Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
→2020s: Added content. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| (76 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{Short description|none}}
[[File:Christopher McQuarrie in South Korea, 7 May 2025.png|thumb|McQuarrie in 2025]]
== 1990s ==
=== ''Alexander'' ===
Since the mid-1990s, McQuarrie had worked on an [[Alexander the Great]] epic that he wanted to make his directorial debut, budgeted at $85 million.<ref name="Alex">{{cite web|url=http://corona.bc.ca/films/details/alexanderthegreat.html|title=Coming Attractions - Alexander|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=August 15, 2002|access-date=April 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210114332/http://corona.bc.ca/films/details/alexanderthegreat.html|archive-date=February 10, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 9, 1998, it was reported by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that he had completed the script, and that [[Warner Bros.]] was eyeing [[Matthew McConaughey]] for the lead.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Variety Staff|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/alexander-again-eyes-greatness-kirk-no-shirk-1117471668/|title=Alexander again eyes greatness; 'Kirk' no shirk|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 9, 1998|access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref> On July 30, 1999, it was reported that McQuarrie was currently attached as the project's director.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Shaw|first=Jessica|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/07/30/re-best-unproduced-screenplays/|title=Re: Best Unproduced Screenplays|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 30, 1999|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> With ''Alexander'', he sought to make a film that would be "similar to the films I grew up on that were larger than life with grand heroic characters at the center."<ref name="Alex"/> On November 17, 2000, McQuarrie revealed that he was retooling the project after having directed ''[[The Way of the Gun]]''. "My vision of ''Alexander'' has been completely blown apart," he said. "I am starting all over from scratch. Knowledge is death in my experience. The more I know about film, the harder it is to create freely."<ref>{{cite web|last=Pulver|first=Andrew|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/nov/17/culture.features4|title='It's an intimate love story between two men. Try selling that to Warner Bros.'|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 17, 2000|access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> On October 22, 2001, [[Martin Scorsese]] became attached to direct the script, with [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] lined up to star as Alexander.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Harris|first=Dana|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/ieg-enlists-in-great-war-1117854649/|title=IEG enlists in Great war|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 22, 2001|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref>
=== Untitled Che Guevera project ===
On November 4, 1998, it was reported that
[[Laura Bickford]] would serve as producer on an upcoming [[Che Guevera]] project that McQuarrie planned to write and direct.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Variety Staff|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/soderbergh-tackles-drug-trade-gotham-shuffles-1117488137/|title=Soderbergh tackles drug trade; Gotham shuffles|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 4, 1998|access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref>
== 2000s ==
=== ''The Prisoner'' ===
On April 5, 2000, it was announced that McQuarrie would script the film adaptation of the 1960s television series ''[[The Prisoner]]'', under director [[Simon West]] and producer [[Barry Mendel]] at [[Universal Pictures]] with [[Patrick McGoohan]], who created the original series, serving as executive producer.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Lyons|last2=McNary|first1=Charles|first2=Dave|date=April 5, 2000|title=Mendel unlocks 'Prisoner'|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/mendel-unlocks-prisoner-1117780242/|access-date=September 18, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 20, 2000|title=McQuarrie Swears The Prisoner Will Not Be Altered|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/20/mcquarrie-swears-the-prisoner-will-not-be-altered|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> By August 2006, it was reported that [[Christopher Nolan]] was attached to direct the project, using a different script by [[David Peoples|David]] and [[Janet Peoples]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 11, 2006|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/aug/11/news2|title=In brief: Nolan frees Prisoner for big screen|access-date=October 18, 2024|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> In January 2016, it was announced that [[Ridley Scott]] had entered talks to direct the project, with [[William Monahan]] having written the most recent draft.