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The following is a '''list of unproduced Tony Scott projects''' in roughly chronological order. During his long career, English film director [[Tony Scott]] had worked on a number ofseveral projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell ininto [[development hell]] or were cancelled.<ref name=dave/><ref name=fritz>{{cite news|last1=Fritz|first1=Ben|last2=Zeitchik|first2=Steven|title=Movies that Tony Scott left behind|date=21 August 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-aug-21-la-et-mn-scott-projects-20120821-story.html|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref name=junior>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Tony Scott Left Behind Some Fine Projects|date=20 August 2012|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2012/08/tony-scott-left-behind-some-fine-projects-321687/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Douglas|first=Edward|title=In the Future with Director Tony Scott|date=11 June 2009|website=Comingsoon.net|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/56223-in-the-future-with-director-tony-scott|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>

==1970s==

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===''White Dog''===

{{main|White Dog (1982 film)}}

Scott was among the number of film directors attached to direct the [[White Dog (1982 film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[White Dog (Gary novel)|White Dog]]'' in the 1970s, prior tobefore [[Samuel Fuller]]'s official involvement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/59435|title=AFI&#124;Catalog - White Dog|website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref>

===''My Dog's on Fire''===

In the late 1970s, Scott read a [[spec script]] by [[David Peoples|David Webb Peoples]] called ''My Dog's on Fire'', a comedy about a [[punk rock]] band.<ref>{{cite news|last=Weinraub|first=Bernard|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/06/movies/a-screenwriter-whose-life-s-script-stars-privacy.html|title=A Screenwriter Whose Life's Script Stars Privacy|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 6, 1992|access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> Scott wanted to direct it and hired People to perform a rewrite. "Tony was a wonderful guy to work with," he later said. Though the film was never made, Scott recommended Peoples to work on ''[[Blade Runner]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web|last=Webb|first=Oliver J.|url=https://www.closelyobservedframes.com/post/an-interview-with-david-webb-peoples|title=An Interview with David Webb Peoples|website=Closely Observed Frames|date=January 20, 2024|access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref>

===''Alive''===

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===''Starman''===

{{main|Starman (film)}}

Scott was among the number of film directors attached to direct ''[[Starman (film)|Starman]]'' (1984) prior tobefore [[John Carpenter]]’s official involvement.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lovell|first=Glenn|title='STARMAN' STIRS UP A STORMV FROM SCI-FI FANS AND EXPERTS|date=18 January 1985|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-01-18-8501040368-story.html|accessdate=28 October 2023}}</ref>

===''The Presidio''===

{{main|The Presidio (film)}}

In 1987, Scott was selected to direct ''[[The Presidio (film)|The Presidio]]'' and developed the film with writer [[Larry Ferguson (screenwriter)|Larry Ferguson]], before departeddeparting from the production the following year. [[Peter Hyams]] was hired in his place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/59073|title=AFI&#124;Catalog - The Presidio|website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> Scott described the story as "a drug war that becomes a war of obsession between a marine and a police officer set against a background of drugs, a crime and an obsessive love story."<ref>{{cite news|last=Darnton|first=Nina|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/22/movies/at-the-movies.html|title=AT THE MOVIES|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 22, 1987|access-date=April 3, 2025}}</ref>

==1990s==

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{{main|Reservoir Dogs}}

According to [[Quentin Tarantino]], Scott had initially asked to direct his script ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'' (1992), but had to settle for ''[[True Romance]]'' (1993) instead after a buyout from producer [[William Lustig]]'s company.<ref>{{cite web|last=Monagle|first=Matthew|url=https://theplaylist.net/tony-scott-reservoir-dogs-20200111/|title=Tarantino Says Tony Scott Asked To Direct 'Reservoir Dogs' But Had To Settle For 'True Romance'|website=The Playlist|date=11 January 2020|access-date=24 May 2024}}</ref>

