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The following is a '''list of unproduced David Gordon Green projects''' in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director [[David Gordon Green]] has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell in [[development hell]] or were cancelled.

[[File:David Gordon Green by Gage Skidmore.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Green at the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]

The following is a '''list of unproduced David Gordon Green projects''' in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director [[David Gordon Green]] has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell in [[development hell]] or were cancelled.

==2000s==

===Untitled Science Fictionsci-fi film===

In September 2001, Green told ''[[The Guardian]]'' that one of his future projects was a three-hour long [[Science fiction|sci-fi]] flickepic in the vein of [Andrei] [[Andrei Tarkovsky|Tarkovsky]].<ref name="Leigh">{{cite web|last=Leigh|first=Danny|title='If I ever do anything clever, shoot me'|date=25 September 2001|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/sep/25/artsfeatures1|accessdateaccess-date=29 October 2022}}</ref> The project was apparently a starring vehicle for [[Paul Rudd]] at one point.<ref name=perez/> In a 2011 interview, when asked about histhe sci-fi epicproject, Green said "That's the best script I've ever read. My buddy George Smith, who's one of the writers on my cartoon series ''[[Good Vibes (American TV series)|Good Vibes]]'', wrote it. I'd want to direct it or support it or produce it."<ref name=taylor>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Drew|title=David Gordon Green Says ‘Freaks of the Heartland’ Might Be An Animated; ‘Suspiria’ Remake "Really Close" To Happening|date=9 December 2011|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/david-gordon-green-says-freaks-of-the-heartland-might-be-an-animated-suspiria-remake-really-close-to-happening-114141/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>

===Untitled Science Fiction film===

In September 2001, Green told ''[[The Guardian]]'' that one of his future projects was a sci-fi flick in the vein of [[Andrei Tarkovsky|Tarkovsky]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Leigh|first=Danny|title='If I ever do anything clever, shoot me'|date=25 September 2001|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/sep/25/artsfeatures1|accessdate=29 October 2022}}</ref><ref name=perez/> In a 2011 interview, when asked about his sci-fi epic, Green said "That's the best script I've ever read. My buddy George Smith, who's one of the writers on my cartoon series ''[[Good Vibes (American TV series)|Good Vibes]]'', wrote it. I'd want to direct it or support it or produce it."<ref name=taylor>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Drew|title=David Gordon Green Says ‘Freaks of the Heartland’ Might Be An Animated; ‘Suspiria’ Remake "Really Close" To Happening|date=9 December 2011|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/david-gordon-green-says-freaks-of-the-heartland-might-be-an-animated-suspiria-remake-really-close-to-happening-114141/|accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref>

===Untitled Western film===

Another early project Green discussed was a "Gothic, southern epic"<ref name="Moviehabit">{{cite web|last=Mapes|first=Marty|url=https://www.moviehabit.com/essays/green_schneider_03.shtml|title=Interview with David Gordon Green and Paul Schneider|website=Moviehabit|date=March 13, 2003|access-date=October 15, 2023}}</ref> script about [[heroin]] [[Opioid use disorder|addicts]] in the [[American frontier|Wild West]].<ref>{{cite web|lastname="Leigh|first"/><ref name=Danny|title='perez/> If Imade, everGreen dosaid anythinghe clever,planned shootto me'|date=25relocate Septembera 2001|publisher=[[TheWest GuardianVirginia]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/sep/25/artsfeatures1|accessdate=29 Octoberlandscape on 2022}}</ref>a British [[sound stage]].<ref name=perez"Moviehabit"/> Later, in 2011, Green said, "Nobody will finance that shit. I've been trying to get that made for ten years."<ref name=taylor>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Drew|title=David Gordon Green Says ‘Freaks of the Heartland’ Might Be An Animated; ‘Suspiria’ Remake "Really Close" To Happening|date=9 December 2011|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/david-gordon-green-says-freaks-of-the-heartland-might-be-an-animated-suspiria-remake-really-close-to-happening-114141/|accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref>

===''A Confederacy of Dunces''===

In November 2002, it was announced that Green was to helm a film adaptation of [[John Kennedy Toole]]'s ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'' for [[Miramax Films]], which bought the film rights to the novel from [[Paramount Pictures]] in June that same year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oppelaar|first=Justin|title=‘Dunces’ pic caps long road|date=7 November 2002|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/dunces-pic-caps-long-road-1117875718/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> [[Will Ferrell]] was to have portrayed Ignatius J. Reilly and [[Lily Tomlin]], [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Mos Def]] and [[Olympia Dukakis]] were to have co-starred.<ref>{{cite web|last=Catlin|first=Roger|title=LILY TOMLIN'S FUNNY FILES|date=7 October 2003|publisher=[[Hartford Courant]]|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2003-10-07-0310070172-story.html|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hyman|first=Peter|title=A Conspiracy of Dunces|date=14 December 2006|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/12/the-development-hell-of-a-confederacy-of-dunces.html|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> The script was written by [[Steven Soderbergh]] and Scott Kramer.<ref name=rooney>{{cite web|last=Rooney|first=David|title=A stage of ‘Dunces’|date=2 June 2003|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/a-stage-of-dunces-1117888364/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> It was reported in 2003 that Barrymore's production company [[Flower Films]] was to co-produce the film with [[Warner Bros.]]<ref name=independent>{{cite web|title=David Gordon Green: This real boy's life|date=25 July 2003|publisher=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/david-gordon-green-this-real-boys-life-97618.html|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> Principal photography was planned to occur in [[New Orleans]] in 2004.<ref name=rooney/> The film never came to fruition.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cotter|first=Padraig|title=Confederacy Of Dunces: The Movie Hollywood Has Been Trying To Make For 40 Years|date=25 November 2019|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|url=https://screenrant.com/confederacy-dunces-movie-development-hell-story/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hartl|first=John|title=David Gordon Green: an indie director’s path|date=23 March 2008|publisher=[[The Seattle Times]]|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/david-gordon-green-an-indie-directors-path/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> It has been said that [[Hurricane Katrina]] played a factor in the film's cancellation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Battleground|first=Andrea|title=A Confederacy Of Dunces could be headed to Broadway|date=11 March 2014|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://newswww.avclub.com/a-confederacy-of-dunces-could-be-headed-to-broadway-1798266832|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>

