Mike Nichols' unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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== 1970s ==

=== ''The Exorcist'' ===

In the 1970s, [[Warner Bros.]] chief John Calley wanted Nichols to direct the film adaptation of [[William Peter Blatty]]'s novel ''[[The Exorcist (novel)|The Exorcist]]'', and Nichols told both [[Elaine May]] and [[David Geffen]] that missing the opportunity was his biggest regret.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gwynns|last=Watkins|title=Mike Nichols Regretted Not Directing 'The Exorcist'|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mike-nichols-regretted-not-directing-the-128848002007.html|date=September 11, 2015|website=[[Yahoo! News]]|access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>

=== ''Bogart Slept Here'' ===

{{main|The Goodbye Girl#Production}}

=== ''A Star Is Born'' ===

https://variety.com/2019/vintage/features/a-star-is-born-versions-1203109215/

=== ''The Last Tycoon'' ===

https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/21/archives/hollywood-takes-on-the-last-tycoon.html

https://variety.com/2014/film/news/mike-nichols-death-al-pacino-remembers-1201361303/

=== ''Melvin and Howard'' ===

{{main|Melvin and Howard#Production}}

=== ''The Jerk'' ===

{{main|The Jerk#Production}}

=== ''A Chorus Line'' ===

<ref>{{cite newspaper|last=Freedman|first=Samuel G.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/11/movies/chorus-line-vs-hollywood-a-saga.html|title='CHORUS LINE' VS. HOLLYWOOD-A SAGA|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 11, 1984|access-date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>

=== ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' ===

https://variety.com/1980/film/reviews/the-french-lieutenant-s-woman-1200424848/