Alexandre Aja's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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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>

=== ''The Contractor/The Contractors'' ===

On March 12, 2009, Aja was set to direct the action thriller ''The Contractor'' with Ian Jeffers writing a draft, and Alexandra Milchan producing the movie & [[Gaumont (company)|Gaumont]] set to distribute.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gareth|last=Franklin|title=Alexandre Aja Hires A “Contractor”|url=https://www.darkhorizons.com/alexandre-aja-hires-a-contractor/|date=March 12, 2009|website=Dark Horizons|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref> In 2010, the movie was retitled ''The Contractors''.<ref>{{cite news|author1=John Hopewell|author2=Elsa Keslassy|title=French film companies shine at Berlin|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/french-film-companies-shine-at-berlin-1118014714/|date=February 7, 2010|website=Variety|quote="which has a brace of English-language pics in development with U.S. producers Nick Wechsler and Alexandra Milchan, such as Alexandre Aja’s “The Contractors.”"|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=[[Dave McNary]]|title=Emjag, Platinum out for ‘Blood’|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/emjag-platinum-out-for-blood-1118018415/|date=April 28, 2010|website=Variety|quote="She’s developing Alexandre Aja’s “The Contractors” with Gaumont,..."|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref>

== 2010s ==

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=== ''Mr. Thisforthat'' feature film ===

On February 17, 2021, Aja was set to produce Thomas Mendolia's feature film remake of his short film ''Mr. Thisforthat,'' with Michael Karr writing the script, and Craig Flores' Bread & Circuses, Peter Luo’s Stars Collective & Jake Wagner producing the feature film.<ref>{{cite news|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|title=Horror Short ‘Mr. Thisforthat’ Getting Feature Take Fromfrom Alexandre Aja, Craig Flores & Stars Collective|url=https://deadline.com/20202021/1102/alexandre-aja-directingcraig-elijahflores-searchlightcrawl-picturesteam-1234618971horror-movie-mr-thisforthat-1234695816/|date=February 17, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 6, 2025}}</ref>

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