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==1990s==

===''The Postman''===

In the early 1990s, producer [[Wendy Finerman]] was developing ''[[The Postman (film)|The Postman]]'' for Howard to direct, with [[Eric Roth]] writing the script and [[Tom Hanks]] set to star.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Archerd, Army|author-link=Army Archerd|url=https://variety.com/1992/voices/columns/hopkins-sinks-teeth-into-dracula-role-1117862326/|title=Hopkins sinks teeth into ‘Dracula’'Dracula' role|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 29, 1992|access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> However, they were all booted off the project when [[Kevin Costner]] took over.

===''Hep''===

In 1993, among the projects Imagine Entertainment were developing was ''Hep'', a "stylish, 1960s detective piece" conceived by Howard about a "slick" L.A. private eye who must solve his partner's murder. [[Rockne O'Bannon]] was writing the screenplay based on Howard's idea.<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Eller, Claudia|author-link=Marx, Andy|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/imagine-turns-attention-to-prod-n-103004/|title=Imagine turns attention to prod'n|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 14, 1993|access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> The film was never made, with Howard nor with another director attached.

===''The Chamber''===