J. J. Abrams's unrealized projectsW
J. J. Abrams's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced J. J. Abrams projects in roughly chronological order. During a career that has spanned over 30 years, J. J. Abrams has worked on projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction.

Darren Aronofsky's unrealized projectsW
Darren Aronofsky's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Darren Aronofsky projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director Darren Aronofsky has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell in "development hell" or were cancelled.

Michael Bay's unrealized projectsW
Michael Bay's unrealized projects

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

Tim Burton's unrealized projectsW
Tim Burton's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Tim Burton projects, in roughly chronological order. During a career that has spanned over 30 years, Tim Burton has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction.

James Cameron's unrealized projectsW
James Cameron's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced James Cameron projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, Canadian film director James Cameron 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 or are officially cancelled.

John Carpenter's unrealized projectsW
John Carpenter's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced John Carpenter projects in roughly chronological order. During a career that has spanned over 40 years, John Carpenter has worked on projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of the films were produced after he left production.

Michael Cimino's unrealized projectsW
Michael Cimino's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Michael Cimino projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director Michael Cimino has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell in development hell or were cancelled.

Chris Columbus's unrealized projectsW
Chris Columbus's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Chris Columbus projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director Chris Columbus has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects, are officially scrapped or linger in "development hell."

Terry Gilliam's unrealized projectsW
Terry Gilliam's unrealized projects

During his long career, American-born British film director Terry Gilliam has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell in development hell or were cancelled. The following is a list of projects in roughly chronological order.

Kamal Haasan's unrealized projectsW
Kamal Haasan's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Kamal Haasan projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, Indian film actor-director Kamal Haasan has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his acting commitments or direction. Some of these projects fell into development hell or were officially cancelled.

Alfred Hitchcock's unrealized projectsW
Alfred Hitchcock's unrealized projects

The following is a partial list of unproduced Alfred Hitchcock projects, in roughly chronological order. During a career that spanned more than half a century, Alfred Hitchcock directed over fifty films, and worked on a number of others which never made it beyond the pre-production stage.

Stanley Kubrick's unrealized projectsW
Stanley Kubrick's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Stanley Kubrick projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director Stanley Kubrick had 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 or are officially cancelled.

Spike Lee's unrealized projectsW
Spike Lee's unrealized projects

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

David Lynch's unrealized projectsW
David Lynch's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced David Lynch projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director David Lynch 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 or were officially cancelled.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's unrealized projectsW
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Phil Lord and Christopher Miller projects in roughly chronological order. During their career, film-making duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under their direction. Some of these projects are officially cancelled or fell in development hell.

George Miller's unrealized projectsW
George Miller's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced George Miller projects in roughly chronological order. During a career that has spanned over 40 years, George Miller has worked on projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. A few of the projects were made after he had left production.

Sam Raimi's unrealized projectsW
Sam Raimi's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Sam Raimi projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director and producer Sam Raimi has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects, are officially cancelled and scrapped or fell in development hell.

Robert Rodriguez's unrealized projectsW
Robert Rodriguez's unrealized projects

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

Ridley Scott's unrealised projectsW
Ridley Scott's unrealised projects

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

Kevin Smith's unrealized projectsW
Kevin Smith's unrealized projects

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

Steven Spielberg's unrealized projectsW
Steven Spielberg's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Steven Spielberg projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director Steven Spielberg has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell in "development hell,' were officially canceled, were in development limbo or would see life under a different production team.

Quentin Tarantino's unrealized projectsW
Quentin Tarantino's unrealized projects

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

Guillermo del Toro's unrealized projectsW
Guillermo del Toro's unrealized projects

The following is a list of unproduced Guillermo del Toro projects in roughly chronological order. During his decades-long career, Mexican filmmaker and author Guillermo del Toro has worked on a number of projects that never progressed beyond the pre-production stage. Some of these projects fell into development hell and are presumably canceled, while some were taken over and completed by other filmmakers.

Joss Whedon's unrealized projectsW
Joss Whedon's unrealized projects

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