Unproduced Scripts

Scripts for works that have never been produced in any visual medium.

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Professional Scripts

Scripts and concepts that were almost made, only to be passed over for various reasons.

Alien: Engineers (original draft written by Jon Spaihts of Prometheus)
At The Mountains Of Madness (2007; an attempted adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins)
Batman:
- The Batman 1984 (1984; an early script for Batman (1989) written by Tom Makiewicz)
- Batman II (1990; an early script for Batman Returns written by Sam Hamm)
- Batman Unchained (a proposed Batman & Robin sequel written by Mark Protosevich under the direction of Joel Schumacher)
- Batman Dark Knight (2000; an early proposed Batman & Robin sequel written by Lee Shapiro and Stephen Wise, intended to reboot the Batman film franchise)
- Batman Year One 2000 (2001; a Batman: Year One adaptation written by Darren Aronofsky and Frank Miller, intended to reboot the Batman film franchise)
- Batman Vs Superman Asylum (2002; a proposed Batman/Superman crossover written by Andrew Kevin Walker and Akiva Goldsman)
Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian (1990; an early draft for the long-gestating Beetlejuice sequel written by Jonathan Gems before Burton revived the project in 2022 with Alfred Gough and Miles Millar rewriting the script)
C0DA (2014; script for a The Elder Scrolls graphic novel by former series developer Michael Kirkbride)
Carnivore (first screenplay written by The Wachowskis)
Carry On... Series:
- Carry On Escaping (1973; written by Talbot Rothwell and intended to be the 25th film in the Carry On... Series before it was dropped and Carry On Girls took its place)
- Carry On Again Nurse (1988; written by Norman Hudis to celebrate the Carry On... Series' 30th anniversary but was cancelled due to budgetary issues and the deaths of stars Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey)
Catwoman 1995 (1995; an attempted Batman Returns spin-off and early version of Catwoman written by Daniel Walters)
The Devil's Jesters (2018; intended to be the 10th anniversary special for Channel Awesome)
Die Hard Rough Drafts by Jeb Stuart ^noteDie Hard went through various changes before and during filming.:
- Die Hard (First Draft)
- Die Hard (Second Revised Draft)
Doctor Who Meets Scratchman (A cancelled Doctor Who movie written by Tom Baker)
Finding Nemo 2 (2005; an early script of Finding Dory written by Laurie Craig)
Ghost Rider 2 Riders On The Storm (2009; planned sequel to Ghost Rider (2007); scrapped in favor of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance)
Gladiator 2 Christ Killer (2006; first attempt at a Gladiator sequel written by Nick Cave)
Godzilla (1994; first attempt at an American Godzilla)
GODZILLA 2 (unproduced sequel for the American Godzilla)
Indiana Jones:
- Indiana Jones And The Monkey King (1985; an early script for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade written by Chris Columbus)
- Indiana Jones And The Saucermen From Mars (1995; an early script for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull written by Jeb Stuart)
- Indiana Jones And The City Of The Gods (2003; an early script for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull written by Frank Darabont)
I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay (unproduced film adaptation of I, Robot written by Harlan Ellison)
The Iron Man (1997; second draft for Iron Man written by Jeff Vintar & Stan Lee)
The Lion King:
- The Lion King 1990 Draft (1990; an early treatment for The Lion King written by J. T. Allen)
- King Of The Beasts (1990; an early treatment for The Lion King written by J. T. Allen and Ronald Bass)
John Boorman Lord of the Rings (1970 treatment for an unproduced live-action adaptation of The Lord of the Rings by John Boorman)
Justice League: Mortal (unproduced 2009 film adaptation of Justice League to be directed by George Miller)
- Justice League 2 (planned two-part sequel to Zack Snyder's intended version of Justice League)
A Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors (the first draft for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, written by Wes Craven)
Noble Rot (A Genre Throwback to Screwball Comedy written by John Belushi and Don Novello)
Number Two (first attempt at a Back to the Future sequel)
Our Show for Ringo Starr (unproduced 1975 TV Movie written by Graham Chapman and Douglas Adams)
Pepé Le Pew in City of Light (2016; a live-action/animated film starring Pepé Le Pew written by Max Landis)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians:
- Percy Jackson And The Olympians The Lightning Thief (2008; an early draft for ''Percy Jackson And The Olympians The Lightning Thief' written by Greg Titley and rewritten by Chris Columbus)
