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== 2000s ==
===''The Lookout''===
https://moveablefest.com/scott-frank-lookout/
===''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''===
{{main|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)#Developmemt}}
===''The Kite Runner''===
https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/next-tour-of-duty-taking-mendes-to-persian-gulf-1117903781/
https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/prodigal-mendes-on-homeward-march-1117963063/
===''American Prometheus''===
In 2005, following its publication, Mendes [[option (filmmaking)|optioned]] the rights to adapt the [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] [[biography]] ''[[American Prometheus]]'' by [[Kai Bird]] and [[Martin J. Sherwin]]. In 2007, it was reported that [[Jeffrey Hatcher]] was writing the film for Mendes, with the project set up at [[DreamWorks Pictures]]. However, Mendes ultimately did not move forward with the project. The book would eventually be adapted as the film ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'', written and directed by [[Christopher Nolan]] and released in theatres on July 21, 2023 by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Amsden|first=David|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-07-18/epic-backstory-of-oppenheimer-the-film-and-american-prometheus-the-book|date=18 July 2023|title=Oppenheimer's big-screen odyssey: The man, the book and the film's 50-year journey|access-date=6 June 2024|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref name=Mendes1>{{Cite web|last=Dawtrey|first=Adam|date=13 April 2007|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/prodigal-mendes-on-homeward-march-1117963063/|title=Prodigal Mendes on homeward 'March'|access-date=7 June 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|quote=Jeffrey Hatcher is writing “American Prometheus” about nuclear scientist Robert Oppenheimer, another Mendes helming project for D’Works}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=8 October 2021|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/cillian-murphy-j-robert-oppenheimer-christopher-nolans-universal-film-july-2023-1234852888/|title=Cillian Murphy Confirmed to Star As J. Robert Oppenheimer In Christopher Nolan's Next Film At Universal, Film Will Bow in July 2023|access-date=6 June 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
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== 2010s ==
===''Oz the Great and Powerful''===
{{main|Oz the Great and Powerful}}
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/apr/21/sam-mendes-robert-downey-jr-oz
===''On Chesil Beach''===
In June 2010, it was announced that Mendes would direct a film adaptation of [[Ian McEwan]]'s 2007 novella ''[[On Chesil Beach]]'' for [[Focus Features]], with McEwan adapting his own work and [[Carey Mulligan]] to star as the female lead; Mendes would also set to produce the project through [[Neal Street Productions]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 June 2010|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2010/06/sam-mendes-sweet-on-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-and-focus-feature-on-chesil-beach-with-carey-mulligan-44819/|title=Sam Mendes Sweet On 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' And Focus Feature 'On Chesil Beach' With Carey Mulligan|access-date=6 June 2010|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In November 2011, it was reported that [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]] would be replacing Mendes as director, with Mendes now only producing the project, and production expected to begin in the summer of 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=5 November 2011|url=https://www.screendaily.com/production/mike-newell-to-direct-on-chesil-beach/5034279.article|title=Mike Newell to direct On Chesil Beach|website=[[ScreenDaily]]|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> The film would ultimately be directed by [[Dominic Cooke]] and star [[Saoirse Ronan]], with Mendes no longer involved, and premiered at the [[2017 Toronto International Film Festival]] on September 7, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jaafar|first=Ali|date=17 February 2016|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/saoirse-ronan-on-chesil-beach-number-9-films-elizabeth-karlsen-stephen-woolley-1201704131/|title=Saoirse Ronan Boards 'On Chesil Beach' For 'Carol' Producer Number 9 Films|access-date=6 June 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/aaron-sorkin-brie-larson-louis-ck-movies-added-toronto-film-festival-lineup/|title=Aaron Sorkin, Brie Larson, Louis CK Movies Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup|last=Pond|first=Steve|date=15 August 2017|work=[[TheWrap]]|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
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