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During his long career, American film director [[Scott Derrickson]] 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.<ref name="Slashfilm">{{cite web|last=Seibold|first=Whitney|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1048881/why-scott-derrickson-made-sinister-instead-of-ghost-rider-2-exclusive/|title=Why Scott Derrickson Made Sinister Instead Of Ghost Rider 2 [Exclusive]|website=[[/Film]]|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=December 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Westmont">{{cite web|url=https://www.westmont.edu/westmont-news/earth-stood-still-director-lead-talk|title='Earth Stood Still' Director to Lead Talk|publisher=[[Westmont College]]|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=December 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Relevant">{{cite magazine|url=https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/3706-spotlight-horror-used-for-good/|title=Spotlight: Horror Used for Good|magazine=[[Relevant (magazine)|Relevant]]|date=December 5, 2007|access-date=December 29, 2024}}</ref>
==1990s==
===''The Church''===
In 1996, a screenplay entitled ''The Church'' was in development at [[Trimark Pictures]] with Derrickson signed on for what would have been his feature directorial debut.<ref name="Facebook">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&¬e_id=211162895572652 |title=Facebook |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=2012-06-23 |quote=Unproduced screenplays (selected)<br>• ''Devil's Knot'' (Dimension Entertainment, 2007)<br>• ''The Birds'' (Universal Pictures, 2007) (attached as director)<br>• ''Nine Chambers'' (Universal Pictures, 2007) (attached as director)<br>• ''Kingdom Come'' (Sony Entertainment, 2006) (attached as director)<br>• ''Hyperion'' (IEG Entertainment, 2006)<br>• ''Beware The Night'' (Bruckheimer Productions, 2002)<br>• ''Mystic'' (Walt Disney Pictures, 2001) (attached as director)<br>• ''Future Tense'' (APG Entertainment, 2000)<br>• ''Mindbender'' (Dimension Entertainment, 2000) (attached as director)<br>• ''Darkness Falling'' (Sony Entertainment, 1997) (attached as director)<br>• ''The Church'' (Trimark Pictures, 1996) (attached as director)}}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |fix-attempted=yes |url=}}</ref> Since this was not produced, ''[[Hellraiser: Inferno]]'' would become his first film instead.
===''Darkness Falling''===
==2000s==
===''Urban Legends: Bloody Mary''===
{{Main|Urban Legends: Bloody Mary}}
After writing the script for the horror sequel ''[[Urban Legends: Final Cut]]'', Derrickson had an opportunity to write and direct the next installment in the series. However, the offer was revoked after Derrickson's first film ''[[Hellraiser: Inferno]]'' went straight to video and was poorly received. The film, ''[[Urban Legends: Bloody Mary]]'', was released in 2005 and instead directed by [[Mary Lambert (director)|Mary Lambert]].<ref name="Slashfilm"/>
===''Future Tense''===
===''The Mystic''===
===''Ghosting''===
===''Mindbender''===
===''Paradise Lost''===
In 2006,
===''Kingdom Come''===
In 2006, Derrickson was attached to direct his script ''Kingdom Come'' for [[Sony Entertainment]].<ref name="Facebook"/>
===''Nine Chambers''===
In 2007, Derrickson was attached to direct his script ''Nine Chambers'' for [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name="Facebook"/>
===''The Birds'' remake===
In
===''The Miso Soup''===
===''Hyperion Cantos''===
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==2010s==
===''Hercules: The Thracian Wars''===
{{Main|Hercules (2014 film)}}
In 2010, Derrickson was attached to direct ''Hercules: The Thracian Wars'', which became 2014's ''[[Hercules (2014 film)|Hercules]]'', directed by [[Brett Ratner]].<ref name="Westmont"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/972372/hercules-the-thracian-wars#notes|title=Hercules: The Thracian Wars (2014) - Turner Classic Movies|website=[[Turner Classic Movies|TCM]]|access-date=December 29, 2024}}</ref>
===''Goliath''===
In January 2011, Derrickson was in talks with [[Relativity Media]] to helm ''Goliath'', a retelling of the Biblical tale of [[David]] and [[Goliath]] on a "heightened ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' level". The script, penned by the screenwriting team [[J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay]], was reported to have been made into a "period action movie made with contemporary sensibilities."<ref>{{cite web|author1=Kit, Borys|author2=McClintock, Pamela|title=EXCLUSIVE: 'Exorcism of Emily Rose' Director Scott Derrickson Taking on 'Goliath'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/exorcism-emily-rose-director-scott-69557/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 7, 2011|access-date=April 23, 2023}}</ref> In August that year, [[Dwayne Johnson]] was in talks to portray Goliath and Relativity offered the role of David to [[Taylor Lautner]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Chitwood|title=Dwayne Johnson in Talks for GOLIATH, Taylor Lautner Offered the Role of David?|url=https://collider.com/dwayne-johnson-goliath/ |date=August 31, 2011|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=November 13, 2024}}</ref>
