Christopher McQuarrie's unrealized projects
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The following is a list of unproduced Christopher McQuarrie projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie 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.
1990s
Alexander
On July 30, 1999, it was reported that McQuarrie was attached to direct Alexander, a biographical film about Alexander the Great, for Warner Bros. Pictures.[1] The project, described as McQuarrie's "dream project", was developed over the course of several years. By 2000, he revealed that he was retooling the project ever since directing his first feature; "My vision of Alexander has been completely blown apart. I am starting all over from scratch. Knowledge is death in my experience. The more I know about film, the harder it is to create freely."[2]
2000s
The Prisoner
On April 5, 2000, it was announced that McQuarrie would script the film adaptation of the 1960s television series The Prisoner, under director Simon West and producer Barry Mendel at Universal Pictures with Patrick McGoohan, who created the original series, serving as executive producer.[3][4]
Men of Destiny
https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/25/who-are-the-men-of-destiny
Iron Curtain
McQuarrie had written the action thriller screenplay Iron Curtain in 2003,[5] and by March 2004 was attached to also direct and produce the project for Intermedia,[6] before the rights later transferred to the Resurgence Media Group. On April 24, 2023, it was announced that the project had been revived at Amazon Studios, with McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen set to rewrite the screenplay and McQuarrie also producing the project alongside Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society.[5]
Untitled military action adventure film
On March 18, 2004, it was reported that McQuarrie would write the screenplay for an untitled military action adventure film for Paramount Pictures, with Sean Daniel, Jim Jacks, and Michelle Manning producing and McQuarrie also serving as an executive producer.[6]
Booth
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Last Mission
https://culturepulp.typepad.com/culturepulp/2008/12/the-culturepulp-qa-christopher-mcquarrie.html
The Champions
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/pair-projects-christopher-mcquarrie-123044/
The Monster of Florence
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/pair-projects-christopher-mcquarrie-123044/
Flying Tigers
On December 18, 2008, it was announced that McQuarrie was set to reunite with Tom Cruise on the war film Flying Tigers, based on the aviation unit of the same name, with McQuarrie writing the screenplay with Mason Alley for New Regency. The project was one of three potential collaborations being developed by McQuarrie for Cruise at the time, alongside The Champions and The Tourist.[10][11]
The Wolverine
On August 14, 2009, it was reported that McQuarrie had been hired to write the screenplay for the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine for 20th Century Fox.[12]
2010s
Unforgiven film
On August 25, 2010, it was announced that GK Films had set McQuarrie to write a film adaptation of the British miniseries Unforgiven (2009) as a potential star vehicle for Angelina Jolie.[13] On November 8, 2011, it was announced that Scott Frank had been hired to direct the project and would also perform rewrites on the script.[14]
On June 25, 2013, it was announced that McQuarrie was set to return to the project, and would now serve as director and producer as well as writer.[15]
Star Blazers
In February 2011, McQuarrie was hired by Skydance Media to write and produce a feature film adaptation of the 1970s animated television series Star Blazers (itself an adaptation of anime Space Battleship Yamato).[16] In 2013, he was selected to direct the project, with Zach Dean being hired to write a new draft of the script in 2017.[17][18]
Rubicon
Without Remorse
On August 7, 2012, it was announced that McQuarrie would write and produce a film adaptation of the Tom Clancy novel Without Remorse for Paramount Pictures, with an eye towards directing the project.[19] By 2018, McQuarrie was no longer involved with the project, with Michael B. Jordan set to star and produce and Stefano Sollima directing.[20][21]
Ice Station Zebra remake
On May 6, 2013, it was announced that McQuarrie had been set by Warner Bros. to write and direct the action thriller Ice Station Zebra, a remake of the 1968 film of the same name and itself adapted from the 1963 novel by Alistair MacLean.[22]
Three to Kill
On November 20, 2013, it was announced that McQuarrie would direct an adaptation of the Jean-Patrick Manchette novel Three to Kill for Andrew Lauren Productions, with Colin Firth set to star in the project and Howard A. Rodman writing the screenplay.[23]
