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[[File:Roland Emmerich.5132.jpg|thumb|right|Emmerich in 2007]]

The following is '''a list of unproduced Roland Emmerich projects''' in roughly chronological order. During his long career, German filmmaker [[Roland Emmerich]] has worked on several projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these fell into [[development hell]], were officially cancelled, or would see life under a different production team.

==1990s==

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=== ''Tut'' ===

In October 2003, it was announced that Emmerich would direct ''Tut'' for [[Columbia Pictures]] and producer [[Mark Gordon (producer)|Mark Gordon]], from a screenplay by Sean O'Keefe and [[Will Staples]]. According to ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', the film was to be "an action-adventure/love story about the young pharaoh [[Tutankhamen]] and his attempt to reclaim his throne and save his country after the death of his father."<ref>{{Cite web|author=Stax|date=October 15, 2003|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/15/emmerich-tackles-tut|title=Emmerich Tackles Tut|access-date=April 13, 2024|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> On May 12, 2004, it was reported that the project would be Emmerich's next film following ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 May 2004|title=BBC - Films - Roland Emmerich|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/05/12/roland_emmerich_day_after_tomorrow_interview.shtml|access-date=12 May 2004|website=[[BBC News Online]]}}</ref>

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=== ''Anthem'' ===

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=== ''Foundation'' film trilogy ===

On January 16, 2009, Emmerich was in talks to direct the film adaptation of [[Isacc Asimov]]’s ''[[Foundation (book series)|Foundation]],'' as well as produce the film adaptation with Michael Wimer.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Fleming Jr.|title=Roland Emmerich finds 'Foundation'|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/roland-emmerich-finds-foundation-1117998687/|date=January 16, 2009|website=Variety|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> On July 25, 2009, it was announced that [[Robert Rodat]] would write the screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chen|first=David|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/504715/robert-rodat-writer-of-saving-private-ryan-and-the-patriot-to-adapt-foundation-for-emmerich/|title=Robert Rodat, Writer Of Saving Private Ryan And The Patriot, To Adapt Foundation For Emmerich|date=July 25, 2009|website=[[Slashfilm]]|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> On February 11, 2010, Emmerich intended to use 3D motion capture for his film adaptation of the ''Foundation'' trilogy.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Goldberg|title=Roland Emmerich Plans to Shoot Asimov's FOUNDATION Trilogy Using 3D Motion Capture|url=https://collider.com/roland-emmerich-plans-to-shoot-asimovs-foundation-trilogy-using-3d-motion-capture/|date=February 11, 2010|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> On September 15, 2011, Dante Harper was hired to adapt the trilogy.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Fleming Jr.|title=Hot Scribe Dante Harper Takes On Isaac Asimov's 'Foundation' For Sony And Roland Emmerich|url=https://deadline.com/2011/09/hot-scribe-dante-harper-takes-on-isaac-asimovs-foundation-for-sony-and-roland-emmerich-178269/|date=September 15, 2011|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> The film failed to materialize, and eventually the books were adapted into the [[Foundation (TV series)|television series of the same name]] on [[Apple TV+]] without Emmerich's involvement.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Michael Fleming Jr.|author2=Nellie Andreeva|title=Apple Lands Isaac Asimov 'Foundation' TV Series From David Goyer & Josh Friedman|url=https://deadline.com/2011/09/hot-scribe-dante-harper-takes-on-isaac-asimovs-foundation-for-sony-and-roland-emmerich-178269/|date=April 10, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref>

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=== ''Singularity'' ===

On June 29, 2011, Emmerich was set to direct the film ''Singularity,'' with Harold Kloser writing the script,<ref>{{cite news|author=The Deadline Team|title=It's Official: Sony Acquires Roland Emmerich's 'Singularity' And Will Release It In May 2013|url=https://deadline.com/2011/06/its-official-sony-acquires-roland-emmerichs-singularity-and-will-release-it-in-may-2013-144334/|date=June 29, 2011|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> and later that November, [[Luke Grimes]], [[Logan Marshall Green]], [[Julian Morris]], [[Thomas McDonell]], [[Ben Barnes (actor)|Ben Barnes]], and [[Luke Bracey]] auditioned for the lead role.<ref>{{cite news|first=Borys|last=Kit|title=Casting Couch: Who's Testing for Directors Roland Emmerich, Akiva Goldsman and 'Die Hard 5' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/casting-couch-whos-testing-directors-257847/|date=November 29, 2011|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> On January 4, 2012, it was reported that Sony had halted production on the project in late 2011.<ref name=”EmmerichChaos”"EmmerichChaos">{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Wallenstein|title=ABC orders Roland Emmerich script to pilot|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/abc-orders-roland-emmerich-script-to-pilot-1118048105/|date=January 4, 2012|website=Variety|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref>