===''The Secret Life of Bees''===

{{Main|The Secret Life of Bees (film)}}

In March 2003, it was reported that Green was planning to direct a film adaptation of [[Sue Monk Kidd]]'s novel ''[[The Secret Life of Bees (novel)|The Secret Life of Bees]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caro|first=Mark|title=Regular guy makes ordinary love story|date=9 March 2003|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-03-09-0303090428-story.html|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> Then, in 2004, it was announced that Green will write and direct the film for [[Focus Features]], with [[Lauren Shuler Donner]] serving as producer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rooney|first=David|title=Green takes novel route|date=13 May 2004|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/green-takes-novel-route-1117904838/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> A [[The Secret Life of Bees (film)|film]] was eventually released in 2008 without Green's involvement.<ref name=perez/>

===''Fat Albert''===

{{Main|Fat Albert (film)}}

Green admitted in a July 11, 2003 interview with [[MTV News]] that he wanted to direct a live action film adaptation of [[Bill Cosby]]'s ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''.<ref name=mtv>{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Rodrigo|title=DREW BARRYMORE, MOS DEF JOIN DAVID GORDON GREEN'S 'DUNCES'|date=11 July 2003|publisher=[[MTV News]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1473766/drew-barrymore-mos-def-join-david-gordon-greens-dunces/|accessdatearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113212017/http://www.mtv.com/news/1473766/drew-barrymore-mos-def-join-david-gordon-greens-dunces/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 13, 2017|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> Green stated, "I’ve had two goals as far as movies are concerned forever that I can remember. One of them was to [make] ''Dunces,'' and [then] more than anything in the whole world, I really wanna do ''Fat Albert''. I got really depressed because they were about to go into production on ''Fat Albert'' a year ago with [[Forest Whitaker]] directing, so I was super pissed."<ref name=perez/><ref name=mtv/> After Whitaker dropped out of ''Fat Albert'', Green campaigned to direct the film.<ref name=mtv/> Green was unsuccessful.<ref name=independent/> The [[Fat Albert (film)|film]] was instead directed by [[Joel Zwick]] and released in 2004.<ref name=perez/>

===''The Precious Few''===

It was reported on July 25, 2003, that Green was working on a script of a film titled ''The Precious Few''.<ref name=independent/> Green co-wrote the script with [[Danny McBride]].<ref name=perez/> It has been said that the film is about [[Demolition derby|demolition derbies]].<ref name=independent/><ref name=perez/> ''[[The Independent]]'' reported that had the film been greenlighted, Green was to have cast [[Paul Schneider (actor)|Paul Schneider]] as "a gay mechanic named Tess."<ref name=independent/> Green said of the project in 2011, "I would love to ([make it)]. We’ve been around for a couple years trying to get it financed. Yeah that would be our flagship film if we can find a great international financier. I wrote it with my buddy when I was all drugged up on painkillers after having jaw surgery and somehow, in six days, we cranked out something we were really proud of.”<ref name=perez/>

===''Shockproof Sydney Skate''===

It was reported in 2004 that [[Sydney Pollack]] hired Green to write a film adaptation of [[Marijane Meaker]]'s ''Shockproof Sydney Skate''. Pollack was going to direct the film, but his death in 2008 caused it to be shelved.<ref name=perez/><ref name=taylor/><ref name=davis>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Edward|title=David Gordon Green Talks His Musical Dream Project, Reveals Script Remake Of ‘Ice Station Zebra’|date=5 April 2011|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/04/david-gordon-green-talks-his-musical-dream-project-reveals-script-remake-of-ice-station-zebra-119368/|accessdateaccess-date=13 December 2019}}</ref>

===''Lord Vishnu's Love Handles''===

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported in July 2004 that Green was attached to direct a film adaptation of [[Will Clarke (novelist)|Will Clarke]]'s ''Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel (sort of)'' with Grant Morris writing.<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Par’s new capital: London|date=20 July 2004|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/news/par-s-new-capital-london-1117908041/|accessdateaccess-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> The film was to have been distributed by Paramount, but it never came to fruition.<ref name=perez/> Green said of the project in 2011, "It got turned around. I think that kind of disappeared."<ref name=taylor/>

===Untitled James "Bubba" Stewart biopic===

In 2005, Green attempted to make an untitled [[Biographical film|biopic]] about the life of [[James Stewart Jr.|James "Bubba" Stewart]].<ref name=perez/>

===''Nerd Camp''===

Green stated in a 2005 interview with [[IndieWire]] that he was writing a script of a film titled ''Nerd Camp'' and that [[Seann William Scott]] was to star in it.<ref>{{cite web|title=DVD RE-RUN INTERVIEW: David Gordon Green Talks About "Undertow," His "Southern Tall Tale"|date=25 April 2005|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2005/04/dvd-re-run-interview-david-gordon-green-talks-about-undertow-his-southern-tall-tale-78274/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> Green later said in a 2006 interview that the film was "about a summer camp for geniuses.”"<ref name=perez>{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Rodrigo|title=The Lost, Unmade & Abandoned Projects Of Director David Gordon Green|date=14 April 2014|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/04/the-lost-unmade-abandoned-projects-of-director-david-gordon-green-87145/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> The film was to have been distributed by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name=perez/> When asked about the fate of ''Nerd Camp'' in 2011, Green responded, "They took it away from me and [[Danny McBride|Danny]] ([McBride)]] before anybody knew who we were and had some other guy write it."<ref name=perez/>

