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In July 2008, Lee was set to direct the film ''L.A. Riots'', with [[John Ridley]] and [[Terry George]] writing the script and [[Brian Grazer]] producing the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldstein|first=Patrick|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-17-et-goldstein17-story.html|title=Lee's 'L.A. Riots' gathers steam|date=17 July 2008|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> In August 2012, [[Justin Lin]] was set to direct ''L.A. Riots'', since Lee didn't get enough money and ended up working on ''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shaw|first=Lucas|url=https://www.thewrap.com/justin-lin-talks-direct-la-riots-universal-imagine-51286/|title=Justin Lin in Talks to Direct 'L.A. Riots' for Universal, Imagine (Updated)|date=8 August 2012|website=[[TheWrap]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> There has been no further announcements since.
==='' Now the Hell Will Start''===
In February 2009, Lee acquired the rights to [[Brendan I. Koerner|Brendan Koerner]]'s novel ''[[Now the Hell Will Start]],'' a [[World War II]] manhunt in the Burmese jungle.<ref>{{cite news|last=Graser|first=Marc|title=Spike Lee to produce 'Start'|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/spike-lee-to-produce-start-1117999464/|date=2 February 2009|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> However, plans fell into [[development hell]].
==2010s==
===''Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson''===
OnIn April 21, 2010, [[Samuel L. Jackson]] announced that Lee showed him a script that he wrote titled ''Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson''. The script, according to Jackson, was "about these folks who want to have a big concert in a [[Brooklyn]] park for [[Michael Jackson|Michael]]. And the new gentrified people that live in the neighborhood are worried about the kind of element that might be coming into the neighborhood."<ref>{{cite web|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|title=Samuel L. Jackson Up For Spike Lee's "Michael Jackson" Project|date=21 April 2010|publisher=[[WNBC]]|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Samuel-L-Jackson-Likely-Spike-Lees-Michael-Jackson-Project-91720749.html|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> On January 24, 2011, it was announced that Lee scrapped the project.<ref>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Edward|title=It Looks Like Spike Lee Has Scrapped His Michael Jackson-Centric, 'Brooklyn Loves MJ' Project|date=24 January 2011|website=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/01/it-looks-like-spike-lee-has-scrapped-his-michael-jackson-centric-brooklyn-loves-mj-project-120700/|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
==='' Da Brick '' TV pilot=== ▼On June 21, 2011, [[HBO]] announced they would develop a pilot for the series ''Da Brick'', with Lee directing the pilot, written by John Ridley and executive-produced by Lee, Ridley, [[Mike Tyson]], and [[Doug Ellin]], based on Tyson's childhood,<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title= Spike Lee, Mike Tyson, Doug Ellin & John Ridley Team For HBO Drama Series Inspired By Tyson's Youth|url=https://deadline.com/2011/06/spike-lee-mike-tyson-doug-ellin-john-ridley-team-for-hbo-drama-series-inspired-by-tysons-youth-142172/|date=21 June 2011|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> and [[John Boyega]] was cast as the lead, Donnie.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=HBO Boxing Pilot 'Da Brick' Casts Lead|url=https://deadline.com/2011/08/hbo-boxing-drama-pilot-da-brick-casts-lead-165730/|date=31 August 2011|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> In March 2012, HBO passed on the pilot.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=HBO Passes On Drama Pilot 'Da Brick'|url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/hbo-passes-on-drama-pilot-da-brick-243560/|date=13 March 2012|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> ▼
===''Nagasaki Deadline''===
OnIn June 28, 2010, Lee was announced to direct the thriller ''Nagasaki Deadline'' with David Griffiths, Peter Griffiths, [[William Broyles Jr.]] writing the script and [[Lightstorm Entertainment]] producing the film.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|title=Spike Lee Sets Sights On 'Nagasaki Deadline' With Lightstorm And Alcon|url=https://deadline.com/2010/06/spike-lee-sets-sights-on-nagasaki-deadline-with-lightstorm-and-alcon-50121/|date=28 June 2010|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> However, plans fell into [[development hell]].