===''Tom Mix and Pancho Villa''===

Scott's involvement with ''Tom Mix and Pancho Villa'' goes as far back as June 1993, when ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported he was to direct the project for [[TriStar Pictures]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Marton|first=Andrew|title=FILM; Coming Soon: Dueling Earps and Other Biopics|date=20 June 1993|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/20/archives/film-coming-soon-dueling-earps-and-other-biopics.html|accessdate=26 October 2023}}</ref> In 2002, it was reported that [[Javier Bardem]] was to portray [[Pancho Villa]] in Scott's film.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Green|first=Jennifer|title=Javier Bardem tipped for Scott's Pancho Villa role|date=11 January 2002|magazine=Screen International|url=https://www.screendaily.com/javier-bardem-tipped-for-scotts-pancho-villa-role/407976.article|accessdate=26 October 2023}}</ref> The project was to have been based on [[Clifford Irving]]'s novel and in 2003, it was reported that Scott was scouting locations in Mexico and [[Steven Zaillian]] was writing the screenplay. "This is ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'' (1962) meets ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' (1969), a huge film with trains, cavalry, thousands of soldiers in uniform and on horseback," Scott said.<ref>{{cite magazine|last2=Bensinger|first2=Ken|last1=Fleming|first1=Michael|title='Pancho' in Mexico mix|date=17 November 2003|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/pancho-in-mexico-mix-1117895873/|accessdate=26 October 2003}}</ref>

===''Judge Dredd''===

{{main|Judge Dredd (film)}}

In the early 1990s, Scott was attached to direct an adaptation of the [[2000 AD (comics)|''2000 AD'' comics]] series ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' that was to star [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] and be produced by [[Edward R. Pressman]]. [[Peter Briggs (screenwriter)|Peter Briggs]] was one of several screenwriters enlisted by Pressman. Briggs' draft had to do with Dredd going up against arch enemy [[Judge Death]], while [[Jonathan Gems]] pitched a film where [[Mega-City One]] is a post apocalyptic city filled with mutants and an unspecified draft from [[William Wisher Jr.]] BriggsAccording alsoto saidBriggs, the producers were interestinterested in having the film be based on ''The Return Ofof Rico'', in where Judgewhich Dredd's brother [[Rico Dredd|Rico]] escapes from prison and seeks out revenge against Judge Dredd. Briggs would eventually leave the project, as would Schwarzenegger and Scott later on.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Jason|title=Writer Peter Briggs Remembers the Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘Judge'Judge Dredd’Dredd' Horror Movie That Never Was [Phantom Limbs]|date=14 July 2020|website=Bloody Disgusting|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3623437/writer-peter-briggs-remembers-arnold-schwarzenegger-judge-dredd-horror-movie-never-phantom-limbs/|accessdate=16 February 2025}}</ref> ''[[Judge Dredd would(film)|Judge comeDredd]]'' outwas released in 1995, directed by [[Danny Cannon]] and starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] and being based on The Return Of Rico.

===''Tom Mix and Pancho Villa''===

In July 2020, screenwriter [[Peter Briggs (screenwriter)|Peter Briggs]] revealed he was one of several screenwriters enlisted by [[Edward R. Pressman]] for an adaptation adaptation of the [[2000 AD (comics)|''2000 AD'' comics]] series ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' that was to be directed by Tony Scott and star [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. With producers wanting "competing drafts," Briggs' own draft had to do with Dredd going up against arch enemy [[List of Judge Dredd characters

Scott's involvement with ''Tom Mix and Pancho Villa'' goes as far back as June 1993, when ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported he was to direct the project for [[TriStar Pictures]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Marton|first=Andrew|title=FILM; Coming Soon: Dueling Earps and Other Biopics|date=20 June 1993|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/20/archives/film-coming-soon-dueling-earps-and-other-biopics.html|accessdate=26 October 2023}}</ref> In 2002, it was reported that [[Javier Bardem]] was to portray [[Pancho Villa]] in Scott's film.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Green|first=Jennifer|title=Javier Bardem tipped for Scott's Pancho Villa role|date=11 January 2002|magazine=Screen International|url=https://www.screendaily.com/javier-bardem-tipped-for-scotts-pancho-villa-role/407976.article|accessdate=26 October 2023}}</ref> The project was to have been based on [[Clifford Irving]]'s novel, and in 2003, it was reported that Scott was scouting locations in Mexico and [[Steven Zaillian]] was writing the screenplay. "This is ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'' (1962) meets ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' (1969), a huge film with trains, cavalry, thousands of soldiers in uniform and on horseback," Scott said.<ref>{{cite magazine|last2=Bensinger|first2=Ken|last1=Fleming|first1=Michael|title='Pancho' in Mexico mix|date=17 November 2003|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/pancho-in-mexico-mix-1117895873/|accessdate=26 October 2003}}</ref>

