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The following is a list of unproduced Matt Reeves projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director and producer Matt Reeves has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell into development hell, were officially cancelled, or would eventually be completed by a different production team.

2000s

The Invisible Woman

On October 6, 2000, it was announced that Reeves was working with ABC and Touchstone Television to develop an hourlong coming-of-age drama set in the 1970s about a family turmoil, told from the perspective of an 11 year old boy. In addition to writing, Reeves was to have also direct the project if picked up as a pilot by ABC.[1] He later retooled the project as a feature film titled The Invisible Woman, which he was set to direct for GreeneStreet Films in 2008. At that time, the project was described in Variety as a "Hitchcock-style thriller that probes the mind of a former beauty queen who turns to a life of crime to protect her family." Naomi Watts was cast to star, but the production fell apart before shooting could begin.[2][3] Reeves then pitched The Invisible Woman to Overture Films following the release of Cloverfield,[4][5] and made further attempts to make it after the releases of Let Me In[6][7] and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.[8]

Cloverfield sequel

[3][6]

2010s

Eight O'Clock in the Morning

On April 11, 2011, it was announced that Reeves would write and direct a science fiction thriller based on the Ray Nelson short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" for Universal Pictures, with Strike Entertainment's Eric Newman and Marc Abraham producing. The story had previously been adapted as the John Carpenter film They Live (1988).[9]

This Dark Endeavour

On May 24, 2011, it was announced that Reeves had signed on to direct This Dark Endeavour for Summit Entertainment, a retelling of Frankenstein to be adapted by Jacob Aaron Estes from the novel of the same name by Kenneth Oppel.[10]

The Twilight Zone film

On October 15, 2011, it was announced that Reeves would direct a new film based on the classic television series The Twilight Zone for Warner Bros. Pictures, with a screenplay by Jason Rothenberg and Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson producing through Appian Way Productions alongside Michael Ireland.[11] On December 1, it was announced that Anthony Peckham would rewrite the screenplay, with Joby Harold subsequently being hired for rewrites on June 6, 2012.[12][13] On September 25, 2012, it was announced that reeves was no longer attached to the project owing to scheduling issues.[14]

Beyond Apollo

On May 17, 2012, it was announced that Reeves would produce the thriller Beyond Apollo for director Michael Grodner, with Scott Speedman, Ali Larter, and Bill Pullman starring in the project and production expected to begin in the fall of 2012.[15]

Untitled heist thriller

On December 2, 2014, it was announced that Reeves would direct an untitled heist thriller film for 20th Century Fox based on a pitch by Matt Charman, with Tobey Maguire and Matthew Plouffe producing the project through Material Pictures alongside Reeves and Adam Kassan, who had brought the project to Reeves' attention.[16]

A Shot in the Eye

On March 3, 2015, it was announced that 20th Century Fox had acquired the science fiction spec script A Shot In The Eye, and had set Reeves to produce the project through his 6th & Idaho company.[17]

Spring Offensive

On November 30, 2015, it was announced that Reeves' 6th & Idaho would produce Spring Offensive, a female-led political thriller spec script by Matthew McInerny-Lacombe, acquired by 20th Century Fox, with 6th & Idaho developing the project as a directing vehicle for Reeves.[18]

Untitled Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan project

On April 25, 2016, it was announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired an untitled project based on an original pitch by Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan, which would be produced by Reeves' 6th & Idaho as a potential directing vehicle for Reeves.[19]

The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole

On May 31, 2017, it was announced that Reeves would produce a film adaptation of the Michelle Cuevas book The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole in association with Fox Animation.[20]

Mouse Guard

Reeves was set to produce a film adaptation of the comic book series Mouse Guard for 20th Century Fox, with Wes Ball signing on to direct in September 2017.[21] Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Andy Serkis, and Idris Elba were set to star in the film alongside Sonoya Mizuno, Samson Kayo, and Jack Whitehall, but the project was cancelled on April 17, 2019, two weeks before it was set to begin production, due to Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

The Dime

https://deadline.com/2017/10/fox-the-dime-cop-drama-lesbian-lead-tony-joe-gayton-matt-reeves-1202181261/

Life Sentence

On February 23, 2018, it was announced that Reeves and his 6th & Idaho production company were developing "Life Sentence", a film adaptation of the Matthew Baker short story of the same name, as part of 6th & Idaho's first-look deal with Netflix.[28]

The Epoch Index

https://deadline.com/2018/03/epoch-index-brad-peyton-matt-reeves-justin-rhodes-fox-christian-cantrell-1202311973/

Recursion

https://deadline.com/2018/10/netflix-movie-tv-series-shonda-rhimes-matt-reeves-blake-crouch-novel-recursion-1202476097/

Way Station

On September 13, 2019, it was announced that Reeves' 6th & Idaho had acquired the rights to the Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel Way Station (1963) by Clifford D. Simak, and would develop a feature film adaptation with Netflix as part of 6th & Idaho's first-look deal with the company; Reeves would produce the project alongside his 6th & Idaho partners Adam Kassan and Rafi Crohn, Adam Massey and Lincoln Stalmaster.[29]

2020s

Untitled The Batman prequel series

On July 10, 2020, it was announced that Reeves was developing a companion television series to The Batman focusing on the Gotham City Police Department; Terence Winter was set to serve as showrunner for the series, which received a straight-to-series order from HBO Max.[30] Reeves elaborated on the series on August 22, during the 2020 DC FanDome, stating that it would be a prequel and take place one year prior to The Batman, with the series' protagonist being a corrupt officer in the Gotham City Police Department.[31]

On November 17, it was revealed that Winter had exited the project over creative differences with Reeves and other producers.[32] On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Joe Barton would replace Winter as showrunner for the series.[33]

The Hunt for Atlantis

https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-hunt-for-atlantis-netflix-aaron-berg-matt-reeves-6th-idaho-producing-andy-mcdermott-novel-series-1234578911/

Untitled Sean O'Keefe project

https://deadline.com/2020/12/netflix-sean-okeefe-spenser-confidential-writer-sells-pitch-6th-idaho-1234660066/

The Future

https://deadline.com/2021/01/the-future-sci-fi-tech-drama-hbo-max-matt-reeves-6th-idaho-run-team-1234673104/

Sputnik remake

On March 29, 2021, it was announced that Reeves would serve as producer for an English-language remake of the Russian science fiction film Sputnik (2020), together with Village Roadshow Pictures.[34]

The Human Conditions

On July 23, 2021, it was announced that Reeves and Damon Lindelof would serve among the executive producers for the medical drama series The Human Conditions, created by Oscar Sharp for HBO Max, with Sharp also writing and directing the project.[35]

Smile

On February 22, 2022, Reeves was announced as producer of the vampire film Smile for Netflix, with William McGregor directing and co-writing the screenplay alongside Helen Kingston.[36]

Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life

On January 19, 2023, it was announced Reeves would direct and executive produce a limited series about Buster Keaton starring Rami Malek, with Ted Cohen writing; the project is expected to be based on the biography Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life by James Curtis.[37]

Offers

Superman

Main article: Man of Steel (film)

On September 23, 2010, it was revealed that Reeves was one of several directors approached by Warner Bros. and producer Christopher Nolan about directing a reboot of the Superman film series.[38][7] Zack Snyder was ultimately selected to direct the film, which was eventually titled Man of Steel.[39]

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Main article: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (film)

On October 19, 2010, it was reported that Reeves was one of several directors approached to direct the film adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's 2009 novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for Lionsgate, after the departure of David O. Russell.[40] On November 3, it was reported that Reeves had declined the offer.[41]

The Wolverine

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