▲==='' Da Brick '' TV pilot===
▲OnIn June 21, 2011, [[HBO]] announced they would develop a pilot for the series ''Da Brick'', with Lee directing the pilot, written by John Ridley and executive-produced by Lee, Ridley, [[Mike Tyson]], and [[Doug Ellin]], based on Tyson's childhood,<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title= Spike Lee, Mike Tyson, Doug Ellin & John Ridley Team For HBO Drama Series Inspired By Tyson's Youth|url=https://deadline.com/2011/06/spike-lee-mike-tyson-doug-ellin-john-ridley-team-for-hbo-drama-series-inspired-by-tysons-youth-142172/|date=21 June 2011|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> and [[John Boyega]] was cast as the lead, Donnie.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=HBO Boxing Pilot 'Da Brick' Casts Lead|url=https://deadline.com/2011/08/hbo-boxing-drama-pilot-da-brick-casts-lead-165730/|date=31 August 2011|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> In March 2012, HBO passed on the pilot.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=HBO Passes On Drama Pilot 'Da Brick'|url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/hbo-passes-on-drama-pilot-da-brick-243560/|date=13 March 2012|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref>
===Untitled Marion Barry biopic===
===''Porgy and Bess'' remake===
In August 2012, Lee was in negotiations with the [[George Gershwin]] estate to direct the ''[[Porgy and Bess (film)|Porgy and Bess]]'' remake.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Spike Lee in Negotiations for PORGY AND BESS Film Adaptation|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Spike-Lee-in-Negotiations-for-PORGY-AND-BESS-Film-Adaptation-20120809|date=9 August 2012|website=Broadway World|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> In April 2013, Both the Gershwin Family and the DuBose Heyward estate announced a remake is in development without Lee's involvement.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title='Porgy and Bess': Gershwins' Opera Gets Film Update (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/porgy-and-bess-movie-1200333773/|date=5 April 2013|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> On February 11, 2020, [[Dee Rees]] was hired to write and direct the remake.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Dee Rees To Write & Direct New Movie Adaptation Of George Gershwin's 'Porgy And Bess' For MGM & Winkler Films|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/dee-rees-porgy-and-bess-movie-mgm-write-direct-george-gershwin-irwin-winkler-charles-winkler-1202856567/|date=February 11, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>
===''Gold''===
===''Enter the Dragon'' remake===
In September 2014, Lee was in negotiations to direct the remake of ''[[Enter the Dragon]]'' with [[Ken Jeong]] set to play Lee and [[Billy Bob Thornton]] set to play Roper.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lak|last=Loi|title=Spike Lee to Remake Bruce Lee's Enter The Dragon|url=https://www.jkdlondon.com/spike-lee-to-remake-bruce-lees-enter-the-dragon/|date=26 September 2014|website=jkdlondon.com|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> In 2015, [[Brett Ratner]] revealed that he replaced Lee as director,<ref>{{cite web|author=mrbeaks|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/70809|title=Brett Ratner Is Trying To Remake ENTER THE DRAGON|date=March 21, 2015|website=[[Ain't It Cool News]]|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> and in 2018, [[David Leitch (director)|David Leitch]] was in early talks to direct.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming.|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/enter-the-dragon-bruce-lee-remake-david-leitch-deadpool-2-john-wick-warner-bros-1202431792/|title=Remake Of Bruce Lee's 'Enter The Dragon' Has 'Deadpool 2's David Leitch In Talks|date=July 23, 2018|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref>
By September 2017, [[Sony Pictures]] was actively developing a film based on the character [[Nightwatch (comics)|Nightwatch]] for their [[Sony's Spider-Man Universe]], with a script from Edward Ricourt. Sony wanted Lee to direct the film,<ref name="NightwatchSneiderScoop">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XGYj4IheCM |title=Meet the Movie Press for September 1st, 2017 |date=September 1, 2017 |last=Popcorn Talk |access-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904215530/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XGYj4IheCM |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |website=[[YouTube]] |url-status=live}}</ref> and he was confirmed to be interested in the project in March 2018, with [[Cheo Hodari Coker]] re-writing the script.<ref name="NightwatchLeeCoker">{{Cite web |title=Spike Lee Circling Sony Superhero Movie 'Nightwatch' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/nightwatch-spike-lee-circling-sony-superhero-movie-1094433 |last=Couch |first=Aaron |last2=McMillan |first2=Graeme |date=March 14, 2018 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314225957/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/nightwatch-spike-lee-circling-sony-superhero-movie-1094433 |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> However, Lee was no longer involved by October.<ref name="NightwatchNoLee">{{Cite web |title=Spike Lee is Not Making Sony Marvel's Nightwatch Movie |url=https://screenrant.com/spike-lee-sony-marvel-nightwatch-not-directing/ |last=Schaefer |first=Sandy |date=October 25, 2018 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025193303/https://screenrant.com/spike-lee-sony-marvel-nightwatch-not-directing/ |archive-date=October 25, 2018 |access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref> ▼