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 8, 2016|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/ridley-scott-the-prisoner-the-martian-patrick-mcgoohan-alien-covenant-1201678547/|title=Ridley Scott Captivated By 'The Prisoner', Film Version Of Patrick McGoohan TV Series|access-date=October 18, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
=== ''The Green Hornet'' ===
{{Expand section|date=January 2025}}
<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2000/voices/columns/li-sees-green-for-hornet-wife-boosts-stevens-1117782948/|title=Li sees green for 'Hornet'; wife boosts Stevens|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 22, 2000|access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brodesser|first=Claude|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/new-buzz-for-hornet-after-u-option-expires-1117856141/|title=New buzz for 'Hornet' after U option expires|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 20, 2001|access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref>
=== ''Nocturne'' ===
Also in 2000, McQuarrie worked with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on the [[Touchstone Television|Touchstone]] drama [[Television pilot|pilot episode]] ''Nocturne''.<ref name="McQuarrie ABC">{{Cite web|date=August 6, 2002|last1=Adalian|last2=Harris|first1=Josef|first2=Dana|url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/mcquarrie-touchstone-ink-for-detective-series-1117870877/|title=McQuarrie, Touchstone ink for detective series|access-date=September 19, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
=== ''Men of Destiny'' ===
On March 25, 2002, [[IGN]] reported that McQuarrie was being sought to perform rewrites for the historical epic ''Men of Destiny'', directed by [[John Woo]] and initially written by Tom Vaughan and previously revised by [[Mike Werb]] and [[Michael Colleary]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2002|title=Who Are the Men of Destiny?|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/25/who-are-the-men-of-destiny|access-date=September 17, 2024|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> McQuarrie's involvement with the project was confirmed in August.<ref name="McQuarrie ABC"/>
=== Untitled ABC detective series ===
On August 6, 2002, it was announced that McQuarrie was partnering with [[ABC Signature|Touchstone Television]] to create and develop a detective drama series for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] about a husband and wife crime-solving duo, with the project being developed for the fall of 2003.<ref name="McQuarrie ABC"/>
=== ''Iron Curtain'' ===
McQuarrie had written the action thriller screenplay ''Iron Curtain'' in 2003,<ref name=Iron>{{Cite web|last=Grobar|date=April 24, 2023|first=Matt|title=Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society, Christopher McQuarrie To Produce Action Thriller 'Iron Curtain' In Works At Amazon|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/michael-b-jordan-christopher-mcquarrie-to-produce-iron-curtain-thriller-2-1235335114/|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> and by March 2004 was attached to also direct and produce the project for [[Intermedia (company)|Intermedia]],<ref name=Par>{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=March 18, 2004|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/mcquarrie-reports-for-duty-at-par-1117901931/|title=McQuarrie reports for duty at Par|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> before the rights later transferred to the Resurgence Media Group. On April 24, 2023, it was announced that the project had been revived at [[Amazon MGM Studios|Amazon Studios]], with McQuarrie and [[Erik Jendresen]] set to rewrite the screenplay and McQuarrie also producing the project alongside [[Michael B. Jordan]]'s Outlier Society.<ref name=Iron/>
=== Untitled military action adventure film ===
On March 18, 2004, it was reported that McQuarrie would write the screenplay for an untitled military action adventure film for [[Paramount Pictures]], with Sean Daniel, Jim Jacks, and Michelle Manning producing and McQuarrie also serving as an executive producer.<ref
=== ''The Stanford Prison Experiment'' ===
{{Main article|The Stanford Prison Experiment (film)}}
