) resigned from the project due to "artistic differences".
* The Snoop Dogg movie ''Black Ice'' has been on and off in development for the latter part of the decade. Snoop said in a recent interview that scheduling and communication issues have caused the delays, but insists that it'll see the light of day.
* The ''Film/RedDawn2012'' remake was stalled during post-production for a long time because of MGM's financial issues, after the company's restructuring, the film was finally completed and Film District acquired the distribution rights with a release date set for November 21st 2012.
* A {{biopic}} about Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland during WorldWarII, was announced in 2000, with Finnish director Renny Harlin attached. The filming has been postponed many times due to budgetary issues. Harlin finally pulled out in May 2011, but it is unclear whether the project will go on without him.
* A remake of ''TheIncredibleShrinkingMan'' has been in the works since 2001, with EddieMurphy's name often attached. It's still apparently in pre-production.
* In 1992 it was announced that JohnHughes had [[http://www.variety.com/article/VR100425.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=warner+in+%27peanuts%27+set signed a development deal with Warner Brothers]] to write and produce a live-action ''{{Peanuts}}'' movie. Nothing more was heard of the project after that.
* There has also been a lot of talk about the musical version of ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' being made into a movie. It appears to be just that: talk. Oh sure, it's said to be officially confirmed, but only recently have they began looking for a cast, at least three years after the confirmation of it...
* The Brazilian movie ''Chatô'' started filming in 1998. It spent a lot of money, led his director to get sued, but no one even knows if it will ever come out!
* There were also rumors of a new {{Godzilla}} movie coming out, which had been slated for a 2010 release, was to be filmed in 3-D, and evidently involved a battle in Las Vegas.
* ''RedSonja'', specially since the ''ConanTheBarbarian2011'' tanked at the box office.
* ''{{Terminator}} 5'', thanks to the rights being up in the air. [[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/02/16/arnold-schwarzenegger-terminator/ Not that they're not attempting it.]]
* The remake of ''TheEntity''.
* The adaptation of Sister Souljah's urban fiction novel ''The Coldest Winter Ever''. The adaptation was rumored as far back as 01 or 02. But nothing ever came of it. Then in 05 Jada Pinkett-Smith tried to get it off the ground as a producer but it fell through.
* The remake of ''TheWiz'', which was rumored to star {{Aaliyah}} and R&B singer Ginuwine. This was back in 1999-2000. But the idea seemed to stall even before Aaliyah's untimely death.
* The new adaptation of ''TheCrow''. Nobody could agree on a script. Stephen Norrington eventually left the project. Then a lawsuit between Harvey Weinstein and RelativityMedia threatened the project again. Relativity won the suit and F. Javier Gutiérrez was named as director in January 2012.
* Directors have been offering to make a film adaptation of ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' since its release. When author J.D. Salinger was asked permission, he said no.
* ''The Minds of Billy Milligan'', the story of a (actual) man with multiple personalities, was adapted into a screenplay called ''The Crowded Room'' by Todd Graff in something like the late 1970s. Dozens of actors, producers and directors including James Cameron (who wrote a second screenplay) and Steven Soderburgh have signed onto the project and quit.
* The remake of ''{{Barbarella}}'' has been stuck here for a while. Back in 2008, Universal was gearing it up with Robert Rodriguez as the director. RoseMcGowan was to take the role of Barbarella, but Universal freaked out over the high budget and they didn't think [=McGowan=] was right for the role. Rodriguez was not willing to make any changes, so he shopped the remake to other studios. Further problems came when his backers wanted Barbarella to be aimed for the German audience. Rodriguez didn't like that plan, so he finally gave up in May of 2009. Recently, it was announced that Robert Luketic was to take over the director's chair, but production didn't really get off the ground. Now that the film's proposed producer, Dino De Laurentiis, has died, the remake now seems really unlikely.
** Though now there are currently rumors that AnneHathaway is attached to the remake.
* There is little news of the American adaptation of ''Manga/DeathNote'' which was said to be released in 2011 (with a rumor around that the protagonist would be played by ZacEfron). A director had just been announced, so it might be a year or two before production starts.
* The JuliaRoberts / RyanReynolds film ''Fireflies in the Garden'' has been mired in post-production hell since being finished in early 2008 due to mixed early word, the film's original distributor (the same one as the aforementioned ''AllTheBoysLoveMandyLane'') going under, and legal issues involving the film rights. It's also notable that Roberts was even doing the talk show rounds promoting the film's forthcoming release...in 2008. It has been released internationally though.
** It eventually get a US release through another distributor in 2011, giving HaydenPanettiere two movies that were SavedFromDevelopmentHell that year (''[[{{Hoodwinked}} Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil]]'', completed in 2009, came out earlier in 2011).
* The IMDB has had a listing for a forthcoming live-action version of ''KikisDeliveryService'' since at least 2005. We can only hope the situation remains unchanged indefinitely.
* The ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' film ''Extinction'' has been put on hold indefinitely. This is due to the cancellation of ''Series/StargateUniverse'' and MGM's waning interest in the franchise.
** Same goes for the third ''Series/StargateSG1'' movie, ''Stargate: Revolution'', which would have featured the SGC going public.
* ''{{Wanted}}'' was supposed to get a sequel, yet everyone involved in it got so busy (the director with ''AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'', the protagonist with ''Film/{{X-Men}}: First Class'') that the producer has since said the movie "will not happen any time soon if at all."
* The film adaptation of GreenDay's rock opera ''AmericanIdiot'' has been in development since 2005. Several scripts have been written, and Tom Hanks has expressed interest in producing the film, but nothing definitive has yet been announced. When asked if the movie was truth, lie, or mystery, drummer Tre Cool responded that it was "a true mystery".
* There is something of a cottage industry based around rumors about live-action adaptations of anime films:
** The live-action ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' film was announced sometime between 2005-2007, but nothing has come of it since. KeanuReeves (who is supposed to playing the lead character, Spike Spiegel) has given conflicting statements about his involvement in it.
** The ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' live-action film is quickly becoming this, with more and more prospective producers passing on the project.
** There was talk around 2008-9 of a live-action remake of ''GhostInTheShell'', possibly produced or directed by Creator/StevenSpielberg, but he seems to have passed on it in favour of other projects.
* ''TheGreatKhan'', Sergei Bodrov's follow-up to the 2007 ''Film/{{Mongol}}''.
* The ''Series/{{Skins}}'' movie. It was supposed to be released in summer 2011, but as of the last report they're having difficulty even just figuring out which characters are going to be in it. While it was originally supposed to focus just on tying up Generation 2's loose ends, they also were trying to shoehorn in a few characters from Generation 1, and then with the new third generation things became even more complicated. Especially with some fan speculation that the upcoming sixth series may be the show's last, and the film may end up being the wrap-up to the ''whole franchise''. Maybe now that the US remake has been cancelled Bryan Elsley will be free to focus on the film again and we'll start getting some answers.
* The second ''{{The X-Files}}'' movie fell victim to this. The show ended in 2002, but the script for the movie ended up in DevelopmentHell for six years. What was ''supposed'' to be a continuation of the MythArc ended up being a drawn-out Monster of the Week episode featuring a psychic. The fans were not pleased. It didn't do well. Now fans are hoping a third movie will wrap up loose threads of the plot.
** Chris Carter stated that he would make a third X-Files movie featuring the 2012 invasion promised by the series finale and was to be released in the summer of 2012, if the second X-Files movie did well. 2012 is here, and no mention has ever been made about a third film.
* ''Film/KickAss 2: Balls to the Wall''. The film was intended to be ready in time for a 2012/2013 release but has been put on hold due director Matthew Vaughn being busy with other projects and star Aaron Johnson wanting to be closer to his family. So far, the only things that are known are that Hit Girl will become the main character and Katie will return. It is confirmed to start shooting in September 2012.
* A few years ago, TomHanks expressed interest in making and starring in film adaptations of ArthurCClarke's ''[[TwoThousandOne 2061]]'' and ''3001'', although nothing has been heard of this since.
* A sequel to ''NewJackCity'' has been in development since 1991, when it was announced to begin filming for a Christmas 1992 release. Since then, the project has been off-and-on in development. Most recently, there were plans to make it straight-to-DVD but not much is known yet.