===''Mr. Machine''===

In 2006, Green sold a project called ''Mr. Machine'' to [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Imagine Entertainment]]. It was reported as being a throwback to the high-concept family comedies of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/david-gordon-green-builds-mr-machine/|title=David Gordon Green Builds Mr Machine|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=July 27, 2006|access-date=November 13, 2024}}</ref> Green co-wrote the script with [[Danny McBride]], who also would have starred. In 2008, McBride told [[CHUD.com]], "It's our take on those old [[Amblin Entertainment|Amblin]] films – it follows around these science fair geeks that construct this robot that gets a life of its own. It's like... I don't know, a ''[[Short Circuit (1986 film)|Short Circuit]]'' [[zombie movie]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Rodrigo|url=https://theplaylist.net/mr-machine-modern-short-circuit-david-20080617/|title='Mr. Machine': A Modern Short Circuit? David Gordon Green And Danny R. McBride Doing ''Another'' Film?|website=The Playlist|date=June 17, 2008|access-date=November 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Faraci|first=Devin|url=https://chud.com/articles/articles/15176/1/039DOMO-ARIGATO-MR-ROBOTO039-SAY-DAVID-GORDON-GREEN-AND-DANNY-MCBRIDE/Page1.html|title='DOMO ARIGATO, MR. ROBOTO,' SAY DAVID GORDON GREEN AND DANNY MCBRIDE|publisher=[[CHUD.com]]|date=June 16, 2008|access-date=November 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325070014/https://chud.com/articles/articles/15176/1/039DOMO-ARIGATO-MR-ROBOTO039-SAY-DAVID-GORDON-GREEN-AND-DANNY-MCBRIDE/Page1.html|archive-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref>

===''The Innocent Man''===

It was announced in 2007 that Green was to write and direct ''The Innocent Man'' for [[Warner Independent Pictures]] and [[Smoke House Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bruno|first=Mike|title=Jolie ''Wanted'' as an assassin|date=21 March 2007|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/03/21/jolie-wanted-assassin/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goldstein|first=Gregg|title=WIP turns Green with 2 projects|date=20 March 2007|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wip-turns-green-2-projects-132367|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=David Gordon Green to Write and Direct The Innocent Man|date=19 March 2007|publisher=[[MovieWeb]]|url=https://movieweb.com/david-gordon-green-to-write-and-direct-the-innocent-man/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> The film was to have been based on [[John Grisham]]'s non-fiction book about [[Ron Williamson]] titled ''The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldstein|first=Gregg|title=Indie director shooting Grisham's "Innocent Man"|date=20 March 2007|publisher=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-grisham/indie-director-shooting-grishams-innocent-man-idUSN2022230320070320|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> According to Green, the film was shelved due to "legal problems."<ref name=perez/>

===''One in the Chamber''===

Green reported in 2008 he and Darius Shahmir wrote a script titled ''One in the Chamber''.<ref name=perez/> According to Green, the script is about "a guy going to get his kidnapped son out of prison."<ref name=perez/> Green later stated in 2011 that he did not want to direct the film.<ref name=taylor/> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported in 2017 that Oceanside Media will produce the film and that Shahmir willwould direct it. ''Variety'' further described it as about "an ex-Marine who finds himself deep in the jungles of [[Asia]] searching for his son who has been taken hostage by the most dangerous man in [[Cambodia]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=David Gordon Green’s ‘One in the Chamber’ Backed by Oceanside Media (EXCLUSIVE)|date=19 June 2017|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/david-gordon-green-one-in-the-chamber-oceanside-1202469966/|accessdateaccess-date=13 December 2019}}</ref>

===''Six Pack'' remake===

''[[The New York Times]]'' reported in August 2008 that Green was working on a remake of the 1982 film ''[[Six Pack (film)|Six Pack]]''.<ref name=harris>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Mark|title=Boldly Going One Toke (or More) Over the Line|date=3 August 2008|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/movies/03harr.html|accessdateaccess-date=19 December 2019}}</ref> It was later reported in 2012 that Green would write and direct the film for [[20th Century Fox]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Brew|first=Simon|title=75 Movie Remakes and Reboots Currently in the Works|date=22 October 2012|publisher=[[Den of Geek]]|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/movie-remakes-and-reboots/22408/75-movie-remakes-and-reboots-currently-in-the-works|accessdateaccess-date=19 December 2019}}</ref> The film was never made.<ref name=perez/>