[[Judge Death]], while [[Jonathan Gems]] pitched a film where [[Mega-City One]] is a post apocalyptic city filled with mutants and an unspecified draft from [[William Wisher Jr.]] Briggs also said producers were interest in having the film be based on The Return Of Rico, in where Judge Dredd's brother [[Rico Dredd|Rico]] escapes from prison and seeks out revenge against Judge Dredd. Briggs would eventually leave the project, as would Schwarzenegger and Scott later on.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Jason|title=Writer Peter Briggs Remembers the Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘Judge Dredd’ Horror Movie That Never Was [Phantom Limbs]|date=14 July 2020|website=Bloody Disgusting|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3623437/writer-peter-briggs-remembers-arnold-schwarzenegger-judge-dredd-horror-movie-never-phantom-limbs/|accessdate=16 February 2025}}</ref> Judge Dredd would come out in 1995, directed by [[Danny Cannon]] and starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] and being based on The Return Of Rico.

===''Money Train''===

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Scott was initially signed to direct the heist film ''[[Money Train]]'', (1995) and had developed the script with writer [[Doug Richardson]], even going as far as to go "undercover" with a Subway Crime Suppression Unit for research. He wanted to shoot the film entirely in the [[New York City Subway|New York subway systemssystem]], but the head of the [[New York City Transit Authority|Transit Authority]] told them that he must have a final script and casting approvable in orderapproved for them to gain authorisation. Scott ultimately chose not to stay with the film, and, instead, [[Joseph Ruben]] was brought on to direct,. who, accordingAccording to Richardson, Ruben had him "replaced by a [[Department of motor vehicles|DMV]] line of writers who slowly dismantled the movie [he'd] so carefully constructed"."<ref>{{cite web|last=Richardson|first=Doug|url=https://scriptmag.com/features/behind-the-lines-with-dr-tony-scott-me-and-king-ding-a-ling|title=Behind the Lines with DR: Tony Scott, Me, and King Ding-a-Ling|website=Script Magazine|date=20 August 2012|access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref>

===''Tonight, He Comes''===

{{main|Hancock (film)}}

Vy Vincent Ngo's [[spec script]] for ''[[Hancock (film)|Hancock]]'' (2008), originally titled ''Tonight, He Comes'', was written in 1996. The draft, about the relationship between a troubled 12-year-old and a fallen superhero, was first picked up by Scott with an interest in directing. However, the project languished in [[development hell]] and would be passed to several other directors, before seeing release in 2008 under [[Peter Berg]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/goldsman-artisan-find-their-mann-for-tonight-1117884228/|title=Artisan 'Comes' to deal with Goldsman|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=6 April 2003|access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>

===''Gemini Man''===

{{Main|Gemini Man (film)}}

In 1997, Scott became attached to direct [[Darren Lemke]]'s script of ''[[Gemini Man (film)|Gemini Man]]'' for [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref name=gemini>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gemini-man-meet-credited-writer-who-didnt-actually-write-gemini-man-1246953/|title=Meet the Writer of 'Gemini Man' (Who Didn't Actually Write 'Gemini Man')|date=11 October 2019|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ang-lee-talks-direct-clone-assassin-movie-gemini-man-skydance-996366|title=Ang Lee in Talks to Direct Clone Assassin Movie 'Gemini Man'|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=21 April 2017|access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref> Complications soon arose when the studio werewas planning how to make the film. [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Chris O'Donnell]] were considered for the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mooney|first=Darren|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/gemini-man-depicts-the-war-between-hollywoods-past-and-future/|title=Gemini Man Depicts the War Between Hollywood's Past and Future|date=18 October 2019|website=Escapist Magazine|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref> The producers toyed with the idea of an actor playplaying both roles through the use of [[visual effects]], but Scott moved on before any progress could be made.<ref name=gemini/> The resulting 2019 film starred [[Will Smith]] in a [[dual role]] and was directed by [[Ang Lee]].