* The remake of ''RevengeOfTheNerds''. ''Film/{{Fanboys}}'' director Kyle Newman was given the greenlight to direct a remake back in 2007. Unfortunately, the studio kept cutting the budget, and the only college in Georgia that would let them film was an all girls school, as the other colleges had previously had bad experiences with film crews. The studios also kept on making demands for things as trivial as the main characters wardrobe, then after the all girls school found out that the film was more "risque" then the crew had let on, they were kicked out and had no money left to finish the movie, so the studio pulled the plug on the remake and nothing has been heard ever since.
* For awhile, there was talk of a sequel to ''{{Spawn}}''; Michael Jai White even expressed interest in reprising his role, but as of now(2011), all plans for a sequel seem to have all but faded.
* A live-action film of ''{{Transmetropolitan}}'' has been been in the early proposal/planning stages for over a decade now; spearheaded by long-time fan PatrickStewart, who is the fan-favorite to play Spider Jerusalem. At one point, an animated version was proposed, with Steward voicing Jerusalem. Ellis and Robertson have indicated that they would like TimRoth to play the title role; but as of this time, no production has started on any adaptation.
* It's possible the fourth ''TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' film will enter this, [[http://www.aslanscountry.com/2011/10/gresham-confirms-waldens-contract-expired/ as the contract of production company Walden Media with the C.S. Lewis estate has expired]].
* Around 2003, RobertZemeckis was planning to remake the William Castle film ''Macabre'' for Dark Castle Entertainment (a company he co-founded with Joel Silver) at some point in between the productions of ''ThePolarExpress'' and ''Film/{{Beowulf}}''. After Zemeckis got heavily into motion capture, he abandoned the project and eventually left Dark Castle to start Imagemovers Digital. Nothing has been heard about the project since.
* A ''[[{{Gunnm}} Battle Angel]]'' film with director James Cameron. On again off again with rumors as far back as the early 2000s including supposed casting calls for a lithe girl who could move like a cat ... then nothing. Then he said he was waiting for the technology to catch up to his vision. Then ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Is he even working on it still? Who knows.
* The ''Film/{{Clue}}'' remake, first announced in 2006. At first it was announced as a straight remake of the 1985 comedy, then it wasn't, then Gore Verbinski joined the project, then it was a straight remake again. The Wikipedia page for the 1985 film currently lists a release date of 2013.
* [[http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5813834 This]] ESPN the Magazine article gives an inside account of the process of getting stuck in Development Hell -- specifically, David Fleming's attempt to get ''Breaker Boys'', his book on the 1925 Pottsville Maroons, an early NFL team that had its championship revoked after bitter lobbying from richer rival team owners, onto the big screen. Fleming sees this as a larger failure than most -- because the movie isn't getting made, the NFL won't be forced to admit its mistake and restore the stolen championship.
** Ultimately, the project was sunk by the failure of ''{{Leatherheads}}'', which studios believed signified there was no money to be made in a movie about football in the 1920s. As the article mentions, ''Leatherheads'' was itself stuck in development hell until GeorgeClooney stepped into the picture. Fleming's ESPN colleague Rick Reilly wrote the original screenplay in 1991... and it hit theaters in 2008. It's a point of contention between Fleming and Reilly as to who got the worse deal.
* A ''{{Robotech}}'' live action film was announced in 2008 by Harmony Gold and Warner Bros. A certain Tobey Maguire was said to be producing it. Also heavily hyped was the announcement that Lawrence Kasdan (yes, the same one who wrote ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', and ''TheBodyguard'') had written a script. Things were looking up until the fans were informed that Mr. Kasdan's script was handed over to Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (writers of ''{{Smallville}}'' and ''Herbie Fully Loaded'') for a rewrite. The script was then handed to another writer named Tom Rob Smith for yet another rewrite. Just given the questionable sanity involved in not just going with a script by a lauded screenwriter (let alone entrusting it to a two mediocre writers and then one nobody to "rewrite") ''Robotech'' fans are no longer optimistic that this film will be worth seeing if it is ever made.
* At one point Paul Greengrass was gonna make a biopic about Martin Luther King's march to Selm,a Alabama. But so far nothing.
* ''{{Witchblade}}'' was in development not too long ago.
* An adaptation of ''TheBellJar'' by SylviaPlath has been in the works since at least 2010, if not earlier. It's been pushed back repeatedly and IMDB has very little information that hasn't changed much in all this time. The only screen adaptation of the novel that's been released was back in the 1970s and the few people who've actually seen it will usually tell you that it's terrible, so maybe it's a good thing this will probably never be released.
* ''Film/{{Jumanji}} 2'', which would have involved the Jumanji board, after being spotted in the ocean, uncovered by two girls from France, building on [[SequelHook a scene at the end of the film]]. It was scrapped when Chris Van Allsburg wrote ''{{Zathura}}'' as a sequel to the book that inspired the movie, with the intent of making TheMovie based on the book (which ironically is more of a SpiritualSuccessor).
* The WesleySnipes western ''Gallowwalker'' was shot in 2006, with reshoots done in 2009, but as of 2012 remains unreleased (partially due to Snipes's legal issues, which previously led to delays in the reshoots).
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has been propositioned for a film several times since the last time he was on the big screen (starring Peter Cushing). The 1996 TV movie doesn't count as it was still considerably low budget. Most attempts were stalled due to the uncertainty of the franchise, especially considering any theatrical movie would have been a total reimagining. One proposal had the Doctor and Master as brothers with Borusa as their father. Another would have reimagined the Daleks as bipedal Terminator style machines. And yet another, more recent proposal wanted to cast Johnny Depp as the Doctor. Currently, David Yates, has propositioned a Doctor Who film despite the lack of official cast or crew on board. There is also the strong apprehension of Who fans against a non-Whoniverse Doctor Who film. Interestingly, the Doctor's status in the current series as being "Last of the Time Lords." is borrowed from the working sub-title for the late 80s movie proposal.
* ''StarBlazers'' was originally licensed by Disney. Somehow the script was leaked over the internet and the feedback was universally negative. Their treatment would have included almost none of the the characters from the series and would have turned the Star Force into a ragtag band of misfits. The Yamato/Argo would have been renamed Arizona (allegedly after the WWII American ship sunk at Pearl Harbor) and constructed under Mount Rushmore. Given the location, this was not, unlike the anime, a spaceship built from the wreck of a sunken WWII ship. Thus, naming the ship after a sunken WWII ship was for no discernable reason in this case. Disney allowed the film license to expire. Christopher McQuarrie announced in 2011 that he was currently working on a script for Skydance Productions. It remains to be seen whether an American ''Star Blazers'' film even remains viable given the 2010 Japanese production of a live action theatrical ''SpaceBattleshipYamato'' (the source material for ''Star Blazers)''.
* A third film based on ''TheBlairWitchProject'' is announced so many times that it's a clear case of this.
* The movie version of TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy was here for a long time. Rumor has it, in part due to Douglas Adams himself not working well with Hollywood movie production. Not problems getting along with them, but problems accomplishing anything. His untimely death substantially unstuck a lot of the problems, and the film was eventually made (and didn't do very well, so no sequel).
* The movie adaptation of ''ComicBook/AntMan''. Edgar Wright then said that he'd start working on it once he was done with ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''. It's been two years since that movie came out, and still no word if he's working on it.
* ''NationalTreasure 3'' is becoming this, as IMDB lists a release date of ???? which is usually given to films in Development Hell. Disney now no longer holds the rights to the third film (letting the period of exclusive rights lapse) so any studio is now free to make a third film. Whether it will happen remains to be seen.
* ''The Story of Bonnie and Clyde'' has been delayed for several years. After HilaryDuff, who was cast as Bonnie, became pregnant, the producers quickly replaced both leads fearing that the film would be delayed further if they waited for Duff to be available.
* ''{{Eloise}} in Paris'' -- A live-action adaptation of the Eloise book of the same name has been in development since late 2007-2008, and was to star Australian child actress Jordana Beatty for the title role alongside UmaThurman. A few years later and yet little, if any, development was announced, and Beatty would obviously be too old to play the title character.
* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}} 3''. The story behind the proposed third film is as strange as it gets. Rumors of multiple scripts and new Ghostbuster cast members have floated around the internet for years. To give you some perspective as to how long this has been going on, ''Chris Farley'' was being considered as a supporting character back in the '90s. Creator/Aykroyd has reportedly written several scripts over the years, all of which failed to ignite enough interest to start pre-production. At one point, there was apparently a script written where the original team journeyed to a hellish AlternateUniverse New York City called "[=ManHellton=]" (which, in turn, prompted the Russian video game studio [=ZootFly=] to produce a ''GearsOfWar''-esque [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM4cuKgGNvg tech demo]] based on this proposed script in the late '00s). This, in turn, spurred the development and eventual release of ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game'', which (according to Aykroyd) may as well be the canonical third film.\\
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Yet, script and cast rumors still continue to float around -- BenStiller, Bill Hader and ElizaDushku have all been rumored to be potential replacement candidates. In January 2010, Ivan Reitman announced he was directing the film, and Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (''Series/TheOfficeUS'') reportedly wrote a script with Aykroyd and Ramis that they were all very happy with. Yet, there's been no word for months on the status of development. A major part of the delay seems to involve BillMurray -- as of [[http://screenrant.com/ghostbusters-3-bill-murray-2-aco-99337/ early 2011]], it appears the production is only waiting on Murray to approve the script before they move forward with pre-production. Whether the film will finally [[JustForPun materialize]] is anyone's guess.
** Bill Murray is [[PutOnABus out of the picture]], at last report, and Aykroyd is currently looking for an actor to play [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute a replacement]]. Production was stated to have begun in Spring 2012, with or without Murray's involvement.
*** And as of Summer 2012, the film's script is now in new hands, with Bill Murray once again flip-flopping on whether or not he'll be a part of it. It will still [[http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3151474/ghostbusters-3-has-hired-new-writers-will-still-probably-never-happen/ probably never happen]].
* ''Invisible Monsters'', based off of a book penned by Chuck Palahniuk (of ''FightClub'' fame), has been in development for forever and a half.
* ''{{Fahrenheit 451}}''. It had a French version successfully released in 1966, but those guys over at Hollywood are still stuck on this.
** Justified as nobody can figure out a way to resolve the problem that you can now store entire libraries on a single [[http://xkcd.com/691/ MicroSD Card]].
* ''[[MadMax Mad Max IV: Fury Road]]'' was preparing to start filming in 2001 when the September 11th attacks made it unfeasible for the production crew to travel to Australia. Since then, Creator/MelGibson has lost interest in reprising the role, making it unlikely that the film will be shot any time soon. Reports in 2009 posited that it will now be made without Gibson's involvement. The title role has been recast (Tom Hardy has replaced Mel Gibson), but production has been pushed back to 2012.
** It began filming in Namibia in July, 2012. It will probably be released some time next year.
* Creator/TerryPratchett has joked that the road to film for ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has become so long and complicated that even he has stopped paying attention. He relies on fans at conventions and signings to keep him posted on the latest news/rumors. One such rumour was that Robin Williams will play the angel.
** Lo and behold! there is a four part TV series in the works by now. [[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a311115/neil-gaiman-teases-good-omens-tv-series.html]]
** Dreamworks was going to make a ''[[NomesTrilogy Bromeliad]]'' movie. Where'd that go?
** And a couple of years ago the big news was that SamRaimi was directing ''Discworld/TheWeeFreeMen'' from a script by Pamela Pettler (who wrote TimBurton's ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''). Since the initial announcement, nothing. Pratchett apparently vetoed a script that "had all the hallmarks of something that had been good, and then [[ExecutiveMeddling the studio had got involved]]", and now thinks "it probably won't happen."
* ''[[Literature/DonQuixote The Man Who Killed Don Quixote]]'' by Creator/TerryGilliam turned into Development Hell. Gilliam eventually released a documentary about making the film, but the film itself was never completed. Pre-production resumed in 2009, but as of late 2010, the project appeared to be shelved again due to a collapse of funding.
* Creator/TerryGilliam was also going to direct an adaptation of ''Literature/GoodOmens''. A script was completed in 2002, but the project has essentially been in Development Hell ever since. Just about every Gilliam film experiences Development Hell one way or another. Says Eric Idle on Terry Gilliam productions, "Go and see them by all means -- but to be in them, fucking madness!"
* The unfinished 1938 production of ''I, Claudius'' was waylaid by an accident involving its lead actress and by the difficulty that Charles Laughton had in getting into Claudius's role. Only a few scenes from the film were ever publicly released in the 1960s. (The DVD release of the TV version of ''IClaudius'' includes a documentary which features this footage.)
* The doomed ''Series/RedDwarf'' movie has a complicated history, mostly revolving around budget problems. It came very close to entering production in 2001, to the point where shooting schedules had been worked out and costume tests were being done, but a last-minute yanking of the budget brought the project to a standstill. Several restarts would be attempted over the course of 7 or 8 years, but ultimately nothing would come of it; [[spoiler:an early draft of the original script would later be recycled for the final episode of Series X, however.]]
* There are rumors of a live-action adaptation of ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn'', which has reputedly been in DevelopmentHell for many years now. According to PeterSBeagle at SDCC '06, the makers of this alleged adaptation had a cast list and production art on their site for years before they finally admitted that they hadn't actually contacted the agents of ''any'' of the actors on the list. And admitted they may not legally have the rights to do a film anyway.
* A remake of ''CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' has been in on-and-off development since at least the early 1980s, when John Landis tried to launch a production helmed by the director of the original movie, Jack Arnold. In 1995, Peter Jackson was given a choice between helming a new ''Creature'' movie or doing ''Film/KingKong''. [[http://www.the-reelgillman.com/news/remake.html This fan site]] shows a stream of news and rumors about a remake going back over ten years. Stephen Sommers, Guillermo del Toro, Brett Rattner, and a crossover with ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}, of all things, have all been mentioned at one time or another. The latest would-be director is Breck Eisner (director of ''TheCrazies'' and son of Michael Eisner), but who knows when or if a remake will actually materialize?
* The film version of ''{{Preacher}}'' has been talked about for at least 10 years now. There was a rumor back in the day that it would resurface in 2008--as an HBO series. Nearly two years later, we still have nothing. Rumor has it HBO passed on this, saying it's too dark. ''Seriously.''
** Given that the comic revolves around a character going on a quest to kill God, it's understandable why people are hesitant to touch the property, it's likely too controversial for any major studio to helm.
* The live-action ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' movie was originally announced in 2003 by ADV Films and as of 2010 has only ''finally'' started production -- apparently due to the insane costs of pulling the series off correctly in live-action compared to actual interest in such an endeavor. The collapse of ADV and the general decay of the American anime market didn't help it, either. Who's actually still involved remains up in the air, but the last time they said anything about it, the producer of ''Appleseed Ex Machina'', JohnWoo, was a producer and they were looking for more. This was in 2008.
** It is Q2 in the year 2012, and the live-action Evangelion movies are still in development hell. Apparently, the producers got so far as that they needed Gainax to hand over the rights so they could finally get moving... and that's when things fell apart. When ADV went to buy the rights they had optioned, Gainax backed out, citing certain unfulfilled conditions. The producers lost their window with the studio (at least for the moment), and ADV is now suing Gainax over the rights. This happened Q3 2011, and no word has been heard since. Given both ADV's and Gainax's track record with managing money, this may take a while.
* ''ComicBook/TheSandman''. Considering that the people interested in filming it were Joel Schumacher and [[ExecutiveMeddling Jon]] [[GiantSpider Peters]], though, it may be fortunate that this film never got off the ground. One of the proposed scripts is available online. The script Roger Avary and the guys behind ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' worked on was a pretty sweet blending of the first two collections and the "Endless gather again for the first time" scene from ''Season of Mists''. But then the script was sent in for rewrites under Jon Peters, and Neil Gaiman called the script not only the worst ''Sandman'' script he'd seen, but one of the worst scripts he'd ever seen.
** The film adaptation of ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' spin-off ''Death: The High Cost Of Living'' has also been in development hell for several years. IMDB has a release date of 2013 (as of April 2011), but there's not even a ''production company'' attached yet.
* Guillermo del Toro examples:
** It wasn't until making ''PansLabyrinth'' that he finally got a studio to okay his script for ''[[Creator/HPLovecraft At the Mountains of Madness]]'' -- a script that apparently had no romantic subplot, a BittersweetEnding, and [[UltimateEvil very vague monsters]], none of which are things producers want. It was also going to have Ron Perlman, apparently; he joked that [[AuthorAppeal del Toro will let him pick the sort of jar he gets to float in]]. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_mountains_of_madness#Film But Universal Studios gave up on it in 2011, and del Toro gave up on it altogether in 2012]].
** He was also planning an adaptation of ''Domu: A Child's Dream'', by KatsuhiroOtomo (better known for ''Manga/{{Akira}}''), which has apparently been called off due to rights issues.
