Mike Nichols' unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===''The Exorcist''===

In the 1970s, [[Warner Bros.]] chief John Calley wanted Nichols to direct the film adaptation of [[William Peter Blatty]]'s novel ''[[The Exorcist (novel)|The Exorcist]]'', and Nichols told both [[Elaine May]] and [[David Geffen]] that missing the opportunity was his biggest regret.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gwynns|last=Watkins|title=Mike Nichols Regretted Not Directing 'The Exorcist'|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mike-nichols-regretted-not-directing-the-128848002007.html|date=September 11, 2015|website=[[Yahoo! News]]|access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>

===''Bogart Slept Here''===

{{main|The Goodbye Girl#Production}}

===''A Star Is Born''===

https://variety.com/2019/vintage/features/a-star-is-born-versions-1203109215/

===''Bogart Slept Here''===

{{main|The Goodbye Girl#Production}}

===''Just Tell Me What You Want''===

After Nichols departed from the production of ''Bogart Slept Here'', by November 1975, he reportedly agreed to produce and direct [[Jay Presson Allen]]'s ''[[Just Tell Me What You Want]]'' for [[Warner Bros.]] Nichols would not remain with the project however, and [[Sidney Lumet]] would sign on to helm instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/56451|title=AFI&#124;Catalog - Just Tell Me What You Want|website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>

===''The Last Tycoon''===