Alexandre Aja's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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{{Short description|What he could've made}}

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=== ''The Gospel According to Jimmy'' film ===

On October 4, 2006, Aja was set to direct, write, and produce the feature film adaptation of “The Gospel According to Jimmy,” with Alexandre Films producing the adaptation.<ref>{{cite news|first=Allison|last=James|title='Gospel' according to helmer Aja|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/news/gospel-according-to-helmer-aja-1117951254/|date=October 4, 2006|website=Variety|access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref>

== 2010s ==

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=== ''Mice & Mystics'' film ===

On October 24, 2018, Aja was set to direct an animated film adaptation of Jerry Hawthorne’s board game ''Mice & Mystics'' with [[David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick]] and Aja writing the screenplay, [[Vertigo Entertainment]]’s [[Roy Lee]] and Jon Berg producing in collaboration with [[DreamWorks Animation]].<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Dave McNary]]|title=DreamWorks Animation to Develop 'Mice and Mystics' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/dreamworks-animation-mice-and-mystics-movie-1202992375/|date=October 24, 2018|website=Variety|access-date=June 10, 2024}}</ref>

=== American ''Tomie'' streaming series ===

On October 24, 2019, Aja was set to direct and produce the American television adaptation of [[Junji Ito]]’s manga ''[[Tomie]]'' with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick writing the series, [[Sony Pictures Television]] producing in collaboration with [[Universal Content Productions]], and [[Quibi]] set to distribute.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Lopez|title=Alexandre Aja, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick Bring ‘Tomie’ Live-Action Series to Quibi|url=https://www.thewrap.com/alexandre-aja-david-leslie-johnson-mcgoldrick-bring-tomie-live-action-series-to-quibi/|date=October 24, 2018|website=The Wrap|access-date=February 6, 2025}}</ref> The series was never completed until Quibi shut down and is unknown if it would find another distributor.<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Jill Goldsmith|author2=Dade Hayes|author3=Michael Fleming Jr.|title=Assessing Quibi Debacle: Financiers Second Guess While A Film Crew Struggles To Finish A Production In Ukraine After Being Told To Shut Down|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/quibi-downfall-what-happened-investors-business-model-hollywood-analysis-1234602285/|date=October 23, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 6, 2025}}</ref>

== 2020s ==