* ''TheHobbit'' - Peter Jackson has threatened to move production of ''The Hobbit'' over production woes. as Cleolinda [[http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/908754.html#cutid1 put it,]] "Did you guys try to film something over an ancient burial ground? Because, seriously, I can't figure out why we can't make this happen." However, as of 2010/07/28, it now appears JamesCameron has joined as producer, and gotten the studio to back del Toro's vision of a big budget, highly faithful adaption (shot in 3D of course).
** Until further issues caused Del Toro to leave before production even began. The film was finally greenlit in October 2010 with Peter Jackson signed on to direct, but is still suffering, this time with union disputes.
*** The movies finally started filming in late March 2011, and things appear to be going at a fair clip. The first movie has a release date of December 2012, with a full trailer to back it up, so it'll likely end up being SavedFromDevelopmentHell.
* ''Film/GetSmart 2'' was announced in 2008 after the release of the first ''Get Smart'' film set for a release in the summer of 2010. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway and Alan Arkin all claimed they would return, but Carell stated several times later that he wasn't pleased with a script, and rewrites were in place.
* ''TheDamBusters'', a remake of the 1955 classic. Mel Gibson bought the rights in the late 1990s but never made much progress past rumors of filming in west England. Peter Jackson obtained the rights a few years ago and rumor has it that filming had begun in 2009. Then Jackson decided to scrap the film and restart in 3-D.
* The film ''Quality of Life'', a movie that was supposed to wrap up the storyline of the Canadian series ''[[http://www.davincisinquest.com/index_dvi.php DaVinci's Inquest]]'', about a coroner living in downtown Vancouver who champions rights for heroin junkies and prostitutes. The series ended after eight seasons (with one of those seasons being a spin-off where the lead character becomes the Mayor of Vancouver, emulating the real-life example of coroner Larry Campbell). The film was due to be released in 2006, but has been pushed back continually, to the point that it is on hold indefinitely. Of course, considering that the show was canceled by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during an election, and the film deals with hot-button issues like prostitution and safe-injection sites, perhaps there is more to this situation than meets the eye?
* ''ThePunisher'' sequel went through this for awhile.
* There's a lot of [[MarvelUniverse Marvel]] films that appear to have stalled.
** Deadpool is somewhat stalled as its star Ryan Reynolds is tied up with other projects and producers are dead set on Reynolds being its star or the movie won't happen.
** The proposed LukeCage film.
** Both the third ''Film/FantasticFour'' and a spin-off ''SilverSurfer'' movie were stuck here for about two years before Fox decided to reboot the series.
*** A similar situation occurred with the fourth ''Film/SpiderMan'' film, before Columbia greenlit a reboot instead.
** One recurring Film/{{X-Men}} film rumour was a prequel for Magneto. Current status: "[[http://www.empireonline.com/features/future-of-x-men-franchise/3.asp Maybe it'll get made in five years - who knows?]]" This one is but officially dead now with the production of ''X-Men: First Class'', which covers much of the same ground.
** Sub-Mariner
** Comicbook/DoctorStrange: Disney has announced that Dr. Strange will be happening. When is anyone's guess.
* ''WonderWoman'' has been in constant hell for years:
** In 2001, Joel Silver was the producer, asking Todd Alcott to write a script. After blowing through a series of screenwriters in the following years, the project stalled, but appeared to gain traction again in 2005 when Joss Whedon was placed in charge of directing and scripting the film. After nearly two years of no progress on a draft, Whedon left the project on bad terms and it stalled yet again. A spec script was purchased as Whedon departed to ensure the rights didn't revert back, but yet another script was commissioned in 2008.
** David E. Kelley wrote a treatment for a Wonder Woman TV series. It was rejected by NBC, but after seeing the strong initial ratings for Kelley's ''HarrysLaw'' show, they changed their mind. A pilot directed by [=McG=] was produced... and rejected by NBC in May 2011. After seeing the leaked scripts for the project, some Wonder Woman fans consider this a good thing.
*** If [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/nash/specials/33934-wonder-woman-2011 this review]] is anything to go by, it's a VERY good thing. Pants to be darkened!
** The movie project might not be quite dead yet. Nicolas Winding Refn has expressed interest in directing, and Christina Hendricks is being considered for the lead. However, the earliest production start date would be mid 2012 since Refn has another movie beginning filming this summer.
* ''Film/BattleRoyale''. In June 2006, producers Neil Mortiz and Roy Lee announced that they had the greenlight to go ahead with the movie, which would, indeed, retain the "high schoolers killing each other" theme, and that New Line Cinema had given a tentative release date of 2008. Aside from the Virginia Tech Massacre making New Line nervous about the themes, they still haven't acquired the rights to make the film in the first place and apparently don't wish to try.
** ''Battle Royale'' might be fast tracked depending on the performance of ''Film/HungerGames''. In fact, ''The Hunger Games'' may open a new renaissance of human hunting human movies in the same manner as ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' ressurrected the ZombieApocalypse genre
* The ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}'' movie seemed to have been this one for some years, and still is, thanks to the [[TVStrikes writers' strike]].
** ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}'' might actually be one of the rare cases in which DevelopmentHell is good thing. Originally, the script was referred to as a sort of "Dracula Begins" and did away completely with the Vampire Killer. Instead, Simon had a {{BFS}} and everything that makes Castlevania what it is in favor of basically a retelling of Dracula. The current director signed onto the project ''because'' of the Vampire Killer and how the hero can be just as "dangerous and sexy" as the villain. The movie poster revealed in 2009 shows Simon holding a katana as well as the Vampire Killer looking upon Dracula's castle in a similar picture to what is usually used as box art for the games.
** This may be underway now, with James Wan attached as director. But it looks like it won't be anytime soon as he's has other projects in the forefront.
** Paul Anderson is still attached to it somehow, as he was asked about the movie during the promotion of Film/ResidentEvilRetribution. He claimed that there's issues over how to properly adapt it, and apparently some rights issues.
* There is a rumor that there would be a ''FatalFrame'' movie, but it seems we're in for a long wait.
* ''[[http://www.dionaea-house.com/ The Dionaea House]]'', a story told virally over the internet from 2004 to 2006, abruptly stops on several cliffhangers at different points in time, apparently because Warner Bros. purchased rights for a film adaptation. According to [[http://listing-index.ebay.com/movies/The_Dionaea_House.html eBay's film listing]], it was supposed to come out in 2007. [=IMDB=] once had a listing for a 2010 release (under the name ''The Residents'' for some reason), but even that has fallen down the Memory Hole.
** According to the creator it's dead for now. Whether or not [[IncrediblyLamePun the door is still open]] for it to be made remains to be seen.
* ''[[HackSlash Hack/Slash]]'', which is apparently coming along... just at an insanely slow pace (more [[http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=17354 here]]). And now they are planning on making some kind of animated feature.
* ''WorldWarZ''; Creator/JMichaelStraczynski implied the studio was nervous due to script leaking despite being based on a book. The director Marc Foster claims that they're still scripting. And that he doesn't think it'll be his next film. The latest news is that Straczynski's script has been re-written by Matthew Michael Carnahan (for better or for worse), and that Marc Foster has left the project. But other then that nobody knows. Some are speculating that nobody wants to fund a R-rated zombie epic, and the re-writes of the script worries some fans. Some speculate Brad Pitt added himself to the cast just to get the production to move faster.
** The film has been on the verge of collapsing as Paramount was looking for a co-financier to share the risk of the large budget, Plus it's rumored to be PG-13. If they couldn't find a co-financier it was likely to be killed. Supposedly a cinematographer has been chosen and is prepping for the shoot, so we might see it sooner than we think....''maybe''. Keep your fingers crossed.
*** Given the nature of the book, the best director for an adaptation might be Ken Burns.
** Filming has now begun in Malta with plans for a mid 2012 release. Paramount is co-financing with Indian company UTV.
** The movie is now scheduled to come out in June 2013, but is currently going through a very TroubledProduction. It's being re-written yet ''again'' by the polarizing Damon Lindelof. The movie is way over budget, and needs 7 more weeks of re-shoots.
** To put this in perspective, the original shoot lasted around 12 weeks, and produced 52 minutes of usable film. Or less than one minute per day, assuming a five day a week shooting schedule. People are seriously asking if this thing is ever going to be finished.
* Speaking of JMS, he still wants a ''Series/BabylonFive'' made-for-cinema movie someday. There was a project to produce one in 2004, but it was aborted in 2005. It would have been called "The Memory of Shadows" and involved Galen and an EarthForce intelligence officer tracking down an intergalactic conspiracy that used Shadow technology.
