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===Untitled Patty Hearst biopic===
On December 6, 2017, it was reported that Mangold was to direct [[Elle Fanning]] in a yet-titled [[Patty Hearst]] biopic based on author [[Jeffrey Toobin]]'s ''American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst''. Mangold collaborated on the adapted script with screenwriting team [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/james-mangold-patty-hearst-logan-1202632246/|title=James Mangold to Direct Patty Hearst Drama, Elle Fanning in Talks (EXCLUSIVE)|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref> On January 11, 2018, [[Fox 2000 Pictures|Fox]] opted not to move forward with the film after a statement Hearst made condemning Toobin's book, saying it "Romanticizes my rape and torture and calls my abduction a 'rollicking adventure'."<ref>{{cite news|last=Borys|first=Kit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fox-cancels-james-mangolds-patty-hearst-biopic-1074187/|title=Fox Cancels James Mangold's Patty Hearst Biopic|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 11, 2018|access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref>
===Untitled Boba Fett film===
In 2018, Mangold was co-writing a [[Standalone film|standalone]] ''[[Star Wars]]'' script centering on the character [[Boba Fett]] with [[Simon Kinberg]], who was signed on to produce the film.<ref>{{cite news|last=Borys|first=Kit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-boba-fett-movie-is-happening-james-mangold-direct-1113273/|title='Star Wars': Boba Fett Movie in the Works With James Mangold (Exclusive)|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref> The project was soon scrapped, with [[Lucasfilm]] instead shifting their focus toward the streaming series ''[[The Mandalorian]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/star-wars-boba-fett-spinoff-james-mangold-directing-1202397784/|title='Star Wars' Boba Fett Movie No Longer In Development; Lucasfilm Focusing On 'The Mandalorian' Streaming Series|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref> Speaking in 2023 about the project, Mangold said he envisioned it as a "borderline [[R rating (Motion Picture Association)|R-rated]], single planet [[spaghetti Western]]," adding that "They probably would never be able to embrace [[Grogu|Baby Yoda]] if I had made that."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sharf|first=Zach|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/boba-fett-movie-r-rated-canceled-solo-box-office-1235658248/|title=Axed Boba Fett Movie Was a 'Borderline R-Rated' Spaghetti Western That 'Probably Scared the S— Out of Everyone,' Says James Mangold|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 29, 2023|access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref>
==2020s==
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