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[[File:Christopher McQuarrie in South Korea, 7 May 2025.png|thumb|McQuarrie in 2025]]
▲The following is a '''list of unproduced Christopher McQuarrie projects''' in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American filmmaker [[Christopher McQuarrie]] 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, were officially cancelled, or would eventually be completed by a different production team.
== 1990s ==
=== ''Alexander'' ===
=== 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
=== ''The Green Hornet'' ===
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<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
=== Untitled ABC detective series ===
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=== ''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'' ===
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== 2020s ==
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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>
By 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 SpaceX film ===
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=== Untitled musical film ===
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=== 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 ==
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{{Christopher McQuarrie}}
[[Category:Lists of unrealized projects by artist|McQuarrie, Christopher]]
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