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[[File:Kathryn Bigelow at 2010 Oscars.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bigelow attending the [[82nd Academy Awards|82nd annual Academy Awards ceremony]] in 2010]]
==1980s==
▲=== ''New Rose Hotel'' ===
The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported in 1988 that Bigelow was slated to direct the film adaptation of [[William Gibson]]'s short story "[[New Rose Hotel]]" for producer [[Edward R. Pressman]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Clarke|title=Black-Leather Director in a Business World : Cult Favorite Kathryn Bigelow Brings Her ‘Dark’ Style to an Action Film|date=October 9, 1988|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-09-ca-5245-story.html|accessdate=August 13, 2023}}</ref>
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Around 1989, [[Stan Lee]] and [[Chris Claremont]] entered in talks with [[Carolco Pictures]] and [[Lightstorm Entertainment]] to make a film adaptation of the ''[[X-Men]]'' comic book series, with Bigelow as director, [[James Cameron]] producing and [[Gary Goldman (screenwriter)|Gary Goldman]] as writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/x-men/235939/the-x-men-movies-you-never-saw|title=The X-Men Movies You Never Saw|publisher=Den of Geek|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> [[Bob Hoskins]] was slated to star as [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/bob-hoskins-x-men-writers-first-choice-wolverine/|title=Bob Hoskins Was 'X-Men' Writer's First Choice for Wolverine|date=30 April 2014|publisher=[[The Wrap]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> and [[Angela Bassett]] was attached to star as [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/james-cameron-xmen-bob-hoskins-wolverine-angela-bassett-storm/|title=Chris Claremont On James Cameron's Abandoned 'X-Men' Film & Bob Hoskins as Wolverine|date=26 March 2012|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
==1990s==
▲=== ''The Company of Angels'' ===
On October 6, 1992, Bigelow was attached to direct and produce the period piece ''The Company of Angels'' through [[Carolco]] and [[Lightstorm Entertainment]], with [[Winona Ryder]] officially attached to portray [[Joan of Arc]] and [[Warner Bros.]] distributing.<ref>{{cite web|first=Claudia|last=Eller|title=WB, Hughes tune up for ‘Pajama Game’ remake|url=https://variety.com/1992/more/news/wb-hughes-tune-up-for-pajama-game-remake-100240/|date=October 6, 1992|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> However, the project entered into [[development hell]] and [[Luc Besson]] used this movie's funds to make ''[[The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc]]'' instead.<ref>{{cite web|first=Zack|last=Sharf|title=The Lost Projects: 15 Movies Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, and More Auteurs Never Made|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/quentin-tarantino-christopher-nolan-david-lycnh-lost-movies-never-made-1201860940/|date=July 28, 2017|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=March 30, 2023}}</ref>
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[[Science fiction|Sci-fi]] author [[William Gibson]] wrote a screenplay for a film adaptation of his 1982 short story "[[Burning Chrome]]" to be directed by Bigelow, but the project did not reach fruition. Gibson claimed that it was "developed to death" and "getting more and more frustrating" to make as a film.<ref>{{cite interview|last=Gibson|first=William|interviewer=Giuseppe Salza|___location=Cannes|date=May 1994|title=William Gibson Interviewed by Giuseppe Salza|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/235|access-date=October 28, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011104756/http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/235|archive-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> Bigelow's then-spouse [[James Cameron]] was also involved with the project.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/read-james-camerons-sworn-declaration-avatar-399979/ Read James Cameron’s Sworn Declaration on How He Created ‘Avatar’ (Exclusive)]</ref><ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/20th-century-fox-james-cameron-ordered-share-financials-avatar-idea-theft-lawsuit-399835/ Fox, James Cameron Ordered to Share Secret ‘Avatar’ Financials in Idea Theft Lawsuit]</ref> It is believed that Bigelow agreed to direct ''[[Strange Days (film)|Strange Days]]'' in place of ''Burning Chrome'', instead.
