The following is a list of unproduced Alexandre Aja projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, French filmmaker Alexandre Aja has worked on several projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell in development hell, were officially canceled, were in development limbo or would see life under a different production team.
2000s
The Waiting
On November 2, 2005, Aja was set to direct Juliet Snowden and Stiles White’s supernatural horror-thriller screenplay “The Waiting,” with Grégory Levasseur executive producing with Maddalena Films and Gold Circle Films for Rogue Pictures.[1]
Black Hole film
2010s
live-action Cobra film
Undying Love film
The Marquis film
On June 1, 2016, Aja was set to direct and write the feature film adaptation of Jean Teulé’s romantic novel The Marquis, with Gaumont and LGM Cinema producing the film.[2]
Smart House
On April 20, 2017, Aja was set to direct Brad Keene’s thriller screenplay “Smart House” with James Wan’s Atomic Monster producing the film and Summit Entertainment will distribute.[3]
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.[4]
2020s
Elijah
On November 19, 2020, Aja was set to direct Cory Goldman’s horror thriller script “Elijah,” with Aja and Grégory Levasseur rewriting the script, David Goyer’s Phantom Four & Adam Goldworm’s Aperture Entertainment producing the film and Searchlight Pictures distributing the film.[5]
References
- ^ Mohr, Ian (November 2, 2005). "Rogue wins rights race for 'Waiting'". Variety. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Dave McNary (June 1, 2016). "Alexandre Aja Directing Romantic Drama 'The Marquis'". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (April 20, 2017). "Lionsgate Nabs Rights to James Wan's 'Smart House'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Dave McNary (October 24, 2018). "DreamWorks Animation to Develop 'Mice and Mystics' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 19, 2020). "'Crawl' Filmmaker Alexandre Aja Directing 'Elijah' For Searchlight Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2024.