===''Suspiria''===

{{Main|Suspiria (2018 film)}}

The ''New York Times'' also reported in August 2008 that Green completed a script for the remake of the 1977 film ''[[Suspiria]]''.<ref name=harris/> Green reportedly co-wrote the script with Chris Gebert.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Brent|title=David Gordon Green Directing Remake of Dario Argento's 'Suspiria'|date=10 April 2012|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/david-gordon-green-directing-remake-dario-argentos-suspiria-192301556.html|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' reported that Green would shoot the film in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hewitt|first=Chris|title=David Gordon Green's Suspiria Is Go|date=8 September 2009|publisher=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/david-gordon-green-suspiria-go/|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> In April 2012, it was announced that Crime Scene Pictures would produce the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Crime Scene Pictures to co-finance ‘Suspiria’|date=10 April 2012|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/crime-scene-pictures-to-co-finance-suspiria-1118052467/|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Fleming Jr.|title=David Gordon Green-Directed Redo Of 'Suspiria' Set Up By Crime Scene Pictures|date=10 April 2012|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2012/04/david-gordon-green-directed-redo-of-suspiria-set-up-by-crime-scene-pictures-254685/|accessdateaccess-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> It was also reported that principal photography was to begin in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=David Gordon Green Directing 'Suspiria' for Crime Scene Pictures|date=10 April 2012|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-gordon-green-directing-suspiria-crime-scene-310119|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Brent|title=David Gordon Green Directing Remake of Dario Argento’s ‘Suspiria’|date=10 April 2012|publisher=[[TheWrap]]|url=https://www.thewrap.com/david-gordon-green-directing-remake-dario-argentos-suspiria-36925/|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Halfyard|first=Kurt|title=Have Your Say: David Gordon Green taking another stab at Suspiria|date=10 April 2012|publisher=[[Screen Anarchy]]|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2012/04/have-your-say-david-gordon-green-taking-another-stab-at-suspiria.html|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Miska|first=Brad|title=David Gordon Green Determined To Remake ‘Suspiria’, Production Slated For September.|date=10 April 2012|publisher=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/223746/david-gordon-green-determined-to-remake-suspiria-production-slated-for-september/|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> [[Isabelle Fuhrman]] was slated to play the lead in Green's remake.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dionne|first=Zach|title=Suspiria Remake to Star Hunger Games Actress|date=15 May 2012|publisher=[[Vulture.com]]|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/05/hunger-games-actress.html|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|title=Here's who's starring in David Gordon Green's Suspiria remake|date=16 May 2012|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://newswww.avclub.com/heres-whos-starring-in-david-gordon-greens-suspiria-rem-1798231340|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> In addition to Fuhrman, [[Isabelle Huppert]], [[Janet McTeer]], [[Michael Nyqvist]] and [[Antje Traue]] were also to have appeared in the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Nathan|title=Casting For David Gordon Green’s ‘Suspiria’ Kicks Off With a Pair of Isabelles|date=16 May 2012|publisher=[[Film School Rejects]]|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/casting-for-david-gordon-greens-suspiria-kicks-off-with-a-pair-of-isabelles-bf00a476a338/|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019|archive-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222165228/https://filmschoolrejects.com/casting-for-david-gordon-greens-suspiria-kicks-off-with-a-pair-of-isabelles-bf00a476a338/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Green reported in 2013 that the film was in development hell due to legal issues.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walkuski|first=Eric|title=SUSPIRIA REMAKE MAY NEVER HAPPEN, ACCORDING TO DIRECTOR DAVID GORDON GREEN|date=24 January 2013|publisher=[[JoBlo.com]]|url=https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/suspiria-remake-may-never-happen-according-to-director-david-gordon-green|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Langshaw|first=Mark|title=David Gordon Green's 'Suspiria' remake in doubt|date=25 January 2013|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a453875/david-gordon-greens-suspiria-remake-in-doubt/|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|title=David Gordon Green Says His SUSPIRIA Movie Is in Limbo; Wants to Do 3 More PRINCE AVALANCHE Remakes|date=24 January 2013|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|url=https://collider.com/david-gordon-green-suspiria-prince-avalanche-remakes/|accessdateaccess-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> In 2015, it was confirmed that Green will not direct the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=David Gordon Green Says ‘Suspiria’ Would’ve Been "Operatic," Remake Still Happening But He Won’t Direct|date=24 June 2015|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/06/david-gordon-green-says-suspiria-wouldve-been-operatic-remake-still-happening-but-he-wont-direct-262649/|accessdateaccess-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> Instead, [[Luca Guadagnino]] replaced Green and the [[Suspiria (2018 film)|film]] was released in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Deino|first=Daryl|title=Halloween 2018 Director Reflects on Almost Remaking Suspiria|date=12 June 2018|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|url=https://screenrant.com/halloween-david-gordon-green-suspiria-remake/|accessdateaccess-date=20 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Luca Guadagnino Developing Suspiria Remake|date=9 September 2015|publisher=[[Contactmusic.com]]|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/david-gordon-green/news/luca-guadagnino-developing-suspiria-remake_4909094|accessdateaccess-date=22 December 2019}}</ref>

===''Freaks of the Heartland''===

It was announced in October 2008 that Green was to direct a film adaptation of [[Steve Niles]]' [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]] graphic novel ''Freaks of the Heartland'' for [[Overture Films]] with Peter Sattler and Geoff Davey writing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rappe|first=Elisabeth|title='PINEAPPLE' DIRECTOR DAVID GORDON GREEN TO BRING STEVE NILES' 'FREAKS OF THE HEARTLAND' TO HOLLYWOOD|date=21 October 2008|publisher=[[MTV News]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2592990/pineapple-express-director-david-gordon-green-on-steve-niles-freaks-of-the-heartland-adaptation/|accessdatearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208225853/http://www.mtv.com/news/2592990/pineapple-express-director-david-gordon-green-on-steve-niles-freaks-of-the-heartland-adaptation/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2019|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fernandez|first=Jay A.|title=David Gordon Green to helm 'Freaks'|date=20 October 2008|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-gordon-green-helm-freaks-121447|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Butane|first=Johnny|title=PINEAPPLE HELMER DIRECTS FREAKS OF THE HEARTLAND|date=21 October 2008|publisher=[[Dread Central]]|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/9095/pineapple-helmer-directs-freaks-of-the-heartland/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Freaks" on leash of "Pineapple Express" director|date=21 October 2008|publisher=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-freaks/freaks-on-leash-of-pineapple-express-director-idUSTRE49K1II20081021|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> Green reported in 2011 that the film might be animated.<ref name="taylor">{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Drew|title=David Gordon Green Says ‘Freaks of the Heartland’ Might Be An Animated; ‘Suspiria’ Remake "Really Close" To Happening|date=9 December 2011|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/12/david-gordon-green-says-freaks-of-the-heartland-might-be-an-animated-suspiria-remake-really-close-to-happening-114141/|accessdate=8 December 2019}}</ref> It was reported in 2016 that Green, if available, was attached to produce and direct a television series based on ''Freaks of the Heartland'' for [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=MTV Developing ‘Freaks Of the Heartland’ Drama Based On Dark Horse Comic|date=6 October 2016|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/freaks-of-the-heartland-drama-dark-horse-comic-1201831643/|accessdateaccess-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>

==2010s==

===''Battling Boy''===

In May 2010, it was announced that [[Paramount Pictures]] hired Green and Josh Parkinson to rewrite the ''Battling Boy'' script.<ref name=fernandez>{{cite web|last=Fernandez|first=Jay A.|title=David Gordon Green teams with scribe|date=13 May 2010|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-gordon-green-teams-scribe-23610|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> The project was to have been based on [[Paul Pope]]'s [[Battling Boy|graphic novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Marshall|first=Rick|title='PINEAPPLE EXPRESS' DIRECTOR EXPLAINS THE APPEAL OF 'BATTLING BOY' ADAPTATION|date=11 October 2010|publisher=[[MTV News]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2597586/pineapple-express-director-explains-the-appeal-of-battling-boy-adaptation/|accessdatearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110220413/http://www.mtv.com/news/2597586/pineapple-express-director-explains-the-appeal-of-battling-boy-adaptation/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2020|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> On July 29, 2015, The Tracking Board reported that [[Patrick Osborne (animator)|Patrick Osborne]] replaced Green as director of ''Battling Boy,'' while Green co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Parkinson.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Clark|title={TB EXCLUSIVE} Oscar-Winning “Feast” Director Patrick Osborne To Helm Paramount's “Battling Boy”|url=http://www.tracking-board.com/tb-exclusive-oscar-winning-feast-director-patrick-osborne-to-helm-paramounts-battling-boy/|access-date=November 29, 2022|publisher=The Tracking Board|date=July 29, 2015}}</ref>

