Rob Reiner's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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==1990s==

=== ''Singing Out Loud'' ===

From December 1990 to January 1991, Reiner was set to direct an original movie musical "Singing Out Loud," with [[William Goldman]] writing the screenplay based on an original idea from Reiner and [[Stephen Sondheim]] write the music and [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] producing the movie, but never materialized,<ref>{{cite book|first=Meryle|last=Secrest|title=Stephen Sondheim: a Life pg. 370-372|url=https://archive.org/details/stephensondheiml00secr/page/372/mode/2up|year=1998|publisher=[[Alfred A. Knopf|Knopf]]|isbn=978-0-679-44817-4 |access-date=July 25, 2024}}</ref> except for 3 songs were recorded for audio CDs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hutchins|first=Michael|title=Singing Out Loud|url=https://www.sondheimguide.com/unproduced.html#Singing|website=SondheimGuide|access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>

=== untitled Angela Davis biopic ===

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==2010s==

=== ''Soapdish'' remake ===

On February 23, 2011, Reiner was set to produce a remake of [[Michael Hoffman]]'s [[Soapdish]] with [[Ben Schwartz]] writing the screenplay, Alan Greisman producing for [[Paramount Pictures]] to distribute.<ref>{{cite news|first=Borys|last=Kit|title=Ben Schwartz to Pen ‘Soapdish’'Soapdish' Remake for Paramount|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ben-schwartz-pen-soapdish-remake-160771/|date=February 23, 2011|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>

=== untitled ''Two-Gun Cohen'' biopic ===

On March 21, 2011, Reiner was set to produce a ''[[Two-Gun Cohen]]'' biopic with Matt Brown writing the screenplay, [[Doug Liman]] to direct and Alan Greisman producing in collaboration with the Chinese company Galloping Horse.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonathan|last=Landreth|title=Doug Liman to Direct Story of Sun Yat-sen’ssen's Bodyguard|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/doug-liman-direct-story-sun-169540/|date=March 21, 2011|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>

=== ''You Belong to Me'' ===

On June 22, 2012, Reiner was set to direct David Murray’s psychological thriller ''You Belong to Me'' with Alan Greisman producing with Richard Lewis' Southpaw Entertainment and Scott Steindorff's Stone Village.<ref>{{cite news|first=Borys|last=Kit|title=Rob Reiner to Direct Thriller ‘You'You Belong to Me’Me' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rob-reiner-you-belong-to-me-341217/|date=June 22, 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>

=== ''Basket Case'' TV series adaptation ===