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The following is a list of unproduced Jon Favreau projects in chronological order. During his extensive career, American filmmaker Jon Favreau has worked on several projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell in development hell, were officially canceled, were in development limbo or would see life under a different production team.
1990s
[edit]The Marshal of Revelation
[edit]By January 8, 1997, Favreau was developing The Marshal of Revelation, a Western about a Hasidic Jewish gunslinger, and Miramax was handling distribution.[1]
2000s
[edit]Porn Star
[edit]By July 11, 2001, Favreau was hired to rewrite and possibly direct Porn Star, a rom-com initially written by producer Brian Grazer’s wife Gigi Levangie and Gavin Grazer, with Brian producing through Imagine Entertainment, and Universal Pictures was handling distribution.[2]
Date School
[edit]By October 19, 2003, Favreau was attached to direct Date School, a comedy written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, Owen Wilson and Drew Barrymore were set to star, Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld producing the film through Red Hour Productions along with Beau Flynn, & Barrymore’s Flower Films partner Nancy Juvonen will also produce, and DreamWorks Pictures was handling distribution,[3] until he was replaced by Miguel Arteta.[4]
John Carter of Mars
[edit]On October 5, 2005, Favreau was attached to direct the feature film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs sci-fi book series John Carter of Mars, with Ehren Kruger rewriting the screenplay, Sean Daniels and Jim Jinks producing the film with Harry Knowles, and Paramount Pictures handling film distribution,[5] until the film was moved to Disney,[6] and Andrew Stanton directed the film instead of Favreau.
Neanderthals
[edit]In October 2005, Jon Favreau was hired to write and produce Neanderthals, an animated film based on his original concept that was to take place in pre-historic times.[7][8] As of 2010, some concept art was shown online.
The Avengers
[edit]2010s
[edit]Magic Kingdom feature film
[edit]On November 10, 2010, Favreau was attached to direct the feature film adaptation of the Magic Kingdom Park, with Marc Abraham and Eric Newman producing the film through Strike Entertainment, and Walt Disney Pictures handling film distribution,[9] and on June 17, 2011, Michael Chabon was hired to write the screenplay for the Magic Kingdom movie.[10]
Tweaked TV pilot/series
[edit]On October 4, 2011, Favreau was in talks to direct and executive produce his half-hour spec script Tweaked, a single-camera comedy about life and dating among single parents in Santa Monica, California, which will be filmed at CBS Television Studios, and CBS set to broadcast the series,[11] and later that month, CBS closed the deal with Favreau directing and executive producing his pilot, and was starting the casting process.[12]
Ex-Comm TV pilot/series
[edit]On October 5, 2011, Favreau was set to direct and executive produce Ex-Comm, Matthew Senreich & Michael Dougherty’s sci-fi comedic drama series about a newly-elected President and his top secret “Executive Committee” (a.k.a. Ex-Comm), the government’s covert team of America’s most elite minds who investigate and protect our nation from the strangest occurrences and “conspiracy theory truths” out there, with Senreich & Dougherty executive producing the series along with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Seth Green & Heather Kadin for 20th Century Fox Television, and ABC set to broadcast the series.[13]
Star Wars: Episode 7
[edit]Jersey Boys
[edit]By June 5, 2012, Favreau was attached to direct the feature film adaptation of the musical Jersey Boys, with John Logan writing the screenplay, Graham King and Tim Headington producing the film with Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio, and Columbia Pictures handling film distribution,[14] until the film went into turnaround that November,[15] and Favreau was replaced by Clint Eastwood as the film’s director.[16]
untitled divorce comedy pilot/series
[edit]On September 7, 2012, Favreau was set to executive produce Warren Lieberstein & Halsted Sullivan’s comedy series about a divorced father with shared custody of his 5-year-old daughter who moves into a building full of singles and is tasked with balancing his dating life and parenthood, with Karen Gilchrist producing for Favreau’s Fairview company, Universal Television, and NBC set to broadcast the series.[17]