* ''Meg,'' which was supposed to have arrived in 2005.
* The American adaptation of ''Film/{{Infection}}''
* ''Tulia'', which is about an attorney who works on behalf of a group of local black men who are wrongly convicted of their involvement in a drug ring. Likely the source material has derailed this project.
* Similarly, ''Pinkville,'' which is about the My Lai Massacre.
* At one point there was talk of a ''DeadRising'' movie.
* The ''SinCity'' sequels. After the box office success of the first movie in 2005, RobertRodriguez announced plans to film the next two installments back-to-back the following year. Frank Miller was working on a screenplay based on "A Dame To Kill For", with production expected to begin in the summer of 2006. Instead, Rodriguez made ''{{Grindhouse}}'' with QuentinTarantino (who collaborated with him on the first ''Sin City''). Nothing more was said about the project until 2010, when Rodriguez announced that production would begin once he had completed work on ''SpyKids 4-D''.
** Rodriguez [[http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Movies/Sin-City-2-announced.aspx?cp-documentid=29614653 announced]] at the 2011 [=ComicCon=] that ''Sin City 2'' is officially back on the table, and that he is working on "refining the script". Only time will tell if anything comes of it.
*** Shooting is due to begin on the sequel in November, although no word yet on what'll happen with Shellie and Manute (the characters played by BrittanyMurphy and MichaelClarkeDuncan, both since deceased).
* Since ''Film/{{Superman}} Returns'' was mentioned, everyone was signed to a sequel to that, but it got postponed over and over again (the middling box office returns helped Warner not prioritize its production), and was eventually cancelled and replaced with a reboot.
* ''TheBadSeed'' remake, not counting the 1985 MadeForTVMovie [[spoiler: (in which, unlike the first film - but like the novel and play - [[TheBadGuysWin the evil little girl's mother kills herself while the girl survives]]).]]
* ''[[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Halloween 9]]'' seemed to have stalled. Once producer Mustapha Akkad died, the 9th film appeared to have died with him. Ironically, the remake of the first film got fast-tracked once he died. That means the fate of John Tate and Molly Cartwell (Michelle Williams), who were PutOnABus at the end of ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'' ("Drive down to the Beckers") will probably never be resolved.
** A bit of trivia. There was actually a contest sponsored by Dimension Films at one point that would award one lucky fan with a bit of screen time in this movie. Needless to say, a winner was apparently announced. Said winner was shown on the 30th anniversary documentary, including showing the announcement of her winning. She was an extra in [[Film/{{Halloween 2007}} the remake]].
* The ''{{Spawn}}'' movie sequel.
* Hey Paul Reubens, when are you going to make those new Pee-wee Herman movies? At last report, two sequels were being written back-to-back but Herman's stage show has stalled production of said movies.
* The ''GearsOfWar'' film has hit Many road blocks. New Line has slashed the film's budget and is trimming back the epic plot elements, requiring a new script to be written. Also, Len Wiseman has apparently decided not to direct the film.
* ''{{Onimusha}},'' due to the death of Heath Ledger.
* The ''Film/SilentHill'' film sequel. Somewhat remedied with the announcement of ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'', with a new director/writer, originally scheduled for release in 2011. As of August 2011, the film appeared to be in post-production hell, only to be saved by the eventual announcement of an October 2012 release.
* The sequel to ''DogSoldiers'', which was possibly derailed because of GenderFlip.
* ''RendezvousWithRama'': Now dead since Morgan Freeman (the rights holder) doesn't want to do it now.
* A few years ago there were competing development projects about Hannibal Barca. One with Denzel Washington, another with Vin Diesel. Either one could have been interesting. But so far, nothing.
* The next ''EvilDead'' film, which was either gonna be a sequel or a remake. At one point in time, there was even a rumor floating around about a crossover with the ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'' series, yet another horror franchise with a sequel stuck in DevelopmentHell.
* ''The Sky Is Falling,'' which is said to be the greatest screenplay never filmed.
* Similarly, Brian Flemming's ''Danielle''.
* ''Ripley's Believe it or Not!''
* The IMAX special ''Godzilla: 3D to the Max'' is currently in development hell mostly because the people behind the film have yet to garner any money to actually produce it.
** ''Godzilla: 3D to the Max'' has officially been cancelled. However, LegendaryPictures is currently working on a new Godzilla film simply titled ''{{Godzilla}}''. The teaser was shown at Comic Con earlier this year and the film itself is set to be released in 2014.
* ''{{Hunter}}: The Reckoning''. Rumor has it the project entered Development Hell because UweBoll bought the film rights to the video game; when White Wolf found out just who was going to be adapting one of their properties for cinema, they basically told him, "Don't you fucking dare."
* ''Film/MortalKombat: Devastation'', derailed by Hurricane Katrina. The studio had been set up in New Orleans.
* The ongoing tale of the film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''AConfederacyOfDunces''. First of all, the book was only published years after its author's suicide when his mother found a handwritten manuscript. Attempts were made to make a movie starring John Belushi in 1983, [[AuthorExistenceFailure but then Belushi died]]. Then there was going to be one with John Candy in 1994, [[AuthorExistenceFailure but then Candy also died]]. And then one with Chris Farley in 1997, but then... well... [[AuthorExistenceFailure yeah]]. Yet another attempt with Will Ferrell seemed to be going well, and had even accrued other big names like Lily Tomlin and Mos Def. Then Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the film's setting.
** At one point, John Waters was being considered to direct an adaptation. Waters himself wrote that it was the one and only time he seriously considered making a film not based on one of his own scripts. Oh, what might have been...
** Speaking about Waters, he had planned to direct a family-oriented Christmas comedy called ''Fruitcake'' about a gay teenager finding acceptance during the holidays for a 2007 release. The film never got made due to financial troubles at production company Capitol Films (unlike Waters' newer projects, this did not have studio backing) and seems to have been locked up due to that company's bankruptcy. Waters hasn't directed since then (but has done many acting roles and live appearances).
* The remake of ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}''. Mostly due to the fact that [[ExecutiveMeddling the Weinsteins]] keep rejecting the ideas of every writer and director that has ever been attached to the project. They are making another sequel now...
* The re-release of ''LetItBe''. [[http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/54635/Macca-and-Ringo-say-just-Let-It-Be Sources say]] it will never be released, especially in its original form, as long as Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/RingoStarr are still alive.
* ''[[BloomCounty Opus: The Last Christmas]]'', which is dead according to Berkeley Breathed.
* Similarly, a ''GetFuzzy'' movie has been long rumored.
* And a ''{{ComicStrip/Dilbert}}'' movie has been too.
* What the hell is up with Creator/StephenKing's ''{{Cell}}'' movie? Similarly ''TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon''.
* A remake of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' was originally announced in development, but due to the death of Heath Ledger (who had expressed great interest in playing Alex before the project was announced), it is unlikely that production will continue.
* TheMovie of ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.
** It is currently scheduled to shoot this (2012) summer.
* The American live-action adaptation of ''Wicked City''.
* ''{{Hellsing}}''. A while back, there was a trailer, but nothing more has been even whispered about it. Technically, it was a concept trailer, used to pitch the idea to studios to get them interested in the project. The girl playing Seras in the trailer was a hired model. However, the company developing the film pulled the trailer from their site and Youtube, indicating things may have not gone in favour of the project.
* The rights to make a ''{{Metroid}}'' movie were sold to two unnamed producers in 2003, who then sold them to John Woo in 2005, with a 2006 release date. Since then, not a word on so much as possible casting has been released, and no one's sure if John Woo even still has the rights or not. Although if you want to cause a bit of [[InternetBackdraft trouble with the fans]], suggest that UweBoll obtained the rights and watch what happens.
* Rumors of a ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' movie being in production/already ''existing'' have been floating around since the release of the third game. Fan movies exist, but that seems to be where the trail ends.
* Since at least the early 1990s, Roger Daltrey of TheWho has been attempting to put a biopic of his late bandmate Keith Moon on the big screen. Robert Downey Jr. was once considered for the lead role before, in Daltrey's words, he read the script and did everything in it. Currently, [=IMDB=] lists MikeMyers as playing the title role in "Untitled Keith Moon Project."
* In 1994 there were talks of a film adaptation of the musical ''IntoTheWoods'', where RobinWilliams would have played The Baker. Sadly, it never came to pass.
* A sequel for ''EasternPromises'' was supposed to happen, with Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Cassel reprising their roles, but in the spring of 2012, director David Cronenberg announced that the project had fallen apart.