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===''Thunderstruck'' TV pilot===
In November 2011, [[AMC Networks|AMC]] picked up a TV pilot written by Derrickson and [[Paul Harris Boardman]] titled ''Thunderstruck'', about an alien spacecraft that appears in a small [[Montana]] town.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=AMC Buys Sci-Fi Drama From Paul Boardman, Scott Derrickson & David Eick|url=https://deadline.com/2011/11/amc-buys-sci-fi-drama-from-paul-boardman-scott-derrickson-david-eick-194197/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 11, 2011|access-date=April 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gallagher|first=Brian|title=AMC Picks Up Thunderstruck|url=https://movieweb.com/amc-picks-up-thunderstruck/|website=MovieWeb|date=November 12, 2011|access-date=April 23, 2023}}</ref> Derrickson was reported to be directing the series' [[Television pilot|pilot episode]].
===''When Gravity Fails''===
===''The Breathing Method''===
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In November 2012, [[CBS Films]] had hired Derrickson and [[C. Robert Cargill]] to write an adaptation of the acclaimed video game ''[[Deus Ex (video game)|Deus Ex]]'', with Derrickson on board to direct. The film reportedly would have borrowed heavily from the more origin-oriented ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scott-derrickson-direct-deux-cbc-390949/|title=Scott Derrickson Tackling 'Deus Ex' for CBS Films|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 15, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2023}}</ref> In a 2014 interview, Derrickson stated that his involvement with ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]'' is what had halted further development on the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/scott-derrickson-interview-deliver-us-from-evil-deus-ex-reactions/|title=Scott Derrickson interview: Deliver Us From Evil, Deus Ex, reactions|last=Brew|first=Simon|work=Den of Geek|date=August 21, 2014|access-date=April 23, 2023}}</ref> Fragments of the film's script were later shared by ''[[USA Today]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/04/deus-ex-movie-canceled-script|title=Behind the script of the canceled Deus Ex movie|last=McKeand|first=Kirk|work=[[USA Today#For the Win|USA Today]]|date=April 6, 2022|access-date=April 23, 2023}}</ref>
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▲As of 2013, a film adaptation of [[George Alec Effinger]]'s 1986 novel ''[[When Gravity Fails]]'' was in development with Derrickson and writer [[C. Robert Cargill]] on board to write the script.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/when-gravity-fails-film-is-cool-and-weird-and-awesome-says-writer/ |title=When Gravity Fails film is "cool and weird and awesome" |website=SciFiNow |date=March 22, 2013 |author=Hoare, James |accessdate=October 22, 2016}}</ref> In a 2016 interview, Cargill announced on [[Double Toasted]] that the project was probably in [[Turnaround (filmmaking)|turnaround]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/eEpbUf8dGq0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160423145457/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEpbUf8dGq0&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEpbUf8dGq0| title = EXCLUSIVE! DOCTOR STRANGE WRITER "C. ROBERT CARGILL" - Double Toasted Interview | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In June 2014, Derrickson was reported to reunite with [[C. Robert Cargill]] once again to write a big screen take on the 1960s sci-fi TV series ''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]. The duo were allegedly going to adapt the season 2 episode "[[Demon with a Glass Hand]]" into a feature film script.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/outer-limits-movie-works-mgm-713214|title='The Outer Limits' Movie in the Works From MGM, Scott Derrickson (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 20, 2014|accessdate=June 20, 2014}}</ref>
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===''Labyrinth'' sequel===