On July 18, 2004, it was announced that McQuarrie would produce and potentially direct a film about the 1971 [[Stanford prison experiment]] for [[Imprint Entertainment|Maverick Films]], supervising a screenplay by Tim Talbott.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 18, 2004|last=LaPorte|first=Nicole|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/maverick-cuffs-college-jail-tale-1117907945/|title=Maverick cuffs college jail tale|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 1, 2024}}</ref> By August 2008, it was reported that the project was expected to begin production in January 2009, with McQuarrie confirmed as the director.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=August 7, 2008|title=Maverick Films splits|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/maverick-films-splits-1117990252/|access-date=October 1, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> McQuarrie described the project in 2008 as "a very small movie".<ref name=Interview>{{cite web|last=Billington|first=Alex|url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2008/interview-valkyrie-screenwriterproducer-christopher-mcquarrie/|title=Interview: Valkyrie Screenwriter/Producer Christopher McQuarrie|website=FirstShowing.net|date=December 31, 2008|access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> The film was ultimately directed by [[Kyle Patrick Alvarez]] and produced by Abandon Features, Coup d’État Films, and Sandbar Pictures, with [[IFC Films]] acquiring the film in March 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 5, 2015|last1=Setoodeh|last2=Lang|first1=Ramin|first2=Brett|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/ifc-films-acquires-sundance-drama-the-stanford-prison-experiment-exclusive-1201446311/|title=IFC Films Acquires Sundance Drama 'The Stanford Prison Experiment' (EXCLUSIVE)|access-date=November 2, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
=== ''Logan's Run'' remake ===
In February 2005, McQuarrie was hired to rewrite the screenplay of a remake of ''[[Logan's Run (film)|Logan's Run]]'' (1976), to be directed by [[Bryan Singer]] and produced by [[Joel Silver]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 28, 2005|title=Silver Updates ''V'', ''Logan'', ''Reaping''|access-date=October 3, 2024|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue410/news.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718140654/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue410/news.html<!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=July 18, 2007|website=[[Syfy#Syfy Wire|Sci Fi Wire]]}}</ref><ref name=Interview/> In June 2010, it was reported that [[Alex Garland]] was now writing the screenplay, with [[Carl Rinsch]] attached to direct.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2010|last=O'Hara|first=Helen|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/alex-garland-goes-logan-run/|title=Alex Garland Goes On A Logan's Run|access-date=October 17, 2024|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref>
=== ''Booth'' ===
Sometime in the mid-2000s, in the interim between working on several other projects, McQuarrie wrote a script about [[John Wilkes Booth]].<ref name=Interview/> By April 2013, the project was still unproduced, with McQuarrie describing the project and ''The Last Mission'' in an interview with ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' as projects "I have to ask permission" to make.<ref name=Alienated>{{cite web|last=Schmidlin|first=Charlie|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/christopher-mcquarrie-wishes-he-could-remake-way-of-the-gun-admits-he-alienated-himself-from-the-film-industry-98898/|title=Christopher McQuarrie Wishes He Could Remake 'Way of the Gun,' Admits He "Alienated" Himself From The Film Industry|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=April 26, 2013|access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
=== ''The Last Mission'' ===
In December 2008, during an interview with Mike Russell, McQuarrie revealed he and his ''[[Valkyrie (film)|Valkyrie]]'' co-writer Nathan Alexander were developing a screenplay called ''The Last Mission'', about the [[Kyūjō incident]], that they had written simultaneously with ''Valkyrie''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Mike|date=December 27, 2008|title=THE CULTUREPULP Q&A: Christopher McQuarrie|url=https://culturepulp.typepad.com/culturepulp/2008/12/the-culturepulp-qa-christopher-mcquarrie.html|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=CulturePulp}}</ref> By April 2013, the project was still unproduced, with McQuarrie describing the project and ''Booth'' in an interview with ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' as projects "I have to ask permission" to make.<ref name=Alienated/>
=== ''The Champions'' ===
