Ron Howard's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''===

In the 1990s, Howard was one of three directors, including [[Robert Zemeckis]] and [[Steven Spielberg]], in talks with [[George Lucas]] to direct ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'', which Howard revealed on a 2015 episode of the ''Happy, Sad Confused'' podcast, stating that he found the offer too daunting. Lucas eventually ended up directing the film.<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Chitwood|title='Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' Was Offered to Ron Howard, Robert Zemeckis|url=https://collider.com/star-wars-episode-1-ron-howard-steven-spielberg-robert-zemeckis/|date=November 25, 2015|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>

===''Dark Horse''===

In 1996, Howard was attached to direct [[John Travolta]] in a film called ''Dark Horse'' which allegedly follows a politician running for President who'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. The project languished in [[development hell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corona.bc.ca/films/details/darkhorse.html|title=Coming Attractions - Dark Horse|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=July 12, 1998|access-date=April 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990223213616/http://corona.bc.ca/films/details/darkhorse.html|archive-date=February 23, 1999|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''===