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In 1990, Emmerich was hired by [[Carolco Pictures]] to direct the science fiction film ''Isobar'', originally written by [[Jim Uhls]] and previously titled ''The Train''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 16, 2014|last=Lambie|first=Ryan|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-train-the-ridley-scott-hr-giger-movie-that-never-was/|title=The Train: the Ridley Scott-HR Giger movie that never was|website=[[Den of Geek]]}}</ref> The film, budgeted at $90 million, was set to be produced by [[Joel Silver]] and star [[Sylvester Stallone]] and [[Kim Basinger]], with Emmerich asking [[Dean Devlin]] to rewrite the script for him.<ref name=ISOBAR>{{cite news|author=Patrick Lee, Maria Virobik|title=Devlin's Isobar Moves Forward|publisher=[[Sci Fi Wire]]|date=21 July 2006|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=37195|access-date=1 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903164714/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=37195|archive-date=3 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On February 25, 1998, it was reported that Emmerich and Devlin had bought the rights to the project and were moving it to [[Sony Pictures]], where the duo had signed a production deal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 25, 1998|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/697|title=One of the Emmerich/Devlin Projects Discovered'|access-date=September 14, 2024|website=[[Ain't It Cool News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Dan|date=February 18, 1998|title=Calley sealed Centropolis|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/calley-sealed-centropolis-1117467903/|access-date=September 14, 2024|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
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