On November 16, 2008, it was announced that McQuarrie would co-write and co-produce with [[Guillermo del Toro]] a film adaptation of the 1960s television series ''[[The Champions]]'' for [[United Artists]], with [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Paula Wagner]] also producing the project.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/mcquarrie-to-write-produce-ua-duo-1117995957/|title=McQuarrie to write, produce UA duo|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 16, 2008|access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref name="McQuarrie UA">{{Cite web|last1=Fernandez|first1=Jay A.|last2=Associated Press|date=November 16, 2008|title=Pair of projects for Christopher McQuarrie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/pair-projects-christopher-mcquarrie-123044/|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
=== ''The Monster of Florence'' ===
It was additionally announced on November 16, 2008, that McQuarrie intended to write a film for United Artists based on [[Douglas Preston]] and [[Mario Spezi]]'s [[true crime]] book ''[[The Monster of Florence: A True Story]]'' (2008), which McQuarrie had optioned two years previously; McQuarrie would also serve as producer alongside [[Dan Jinks]] and [[Bruce Cohen]].<ref name="McQuarrie UA"/> On January 4, 2011, it was announced that the project had moved to [[Fox 2000]], with [[George Clooney]] now attached to star as [[Douglas Preston]] and McQuarrie now co-writing the script with Nathan Alexander.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=January 4, 2011|url=https://deadline.com/2011/01/fox-2000-acquires-the-monster-of-florence-with-george-clooney-attached-to-star-94042/|title=Fox 2000 Acquires 'Monster Of Florence' With George Clooney Attached To Star|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
=== ''Flying Tigers'' ===
On December 18, 2008, it was announced that McQuarrie was set to reunite with [[Tom Cruise]] on the war film ''Flying Tigers'', based on the [[Flying Tigers|aviation unit of the same name]], with McQuarrie writing the screenplay with Mason Alley for [[Regency Enterprises|New Regency]]. The project was one of three potential collaborations being developed by McQuarrie for Cruise at the time, alongside ''The Champions'' and ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 18, 2008|title=McQuarrie To Write Flying Tigers|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/mcquarrie-write-flying-tigers/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 18, 2008|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/valkyrie-writer-tom-cruise-re-team-1117997629/|title='Valkyrie' writer, Tom Cruise re-team}}</ref>
=== ''The Wolverine'' ===
On August 14, 2009, it was reported that McQuarrie had been hired to write the screenplay for the sequel to ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' for [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hewitt|first=Chris|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/chris-mcquarrie-write-wolverine-2/|title=Chris McQuarrie To Write Wolverine 2|date=August 14, 2008|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref> On March 3, 2010, McQuarrie had finished the script, and the project was reportedly set to begin production in January 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Friedman|first=Roger|date=March 3, 2010|title=Wolverine Japan Adventure Is A Go|url=http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/03/03/20100303wolverine-japan-adventure-is-a-go|website=Showbiz 411|access-date=September 19, 2024}}</ref> On June 15, 2011, [[James Mangold]] was selected to direct the film, replacing [[Darren Aronofsky]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 15, 2011|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2011/06/james-mangold-foxs-choice-for-the-wolverine-140349/|title=Fox Chooses James Mangold On 'Wolverine'|access-date=November 3, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> By September, [[Mark Bomback]] was set to rewrite the screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 1, 2011|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/total-recall-scribe-rewriting-wolverine-1118042116/|title='Total Recall' scribe rewriting 'Wolverine'|access-date=November 3, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
== 2010s ==
=== ''Unforgiven'' film ===
{{Main article|The Unforgivable}}