* An entire section of this page can go to planned video game movies, among other things, ''RainbowSix'' (based off part 3) with John Woo as director, ''PerfectDark'' was announced in 2001 (later changed to a TV series but still no word), ''CrazyTaxi'' back in 2000, and of all things a LIVE-ACTION ''{{Pac-Man}}'' movie was announced in 2003.
** ''AmericanMcGeesAlice''. There were even rumors of TimBurton directing, probably just because the game appears heavily inspired by his works. A [[Film/AliceInWonderland Burton-directed Alice movie]] has been eventually released for real, but it has nothing to do with the videogame.
** The ''{{Bioshock}}'' movie project has taken this road because of budgetary concerns, still unresolved as of summer 2010, also due to Gore Verbinski not wanting to compromise the atmosphere for a lighter rating. This also led to the higher ups deciding to film the movie overseas, forcing Verbinski to step down as director due to his attachment to other projects at home. While he may remain as a producer, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (''28 Weeks Later'') will replace him as director. In an early 2011 interview, Verbinski implied that the project was dead, in part due to difficulty finding anyone willing to finance it as an R-rated picture (and Verbinski's lack of interest in watering down the material for a PG-13.)
*** Fresnadillo has also left the project.
** ''TheSuffering'' is currently slated for a 2012 release. Given that the only available info on the project is from 2005-7, it doesn't seem likely.
** ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' -- the movie, at least. Mostly due to creative control than budgetary constraints/disputes. The resulting collapse of the initial project turned into ''Film/{{District 9}}''. Microsoft has currently stated the project is on hold, most likely as they're focused on ''Halo: Reach''.
*** Creator/StevenSpielberg is attempting to revive the ''Halo'' film, but is instead focusing on the novelizations like ''Fall of Reach'' in order to avoid legal issues with Universal.
*** [[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/04/halo-movie-generation-xbox/ This Wired article]] provides an in depth view of the drama, and points out that the film's failure to materialize is likely due to Microsoft's inexperience in dealing with Hollywood politics.
** A ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' film was in production for some time and got canceled. Much of the script was reworked for ''Pirates of the Carribean.'' So the first high-quality theme park movie adaptation could have been the first high-quality video game movie adaptation.
* The long-awaited ''EndersGame'' film. The book was published in 1985 and has since been considered one of the greatest works of the genre. A film has been discussed as early as 1998, but a script was only announced in 2003. It then drifted into creator disputes before Card grasped control for himself and wrote his own script, finally completing it in February of '09. How that turns out remains to be seen.
** At last report, Summit picked up the project from Warner Bros. and has hired Gavin Hood to direct. Casting is currently underway with Hugo child actor Asa Butterfield in the role of Ender.
** One big reason for this, according to Card himself, is that he's not allowing the directors to take any liberties with the story. "If the movie gets made, it'll be the movie ''I'' want to make, not the movie ''they'' want to make." Naturally, it's a rare director willing to work under those conditions. Fans can at least be consoled in that if the movie gets made, it'll probably be very faithful.
** As of September 2012, the movie is fully cast ((complete with ''CreatorCameo'')) and currently in production by Summit Entertainment. It's slated for release on November 1st, 2013.
* Apparently, there were plans for a ''Literature/WarriorCats'' movie, but they were dropped when it was considered a gamble in light of the economic recession, due to [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids the appropriateness of the content of what is ostensibly a children's series]]. The film's status has been downgraded from "definitely going to happen", to "not even under consideration".
* The sequel for ''TheIncredibleHulk'' has fallen into this territory. While some actors are under contract or willing to return for the sequel, Norton himself is not and it is unclear if he will reprise his role. Leterrier has gone back and forth on the decision, but has stated that he's open to directing the sequel, but it's predicted that said sequel won't be coming out until at least 2012 and after the much anticipated ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' film. Although Kevin Feige doesn't sound to confident about it.
* The rumors about a ''XenaWarriorPrincess'' movie have been circling around since the series ended in 2001. It has been discussed many times by series creator Rob Tapert, who kept saying it was stuck because of legal issues at Universal. Looks like it will never get made, though.
* The ''DragonridersOfPern'' has been in development hell since probably the 80's. At one time there was a TV series that was in production, but it was basically InNameOnly so it never went forward (most people see this as a good thing). A movie was supposed to be released last year (2009), but the date has been pushed back to 2011.
* ''The Brazilian Job'', sequel to the 2003 remake of ''[[TheItalianJob2003 The Italian Job]]'' has been in the works since 2004 but was never finished due to the inability for the studio to agree on a finalized script. There have been rumors that a script was being considered in 2009, but nothing final. The project is currently still listed as being in development, but there's not even a projected year of release, so don't expect it anytime soon.
** There's also rumors that one of the scripts for this film ended up becoming ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast Five]]'', which is plausible, given that the plot for ''The Brazilian Job'' sounds almost identical to that film.
* ''Franchise/JurassicPark IV'' was originally rumored to be in pre-production as far back as 2002, starring (a rumored) David Boreanaz as an ex-military operative who goes back to the original island to stop an industrialist from creating a new race of genetically-engineered "smart" dinosaurs. Most of the cast from the first film were set to appear, but ended up changing their decisions as time went on. After a few script reviews, and reports that Spielberg was unhappy with the different drafts that had been written, the project dropped off the face of the Earth. In 2011, Joe Johnston expressed interest in doing the film after ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. Whether [=JP4=] happens or not is anyone's guess.
* The planned ''JusticeLeague'' film (in a serious case of WhatCouldHaveBeen) petered out after a year in development. In 2007, pre-production got underway, with many major names attached to star in the film (including Adam Brody as The Flash, Common as GreenLantern John Stewart, and Michael Gough as Alfred [reprising his role from the 90's ''Film/{{Batman}}'' franchise]). Numerous problems happened during pre-production (the film's costume designer passed away, a Hollywood writer's strike derailed the script development and there were rumors that director George Miller [''MadMax''] had been canned from the project). Finally, the film was delayed less than ''a month'' before it began shooting. It is now indefinitely on hold.
* The ''RoboCop'' remake was this at first. It eventually started shooting, and will be released 2013.
* A third ''{{Fletch}}'' movie has been in the works since 1997, with KevinSmith once attached to direct and Ben Affleck and even Zach Braff for the title role. [[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20342679,00.html This]] ''Entertainment Weekly'' article has all the sordid details.
* ''Tongue of Fury'', the sequel to ''KungPow: Enter the Fist'', was announced since the end of the first film in 2002. However, no word of it has ever surfaced. WordOfGod states that Steve Oedekerk is still sifting through a huge library of Hong Kong martial arts films to find the right scenes to lift. There were also rumors of a possible 2010 release.
* The ''Elfstones of {{Shannara}}'' and ''[[MagicKingdomOfLandover Magic Kingdom for Sale -- SOLD!]]'' movies. Yes, there are plans. One version of the proposed script for the latter would have given Ben a son and daughter, but Terry Brooks nixed that because their characters weren't developed enough.
* The third ''Film/JamesBond'' film starring TimothyDalton, eventually titled ''The Property of a Lady'' -- MGM was going through many turmoils, and eventually Dalton's contract expired. Then PierceBrosnan was hired, and the rest is history (the 6-year gap between ''Film/LicenceToKill'' and ''Film/GoldenEye'' remains the largest of the series).
** And now ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', the 23rd entry in the series, has been lagging in development hell since 2010. Thankfully, it made it off the ground and the release date is set for October 2012.
* ''TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossTheEighthDimension'' has two of these: The sequel film ''Buckaroo Banzai vs. the World Crime League'', which stalled out despite enthusiastic responses from the original cast; and an animated spinoff TV series on Fox, ''Buckaroo Banzai: Ancient Secrets and New Mysteries''. At this point, they can both be considered dead. The DVD release of the original move was this for about a decade, due to a complicated rights issue that was not resolved until the death of the license holder.
* Diane Duane wrote a screenplay for the first book of the ''YoungWizards'' series and reported that it was in very early development stages on the Young Wizards website back in 2007. As of 2010, there has been no progress whatsoever towards a finished movie.
* The live action {{Voltron}} film.
** Due to rights issues between the American rights holders (they own the names) and the Japanese rights holders (they own the likenesses). This seems to have been settled and there were rumors that Paramount and Relativity would team up on an adaptation back in Spring 2011 but nothing has been heard since.
* Even after the under performance of the first ''ReignOfFire'' film, actors from the film still indicated that their still might be a sequel in the works.
