James Mangold's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===''The Sportswriter'' TV miniseries===

In 2007, [[HBO]] announced that it was adapting [[Richard Ford]]'s ''[[The Sportswriter]]'' novel trilogy into a six-hour [[Television miniseries|miniseries]] to be directed by Mangold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/hbo-scores-sportswriting-trilogy-1117964247/amp/|title=HBO scores sportswriting trilogy|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 3, 2007|access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> All six hour-long episodes were written by [[Mark Bomback]], and Mangold and his then-wife [[Cathy Konrad]] were to executive produce through their Tree Line production banner. Subsequently, HBO dropped their option, and any future plans to adapt the novels for the screen have been shelved.<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/living-frank-bascombe-interview-richard-ford|title=Living with Frank Bascombe: An Interview with Richard Ford|date=November 5, 2014|workmagazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=November 20, 2014}}</ref>

===''The Wolfman''===

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===Untitled courtroom drama===

In February 2009, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' revealed that Mangold was to direct and produce an untitled true-life drama for [[Bold Films]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/courtroom-tale-mangolds-docket-78960/|title=Courtroom tale on Mangold’sMangold's docket|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 8, 2009|access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref> [[Sasha Jenson]] and Casey La Scala, who discovered the story and brought Mangold on board, wrote the screenplay about two brothers from [[New Orleans]] who sue a multi-national company after a [[typhoon]] kills several oil rig workers in the [[South China Sea]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Hewitt|first=Chris|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/james-mangold-direct-legal-thriller/|title=James Mangold To Direct Legal Thriller|work=Empire Online|date=February 9, 2009|access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref>

===''Three Little Words''===

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===''The Deep Blue Goodbye''===

On March 4, 2014, Mangold was attached to direct the film adaptation of [[John D. MacDonald]]'s mystery paperback ''[[The Deep Blue Good-by]]'' which was to be produced by [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], Jennifer Davisson-Killoran and [[Amy Robinson]]. [[Dana Stevens (screenwriter)|Dana Stevens]] and [[Kario Salem]] wrote the first draft.<ref>{{cite news|title=James Mangold Boarding Travis McGee Tale 'The Deep Blue Good-By'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/03/james-mangold-boarding-travis-mcgee-tale-the-deep-blue-good-by/|accessdate=July 17, 2014|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 4, 2014}}</ref> On July 15, [[Christian Bale]] was attached to play the title role for the film with screenplay by [[Dennis Lehane]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Christian Bale Eyed to Play Travis McGee in 'The Deep Blue Good-By'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/christian-bale-eyed-to-play-travis-mcgee-in-the-deep-blue-good-by/|accessdate=July 17, 2014|publisher=thewrap.com|date=July 15, 2014}}</ref> On February 25, 2015, it was reported that [[Rosamund Pike]] had landed the female lead in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/rosamund-pike-in-talks-for-female-lead-in-foxs-the-deep-blue-goodbye-1201391197/|title=Rosamund Pike Lands Female Lead in 'The Deep Blue Goodbye' - Variety|author=Justin Kroll|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=26 February 2015}}</ref> On August 24, the production was shelved due to Bale's knee injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-scraps-christian-bales-deep-791342|title = Fox Scraps Christian Bale's 'Deep Blue Goodbye' Due to Knee Injury (Exclusive)| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date = 24 April 2015}}</ref>

===''Blood and Champagne''===

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===Untitled Patty Hearst biopic===

On December 6, 2017, it was reported that Mangold was to direct [[Elle Fanning]] in a yet-titled [[Patty Hearst]] biopic based on author [[Jeffrey Toobin]]'s ''American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst''. Mangold collaborated on the adapted script with screenwriting team [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/james-mangold-patty-hearst-logan-1202632246/|title=James Mangold to Direct Patty Hearst Drama, Elle Fanning in Talks (EXCLUSIVE)|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref> On January 11, 2018, [[Fox 2000 Pictures|Fox]] opted not to move forward with the film after a statement Hearst made condemning Toobin's book, saying it "Romanticizes my rape and torture and calls my abduction a 'rollicking adventure'."<ref>{{cite news|last=Borys|first=Kit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fox-cancels-james-mangolds-patty-hearst-biopic-1074187/|title=Fox Cancels James Mangold’sMangold's Patty Hearst Biopic|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 11, 2018|access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref>

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