===Untitled Navy pilot film===

In June 1998, it was reported that [[Scott Free Productions]] had struck a deal to develop a film about an unnamed real-life [[United States Navy]] pilot who became a highly paid repo man thatwho went after custom-made jet planes. [[Donald E. Stewart]] was hired to write the script. Both Scott and his brother [[Ridley Scott|Ridley]] were vying for the director's position on the project, after acquiring the [[life rights]] to the story the yearprevious prioryear. "It might be a helluva fight to see who gets to direct this one," Scott joked at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Variety Staff|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/scotts-scrape-on-repo-pic-wolfe-tome-up-for-bids-1117478986/|title=Scotts scrape on repo pic; Wolfe tome up for bids|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 30, 1998|access-date=January 7, 2025}}</ref>

===''Josiah's Canon''===

In November 1998, Scott was in negotiations to direct [[Fox 2000 Pictures|Fox 2000]]'s action-thriller ''Josiah's Canon'' for producer [[Adam Fields]]. The [[spec script]], first written by [[Jeff Davis (television producer)|Jeff King]], follows a [[Holocaust survivor]] who leads a team of bank robbers on a heist of a Swiss bank. At the time ofDuring Scott's involvement, [[Phil Alden Robinson]] wrote a new screenplay draft of the screenplay.<ref name=canon>{{cite magazine|last=Petrikin|first=Chris|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/fox-2000-scott-in-talks-to-shoot-canon-1117488354/|title=Fox 2000, Scott in talks to shoot 'Canon'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=10 November 1998|access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref>

===''The Tailor of Panama''===

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===''Kill Shot''===

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Also in 1998, the feature adaptation of [[Elmore Leonard]]'s thriller novel ''[[Killshot (novel)|Killshot]]'' was being developed by [[Miramax|Miramax Films]] and producer [[Lawrence Bender]] for Scott to direct and for [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Quentin Tarantino]] to possibly star, possibly.<ref name=canon/>

===Untitled Newman/Haas Racing drama series===

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===''Take Down''===

In June 1999, it was reported that Scott was developing a film project titled ''Take Down'' with [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] producing it and [[Henry Bean]] serving as screenwriter.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hindes|first=Andrew|title=Scott Free inks two co-prexies|date=2 June 1999|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/scott-free-inks-two-co-prexies-1117502673/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>

===''Lucky Strike''===

Scott's involvement with ''Lucky Strike'' goes as far back as October 1999, when ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported it as a project in development with Bruckheimer.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lyons|first=Charles|title=Scott brothers back to Disney, via Bruckheimer|date=12 October 1999|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/scott-brothers-back-to-disney-via-bruckheimer-1117756552/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> In February 2012, it was reported that Scott was to direct the film and that [[Vince Vaughn]] was cast as the lead.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=Tony Scott Lining Up Action Film 'Lucky Strike' With Vince Vaughn To Star|date=15 February 2012|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/tony-scott-lining-up-action-film-lucky-strike-with-vince-vaughn-to-star-113057/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=White|first=James|title=Tony Scott May Have a Lucky Strike|date=15 February 2012|magazine=Empire|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/tony-scott-may-lucky-strike/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Schwartz|first=Terri|title=Vince Vaughn And Tony Scott Bowl A 'Lucky Strike'|date=16 February 2012|website=MTV.com|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/tlvmqu/vince-vaughn-tony-scott-lucky-strike|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029193010/https://www.mtv.com/news/tlvmqu/vince-vaughn-tony-scott-lucky-strike|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2023|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Russ|title=Tony Scott To Cast Vince Vaughn In Drug Cartel-Busting Action Thriller 'Lucky Strike'?|date=15 February 2012|website=Slash Film|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/519821/tony-scott-shoot-lucky-strike-vince-vaughn/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> The film, budgeted to have been $80 million, was to have been produced by [[Emmett/Furla Oasis|Emmett/Furla Films]] and distributed by [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Tony Scott Got Close To Production On 'Lucky Strike'|date=21 August 2012|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2012/08/tony-scott-got-close-to-production-on-lucky-strike-322142/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Miller|first=Daniel|title=Tony Scott Update: Director Had Personal Connection to San Pedro Bridge|date=21 August 2012|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tony-scott-death-san-pedro-bridge-unstoppable-364517/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> Henry TheBean screenplaywrote wasthe written by Henry Beanscreenplay.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Is 'Lucky Strike' Next Up For Tony Scott, With Vince Vaughn?|date=15 February 2012|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/is-lucky-strike-next-up-for-tony-scott-with-vince-vaughn-231440/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>