On August 25, 2010, it was announced that [[GK Films]] had set McQuarrie to write a film adaptation of the British miniseries ''[[Unforgiven (TV series)|Unforgiven]]'' (2009) as a potential [[star vehicle]] for [[Angelina Jolie]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 25, 2010|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=GK Films Sets Christopher McQuarrie To Draft 'Unforgiven' For Angelina Jolie|url=https://deadline.com/2010/08/gk-films-sets-christopher-mcquarrie-to-draft-unforgiven-for-angelina-jolie-62974/|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> On November 8, 2011, it was announced that [[Scott Frank]] had been hired to direct the project and would also perform rewrites on the script.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 8, 2011|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2011/11/scott-frank-to-write-and-direct-gk-films-adaptation-of-british-miniseries-unforgiven-191929/|title=Scott Frank To Write And Direct GK Films Adaptation Of British Miniseries 'Unforgiven'|access-date=August 15, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> On June 25, 2013, it was announced that McQuarrie was set to return to the project, and would now serve as director and producer as well as writer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2013|title=Christopher McQuarrie Returns To Write, Direct GK Films Adaptation Of British Miniseries 'Unforgiven'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/christopher-mcquarrie-returns-to-write-direct-film-adaptation-of-british-miniseries-unforgiven-529441/|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> On November 4, 2019, it was announced that [[Sandra Bullock]] would star in and produce the film, which had been set up at [[Netflix]], with [[Nora Fingscheidt]] now set to direct.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sandra-bullock-netflix-movie-life-after-prison-1203391834/|title=Sandra Bullock Returning to Netflix for Post-Incarceration Movie|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=November 4, 2019|access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref> The film was eventually released on Netflix on December 10, 2021, under the title ''The Unforgivable'', with [[Peter Craig]], Hillary Seitz, and Courtenay Miles credited for the screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 23, 2021|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/netflix-dates-fall-movies-whopping-42-movies-coming-leonardo-dicaprio-dwayne-johnson-gal-gadot-jennifer-lawrence-benedict-cumberbatch-1234819895/|title=Netflix Dates Fall Movies: A Whopping 42 Movies Coming At You|access-date=October 29, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2021|title=The Unforgivable|url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1191770/the-unforgivable|access-date=October 29, 2024|website=WGA Directory}}</ref>
=== ''Star Blazers'' ===
In February 2011, McQuarrie was hired by [[Skydance Media]] to write and produce a feature film adaptation of the 1970s animated television series ''[[Star Blazers]]'' (itself an adaptation of anime ''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'').<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title='True Grit' Co-Financier Skydance Targets 'Star Blazers' For Christopher McQuarrie|date=February 21, 2011|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/true-grit-co-financier-skydance-targets-star-blazers-for-christopher-mcquarrie-107869/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> In 2013, he was selected to direct the project, with [[Zach Dean]] being hired to write a new draft of the script in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Chris McQuarrie To Direct 'Star Blazers' From '70s Sci-Fi Anime Series For Skydance|date=October 30, 2013|url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/chris-mcquarrie-to-direct-starblazers-from-70s-sci-fi-anime-series-for-skydance-623274/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Skydance Sets Zach Dean To Ready 'Star Blazers' For Christopher McQuarrie|date=March 20, 2017|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/zach-dean-star-blazers-christopher-mcquarrie-skydance-1202047252/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
=== ''Rubicon'' ===
On October 14, 2011, it was announced that McQuarrie would write, direct, and produce ''Rubicon'', a new multimedia property which was to be centered around [[United States Navy SEALs]] and would additionally be developed as a [[video game]] and [[graphic novel]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2011|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Christopher McQuarrie Launches Transmedia Navy SEAL Drama|url=https://deadline.com/2011/10/ny-comic-con-christopher-mcquarrie-launches-transmedia-navy-seal-drama-rubicon-183017/|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
=== ''Without Remorse'' ===
{{Main article|Without Remorse (film)}}
