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[[File:Ron Howard Cannes 2018.jpg|thumb|right|Howard arriving at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

The following is '''a list of unproduced Ron Howard projects''' in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director [[Ron Howard]] 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 cancelled, were in development limbo or would see life under a different production team.

==1980s==

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==2020s==

===''The Fixer''===

In January 2020, Howard[[Paramount wasPictures]] set Howard to direct and produce ''The Fixer'', a political thriller about a failed assassination attempt on [[Fidel Castro]] for [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|title=Ron Howard Set By Paramount To Direct 'The Fixer,' Plot To Kill Fidel Castro|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/ron-howard-the-fixer-paramount-cold-war-tale-botched-fidel-castro-assassination-bradley-cooper-todd-phillips-brian-grazer-andrew-panay-1202846429/|date=January 10, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>

===Untitled Lang Lang biopic===

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===''Willow'' season 2===

In January 2023, Howard, who made the original ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]'', expressed interest in directing episodes of the [[Disney+]] [[Willow (TV series)|revival series]] if renewed for a second season. Though a follow-up never ultimately occurred, he did serve as an executive producer on the first season and was highly involved in the show's overall development alongside creator [[Jonathan Kasdan]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lenker|first=Maureen Lee|url=https://ew.com/tv/ron-howard-wants-to-direct-an-episode-of-willow-if-it-gets-renewed/|title=Ron Howard wants to direct an episode of ''Willow'' if it gets renewed|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=January 16, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2025}}</ref>

<!--===Untitled firefighter film===

On June 16, 2025, journalist [[Jeff Sneider]] reported that Howard would direct [[Glen Powell]] in an an untitled film, scripted by [[Christina Hodson]], for [[Amazon MGM Studios]]. It centers on an elite group of [[firefighter]]s who "must rekindle their fractured relationship when a series of deadly fires sweep across [[Texas]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=June 16, 2025 |title=Exclusive: Glen Powell to Star in Untitled Firefighter Movie from Director Ron Howard, Amazon MGM Studios |url=https://www.theinsneider.com/p/glen-powell-firefighter-movie-ron-howard-christina-hodson-amazon-mgm-studios |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 16, 2025 |website=[[The InSneider]]}}</ref>

===''Alone at Dawn''===

Also on June 16, 2025, as claimed by ''[[Puck (media company)|Puck]]'', Howard's next directing project after ''[[Eden (2024 film)|Eden]]'' was likely to be ''Alone at Dawn'', a film adapted from the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz about Air Force combat controller [[John A. Chapman]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Masters |first=Kim |url=https://puck.news/brian-grazer-goes-maga/ |title=Brian Grazer Goes MAGA |website=[[Puck (media company)|Puck]] |date=June 16, 2025 |access-date=June 20, 2025 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

===Untitled sci-fi fantasy film===

In an August 2025 interview published by ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'', Howard expressed interest in making a contemporary [[Science fiction|sci-fi]] [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] project, revealing that he was "dying to find" and "actively searching" for a script with the tone and style of the film ''[[Big Fish]]''. "I love doing movies based on real events, but that pushes the aesthetic of the film into a more naturalistic vein," added Howard. "And if I could find a good fantasy where I connected with the themes and the character, it would open the door to something a little more visually poetic."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Ebiri, Bilge |date=August 13, 2025 |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/ron-howard-in-conversation.html |title=Ron Howard Has Worker With Everybody ... And He Has Stories |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |access-date=August 14, 2025}}</ref>-->

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[[Category:Lists of unrealized projects by artist|Howard, Ron]]

[[Category:Ron Howard|Unrealized projects]]