Jack Reacher sequel
The Chameleon
On July 26, 2017, it was announced that McQuarrie and Terence Winter were developing The Chameleon for Netflix, based on a New Yorker article by David Grann about Frédéric Bourdin, with McQuarrie aiming the direct the project while Winter co-wrote the screenplay with Carl Capotorto. Winter and McQuarrie were also set to produce the project alongside Rachel Winter and Heather McQuarrie.[24]
Man of Steel sequel
https://comicbook.com/dc/news/man-steel-2-christopher-mcquarrie-henry-cavill/
https://theplaylist.net/christopher-mcquarrie-superman-green-lantern-20190705/
2020s
Untitled Space X film
Untitled musical film
On August 8, 2022, it was also reported that Cruise and McQuarrie were also developing an original musical project as a star vehicle for Cruise.[25]
Untitled Les Grossman film
Cruise and McQuarrie were also reported as interested in a project involving Les Grossman, Cruise's character in Tropic Thunder, though it was unknown if this would be an entire film centered on Grossman or if the character would be borrowed for one of the other projects.[25]
References
- ^ Shaw, Jessica (July 30, 1999). "Re: Best Unproduced Screenplays". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Pulver, Andrew (November 17, 2000). "'It's an intimate love story between two men. Try selling that to Warner Bros.'". The Guardian. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Lyons, Charles; McNary, Dave (April 5, 2000). "Mendel unlocks 'Prisoner'". Variety. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "McQuarrie Swears The Prisoner Will Not Be Altered". IGN. September 20, 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (April 24, 2023). "Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society, Christopher McQuarrie To Produce Action Thriller 'Iron Curtain' In Works At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ a b McNary, Dave (March 18, 2004). "McQuarrie reports for duty at Par". Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Billington, Alex (December 31, 2008). "Interview: Valkyrie Screenwriter/Producer Christopher McQuarrie". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Schmidlin, Charlie (April 26, 2013). "Christopher McQuarrie Wishes He Could Remake 'Way of the Gun,' Admits He "Alienated" Himself From The Film Industry". IndieWire. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (November 16, 2008). "McQuarrie to write, produce UA duo". Variety. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "McQuarrie To Write Flying Tigers". December 18, 2008.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (December 18, 2008). "'Valkyrie' writer, Tom Cruise re-team".
- ^ Hewitt, Chris (August 14, 2008). "Chris McQuarrie To Write Wolverine 2". Empire. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 25, 2010). "GK Films Sets Christopher McQuarrie To Draft 'Unforgiven' For Angelina Jolie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 8, 2011). "Scott Frank To Write And Direct GK Films Adaptation Of British Miniseries 'Unforgiven'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 25, 2013). "Christopher McQuarrie Returns To Write, Direct GK Films Adaptation Of British Miniseries 'Unforgiven'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 21, 2011). "'True Grit' Co-Financier Skydance Targets 'Star Blazers' For Christopher McQuarrie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 30, 2013). "Chris McQuarrie To Direct 'Star Blazers' From '70s Sci-Fi Anime Series For Skydance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 20, 2017). "Skydance Sets Zach Dean To Ready 'Star Blazers' For Christopher McQuarrie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 7, 2012). "Paramount Confirms Christopher McQuarrie Taking On Tom Clancy's 'Without Remorse'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (September 20, 2018). "Michael B. Jordan to Play Tom Clancy Character John Clark in New Film Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (December 5, 2018). "'Sicario 2' Filmmaker to Direct Michael B. Jordan in 'Without Remorse' Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Kit, Borys (May 6, 2013). "Christopher McQuarrie to Write, Direct Remake of 'Ice Station Zebra' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 20, 2013). "Christopher McQuarrie To Helm Colin Firth In 'Three To Kill'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 26, 2017). "Christopher & Heather McQuarrie Team With Rachel & Terence Winter On David Grann's 'The Chameleon' For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 8, 2022). "Tom Cruise & Christopher McQuarrie Plotting New Musical, Action Thriller & More Les Grossman While Speed Flying Through 'Mission: Impossible 8'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2024.