On August 7, 2012, it was announced that McQuarrie would write and produce a film adaptation of the [[Tom Clancy]] novel ''[[Without Remorse]]'' for [[Paramount Pictures]], with an eye towards directing the project.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=August 7, 2012|title=Paramount Confirms Christopher McQuarrie Taking On Tom Clancy's 'Without Remorse'|url=https://deadline.com/2012/08/paramount-confirms-chrisopher-mcquarrie-taking-on-tom-clancys-without-remorse-314194/|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> By 2018, McQuarrie was no longer involved with the project, with [[Michael B. Jordan]] set to star and produce and [[Stefano Sollima]] directing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 20, 2018|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/michael-b-jordan-john-clark-tom-clancy-movies-1202896241/|title=Michael B. Jordan to Play Tom Clancy Character John Clark in New Film Series (EXCLUSIVE)|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 5, 2018|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/sicario-2-without-remorse-michael-b-jordan-1203081476/|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title='Sicario 2' Filmmaker to Direct Michael B. Jordan in 'Without Remorse' Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
=== ''Ice Station Zebra'' remake ===
On May 6, 2013, it was announced that McQuarrie had been set by Warner Bros. to write and direct the action thriller ''Ice Station Zebra'', a remake of the [[Ice Station Zebra (film)|1968 film of the same name]] and itself adapted from the [[Ice Station Zebra (novel)|1963 novel]] by [[Alistair MacLean]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=May 6, 2013|title=Christopher McQuarrie to Write, Direct Remake of 'Ice Station Zebra' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-mcquarrie-set-ice-station-451705/|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
=== ''Three to Kill'' ===
On November 20, 2013, it was announced that McQuarrie would direct an adaptation of the [[Jean-Patrick Manchette]] novel ''Three to Kill'' for Andrew Lauren Productions, with [[Colin Firth]] set to star in the project and [[Howard A. Rodman]] writing the screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Christopher McQuarrie To Helm Colin Firth In 'Three To Kill'|date=November 20, 2013|url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/christopher-mcquarrie-to-helm-colin-firth-in-three-to-kill-640458/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
=== ''Jack Reacher'' sequel ===
At the time ''[[Jack Reacher (film)|Jack Reacher]]'' was made, McQuarrie had plans with [[Tom Cruise]] for future installments in which "''Reacher'' could have been an R-rated movie and an R-rated franchise and really fed into the brutality of those books." However, McQuarrie and Cruise would move onto other projects, while the sequel, ''[[Jack Reacher: Never Go Back]]'', would be directed by [[Edward Zwick]] instead.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Travis|first=Ben|date=3 July 2020|title=Christopher McQuarrie Considered R-Rated Future For Jack Reacher – And Has Plans For A Harder-Edged Tom Cruise Movie|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/christopher-mcquarrie-r-rated-jack-reacher-tom-cruise-movie/|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref>
=== ''The Chameleon'' ===
On July 26, 2017, it was announced that McQuarrie and [[Terence Winter]] were developing ''The Chameleon'' for [[Netflix]], based on a ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'' article by [[David Grann]] about [[Frédéric Bourdin]], with McQuarrie aiming the direct the project while Winter co-wrote the screenplay with [[Carl Capotorto]]. Winter and McQuarrie were also set to produce the project alongside Rachel Winter and Heather McQuarrie.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Christopher & Heather McQuarrie Team With Rachel & Terence Winter On David Grann's 'The Chameleon' For Netflix|date=July 26, 2017|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/christopher-mcquarrie-terence-winter-the-chameleon-netflix-movie-heather-mcquarrie-rachel-winter-david-grann-1202136070/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
=== ''Man of Steel'' sequel ===
In April 2018, it was reported that McQuarrie and [[Henry Cavill]] had discussed ideas for a ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' sequel during production of ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 28, 2018|last=Outlaw|first=Kofi|title=Christopher McQuarrie Reveals He's Talked Superman Movie Ideas With Henry Cavill|url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/man-steel-2-christopher-mcquarrie-henry-cavill/|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref> However, his story pitch was rejected by [[Warner Bros.]]<ref name="Playlist">{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Rodrigo|date=July 5, 2019|title=Christopher McQuarrie Shades Warner Bros. While Revealing His Proposed Interconnected 'Man Of Steel' & 'Green Lantern Corps' Ideas They Passed On|url=https://theplaylist.net/christopher-mcquarrie-superman-green-lantern-20190705/|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=The Playlist}}</ref>
===''Green Lantern Corps''===