=== ''Happy Birthday, Mr. President'' ===

In September 2011, Emmerich revealed plans to make ''Happy Birthday, Mr. President'' his next film following ''[[Anonymous (film)|Anonymous]]'', adding that "[[Happy Birthday, Mr. President|the title will tell you everything]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Savage|first=Sophia|date=September 20, 2011|title=Emmerich's Happy Birthday, Mr. President; Spielberg’sSpielberg's Lincoln Not "Political Fodder"|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general/emmerichs-happy-birthday-mr-president-spielbergs-lincoln-not-political-fodder-184809/|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=November 1, 2024}}</ref> It was set to be "an experiment in digital re-creation" that would feature both [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Marilyn Monroe]] as minor characters.<ref name="NY">{{Cite news|last=Karpel|first=Ari|date=October 23, 2011|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/movies/roland-emmerichs-anonymous-seeks-to-unmask-shakespeare.html|title=Roland Emmerich's 'Anonymous' Seeks To Unmask Shakespeare|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 1, 2024}}</ref> ''Anonymous'' screenwriter [[John Orloff]] wrote the project. Emmerich described the script that November as "a historical thriller about how the FBI and its forces conspired to bring down the Kennedys".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arbor|first=Ann|date=November 4, 2011|url=https://www.mlive.com/movies/2011/11/director_roland_emmerich_discu.html|title=Director Roland Emmerich discusses diverting from spectacle for Shakespeare film 'Anonymous'|website=[[MLive Media Group]]|access-date=November 1, 2024}}</ref> ''Happy Birthday, Mr. President'' has been proven difficult to finance due to its risky political subject matter.<ref name="NY"/> In 2016, Emmerich stated that he was reluctant to take on the project anytime soon due to the technology not being advanced enough at that time to be able to accurately portray the faces of the historical figures depicted in the film. "That's not totally possible [now], but pretty soon," he said.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaye|first=Don|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/roland-emmerich-talks-independence-day-resurgence/|title=Roland Emmerich Talks Independence Day: Resurgence|website=[[Den of Geek]]|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=November 1, 2024}}</ref> In a 2022 interview for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', he reaffirmed his interest in someday making the film.<ref name="Hollywood">{{cite web|last=Couch|first=Aaron|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/roland-emmerich-interview-moonfall-1235080389/ |title=Roland Emmerich, Master of Disaster, Returns to Big-Screen Cataclysms With 'Moonfall'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=27 January 2022|access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> When asked about his dream project during a panel at the 2024 [[San Diego Comic-Con]], Emmerich singled out ''Happy Birthday, Mr. President'' as his favorite script, but said that his efforts to make the film had been consistently hamstrung by various legal issues and concerns.<ref>{{cite web|last=London|first=Rob|date=July 27, 2024|url=https://collider.com/ronald-emmerich-antoine-fuqua-unmade-movies/|title=Ronald Emmerich and Antoine Fuqua Never Got to Make These Movies|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>

=== Untitled TV pilot ===

On January 4, 2012, it was announced that [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] had ordered an apocalyptic television pilot set during the [[2012 Presidential Election]] from Emmerich and Harold Klosner, which they would also produce with [[The Mark Gordon Company]], with Emmerich directing the pilot for the 2012-2013 television season.<ref name=”EmmerichChaos”"EmmerichChaos" />

=== Untitled T. E. Lawrence miniseries ===

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=== ''Emergence'' ===

On June 7, 2013, Emmerich's Centropolis Entertainment acquired the science fiction invasion pitch ''Emergence'' by Nic Kelman, which Emmerich planned to direct.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming Jr.|title=Roland Emmerich Buys Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Pitch 'Emergence' As Directing Vehicle|url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/roland-emmerich-buys-alien-invasion-sci-fi-pitch-emergence-as-directing-vehicle-515540/|date=June 7, 2013|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref>

=== ''Stargate'' reboot ===

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=== ''Maya Lord'' ===

On April 28, 2014, Emmerich's Centropolis Entertainment acquired film rights for an adaptation of the historical epic ''Maya Lord'', about [[Gonzalo Guerrero]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming Jr.|title=Roland Emmerich Acquires John Coe Robbins Historical Novel 'Maya Lord'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/roland-emmerich-acquires-john-coe-robbins-historical-novel-maya-lord-720951/|date=April 28, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> On February 14, 2018, it was announced that Centropolis would co-produce the project with [[Voltage Pictures]], who would also handle international sales for the film, with Angela Workman writing the screenplay; it was also reported that Emmerich planned to shoot the project [[Back-to-back film production|back-to-back]] with ''[[Midway (2019 film)|Midway]]'', with production aiming to begin filming by September 1, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 14, 2018|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title=Centropolis & Voltage Set To Produce Roland Emmerich's Historical Epic 'Maya Lord' – Berlin|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/roland-emmerich-maya-lord-voltage-centropolis-1202288321/|access-date=September 29, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In 2022, Emmerich reaffirmed his intentions to make the film someday, calling it "th[e] story of the only good conquistador."<ref name="Hollywood"/>

=== ''New Angeles'' TV series ===

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