==2000s==

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===Untitled Cuba project===

In November 2000, it was reported that Scott was to direct Caspian Tredwell-Owen's pitch of an untitled project set in post-[[Fidel Castro|Castro]] [[Cuba]]. According to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', the film was to have been "a high-stakes thriller in which organizations converge to exploit the new democracy."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lyons|first=Charles|title=Mechanic, Scott invade 'Cuba'|date=19 November 2000|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/mechanic-scott-invade-cuba-1117789396/amp/|accessdate=28 October 2023}}</ref>

===''Potsdamer Platz''===

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===''The Warriors'' remake===

In September 2002, it was announced that Scott was to direct a remake of the 1979 film ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]'' for [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[MTV Films]].<ref name=dave>{{cite magazine|last2=McNary|first2=Dave|last1=Lyons|first1=Charles|title=Helmer will lead 'Warriors'|date=24 September 2002|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/helmer-will-lead-warriors-1117873320/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> In late 2006, Scott announced that his version would be set in [[Los Angeles]]. "The original ''Warriors'' waswere [[New York City|New York]] in the 1970s, and everything went upwards, everything wentand vertically. And now I'm making it a contemporary thing and doing it in L.A., so everything is horizontal. So my vision of ''The Warriors'' is Los Angeles in 2007 and the gangs, instead of being 30, are going to be 3,000 or 5,000," he said. Scott met with actual gang members for research: "I've met all the heads of all the different gangs, so I've already educated myself. They all said, 'Listen dude, if you get this on we'll sign a treaty and we'll all stand on the Long Beach Bridge. There'll be 150,000 members there. It'll look like the [[L.A. Marathon]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Collura|first=Scott|title=Helmer Talks Warriors Remake|date=16 November 2006|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/16/helmer-talks-warriors-remake|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Russ|title=Tony Scott's Warriors Remake To Be Set In LA|date=3 June 2009|website=Slash Film|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/504008/tony-scotts-warriors-remake-to-be-set-in-la/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Adam|title=Tony Scott Talks Up 'The Warriors'|date=2 June 2009|website=MTV.com|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/12v9oq/tony-scott-talks-up-the-warriors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029192602/https://www.mtv.com/news/12v9oq/tony-scott-talks-up-the-warriors|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2023|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Green|first=Willow|title=Exclusive: Scott Retools The Warriors|date=27 November 2006|magazine=Empire|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/exclusive-scott-retools-warriors/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>

===''Emma's War''===

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===''Purefold''===

In June 2009, Scott was announced tothat he would collaborate with his brother [[Ridley Scott|Ridley]] and his nephew [[Luke Scott (director)|Luke]] on ''Purefold'', a ''[[Blade Runner (franchise)|Blade Runner]]''-related project consisting onof an episodic [[Webweb series|webseries]] examining conceptions of empathy.<ref name="Purefold">{{cite web| last= Stone|first=Brad| url= http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/web-series-tied-to-blade-runner-is-in-the-works/| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140223044740/http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/web-series-tied-to-blade-runner-is-in-the-works/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2014|title=Web Series Tied to 'Blade Runner' Is In the Works - NYTimes.com|date=23 February 2014|access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref> His brother Ridley wouldn't materialise a ''Blade Runner'' follow-up until the release of ''[[Blade Runner 2049]]'' in 2017.