McQuarrie also admittedly pitched to [[Warner Bros.]] another project centering on the [[Green Lantern Corps]], revealing via [[Twitter]] that it was meant as a tie-in film to the ''Man of Steel'' sequel.<ref name="Playlist"/>
== 2020s ==
=== ''
In March 2020, McQuarrie and [[Tom Cruise]] discussed collaborating on a movie together with a "harder edge,"<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Travis |first1=Ben |title=Christopher McQuarrie Considered R-Rated Future For Jack Reacher – And Has Plans For A Harder-Edged Tom Cruise Movie |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/christopher-mcquarrie-r-rated-jack-reacher-tom-cruise-movie/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708002713/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/christopher-mcquarrie-r-rated-jack-reacher-tom-cruise-movie/ |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |language=en |date=March 7, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> that they later nicknamed ''The Gnarly Movie''.<ref name="Gnarly">{{cite magazine |last1=Travis |first1=Ben |title=10 Spoiler Facts We Learned About Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One From Christopher McQuarrie |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-10-spoiler-facts-christopher-mcquarrie/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728213641/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-10-spoiler-facts-christopher-mcquarrie/ |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |language=en |date=July 28, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> During production of ''[[Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning]]'' (2025) in August 2022, it was reported that the two were planning ideas for their subsequent collaborations,<ref name=Cruise/> and McQuarrie later stated that he was writing the film with his ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning]]'' (2023) co-writer [[Erik Jendresen]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McPherson |first1=Chris |title=Christopher McQuarrie Confirms Tom Cruise's "Gnarly" R-Rated Movie Is Still Happening |url=https://collider.com/tom-cruise-r-rated-movie-christopher-mcquarrie-comments/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |publisher=Valnet Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813124818/https://collider.com/tom-cruise-r-rated-movie-christopher-mcquarrie-comments/ |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |language=en |date=July 29, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> As preparation for production began, the film was titled ''Broadsword'' and linked to [[Warner Bros. Pictures]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Production Weekly – Issue 1412– Thursday, July 25, 2024 / 165 Listings – 41 Pages |url=https://www.productionweekly.com/production-weekly-issue-1412-thursday-july-25-2024-165-listings-41-pages/?hilite=Broadsword |magazine=Production Weekly |issue=1412 |date=July 25, 2024 |url-access=subscription}} – via [https://www.cineserie.com/news/cinema/broadsword-tom-cruise-film-guerre-epique-7370301/ CinéSérie]</ref> where Cruise had set up a partnership deal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Tom Cruise Sets Up Shop at Warner Bros. With New Movie Partnership |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-sets-up-shop-at-warner-bros-1235783047/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112162353/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-sets-up-shop-at-warner-bros-1235783047/ |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |date=January 9, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2024, [[Henry Cavill]] and [[Marion Cotillard]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Dan |title=Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Marion Cotillard in Christopher McQuarrie's Broadsword |url=https://filmstories.co.uk/news/tom-cruise-henry-cavill-marion-cotillard-in-christopher-mcquarries-broadsword/ |website=Film Stories |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730074425/https://filmstories.co.uk/news/tom-cruise-henry-cavill-marion-cotillard-in-christopher-mcquarries-broadsword/ |archive-date=July 30, 2024 |date=July 29, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] was expected to begin on July 7, 2025, with locations including France and London, England,<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Broadsword (Feature Film) |url=https://productionlist.com/production/broadsword/ |website=Production List}}</ref> under the [[working title]] ''Appalachia''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Film and TV Project Database - Production Bulletin |url=https://productionbulletin.com/database/?pages=12&projectlist_length=25 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Production Bulletin}}</ref>
=== Untitled SpaceX film ===