===''Free Country''===

It was also announced in May 2010 that Green was eyeing to direct Parkinson's first original screenplay titled ''Free Country''. The story was described as "a thriller with comedic elements."<ref name=fernandez />

===''Barefoot Bandit/Taking Flight''===

It was reported in July 2010 that Green was to produce and direct ''Barefoot Bandit'' for [[20th Century Fox]].<ref name=young>{{cite web|last=Young|first=Bob|title=Dustin Lance Black hired to write 'Barefoot Bandit' movie about real-life teen outlaw|date=21 July 2010|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/07/21/barefoot-bandit-dustin-lance-black/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> It was to have based on ''Taking Flight: The Hunt for a Young Outlaw'', a nonfiction book by Bob Friel about the life of [[Colton Harris Moore]].<ref name=young/> The script was written by [[Dustin Lance Black]].<ref>{{cite web|last2=Johnson|first2=Ted|last1=McClintoick|first1=Pamela|title=Fox gearing up for ‘Barefoot Bandit’|date=21 July 2010|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/fox-gearing-up-for-barefoot-bandit-1118022037/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> In 2012, it was announced that Green dropped out of the project.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=Robert Zemeckis Takes Over Former David Gordon Green Barefoot Bandit Film ‘Taking Flight’|date=6 August 2012|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/08/robert-zemeckis-takes-over-former-david-gordon-green-barefoot-bandit-film-taking-flight-107499/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

===''Black Jack'' TV pilot===

In March 2011, it was revealed that Green would direct the [[Television pilot|pilot episode]] of the series “Black''Black Jack,”'' and produce the series through Rough House for [[Comedy Central]] with [[Michael Starrbury]] writing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Comedy Central Nears Pilot Order For Comedy From Director David Gordon Green|url=https://deadline.com/2011/03/comedy-central-nears-pilot-order-for-comedy-from-director-david-gordon-green-116767/|date=March 24, 2011|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>

===''Ice Station Zebra'' remake===

Green announced in April 2011 that he expressed interest in doing a remake of the 1968 film ''[[Ice Station Zebra]]'', adding that he wrote a script for the remake for [[Warner Bros.]]<ref name=davis/><ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|title=David Gordon Green prepping remake of Ice Station Zebra|date=5 April 2011|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://newswww.avclub.com/david-gordon-green-prepping-remake-of-ice-station-zebra-1798224915|accessdateaccess-date=19 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Dave|title=YOUR HIGHNESS DIRECTOR DAVID GORDON GREEN WANTS TO REMAKE COLD WAR SUB THRILLER ICE STATION ZEBRA|date=5 April 2011|publisher=[[JoBlo.com]]|url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/your-highness-director-david-gordon-green-wants-to-remake-cold-war-sub-thriller-ice-station-zebra|accessdateaccess-date=19 December 2019}}</ref>

===Untitled 1960s musical film===

In April 2011, Green also revealed a dream project of his about rival musical families in [[Branson, Missouri]] in the 1960s, adding that "If someone called me up and asked if I wanted to do ''[[Seven Brides for Seven Brothers]]'' I'd jump to the front of the line for that."<ref name=davis/>

===''Q''===

In November 2011, it was announced that Green would write and direct a film adaptation of [[Evan Mandery]]'s ''Q'' for [[Columbia Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Fleming Jr.|title=Sony Acquires 'Q' For David Gordon Green|date=14 November 2011|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2011/11/sony-acquires-q-for-david-gordon-green-195034/|accessdatearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831180835/http://deadline.com/2011/11/sony-acquires-q-for-david-gordon-green-195034/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 31, 2014|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|title=David Gordon Green to Direct Adaptation of Time-Travel Love Story Q|date=14 November 2011|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|url=https://collider.com/david-gordon-green-q/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=David Gordon Green Returns To Romance, Will Write & Direct ‘Q’|date=14 November 2011|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/11/david-gordon-green-returns-to-romance-will-write-direct-q-115218/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Brent|title=Sony picks up novel Q for David Gordon Green|date=14 November 2011|publisher=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-q/sony-picks-up-novel-q-for-david-gordon-green-idUSTRE7AE04N20111115|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> The film was to have been produced by [[Matt Tolmach]] and Pouya Shahbazian.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=David Gordon Green to direct Columbia’s ‘Q’|date=14 November 2011|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/david-gordon-green-to-direct-columbia-s-q-1118046129/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Brent|title=Sony Picks Up Novel ‘Q’ for David Gordon Green|date=14 November 2011|publisher=[[TheWrap]]|url=https://www.thewrap.com/sony-picks-novel-q-david-gordon-green-32780/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> In August 2015, the project was moved to [[Lionsgate Films]] without Green's involvement.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Dave McNary]]|title=Lionsgate in Talks for ‘Q: A Love Story’ Movie Adaptation|date=August 20, 2015|publisher=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/q-a-love-story-movie-lionsgate-1201574615/|access-date=April 14, 2024}}</ref>