On November 5, 1997, it was reported that Bigelow was signed by [[New Line Cinema]] as the director of ''Custer Marching to Valhalla'', an epic based on [[Michael Blake (author)|Michael Blake]]'s novel about the rise and fall of General [[George Armstrong Custer]]. Blake would have developed and written the screenplay for Bigelow to direct.<ref name="Custer">{{cite magazine|last=Cox|first=Dan|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/bigelow-pulls-custer-duty-111660810/amp/|title=Bigelow pulls 'Custer' duty|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 5, 1997|access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref>▼
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▲On November 5, 1997, it was reported that Bigelow was signed by [[New Line Cinema]] as the director of ''Custer Marching to Valhalla'', an epic based on [[Michael Blake (author)|Michael Blake]]'s novel about the rise and fall of General [[George Armstrong Custer]]. Blake would have developed and written the screenplay for Bigelow to direct.<ref name="Custer">{{cite magazine|last=Cox|first=Dan|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/bigelow-pulls-custer-duty-111660810
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In the late 1990s, Bigelow developed a project for [[Universal Pictures]] titled ''Ohio'' about the [[Kent State shootings|1970 Kent State shooting]] and the killings of four students.<ref name="Custer"/> Kent State alumni Jim Hart, who witnessed the event take place, wrote the script and stated that the film would "be [his] generation's ''[[The Best Years of Our Lives|Best Years of Our Lives]]''." Attached to produce were Tony Lord, Matthew Weaver, [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]], as well as Hart and his partner Valerie Kerns.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Archerd, Army|author-link=Army Archerd|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/beatty-to-campaign-for-dems-in-future-1117863251/|title=Beatty to campaign for Dems in future|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 6, 1998|access-date=January 7, 2025}}</ref>
==2000s==
=== {{Main|Paycheck (film)}}
In the early 2000s, Bigelow considered directing the film ''[[Paycheck (film)|Paycheck]]'' based on the [[Paycheck (novelette)|1953 short story]] by [[Philip K. Dick]].<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Fleming, Michael|author2=Dunkley, Cathy|author1-link=|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/paramount-takes-look-at-bigelow-1117872728/|title=Paramount takes look at Bigelow|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 12, 2002|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=McNary|first=Dave|author-link=Dave McNary|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/woo-eyes-par-paycheck-1117874714/|title=Woo eyes Par 'Paycheck'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 21, 2002|access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref>
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On April 8, 2003, it was announced that Bigelow would direct and produce the film adaptation of [[Erik Larson (author)|Erik Larson]]'s novel ''[[The Devil in the White City]]'' with [[Tom Cruise]] as [[H. H. Holmes]] for [[Paramount Pictures]]
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{{Main|The Inside (TV series)}}
On September 25, 2003, Bigelow was set to direct the pilot episode written by Todd and Glen Kesser, based on [[Mark Boal]]'s [[Playboy]] article about a 23-year-old woman who posed as a 16-year-old student to infiltrate a drug ring, through [[Imagine Entertainment#Television division|Imagine Television]] for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], which would become ''[[The Inside (TV series)|The Inside]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Michael|last1=Schneider|first2=Josef|last2=Adalian|title=Fox net goes undercover|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/fox-net-goes-undercover-1117893042/|date=September 25, 2003|website=Variety|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
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{{Main|Triple Frontier (film)}}
On August 9, 2009, Bigelow was interested in directing [[Mark Boal]]'s action thriller script ''Triple Frontier'', an ensemble project based on an idea Bigelow and Boal had, with [[Charles Roven]], [[Alex Gartner]] and Steve Alexander attached to produce through [[Atlas Entertainment]] for [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Dave|last=McNary|author-link=Dave McNary|title=Bigelow, Boal reteam for
==2010s==
▲=== ''Held by the Taliban'' ===
On January 15, 2010, Bigelow was interested in directing ''Held by the Taliban'', a biopic about the [[kidnapping of David Rohde]] with Stephen Belber writing the script and [[Frank Marshall (filmmaker)|Frank Marshall]] and [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]] attached to produce, but later that same day, [[Terrence Malick]] was set to direct another biopic which inspired a duel between the filmmakers.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Goldberg|title=HURT LOCKER Director Kathryn Bigelow to Head Back to the Middle East for HELD BY THE TALIBAN|url=https://collider.com/hurt-locker-director-kathryn-bigelow-to-head-back-to-the-middle-east-for-held-by-the-taliban/|date=January 15, 2010|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Goldberg|title=Like Kathryn Bigelow, Terrence Malick also Wants to Develop HELD BY THE TALIBAN|url=https://collider.com/like-kathryn-bigelow-terrence-malick-also-wants-to-develop-held-by-the-taliban/|date=January 15, 2010|website=Collider|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