Battle For Bonneville
[edit]By October 8, 2012, Favreau was attached to direct “Battle For Bonneville,” the sports biopic of Art and Walt Arfons written by Dan Gilroy, Ryan Reynolds attached to star as the half-brothers and produce the film with Favreau, Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray, Jonathan Komack Martin, Jennifer Fox, and New Regency was in final negotiations to handle film distribution.[18]
Elf 2: Buddy Saves Christmas
[edit]2020s
[edit]Micro Mayhem TV series
[edit]On February 21, 2020, Favreau was attached to produce through Golem Entertainment Micro Mayhem, an adult animated series based on Eric Towner and John Harvatine IV’s short, with Turner writing the series and executive producing with Harvatine IV, Seth Green and Matthew Senreich company Stoopid Buddy Stoodios in collaboration with Chris Waters of eOne for Quibi.[19] The series was never completed until Quibi shut down and is unknown if it would find another distributor.[20]
Rangers of the Republic TV series
[edit]On December 10, 2020, Favreau and Dave Filoni were developing the Disney+ series Rangers of the New Republic, a show planned to tie into The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Ahsoka,[21] until May 2021, when the series was not in active development.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ Roman, Monica (January 8, 1997). "Arthouse, haunted house buoy Miramax". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Dunkley, Cathy (July 11, 2001). "Favreau pens 'Porn' for Imagine". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ LaPorte, Nicole (October 19, 2003). "Wilson goes to 'School'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ LaPorte, Nicole (October 27, 2004). "Arteta enrolls in 'School'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Dave McNary; Mike Fleming (October 5, 2005). "Par raising 'Mars' bar". Variety. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ LaPorte, Nicole (January 16, 2007). "Disney options 'Mars' series". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ LaPorte, Nicole (October 17, 2005). "Sony mans 'Neanderthals'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Ball, Ryan (October 18, 2005). "Sony Goes Neanderthal with Favreau". Animation Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Abrams, Rachel (November 10, 2010). "Jon Favreau enters Disney's 'Magic Kingdom'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ KIt, Borys (June 17, 2011). "Michael Chabon Closes Deal to Write 'Magic Kingdom' for Disney (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 4, 2011). "CBS In Talks For Half-Hour Comedy Spec By Jon Favreau". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 21, 2011). "CBS Buys Dramas From Niels Mueller, Krista Vernoff; Closes Deal For Jon Favreau Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 5, 2011). "Sci-Fi White House Drama Written By Jon Favreau, Roberto Orci, Seth Green & Michael Dougherty Gets Put Pilot At ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Abrams, Rachel (June 5, 2012). "Favreau out front for bigscreen 'Jersey Boys'". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Jeff Snieder; Justin Kroll (June 5, 2012). "Warner Bros. puts 'Jersey Boys' into turnaround". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (June 10, 2013). "Clint Eastwood Eyes Stage Talent For 'Jersey Boys' Movie At Warner Bros". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 7, 2012). "'The Office' Producers, Jon Favreau Sell Divorce Comedy to NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (October 8, 2012). "New Regency Revs 'Battle For Bonneville' With Ryan Reynolds And Jon Favreau". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 21, 2020). "Quibi Greenlights Stop-Motion Animated Series 'Micro Mayhem' From Stoopid Buddy Stoodios & eOne". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Jill Goldsmith; Dade Hayes; Michael Fleming Jr. (October 23, 2020). "Assessing Quibi Debacle: Financiers Second Guess While A Film Crew Struggles To Finish A Production In Ukraine After Being Told To Shut Down". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Alex Steadman; Adam B. Vary (December 10, 2020). "'Star Wars' Spinoffs on Ahsoka Tano and 'Rangers of the New Republic' Coming to Disney Plus". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ Adam B. Vary (May 21, 2021). "'The Mandalorian' EP Dave Filoni's 'New' Job at Lucasfilm Isn't Actually New, but Fans on Twitter Got Excited Anyway". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2025.