===''Little House on the Prairie''===

It was reported in 2012 that Green was in talks to direct a film based on [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]'s ''[[Little House on the Prairie]]'' for [[Sony Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|title=David Gordon Green in Talks to Direct LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE Movie|date=1 October 2012|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|url=https://collider.com/david-gordon-green-little-house-on-the-prairie-movie/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Fleming Jr.|title=Sony Pictures In Talks For ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Feature|date=1 October 2012|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/sony-pictures-in-talks-for-little-house-on-the-prairie-feature-345841/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|title=Little House on the Prairie movie to be directed by David Gordon Green|date=2 October 2012|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a409683/little-house-on-the-prairie-movie-to-be-directed-by-david-gordon-green/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rigney|first=Todd|title=‘Little House On The Prairie’ Movie Reportedly In The Works|date=1 October 2012|publisher=[[Inquisitr]]|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/349915/little-house-on-the-prairie-movie-reportedly-in-the-works/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> [[Abi Morgan]] was to have written the script.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lyons|first=Margaret|title=Little House on the Prairie Movie in the Works|date=1 October 2012|publisher=[[Vulture.com]]|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/10/little-house-on-the-prairie-movie.html|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Alyssa|title=Should We Be Excited Or Scared About the Little House on the Prairie Movie?|date=3 October 2012|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/10/little-house-on-the-prairie-movie-excited-or-scared.html|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> [[Scott Rudin]] was to serve as producer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schou|first=Solvej|title='Little House on the Prairie' movie in early development with Sony|date=1 October 2012|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/10/01/little-house-on-the-prairie-sony/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Green left the project in 2014 when it was announced that [[Sean Durkin]] will direct the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title='Little House on the Prairie' Movie Lands Director (Exclusive)|date=9 October 2014|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/little-house-prairie-movie-lands-739769|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|title=Little House On The Prairie movie gets director who knows farms and creepiness|date=10 October 2014|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://newswww.avclub.com/1809421166little-house-on-the-prairie-movie-gets-director-who-kno-1798272963|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Molloy|first=Antonia|title=Little House on the Prairie adaptation to be directed by Sean Durkin|date=10 October 2014|publisher=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/little-house-on-the-prairie-adaptation-to-be-directed-by-sean-durkin-9786544.html|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

===''Untitled Horror Film''===

In a 2013 interview, Green stated that he was considering filming a horror script which [[Craig Zobel]] had written.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyttelton |first=Oliver |date=2013-08-12 |title=David Gordon Green Considering Directing A Horror Movie Written By ‘Compliance’ Helmer Craig Zobel |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/david-gordon-green-considering-directing-a-horror-movie-written-by-compliance-helmer-craig-zobel-94902/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref>

===''Hit the Road Jack''===

In a 2013 interview with the [[Special Broadcasting Service]], Green expressed interest in remaking his film ''[[Prince Avalanche]]'' (2013) in Australia as an action movie and title it ''Hit the Road Jack''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barlow|first=Helen|title=Prince Avalanche: David Gordon Green interview|date=6 June 2013|publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service]]|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2013/06/06/prince-avalanche-david-gordon-green-interview|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> It would also have been the second remake of the 2011 Icelandic film ''[[Either Way (film)|Either Way]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=David Gordon Green Says He Wants To Remake ‘Prince Avalanche’ As An Aussie Action Film Called ‘Hit The Road Jack’|date=7 June 2013|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/06/david-gordon-green-says-he-wants-to-remake-prince-avalanche-as-an-aussie-action-film-called-hit-the-road-jack-97198/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

===''Untitled Horrorhorror Film''film===

In aAugust 2013 interview, Greenafter statedfinancing thatfell heapart for his [[Suspiria (2018 film)|''Suspiria'' remake]], Green was considering filminghelming a horror film from a script whichwritten by [[Craig Zobel]] had written.<ref>{{Citecite web |last=Lyttelton |first=Oliver |date=2013-08-12 |title=David Gordon Green Considering Directing A Horror Movie Written By ‘Compliance’'Compliance' Helmer Craig Zobel |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news2013/general-news08/david-gordon-green-considering-directing-a-horror-movie-written-by-compliance-helmer-craig-zobel-94902/ |access-date=2023-08-14August 12, 2013|website=[[IndieWire ]]|language=enaccess-USdate=January 30, 2023}}</ref>

===''The Line''===

In 2014, it was announced that Green was going to direct [[Chris Pine]] in a thriller film titled ''The Line''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bahr|first=Lindsey|title=Casting Net: Benedict Cumberbatch joins military thriller|date=28 January 2014|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/01/28/casting-net-cumberbatch-stewart/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Pine takes role in The Line|date=29 January 2014|publisher=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/chris-pine-takes-role-in-the-line-29961468.html|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Siede|first=Caroline|title=Chris Pine to star in a gritty thriller helmed by David Gordon Green|date=31 January 2014|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://newswww.avclub.com/chris-pine-to-star-in-a-gritty-thriller-helmed-by-david-1798265852|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Berlin: Chris Pine to Star in Gritty Thriller 'The Line' (Exclusive)|date=28 January 2014|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/chris-pine-star-line-674617|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> According to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', the film is about "a border patrol agent who, after recently losing his wife and child, goes on the run with a boy whose family was recently killed by the cartel. He soon finds out both sides of the law have their sights on him and the boy."<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=Chris Pine to Star in David Gordon Green Thriller ‘The Line’|date=28 January 2014|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/chris-pine-to-star-in-david-gordon-green-thriller-the-line-1201075138/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> The script was written by Sang Kyu Kim.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|title=Chris Pine to Star in David Gordon Green Thriller LINE|date=28 January 2014|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|url=https://collider.com/chris-pine-david-gordon-green-line/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Cain|title=David Gordon Green Goes To ‘The Line’ With Chris Pine; ‘Blue Caprice’ Director Goes Down The Remake Road & More|date=29 January 2014|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/01/david-gordon-green-goes-to-the-line-with-chris-pine-blue-caprice-director-goes-down-the-remake-road-more-89686/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Armitage|first=Hugh|title=Chris Pine to star in David Gordon Green thriller The Line|date=29 January 2014|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a547313/chris-pine-to-star-in-david-gordon-green-thriller-the-line/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jesse David Fox|title=Chris Pine to Work With David Gordon Green|date=29 January 2014|publisher=[[Vulture.com]]|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/01/chris-pine-to-work-with-david-gordon-green.html|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

===''Score'' TV series===

In May 2014, Green was attached to direct the television series ''Score'', whicha college football drama set in the 1980s. The project was written by [[Don Johnson]], who also would have starred.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|title=David Gordon Green Attached to Direct College Football Project SCORE from Don Johnson|date=May 24, 2014|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/david-gordon-green-score/|accessdateaccess-date=December 12, 2022}}</ref>

