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=== ''Memphis'' ===
On January 12, 2011, Greengrass was set to direct and write ''Memphis'', about the assassination of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], with [[Scott Rudin]] producing and [[Focus Features]] distributing.<ref>{{cite news|first=Claude|last=Brodesser-Akner|title=Paul Greengrass Readies MLK Assassination Thriller Memphis|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/01/greengrass_mlk_assassination.html|date=January 12, 2011|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref> In April of that same year, Universal canceled the project.<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Dave McNary]]|title=Universal pulls the plug on ‘Memphis’|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/universal-pulls-the-plug-on-memphis-1118034860/|date=April 1, 2011|website=Variety|access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref> On November 23, it was reported that [[Access Industries]]' Icon UK outfit were in talks to back the project.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 23, 2011|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/giladi-tapped-as-icon-u-k-ceo-1118046536/|title=Giladi tapped as Icon U.K. CEO|last=Lodderhose|first=Diana|access-date=October 4, 2024|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> On November 16, 2012, it was reported that Greengrass and Rudin had revived the project, with [[Wild Bunch (company)|Wild Bunch]] and [[Veritas Films]] in talks to finance the project.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 16, 2012|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/martin-luther-king-film-memphis-coming-back-around-for-paul-greengrass-and-scott-rudin-373499/|title=Martin Luther King Film 'Memphis' Coming Back Around For Paul Greengrass And Scott Rudin|access-date=October 4, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
 
=== ''The Fear Index'' film ===
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=== ''Agent Storm'' film ===
On July 28, 2014, Greengrass was set to direct and potentially write the film adaptation of Morten Storm, Paul Cruickshank and Tim Lister’s novel ''Agent Storm'' about Storm’s troubled youth to Islamic Radical and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] double-agent in Yemen with Scott Rudin producing the movie.<ref>{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Ford|title=Paul Greengrass Circling Islamic Radical Story ‘Agent Storm’ (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paul-greengrass-circling-islamic-radical-721111/|date=July 28, 2014|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref>
 
===''Richard Jewell''===
On September 10, 2014, it was announced that Greengrass had entered talks to direct a film centered around [[Richard Jewell]] for [[20th Century Fox]], based on the ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' article "The Ballad of Richard Jewell" and adapted by [[Billy Ray (screenwriter)|Billy Ray]]. [[Jonah Hill]] and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] were set to star in the project as Jewell and his lawyer, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 10, 2014|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/paul-greengrass-richard-jewell-leonardo-dicaprio-jonah-hill-832787/|title=Paul Greengrass Circling Richard Jewell Pic With Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill|access-date=October 4, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> [[Richard Jewell (film)|The film]] was eventually released on December 13, 2019, by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], with [[Clint Eastwood]] directing and [[Paul Walter Hauser]] starring as Jewell.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 27, 2019|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/clint-eastwood-richad-jewell-enters-awards-season-december-release-1202746671/|title=Clint Eastwood's 'Richard Jewell' Enters Awards Season With December Release|access-date=October 4, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
 
=== ''The Tunnels'' film ===