Ron Howard's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===''The Sea Wolf''===

In June 1998, Howard was attached to direct a film version of [[Jack London]]'s ''[[The Sea Wolf]]'' for [[Columbia Pictures]], with [[Nicolas Cage]] in the starring role.<ref name=Wolf>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/boorman-steams-onto-sea-wolf-1117500075/|title=Boorman steams onto 'Sea Wolf'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 6, 1999|access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> The project was abandoned as Howard felt it was "too expensive and the cast didn't come together in a way that I felt was right for the movie."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kirkland|first=Bruce|url=https://torontosun.com/2015/12/06/ron-howard-talks-period-drama-in-the-heart-of-the-sea|title=Ron Howard talks period drama 'In the Heart of the Sea'|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|date=December 6, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> The following year, [[John Boorman]] signed on to direct the adaptation.<ref name=Wolf/>

===''Golden Gate''===

In July 1998, [[Imagine Entertainment]] was developing the romantic drama ''Golden Gate'' with Howard directing, and set to star [[Bill Paxton]]. The script was written by Will Richter and [[Audrey Wells]].<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Variety Staff|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/scotts-scrape-on-repo-pic-wolfe-tome-up-for-bids-1117478986/|title=Scotts scrape on repo pic; Wolfe tome up for bids|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 30, 1998|access-date=January 7, 2025}}</ref>

===''Intolerable Cruelty''===