===''Newsflash''===

In 2017, it was announced that Green was to direct [[Seth Rogen]] in ''Newsflash'' with Ben Jacoby writing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fuster|first=Jeremy|title=Seth Rogen to Play Walter Cronkite in JFK Assassination Film ‘Newsflash’|date=11 December 2017|publisher=[[TheWrap]]|url=https://www.thewrap.com/seth-rogen-play-walter-cronkite-jfk-assassination-film-newsflash/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Seth Rogen to Play Walter Cronkite in JFK Assassination Drama 'Newsflash'|date=11 December 2017|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/seth-rogen-walter-cronkite-newsflash-jfk-assassination-1202636197/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> The film is a dramatization of [[Walter Cronkite]]'s news coverage of the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination of President John F. Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Fleming Jr.|title=Seth Rogen To Play Walter Cronkite In ‘Newsflash;’ David Gordon Green-Helmed Pic On CBS JFK Assassination Coverage|date=11 December 2017|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/seth-rogen-walter-cronkite-newsflash-jfk-assassination-david-gordon-green-don-hewitt-1202224250/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Cronkite was to have been portrayed by Rogen.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ashley|title=Seth Rogen to Play Walter Cronkite in David Gordon Green Drama 'Newsflash'|date=12 December 2017|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seth-rogen-play-walter-cronkite-david-gordon-green-drama-newsflash-1066697|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Green left the project in favor of directing ''[[Halloween Kills]]'' instead.<ref>{{cite web|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|title=Chris Pine Attached to Play Walter Cronkite in 'Newsflash'|date=1 August 2019|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-pine-attached-play-walter-cronkite-newsflash-1228705|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

===''Friday Night Lights''===

In 2018, it was announced that Green was in talks of directing a reboot of ''Friday Night Lights'' based on [[Buzz Bissinger]]'s ''[[Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream]]'' with [[Robert Schenkkan]] writing.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Fleming Jr.|title=Universal Sets David Gordon Green To Quarterback ‘Friday Night Lights’ Film|date=9 May 2018|publisherwebsite=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/friday-night-lights-movie-david-gordon-green-universal-pictures-brian-grazer-high-school-football-1202386032/|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Green backed out of the project in 2019 due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|title='Friday Night Lights' Movie Taps New Director|date=21 November 2019|publisherwebsite=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/friday-night-lights-movie-taps-john-erick-dowdle-direct-1257136|accessdateaccess-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

===''Hogan’sUntitled Heroes''Christopher sequelWylie seriesbiopic===

In July 2019, Green was in talks to direct a film about [[Cambridge Analytica]] mastermind [[Christopher Wylie]] from screenwriting team [[Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/cambridge-analytica-movie-facebook-christopher-wylie-david-gordon-green-avengers-endgame-writers-christoper-markus-stephen-mcfeely-1202647153/|title=AGBO, David Gordon Green Plot Film On Cambridge Analytica Mastermind Christopher Wylie; Script By Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=July 16, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref> On March 16, 2020, [[Paul Bettany]] signed on to star.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/paul-bettany-david-gordon-green-cambridge-analytica-20200316/|title=Paul Bettany Reportedly Will Star In David Gordon Green’s Cambridge Analytica Film|last=Barfield|first=Charles|date=March 16, 2020|website=ThePlaylist.net|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref> The film, which had the [[Russo brothers]] and [[Mike Larocca]] attached as producers, was slated to begin production after Green finished shooting ''[[Halloween Kills]]'', with [[Matt Shakman]] and [[Peter Farrelly]] attached to direct the movie instead of Green.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Exclusive: Matt Shakman in Talks to Direct Russo Brothers' Cambridge Analytica Movie|url=https://collider.com/cambridge-analytica-movie-russo-brothers-matt-shakman/|date=May 5, 2020|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Exclusive: Eddie Redmayne, Peter Farrelly Circling Russo Brothers' Cambridge Analytica Movie|url=https://collider.com/eddie-redmayne-peter-farrelly-cambridge-analytica-movie-russo-brothers/|date=July 9, 2021|website=Collider|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref>

In September 2019, it was revealed that Green’s company Rough House, [[Village Roadshow Pictures]] and [[Albert S. Ruddy]] will produce the sequel series to [[Hogan's Heroes]] about the descendants of the original characters teaming up for a treasure hunt.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Sequel Series In the Works From Al Ruddy, Village Roadshow & Rough House Pictures|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/hogans-heroes-series-sequel-reboot-village-roadshow-entertainment-group-al-ruddy-rough-house-pictures-danny-mcbride-david-gordon-green-and-jody-hil-1202736850/|date=September 17, 2019|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>

===''Hogan's Heroes'' sequel series===

In September 2019, it was revealedreported that Green’sGreen's company Rough House, [[Village Roadshow Pictures]] and [[Albert S. Ruddy]] willwould produce thea sequel series to ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' about the descendants of the original characters teaming up for a treasure hunt.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=‘Hogan’s'Hogan's Heroes’Heroes' Sequel Series In the Works From Al Ruddy, Village Roadshow & Rough House Pictures|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/hogans-heroes-series-sequel-reboot-village-roadshow-entertainment-group-al-ruddy-rough-house-pictures-danny-mcbride-david-gordon-green-and-jody-hil-1202736850/|date=September 17, 2019|publisherwebsite=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>

==2020s==

===''Hellraiser'' TV series===

In April 2020, [[HBO]] was announced to be developing a ''[[Hellraiser]]'' television series that would serve as "an elevated continuation and expansion" of its mythology with [[Mark Verheiden]] and [[Michael Dougherty]] writing the series and Green directing several episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/hellraiser-series-hbo-1234591107/|title='Hellraiser' Series in Development at HBO|last=Throne|first=Will|date=April 27, 2020|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref>

===''Smokey and the Bandit'' TV series===

In October 2020, a ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]]'' TV series remake was revealed to be in development, with a pilot written by Green and Brian Sides and also executive produced with his Rough House confederates Jody Hill, [[Danny McBride]] and Brandon James and [[Seth MacFarlane]] and Erica Huggins of Fuzzy Door.<ref>{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |title='Smokey and the Bandit' TV Show Coming from David Gordon Green, Seth MacFarlane |url=https://collider.com/smokey-and-the-bandit-tv-series-david-gordon-green-seth-macfarlane/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=October 26, 2020 |language=en |date=October 21, 2020 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029215730/https://collider.com/smokey-and-the-bandit-tv-series-david-gordon-green-seth-macfarlane/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===''Garbage Pail Kids'' TV series===