* The third ''Alien vs. Predator'' film.
* A fifth IndianaJones movie is much rumored by Spielberg, Lucas, Ford and LaBeouf. Considering that the fourth film was in DevelopmentHell for nineteen years, it's hard to say if anything will come of the fifth film.
* There's been talk going around about filming the first installment of Literature/TheWheelOfTime, ''The Eye Of The World'' since the turn of the century, but absolutely nothing has come of it. Probably because nobody likes the implications of filming the first in a series of 14.
* Something called ''Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill'', starring [[{{Borat}} Sacha Baron Cohen]] and written by TinaFey, was supposed to come out around 2007 or 2008. It's still listed as an upcoming project on both Cohen and Fey's [=IMDb=] pages.
* The ''{{Rifts}}'' movie. JerryBruckheimer picked up the right in 2004, and has been renewing the option every year, but doesn't seem to have done anything with it yet. Though, considering how other Rifts spin-offs (like the CCG and the N-Gage video game) went, this may not be a bad thing.
* A {{biopic}} of [[SilentAgeOfHollywood silent film]] comedian [[FattyArbuckle Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle]] has been in this state for about three decades. Like the aforementioned ''AConfederacyOfDunces'', it had JohnBelushi, John Candy and Chris Farley lined up to star in it shortly before their respective deaths. No word has come out of it since.
* This is the current and probably permanent location of the proposed film of the television series ''[[Series/BlakesSeven Blake's 7]]'' since Paul Darrow (the actor who played Avon) resigned from the project due to "artistic differences".
* The Snoop Dogg movie ''Black Ice'' has been on and off in development for the latter part of the decade. Snoop said in a recent interview that scheduling and communication issues have caused the delays, but insists that it'll see the light of day.
* The ''Film/RedDawn2012'' remake was stalled during post-production for a long time because of MGM's financial issues, after the company's restructuring, the film was finally completed and Film District acquired the distribution rights with a release date set for November 21st 2012.
* A {{biopic}} about Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland during WorldWarII, was announced in 2000, with Finnish director Renny Harlin attached. The filming has been postponed many times due to budgetary issues. Harlin finally pulled out in May 2011, but it is unclear whether the project will go on without him.
* A remake of ''TheIncredibleShrinkingMan'' has been in the works since 2001, with EddieMurphy's name often attached. It's still apparently in pre-production.
* In 1992 it was announced that JohnHughes had [[http://www.variety.com/article/VR100425.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=warner+in+%27peanuts%27+set signed a development deal with Warner Brothers]] to write and produce a live-action ''{{Peanuts}}'' movie. Nothing more was heard of the project after that.
* There has also been a lot of talk about the musical version of ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' being made into a movie. It appears to be just that: talk. Oh sure, it's said to be officially confirmed, but only recently have they began looking for a cast, at least three years after the confirmation of it...
* The Brazilian movie ''Chatô'' started filming in 1998. It spent a lot of money, led his director to get sued, but no one even knows if it will ever come out!
* There were also rumors of a new {{Godzilla}} movie coming out, which had been slated for a 2010 release, was to be filmed in 3-D, and evidently involved a battle in Las Vegas.
* ''RedSonja'', specially since the ''ConanTheBarbarian2011'' tanked at the box office.
* ''{{Terminator}} 5'', thanks to the rights being up in the air. [[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/02/16/arnold-schwarzenegger-terminator/ Not that they're not attempting it.]]
* The remake of ''TheEntity''.
* The adaptation of Sister Souljah's urban fiction novel ''The Coldest Winter Ever''. The adaptation was rumored as far back as 01 or 02. But nothing ever came of it. Then in 05 Jada Pinkett-Smith tried to get it off the ground as a producer but it fell through.
* The remake of ''TheWiz'', which was rumored to star {{Aaliyah}} and R&B singer Ginuwine. This was back in 1999-2000. But the idea seemed to stall even before Aaliyah's untimely death.
* The new adaptation of ''TheCrow''. Nobody could agree on a script. Stephen Norrington eventually left the project. Then a lawsuit between Harvey Weinstein and RelativityMedia threatened the project again. Relativity won the suit and F. Javier Gutiérrez was named as director in January 2012.
* Directors have been offering to make a film adaptation of ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' since its release. When author J.D. Salinger was asked permission, he said no.
* ''The Minds of Billy Milligan'', the story of a (actual) man with multiple personalities, was adapted into a screenplay called ''The Crowded Room'' by Todd Graff in something like the late 1970s. Dozens of actors, producers and directors including James Cameron (who wrote a second screenplay) and Steven Soderburgh have signed onto the project and quit.
* The remake of ''{{Barbarella}}'' has been stuck here for a while. Back in 2008, Universal was gearing it up with Robert Rodriguez as the director. RoseMcGowan was to take the role of Barbarella, but Universal freaked out over the high budget and they didn't think [=McGowan=] was right for the role. Rodriguez was not willing to make any changes, so he shopped the remake to other studios. Further problems came when his backers wanted Barbarella to be aimed for the German audience. Rodriguez didn't like that plan, so he finally gave up in May of 2009. Recently, it was announced that Robert Luketic was to take over the director's chair, but production didn't really get off the ground. Now that the film's proposed producer, Dino De Laurentiis, has died, the remake now seems really unlikely.
** Though now there are currently rumors that AnneHathaway is attached to the remake.
* There is little news of the American adaptation of ''Manga/DeathNote'' which was said to be released in 2011 (with a rumor around that the protagonist would be played by ZacEfron). A director had just been announced, so it might be a year or two before production starts.
* The JuliaRoberts / RyanReynolds film ''Fireflies in the Garden'' has been mired in post-production hell since being finished in early 2008 due to mixed early word, the film's original distributor (the same one as the aforementioned ''AllTheBoysLoveMandyLane'') going under, and legal issues involving the film rights. It's also notable that Roberts was even doing the talk show rounds promoting the film's forthcoming release...in 2008. It has been released internationally though.
** It eventually get a US release through another distributor in 2011, giving HaydenPanettiere two movies that were SavedFromDevelopmentHell that year (''[[{{Hoodwinked}} Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil]]'', completed in 2009, came out earlier in 2011).
* The IMDB has had a listing for a forthcoming live-action version of ''KikisDeliveryService'' since at least 2005. We can only hope the situation remains unchanged indefinitely.
* The ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' film ''Extinction'' has been put on hold indefinitely. This is due to the cancellation of ''Series/StargateUniverse'' and MGM's waning interest in the franchise.
** Same goes for the third ''Series/StargateSG1'' movie, ''Stargate: Revolution'', which would have featured the SGC going public.
* ''{{Wanted}}'' was supposed to get a sequel, yet everyone involved in it got so busy (the director with ''AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'', the protagonist with ''Film/{{X-Men}}: First Class'') that the producer has since said the movie "will not happen any time soon if at all."
* The film adaptation of GreenDay's rock opera ''AmericanIdiot'' has been in development since 2005. Several scripts have been written, and Tom Hanks has expressed interest in producing the film, but nothing definitive has yet been announced. When asked if the movie was truth, lie, or mystery, drummer Tre Cool responded that it was "a true mystery".
* There is something of a cottage industry based around rumors about live-action adaptations of anime films:
** The live-action ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' film was announced sometime between 2005-2007, but nothing has come of it since. KeanuReeves (who is supposed to playing the lead character, Spike Spiegel) has given conflicting statements about his involvement in it.
** The ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' live-action film is quickly becoming this, with more and more prospective producers passing on the project.
** There was talk around 2008-9 of a live-action remake of ''GhostInTheShell'', possibly produced or directed by Creator/StevenSpielberg, but he seems to have passed on it in favour of other projects.
* ''TheGreatKhan'', Sergei Bodrov's follow-up to the 2007 ''Film/{{Mongol}}''.
* The ''Series/{{Skins}}'' movie. It was supposed to be released in summer 2011, but as of the last report they're having difficulty even just figuring out which characters are going to be in it. While it was originally supposed to focus just on tying up Generation 2's loose ends, they also were trying to shoehorn in a few characters from Generation 1, and then with the new third generation things became even more complicated. Especially with some fan speculation that the upcoming sixth series may be the show's last, and the film may end up being the wrap-up to the ''whole franchise''. Maybe now that the US remake has been cancelled Bryan Elsley will be free to focus on the film again and we'll start getting some answers.