===''The Hunger'' sequel===

It was reported in June 2009 that Scott was to have done a sequel to his 1983 film ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mirko|title=Tony Scott on The Hunger Sequel|date=11 June 2009|website=Comingsoon.net|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/713817-tony-scott-on-the-hunger-sequel|accessdate=26 October 2023}}</ref> In November 2011, Scott said the film was "not necessarily a remake or a reinvention" and that he was "in development with a writer from ''[[City of God (2002 film)|City Ofof God]]''" with plans to film it in [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio]], [[Brazil]]. Scott described his vision as "''City of God'' meets ''The Hunger''. And it’sit going towill be all about the nightlife where the feeding is easy and people go missing undetected."<ref>{{cite webmagazine|last=Staskiewicz|first=Kieth|title='Unstoppable' director Tony Scott talks speeding trains, planes and automobiles|date=11 November 2011|websitemagazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/11/11/unstoppable-director-tony-scott/|accessdate=16 February 2025}}</ref>

===Steve Banerjee biopic===

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===''Hell's Angels''===

In May 2010, it was announced that Scott was to direct a film project titled ''Hell's Angels'', with the screenplay written by [[Scott Frank]], and [[Mickey Rourke]] was in talks to portray [[Sonny Barger]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|title=Mickey Rourke in Talks to Star in Two Tony Scott Films: POTZDAMER PLATZ and HELL'S ANGELS|date=6 May 2010|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/mickey-rourke-in-talks-to-star-in-two-tony-scott-films-potzdamer-platz-and-hells-angels/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402030251/http://collider.com/mickey-rourke-in-talks-to-star-in-two-tony-scott-films-potzdamer-platz-and-hells-angels/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2015|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Mickey Rourke In Talks For Double Feature With Tony Scott As They Rev 'Hell's Angels'|date=5 May 2010|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/mickey-rourke-in-talks-for-double-feature-with-tony-scott-38382/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> [[Shia LaBeouf]] was also attached to the project.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|title=Shia LaBeouf: Outlaw Biker?|date=9 August 2010|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/09/shia-labeouf-outlaw-biker|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> It was later reported in August 2011 that Scott wanted [[Jeff Bridges]] to portray Barger.<ref name=slash>{{cite web|last=Fishcher|first=Russ|title=Tony Scott Adds 'The Wild Bunch' Remake To His Slate; Wants Jeff Bridges For 'Hells Angels'|date=18 August 2011|website=Slash Film|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/517140/tony-scott-adds-the-wild-bunch-remake-slate-ideally-making-hells-angels/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>

In 2014, it was announced that [[Rob Weiss]] would take over the project and that Scott would be credited as a producer posthumously.<ref>{{cite web|last=Busch|first=Anita|title='Hells Angels' Feature Rides Over To Writer-Producer Rob Weiss|date=21 May 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/hells-angels-feature-rob-weiss-sonny-barger-731743/#more-731743|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rife|first=Katie|title=Entourage producer takes over Hell's Angels movie developed by Tony Scott|date=27 May 2014|website=The A.V. Club|url=https://www.avclub.com/entourage-producer-takes-over-hell-s-angels-movie-devel-1798268884|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> Frank said of the project in 2014: "The version that we were going to do died with Tony."<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Drew|title=Interview: Scott Frank Talks 'A Walk Among the Tombstones,' The Western He's Dying To Make, And More|date=19 September 2014|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/interview-scott-frank-talks-a-walk-among-the-tombstones-the-western-hes-dying-to-make-and-more-272112/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>

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===''The Wolverine''===

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In July 2010,<ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|url=https://theplaylist.net/are-final-contenders-to-direc-20100723/|title=Are The Final Contenders To Direct 'Wolverine 2' Tony Scott & Matt Reeves?|website=The Playlist|date=23 July 2010|access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref>