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On February 14, 2010, Bigelow was set to produce [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]]'s [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] composer series ''The Miraculous Year'' for [[HBO]], as well as direct the pilot episode.<ref>{{cite news|first=Josh|last=Duboff|title=Bigelow’s Next Project Is Miraculous|url=https://www.vulture.com/2010/02/bigelows_next_project_is_mirac.html|date=June 6, 2016|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> In June later that same year, [[Norbert Leo Butz]], [[Hope Davis]], [[Frank Langella]] and [[Patti LuPone]] were in talks to star in the series, as well as [[Eddie Redmayne]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=5 Actors In Talks For John Logan/ Kathryn Bigelow HBO Pilot 'Miraculous Year'|url=https://deadline.com/2010/06/five-actors-in-talks-for-the-john-logan-kathryn-bigelow-hbo-pilot-miraculous-year-46688/|date=June 6, 2014|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> and in July, [[Susan Sarandon]], [[Linus Roache]], [[Stark Sands]], Elaine Cassidy, Remy Nozik, Logan Georges, [[Lee Pace]], [[Louis Ozawa Changchien]], [[Giancarlo Esposito]], [[Karine Plantadit]], Andre Ward, Erik Altemus, [[Brooks Ashmanskas]], and [[Daniel Davis (actor)|Daniel Davis]] were also cast.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=Susan Sarandon In HBO 'Miraculous Year'|url=https://deadline.com/2010/07/susan-sarandon-joins-the-john-logan-kathryn-bigelow-hbo-pilot-miraculous-year-56763/|date=June 6, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> On November 9, 2010, it was announced HBO would not be moving forward with the series.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title='Miraculous Year' Not Going Forward At HBO|url=https://deadline.com/2010/11/miraculous-year-not-going-forward-at-hbo-82839/|date=November 9, 2010|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
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On May 14, 2014, Bigelow was set to direct and produce the biographical film adaptation of [[Anand Giridharadas]]' novel ''[[Anand Giridharadas#The True American (2014)|The True American]]'' with Matthew Budman attached as executive producer for [[Annapurna Pictures]] and [[Tom Hardy]] attached to portray [[Mark Stroman]].<ref>{{cite news|author=The Deadline Team|title=Tom Hardy To Star In Kathryn Bigelow’s Post-9/11 Tale ‘The True American’|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/tom-hardy-kathryn-bigelow-the-true-american-730678/|date=May 14, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> On April 4, 2017, [[Pablo Larrain]] was set to direct the film adaptation instead of Bigelow.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Goldberg|title=Pablo Larraín to Direct ‘The True American’ Starring Tom Hardy|url=https://collider.com/pablo-larrain-the-true-american-tom-hardy/|date=April 4, 2017|website=Collider|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
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On June 16, 2014, Bigelow was interested in directing a biopic about [[Bowe Bergdahl]] with [[Mark Boal]] writing the screenplay for [[Annapurna Pictures]], while later that same day, [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] acquired the rights to [[Michael Hastings (journalist)|Michael Hastings]]' article about Bergdahl, "America's Last Prisoner Of War", with [[Todd Field]] attached to that project.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|title=UPDATE: Todd Field, Searchlight Jump Into Bowe Bergdahl Fray After ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Filmmakers Stake Out Pic|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/bowe-bergdahl-movie-kathryn-bigelow-mark-boal-zero-dark-thirty-791048/|date=June 16, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> On January 17, 2015, Bigelow's biopic supposedly won the duel with Searchlight, but Bigelow and Boal ended up making ''[[Detroit (film)|Detroit]]'' instead.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Peter|last1=Bart|author2=Mike Fleming Jr.|title=Bart & Fleming: ‘Sniper’ Sparks War-Film Hunger; Kathryn Bigelow Zeroes In On Bowe Bergdahl; Fat-Bottomed Girls; Jim Cameron Throws Darts At Peter Bart|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/american-sniper-kathryn-bigelow-bowe-bergdahl-fat-bottomed-girls-james-cameron-throws-dart-at-peter-bart-1201388433/|date=January 17, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
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On December 11, 2015, Bigelow was set to produce [[K'naan|K'naan Warsame]]'s jihadi recruitment drama series ''The Recruiters'' for [[HBO]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Leslie|last=Goldberg|title=Kathryn Bigelow Prepping Jihadi Recruitment Drama for HBO (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/kathryn-bigelow-prepping-jihadi-recruitment-848170/|date=June 6, 2016|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> On June 6, 2016, HBO ordered a pilot for the series, which would focus on a Somali immigrant family and was retitled ''Mogadishu, Minnesota''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=HBO Orders Drama Pilots From Adam McKay & Kathryn Bigelow|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/hbo-drama-pilots-succession-adam-mckay-mogadishu-minnesota-kathryn-bigelow-1201768165/|date=June 6, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> On September 1, 2017, it was announced HBO would not be picking up the series.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=‘Mogadishu, Minnesota’ Pilot From K’naan Warsame & Kathryn Bigelow Not Going Forward At HBO|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/mogadishu-minnesota-pilot-dead-hbo-knaan-warsame-kathryn-bigelow-1202159733/|date=September 1, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>
==2020s==
In March 2022, it was announced that Bigelow would direct an adaptation of [[David Koepp]]'s book, ''Aurora'' for [[Netflix]], with Koepp writing the script.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-03-31 |title=Kathryn Bigelow To Direct Adaptation Of David Koepp Novel 'Aurora' For Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/kathryn-bigelow-david-koepp-auroa-netflix-1234992108/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In April 2024, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported the film was not moving forward at Netflix, and Bigelow had departed the project months ago.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sperling |first=Nicole |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/business/media/netflix-movies-dan-lin.html |title=Netflix's New Film Strategy: More About the Audience, Less About Auteurs |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 14, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>▼
▲=== ''Aurora'' ===
▲In March 2022, it was announced that Bigelow would direct an adaptation of [[David Koepp]]'s book, ''Aurora'' for [[Netflix]], with Koepp writing the script.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-03-31 |title=Kathryn Bigelow To Direct Adaptation Of David Koepp Novel 'Aurora' For Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/kathryn-bigelow-david-koepp-auroa-netflix-1234992108/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
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