* The second ''{{The X-Files}}'' movie fell victim to this. The show ended in 2002, but the script for the movie ended up in DevelopmentHell for six years. What was ''supposed'' to be a continuation of the MythArc ended up being a drawn-out Monster of the Week episode featuring a psychic. The fans were not pleased. It didn't do well. Now fans are hoping a third movie will wrap up loose threads of the plot.
** Chris Carter stated that he would make a third X-Files movie featuring the 2012 invasion promised by the series finale and was to be released in the summer of 2012, if the second X-Files movie did well. 2012 is here, and no mention has ever been made about a third film.
* ''Film/KickAss 2: Balls to the Wall''. The film was intended to be ready in time for a 2012/2013 release but has been put on hold due director Matthew Vaughn being busy with other projects and star Aaron Johnson wanting to be closer to his family. So far, the only things that are known are that Hit Girl will become the main character and Katie will return. It is confirmed to start shooting in September 2012.
* A few years ago, TomHanks expressed interest in making and starring in film adaptations of ArthurCClarke's ''[[TwoThousandOne 2061]]'' and ''3001'', although nothing has been heard of this since.
* A sequel to ''NewJackCity'' has been in development since 1991, when it was announced to begin filming for a Christmas 1992 release. Since then, the project has been off-and-on in development. Most recently, there were plans to make it straight-to-DVD but not much is known yet.
* The remake of ''RevengeOfTheNerds''. ''Film/{{Fanboys}}'' director Kyle Newman was given the greenlight to direct a remake back in 2007. Unfortunately, the studio kept cutting the budget, and the only college in Georgia that would let them film was an all girls school, as the other colleges had previously had bad experiences with film crews. The studios also kept on making demands for things as trivial as the main characters wardrobe, then after the all girls school found out that the film was more "risque" then the crew had let on, they were kicked out and had no money left to finish the movie, so the studio pulled the plug on the remake and nothing has been heard ever since.
* For awhile, there was talk of a sequel to ''{{Spawn}}''; Michael Jai White even expressed interest in reprising his role, but as of now(2011), all plans for a sequel seem to have all but faded.
* A live-action film of ''{{Transmetropolitan}}'' has been been in the early proposal/planning stages for over a decade now; spearheaded by long-time fan PatrickStewart, who is the fan-favorite to play Spider Jerusalem. At one point, an animated version was proposed, with Steward voicing Jerusalem. Ellis and Robertson have indicated that they would like TimRoth to play the title role; but as of this time, no production has started on any adaptation.
* It's possible the fourth ''TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' film will enter this, [[http://www.aslanscountry.com/2011/10/gresham-confirms-waldens-contract-expired/ as the contract of production company Walden Media with the C.S. Lewis estate has expired]].
* Around 2003, RobertZemeckis was planning to remake the William Castle film ''Macabre'' for Dark Castle Entertainment (a company he co-founded with Joel Silver) at some point in between the productions of ''ThePolarExpress'' and ''Film/{{Beowulf}}''. After Zemeckis got heavily into motion capture, he abandoned the project and eventually left Dark Castle to start Imagemovers Digital. Nothing has been heard about the project since.
* A ''[[{{Gunnm}} Battle Angel]]'' film with director James Cameron. On again off again with rumors as far back as the early 2000s including supposed casting calls for a lithe girl who could move like a cat ... then nothing. Then he said he was waiting for the technology to catch up to his vision. Then ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Is he even working on it still? Who knows.
* The ''Film/{{Clue}}'' remake, first announced in 2006. At first it was announced as a straight remake of the 1985 comedy, then it wasn't, then Gore Verbinski joined the project, then it was a straight remake again. The Wikipedia page for the 1985 film currently lists a release date of 2013.
* [[http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5813834 This]] ESPN the Magazine article gives an inside account of the process of getting stuck in Development Hell -- specifically, David Fleming's attempt to get ''Breaker Boys'', his book on the 1925 Pottsville Maroons, an early NFL team that had its championship revoked after bitter lobbying from richer rival team owners, onto the big screen. Fleming sees this as a larger failure than most -- because the movie isn't getting made, the NFL won't be forced to admit its mistake and restore the stolen championship.
** Ultimately, the project was sunk by the failure of ''{{Leatherheads}}'', which studios believed signified there was no money to be made in a movie about football in the 1920s. As the article mentions, ''Leatherheads'' was itself stuck in development hell until GeorgeClooney stepped into the picture. Fleming's ESPN colleague Rick Reilly wrote the original screenplay in 1991... and it hit theaters in 2008. It's a point of contention between Fleming and Reilly as to who got the worse deal.
* A ''{{Robotech}}'' live action film was announced in 2008 by Harmony Gold and Warner Bros. A certain Tobey Maguire was said to be producing it. Also heavily hyped was the announcement that Lawrence Kasdan (yes, the same one who wrote ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', and ''TheBodyguard'') had written a script. Things were looking up until the fans were informed that Mr. Kasdan's script was handed over to Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (writers of ''{{Smallville}}'' and ''Herbie Fully Loaded'') for a rewrite. The script was then handed to another writer named Tom Rob Smith for yet another rewrite. Just given the questionable sanity involved in not just going with a script by a lauded screenwriter (let alone entrusting it to a two mediocre writers and then one nobody to "rewrite") ''Robotech'' fans are no longer optimistic that this film will be worth seeing if it is ever made.
* At one point Paul Greengrass was gonna make a biopic about Martin Luther King's march to Selm,a Alabama. But so far nothing.
* ''{{Witchblade}}'' was in development not too long ago.
* An adaptation of ''TheBellJar'' by SylviaPlath has been in the works since at least 2010, if not earlier. It's been pushed back repeatedly and IMDB has very little information that hasn't changed much in all this time. The only screen adaptation of the novel that's been released was back in the 1970s and the few people who've actually seen it will usually tell you that it's terrible, so maybe it's a good thing this will probably never be released.
* ''Film/{{Jumanji}} 2'', which would have involved the Jumanji board, after being spotted in the ocean, uncovered by two girls from France, building on [[SequelHook a scene at the end of the film]]. It was scrapped when Chris Van Allsburg wrote ''{{Zathura}}'' as a sequel to the book that inspired the movie, with the intent of making TheMovie based on the book (which ironically is more of a SpiritualSuccessor).
* The WesleySnipes western ''Gallowwalker'' was shot in 2006, with reshoots done in 2009, but as of 2012 remains unreleased (partially due to Snipes's legal issues, which previously led to delays in the reshoots).
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has been propositioned for a film several times since the last time he was on the big screen (starring Peter Cushing). The 1996 TV movie doesn't count as it was still considerably low budget. Most attempts were stalled due to the uncertainty of the franchise, especially considering any theatrical movie would have been a total reimagining. One proposal had the Doctor and Master as brothers with Borusa as their father. Another would have reimagined the Daleks as bipedal Terminator style machines. And yet another, more recent proposal wanted to cast Johnny Depp as the Doctor. Currently, David Yates, has propositioned a Doctor Who film despite the lack of official cast or crew on board. There is also the strong apprehension of Who fans against a non-Whoniverse Doctor Who film. Interestingly, the Doctor's status in the current series as being "Last of the Time Lords." is borrowed from the working sub-title for the late 80s movie proposal.
* ''StarBlazers'' was originally licensed by Disney. Somehow the script was leaked over the internet and the feedback was universally negative. Their treatment would have included almost none of the the characters from the series and would have turned the Star Force into a ragtag band of misfits. The Yamato/Argo would have been renamed Arizona (allegedly after the WWII American ship sunk at Pearl Harbor) and constructed under Mount Rushmore. Given the location, this was not, unlike the anime, a spaceship built from the wreck of a sunken WWII ship. Thus, naming the ship after a sunken WWII ship was for no discernable reason in this case. Disney allowed the film license to expire. Christopher McQuarrie announced in 2011 that he was currently working on a script for Skydance Productions. It remains to be seen whether an American ''Star Blazers'' film even remains viable given the 2010 Japanese production of a live action theatrical ''SpaceBattleshipYamato'' (the source material for ''Star Blazers)''.
* A third film based on ''TheBlairWitchProject'' is announced so many times that it's a clear case of this.
* The movie version of TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy was here for a long time. Rumor has it, in part due to Douglas Adams himself not working well with Hollywood movie production. Not problems getting along with them, but problems accomplishing anything. His untimely death substantially unstuck a lot of the problems, and the film was eventually made (and didn't do very well, so no sequel).
* The movie adaptation of ''ComicBook/AntMan''. Edgar Wright then said that he'd start working on it once he was done with ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''. It's been two years since that movie came out, and still no word if he's working on it.