In May 2020, Derrickson was announced as the director of a sequel to [[Jim Henson]]'s 1986 film ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]''. Maggie Levin was reported to collaborate with Derrickson on the film's script.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike |title=Scott Derrickson Set To Direct 'Labyrinth' Sequel For TriStar Pictures; Maggie Levin To Write Script |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/labyrinth-sequel-scott-derrickson-director-maggie-levin-write-script-doctor-strange-1202943188/ |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 26, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> The following year, the film's original star [[Jennifer Connelly]] revealed that she "had conversations" about being involved in the ''Labyrinth'' sequel but was unsure about what was going to happen.<ref>{{cite web |first=Christina |last=Radish |date=February 1, 2021 |title=Jennifer Connelly on 'Snowpiercer' Season 2 and Why 'Labyrinth' Is Still "Really Special" to Her |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |url=https://collider.com/jennifer-connelly-interview-snowpiercer-season-2-labyrinth-top-gun-2/ |access-date=October 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201160304/https://collider.com/jennifer-connelly-interview-snowpiercer-season-2-labyrinth-top-gun-2/ |archive-date=February 1, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, Derrickson confirmed that the sequel was not happening due to creative differences with the studio
===''The Handover''===
In 2021, Derrickson, [[Timo Tjahjanto]] and [[C. Robert Cargill]] began writing a [[Christmas]]-set script set in the future, revealed to be titled ''The Handover''. Tjahjanto described the project as "ultra violent, ultra absurd, ultra over the top and ultra heartwarming."<ref>{{cite web|last=Hamman|first=Cody|url=https://www.joblo.com/the-handover-timo-tjahjanto-scott-derrickson/|title=The Handover: Timo Tjahjanto & Scott Derrickson's violent Christmas story|website=[[JoBlo.com]]|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref> The feature was never produced.
<!--===''Road of Bones''===
In 2025, it was reported that Derrickson and writer collaborator [[C. Robert Cargill]] would develop a screenplay adaptation of ''Road of Bones'', a horror novel by [[Christopher Golden]], for Derrickson to direct via their Crooked Highway production banner.<ref> {{cite web|first=Borys|last=Kit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/road-of-bones-movie-scott-derrickson-1236175118/|title=Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill Tackling 'Road of Bones' for Screen Gems (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=28 March 2025|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>-->
==As producer==
===''You Bury Me'' TV series===
In February 2018, it was announced that Derrickson would executive produce the television series ''You Bury Me'' for [[Blumhouse Productions]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Jasper|first=Marykate|title=Production Company Behind Get Out Developing TV Series from Lexi Alexander|url=https://www.themarysue.com/lexi-alexander-bury-me/|work=[[The Mary Sue]]|date=4 February 2018|language=en}}</ref> The series was to be a love story set in contemporary war-torn [[Middle East]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Holloway|first1=Daniel|title=Blumhouse TV Developing Drama 'You Bury Me' With Scott Derrickson, Lexi Alexander (Exclusive)|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/blumhouse-tv-you-bury-me-1202684524/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=1 February 2018}}</ref>
===''Grace'' TV series===
In March 2021, Derrickson signed on as executive producer on the [[Paramount Television Studios]] series ''Grace'', from writer Joseph Sousa.<ref>{{cite web|first=Otterson|last=Joe|title=Scott Derrickson Boards Hot TV Project 'Grace' From Joseph Sousa, Paramount TV Studios to Produce (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/scott-derrickson-joseph-sousa-paramount-tv-studios-grace-1234922760/|date=March 5, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 23, 2023}}</ref>
===''Room 428''===
In 2022, Derrickson, [[C. Robert Cargill]] and [[Sherryl Clark]] signed on to produce a supernatural horror film called ''Room 428'' for Crooked Highway Productions, to be written and directed by the Pierce brothers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/pierce-brothers-team-with-the-black-phone-producers-for-horror-room-428-1235085958/|title=Brett & Drew Pierce Tapped To Write And Direct Supernatural Horror 'Room 428' For Screen Gems; 'The Black Phone' Trio Producing|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 5, 2022|access-date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Scott Derrickson}}
[[Category:Lists of unrealized projects by artist|Derrickson, Scott]]
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