===''Archer'' TV series===
In August 2017, it was announced that Lee was developing ''Archer'', a TV series with a "young, black [[Mark Zuckerberg]]-like protagonist" who develops a dating app that reads sexual chemistry.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/spike-lee-chad-sanders-tech-entrepreneur-tv-show-archer-1202523860/|title=Spike Lee Developing TV Series Inspired by 'Young Black Mark Zuckerberg' Tech Entrepreneur (EXCLUSIVE)|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 11, 2017|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
▲By September 2017, [[Sony Pictures]] was actively developing a film based on the character [[Nightwatch (comics)|Nightwatch]] for their [[Sony's Spider-Man Universe]], with a script from Edward Ricourt. Sony wanted Lee to direct the film,<ref name="NightwatchSneiderScoop">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XGYj4IheCM |title=Meet the Movie Press for September 1st, 2017 |date=September 1, 2017 |last=Popcorn Talk |access-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904215530/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XGYj4IheCM |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |website=[[YouTube]] |url-status=live}}</ref> and he was confirmed to be interested in the project in March 2018, with [[Cheo Hodari Coker]] re-writing the script.<ref name="NightwatchLeeCoker">{{Cite web |title=Spike Lee Circling Sony Superhero Movie 'Nightwatch' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/nightwatch-spike-lee-circling-sony-superhero-movie-1094433 |last=Couch |first=Aaron |last2=McMillan |first2=Graeme |date=March 14, 2018 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314225957/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/nightwatch-spike-lee-circling-sony-superhero-movie-1094433 |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> However, Lee was no longer involved by October.<ref name="NightwatchNoLee">{{Cite web |title=Spike Lee is Not Making Sony Marvel's Nightwatch Movie |url=https://screenrant.com/spike-lee-sony-marvel-nightwatch-not-directing/ |last=Schaefer |first=Sandy |date=October 25, 2018 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025193303/https://screenrant.com/spike-lee-sony-marvel-nightwatch-not-directing/ |archive-date=October 25, 2018 |access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref>
===''School Daze'' Broadway musical===
===''Prince of Cats''===
In November 2019, Lee closed a deal to direct the long-gestated ''Prince of Cats'' film, based on the [[Prince of Cats (graphic novel)|graphic novel]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spike-lee-direct-romeo-juliet-tale-prince-cats-1254584/amp/|title=Spike Lee to Direct 1980s-Set Hip-Hop 'Romeo & Juliet' Tale 'Prince of Cats' (Exclusive)|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 13, 2019|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
==2020s==
===''Boner''===
In November 2020, studio [[Entertainment One|eOne]] and Lee were prepping a then-untitled film about the breakthrough of the [[erectile dysfunction]] drug [[Viagra]]. Lee was to have directed from a screenplay co-written with [[Kwame Kwei-Armah]], based on the 2015 ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' article "All Rise: The Untold Story of The Guys Who Launched Viagra". Lee described the project as a "dancin', all singin' [[Musical film|musical]]", featuring original songs and music written by [[Stew (musician)|Stew Stewart]] and Heidi Rodewald.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/spike-lee-viagra-musical-film-pfizer-eone-pre-covid-miracle-drug-kwame-kwei-armah-1234616563/|title=Spike Lee Sets eOne Film Musical On Pfizer's Pre-COVID Miracle Drug: Viagra|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 17, 2020|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref> Production was set to begin in early 2023 under the title ''Rise'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruimy|first=Jordan|url=https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2022/10/va7tl3fpe5hjd3e6ficqeu5fseshn1|title=Spike Lee's Upcoming Viagra Musical is Called 'Rise,' Early 2023 Production Start Being Eyed|website=World of Reel|date=October 28, 2022|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref> though Lee later reported that it had been retitled ''Boner''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Zuckerman|first=Esther|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/spike-lee-interview-2023|title=Originality Is In Spike Lee's DNA|magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]]|date=March 20, 2023|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>
===''Da Saga of Colin Kaepernick'' documentary===
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