Pirates of the Caribbean:
- Pirates Of The Caribbean Calypsos Fury (2006; an early draft of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End written by Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot)
- Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales Terry Rossio (2012; an early script of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales written by Terry Rossio)
Planet of the Men (unproduced Pierre Boulle's sequel to Planet of the Apes (1968))
Plastic Man (unproduced Plastic Man adaptation written by The Wachowskis)
Popeye (2014 All-CGI Cartoon feature by Genndy Tartakovsky; canceled after test footage was produced)
Powerpuff (cancelled live-action sequel to The Powerpuff Girls directed by Greg Berlanti; script written by Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier)
Quantum Leap: A Bold Leap Forward (2003 script for a proposed revival of Quantum Leap)
The Revenge of the Old Queen (sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
Roger Rabbit II The Toon Platoon (1989; an unproduced prequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit written by Nat Mauldin and Jeff Stein)
Ronnie Rocket (original planned second film by David Lynch)
The Sandman (unproduced The Sandman adaptation written by Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott)
Scream:
- Scream Kevin Williamson (the 1995 draft of the first movie; although it's called Scary Movie, it has no relation to the actual Scary Movie.)
- Scream 2 Kevin Williamson. (the original version for the second movie; it features different killers than the final product.)
- Scream 3 Ehren Kruger (1999; a Darker and Edgier take on the third movie.)
Sonic the Hedgehog Bible (a Universe Bible created to give a backstory to Sonic the Hedgehog)
Spider-Man (James Cameron) (1993; James Cameron's attempt at a film adaptation)
Spider-Man (Joseph Zito) (1985; an attempt by The Cannon Group to create a film adaptation of Spider-Man, received rewrites by James Cameron as a proof of concept for his own script)
Star Wars Rough Drafts by George Lucas ^noteA New Hope underwent a lot of changes before it became the movie it is now. The Star Wars: Rough Draft will not be included since it was adapted into an eight-issue comic-book miniseries called The Star Wars:
- Journal Of The Whills Part I (1973; earliest known version for what would become Star Wars)
- The Star Wars Story Synopsis (1973; first treatment of Star Wars)
- The Star Wars First Draft (1974; was released two months after The Star Wars: Rough Draft)
- Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode I: The Star Wars (1975; second draft)
- The Star Wars: From The Adventures of Luke Starkiller (1975; third draft)
Star Wars Duel Of The Fates (2016; original draft for The Rise of Skywalker written by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly)
Star Wars: Underworld (cancelled Star Wars series set between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope)
Super Mario Bros. (1991) ("Fantasy draft" for Super Mario Bros. (1993))
Superman:
- Superman Reborn (1995; an attempted reboot of the Superman film franchise written by Jonathan Lempkin)
- Superman Lives Kevin Smith and Superman Lives Dan Gilroy (1997 & 1998 respectively; two drafts of an attempted reboot of the Superman film franchise written by Kevin Smith and Dan Gilroy)
- Superman The Man Of Steel (1998; an attempted reboot of the Superman film franchise written by comic book fan and aspiring screenwriter Alex Ford)
- Superman Flyby (2003; an attempted reboot of the Superman film franchise written by J. J. Abrams)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Blue Door (2012; script made before the 2014 movie's final script.)
Toy Story 3 (Circle 7) (2004; unproduced installment of Toy Story written by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, quite different to the 2010 Toy Story 3)
"The Trial of Megatron" (the three-part season premiere of the unproduced fourth season of Transformers: Animated)
The Twilight of the Superheroes (Alan Moore's attempt to give The DCU its own Götterdämmerung)
Varsity Bugs (a Looney Tunes movie about Bugs going to a live-action high school)
Watchmen (1989; Sam Hamm's attempt at a film adaptation)
Wonder Woman:
- Wonder Woman Laeta Kalogridis (2004; an early script for Wonder Woman (2017) written by Laeta Kalogridis)
- Wonder Woman Joss Whedon (2006; an early script for Wonder Woman (2017) written by Joss Whedon)
X Men Origins Magneto (2007; a planned X-Men Film Series spin-off starring Magneto in his Origin Story written by Sheldon Turner, later merged with what became X-Men: First Class)

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Stories in script format written by non-professionals.

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