In DecemberNovember 2024, Liman confirmed he was in early development of the supernatural thriller ''Deeper'' for [[Warner Bros. Pictures]],<ref>{{Cite web|first=Regina|last=Weinreich|title=Tom Cruise's "Scary Movie" Next Project as Director Doug Liman Supports Cowboy Doc (Exclusive)|url=https://www.showbiz411.com/2024/11/29/tom-cruises-scary-movie-next-project-as-director-doug-liman-supports-cowboy-doc-exclusive|date=November 29, 2024|website=[[Showbiz411]]|access-date=December 2, 2024}}</ref> with [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Ana de Armas]] attached to star.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=December 2, 2024|title=Doug Liman Confirms Tom Cruise's Involvement With Supernatural Thriller 'Deeper'|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/tom-cruise-joins-deeper-doug-liman-thriller-development-1236192030/|access-date=December 4, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jr|first1=Mike Fleming|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/|accessdate=May 16, 2025|date=May 16, 2025|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> By July 2025, ''[[Puck News]]'' reported that development was paused due to concerns of its $275 million budget.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matthew|last=Belloni|title=What I'm Hearing...|url=https://puck.news/newsletter_content/what-im-hearing-caa-vs-netflix-cruises-wb-pass-ai-doomsday-parsing-3/|website=[[Puck News]]|date=July 3, 2025|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref> In August, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' stated that the film was put on hold due to specific weather window needs.<ref>{{cite web|first=Borys|last=Kit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/angelina-jolie-doug-liman-the-initiative-f-scott-frazier-1236342940/|title=Angelina Jolie, Doug Liman Team for Spy Thriller 'The Initiative' (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 12, 2025|access-date=August 13, 2025}}</ref>