In May 2021, an animated series based on the [[Garbage Pail Kids]] was announced as being in development at [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] with Green, [[Danny McBride]] and [[Josh Bycel]] on board as writers/co-creators.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/garbage-pail-kids-animated-series-danny-mcbride-hbo-max-1234959124/|title='Garbage Pail Kids' Animated Series in the Works at HBO Max (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2023}}</ref> As of October 2023, the series was still in development.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tinoco|first=Armando|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/garbage-pail-kids-animated-series-not-dead-david-gordon-green-1235567452/|title='Garbage Pail Kids' Animated Series Not Dead Yet According To David Gordon Green|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 8, 2023|access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>

===''The Exorcist: Believer'' sequels===

In July 2021, when a trilogy of new [[The Exorcist (franchise)|''Exorcist'' films]] was announced, two sequels were confirmed to be concurrently in development at [[Blumhouse Productions|Blumhouse]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|url=https://collider.com/exorcist-new-trilogy-blumhouse-david-gordon-green-leslie-odom-jr/|title='The Exorcist': David Gordon Green to Direct New Blumhouse Trilogy Starring Leslie Odom Jr.|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> Green was slated to serve as director on ''[[The Exorcist: Believer]]'', while work on the scripts with the same writing team of himself, [[Danny McBride]], Peter Sattler and [[Scott Teems]] for the two additional films was ongoing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lawrence|first=Gregory|url=https://collider.com/new-exorcist-movies-david-gordon-green-trilogy-script/|title=David Gordon Green on Why His 'Exorcist' Trilogy Is an "Entirely Different Writing Process" Than 'Halloween'|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=October 13, 2021|access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> The first of these sequels, titled ''The Exorcist: Deceiver'', was slated to be released in theaters on April 18, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blessing|first=Etan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/universal-exorcist-deceiver-sequel-2025-1235544566/|title=Universal's 'The Exorcist: Deceiver' Sequel to Debut in 2025|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 25, 2023|access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> Following the poor reception of ''Believer'', sources from ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' claimed there would almost certainly be some degree of creative re-think for the next two films, and that Green recently expressed some doubt about his participation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=2023-10-10 |title=''Exorcist: Believer'' Backlash: Franchise Will Live, But Sequel Changes Likely |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/exorcist-believer-deceiver-sequel-1235614190/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In January 2024, Green officially stepped down from ''Deceiver'', and the film was removed from the release schedule shortly after.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=January 11, 2024 |title=David Gordon Green Departing 2025 'Exorcist' Sequel, Search Underway for New Director |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-gordon-green-departing-exorcist-sequel-1235786008/ |access-date=January 11, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In September 2024, Green detailed that his vision for both films was "ambitious", included "some pretty extraordinary backdrops" in [[Europe]], and would have followed [[Ann Dowd]]'s character.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Mike|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/nutcrackers-david-gordon-green-interview-the-exorcist-1235043175/|title=With 'The Exorcist,' David Gordon Green Was Losing His Creative Freedom — 'Nutcrackers' Gave It Back|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=September 5, 2024|access-date=March 11, 2025}}</ref>

===Untitled Disneyland film===

It was revealed in October 2021 that Green was to helm a film at [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Disney Studios]] for [[Disney+]] from a script by [[Evan Spiliotopoulos]] about [[Walt Disney]]'s journey to building [[Disneyland]].<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title=David Gordon Green To Direct Movie About Walt Disney's Building Of Disneyland; Cavalry Media To Produce|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/disneyland-movie-origins-david-gordon-green-halloween-kills-directing-1234854028/|date=October 11, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref> "It's about the brotherhood of Walt and Roy Disney," Green said, "But it's basically the creation, the destruction of Disneyland." According to Green, the project, which was still in the scripting stage, was to focus more on the creation of the park as opposed to how it changed and developed over the decades.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|title=Exclusive: David Gordon Green on Why He Wants to Make a Movie about Disneyland's Creation|url=https://collider.com/david-gordon-green-disneyland-movie-update/|date=October 14, 2021|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref>

===Untitled documentary film===

In a November 2024 interview for ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', Green stated that he was in the process of developing an as-yet revealed [[documentary film]], in addition to a comedic script and an action film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/david-gordon-green-blumhouse-model-nutcrackers-streaming-deal-interview-1236184358/|title='Nutcrackers' Director David Gordon Green On Applying Blumhouse Model To Comedy, "Disservice" Modern Multiplexes Are Doing To Moviegoers|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 27, 2024|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref>

<!--===''All Night Long''===

According to an issue of ''Production Weekly'', on February 20, 2025, Green was attached to direct a film titled ''All Night Long'' for Calvary Media and Richlion Productions. The project was listed as "in development".<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Browski, Rich |title=Production Weekly – Issue 1441 – Thursday, February 20, 2025 / 185 Listings – 42 Pages |url=https://www.productionweekly.com/production-weekly-issue-1441-thursday-february-20-2025-185-listings-42-pages/ |magazine=Production Weekly |issue=1441 |date=February 19, 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> ''World of Reel'' reported that the film was a [[Lionel Richie]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[Biographical film|biopic]] written by Peter Chiarelli, and named after the [[All Night Long (All Night)|song of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruimy|first=Jordan|url=https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/2/20/david-gordon-green-to-direct-lionel-richie-musical|title=David Gordon Green to Direct Lionel Richie Musical Biopic|website=World of Reel|date=February 20, 2025|access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>

===''Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed'' TV series===

On February 28, 2025, it was announced that [[Tatiana Maslany]] would star in the new comedic thriller series ''Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed'' for [[Apple TV+]], with Green directing and executive producing. The ten-part series was created and written by David J. Rosen.<ref>{{cite web|website=Variety|url= https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/tatiana-maslany-apple-show-david-gordon-green-1236323658/|accessdate=28 Feb 2025|date=28 Feb 2025|title= Tatiana Maslany to Star in Comedic Thriller Directed by David Gordon Green; Apple Series Promises 'Blackmail, Murder and Youth Soccer'|first=Ethan|last= Shanfeld}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Deadline Hollywood|url= https://deadline.com/2025/02/tatiana-maslany-maximum-pleasure-guaranteed-apple-series-1236305324/|accessdate=28 Feb 2025|title= Tatiana Maslany Stars In 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed' Series Greenlighted By Apple|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=February 28, 2025}}</ref>-->

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