===''The Associate''===

In August 2010, it was reported that Scott was in talks to direct a film adaptation of the [[John Grisham]] novel ''[[The Associate (novel)|The Associate]]'' for Paramount.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nicholson|first=Max|title=Top Gun Associate?|date=5 August 2010|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/05/top-gun-associate|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Moody|first=Mike|title=Tony Scott to helm Grisham thriller?|date=5 August 2010|website=Digital Spy|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a256662/tony-scott-to-helm-grisham-thriller/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported that [[Shia LaBeouf]] would star in the project, with [[William Monahan]] and [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] serving as screenwriter and producer, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|title=Tony Scott could get Grisham-ed|date=4 August 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/24-frames/story/2010-08-04/tony-scott-could-get-grisham-ed|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> In April 2012, it was announced that [[Adrian Lyne]] replaced Scott.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=Lyne in talks to helm Grisham's 'Associate'|date=12 April 2012|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/lyne-in-talks-to-helm-grisham-s-associate-1118052594/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gowland|first=Ryan|title=The John Grisham Renaissance Continues: Adrian Lyne To Direct 'The Associate'|date=13 April 2012|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/the-john-grisham-renaissance-continues-adrian-lyne-to-direct-the-associate-252509/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>

===''Nemesis''===

Also in August 2010, it was reported that Scott was to direct a film adaptation of [[Mark Millar]] and [[Steve McNiven]]'s ''[[Nemesis (Icon Comics)|Nemesis]]'' for 20th Century Fox.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Fox And Tony Scott Plot Movie Version of Millar & McNiven's 'Nemesis'|date=6 August 2010|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2010/08/fox-and-tony-scott-plot-movie-version-of-mark-millars-nemesis-60421/|accessdate=26 October 2023}}</ref> Scott said he planned for the project to feature [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] heavily, "because it's conceptually different [...] I began my life as a painter and will continue to paint in a digital format for ''Nemesis''." He also wanted to cast [[A-list]] and unknown actors, but did not disclose any names.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIquteJtszg|title=Tony Scott talks about 'Nemesis'|website=[[Digital Spy]]|via=[[YouTube]]|date=November 8, 2010|accessdate=March 30, 2025}}</ref>

===''Man of Steel''===

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In September 2010, it was announced that Scott was inon the shortlist of film directors considered to direct ''Man of Steel''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Chris Nolan Looks For 'Superman' Director|date=23 September 2010|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2010/09/chris-nolan-looking-for-superman-director-69671/|accessdate=28 October 2023}}</ref>

===''Top Gun'' sequel===

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In October 2010, Scott confirmed that he was going towould direct the sequel ofto his 1986 film ''[[Top Gun]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brew|first=Simon|title=Tony Scott confirms he's directing Top Gun 2|date=25 October 2010|website=Den of Geek|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/tony-scott-confirms-hes-directing-top-gun-2/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Child|first=Ben|title=Tony Scott to fly Top Gun sequel in an unmanned direction|date=25 October 2010|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/25/tony-scott-top-gun-sequel|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> Scott was quoted as sayingsaid, "It’s not even a reinvention, it’s not even a sequel. It’s a re-thinking."<ref>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Edward|title=Tony Scott Evidently Not Sequelizing 'Top Gun 2,' He's "Rethinking" It|date=29 October 2010|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general/tony-scott-evidently-not-sequelizing-top-gun-2-hes-rethinking-it-122044/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> AtScott was set to direct the film at the time of his death in 2012, Scott was set to direct the film.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fritz|first=Ben|title=Tony Scott dead: Director was set for 'Top Gun 2'|date=20 August 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-xpm-2012-aug-20-la-et-ct-tony-scott-top-gun-20120820-story.html|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref> Two days before his death, Scott reportedly met with [[Tom Cruise]] onto discuss how the sequel was going towould play out.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nicholson|first=Max|title=Tony Scott's Death and Top Gun 2|date=21 August 2012|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/21/tony-scotts-death-and-top-gun-2|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=Tony Scott Spent Final Days Working With Tom Cruise on 'Top Gun 2'|date=20 August 2012|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tony-scott-dead-tom-cruise-top-gun-2-364131/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>

An official sequel, ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'', was released in 2022 and was dedicated into Scott's memory.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Chuba|first=Kirsten|title='Top Gun: Maverick' Pays Tribute to Late Director Tony Scott|date=1 June 2022|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/top-gun-maverick-tony-scott-tribute-1235156563/|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>

===''The Wild Bunch'' remake===