On July 30, 2020, McQuarrie was set to serve as producer and story advisor on an untitled film developed with Cruise, [[SpaceX]], and [[Universal Pictures]] as the prospective first ever narrative film to be shot in outer space, with [[Doug Liman]] writing and directing and an estimated cost of $200 million.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 30, 2020|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/tom-cruise-space-movie-pitch-200-million-budget-universal-pictures-doug-liman-elon-musk-christopher-mcquarrie-1202999849/|title=How Tom Cruise & Doug Liman Pitched Way To $200 Million Universal Commitment On Space Film With Elon Musk|access-date=October 26, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref name=Cruise>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=August 8, 2022|title=Tom Cruise & Christopher McQuarrie Plotting New Musical, Action Thriller & More Les Grossman While Speed Flying Through 'Mission: Impossible 8'|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/tom-cruise-christopher-mcquarrie-new-musical-and-action-thriller-les-grossman-speed-flying-mission-impossible-8-top-gun-maverick-1235087363/|access-date=August 6, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
=== Untitled musical film ===
On August 8, 2022, it was also reported that Cruise and McQuarrie were also developing an original musical project as a [[star vehicle]] for Cruise.<ref name=Cruise/>
=== Untitled Les Grossman film ===
Cruise and McQuarrie were also reported as interested in a project involving Les Grossman, Cruise's character in ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', though it was unknown if this would be an entire film centered on Grossman or if the character would be borrowed for one of the other projects.<ref name=Cruise/> As of 2025, Cruise and McQuarrie continued to remain in discussions about the film.<ref name="HSC">{{cite video|author=@JoshHorowitz|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=KNmwfjEvXiw|title=Christopher McQuarrie talks MISSION IMPOSSIBLE -- THE FINAL RECKONING, Tom Cruise, TOP GUN 3|date=May 26, 2025|access-date=June 3, 2025|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
=== ''Mission: Impossible'' sequels ===
In June 2023, McQuarrie told ''[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]'' that ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One|Dead Reckoning]]'' (2023) and ''[[Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning|The Final Reckoning]]'' (2025) would not necessarily end the [[Mission: Impossible (film series)|''Mission: Impossible'' series]], and that he and Cruise were developing ideas for future installments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Bradley |date=June 19, 2023 |title=''Mission: Impossible'' won't end with ''Dead Reckoning'', according to the director |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/mission-impossible-not-ending-dead-reckoning/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620160233/https://www.gamesradar.com/mission-impossible-not-ending-dead-reckoning/ |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref>
<!--=== ''Deeper'' ===
On May 16, 2025, it was indicated that McQuarrie was involved to rewrite the [[Max Landis]] supernatural thriller script of ''Deeper'', which was set up as a star vehicle for Cruise. [[Ana de Armas]] was attached to play the female lead, with the budget reportedly around $200 million. [[Doug Liman]] was to direct the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Tom Cruise & Ana De Armas? Jon M. Chu & Sydney Sweeney? Two Hot Projects Test Hollywood Risk Resolve: The Dish|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/tom-cruise-ana-de-armas-jon-chu-sydney-sweeney-two-projects-in-play-1236400979/ |access-date=May 16, 2025|date=May 16, 2025|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
=== ''Top Gun 3'' ===
On an episode of ''Happy Sad Confused'' published on May 26, 2025, McQuarrie confirmed his involvement in the then-announced third ''[[Top Gun (franchise)|Top Gun]]'' film, stating that the story for the film had been written.<ref name="HSC"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Carson |first=Lexi |title=Christopher McQuarrie Says He's Cracked the Story for 'Top Gun 3': "It's Already in the Bag" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-mcquarrie-already-has-the-story-for-top-gun-3-1236230106/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 26, 2025 |access-date=May 26, 2025}}</ref>
=== ''Days of Thunder'' sequel ===
Also in May 2025, McQuarrie stated that he already knew what the premise would be for a planned sequel to the 1990 [[Tom Cruise]] film ''[[Days of Thunder]]''.<ref name="HSC"/>-->
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
{{Christopher McQuarrie}}
[[Category:Lists of unrealized projects by artist|McQuarrie, Christopher]]
| |||