II to Robopocalypse, here are some of the most interesting movies Steven Spielberg never made…
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The Extra-Terrestrial(which turned out to be an altogether warmer film than theClose Encounterssequel that Columbia wanted).
While the original was all about phoning home, this could have been a cataclysmic butt-dial.
The Talisman
Spielbergs relationship withThe Talismangoes back before the hefty fantasy volume was published.
you might see why it appealed to the filmmakers sensibilities.
Development trundled on until 2002 before the film was officially cancelled.
Smith would eventuallyplay an unenthusiastic original hero in 2008sHancockinstead.
The rest, as they say, is history.
When the latter film took precedence, this one was pushed back.
The play was previously adapted for the screen in 1950, with James Stewart starring as Elwood P. Dowd.
Netflix is currently developing an unrelated film version of Chases play.
Robopocalypse
20th Century Fox initially scheduled the film to open in 2013 on Independence Day weekend.
In the press, Spielberg was enthusiastic about making another sci-fi film in the vein ofMinority Report.
So, what went wrong?
The film gained a Best Picture nomination at last years Oscars, whileMortaraseems to be on the back-burner.
Written by his sister Anne Spielberg, this script still gets mentioned every once in a while.
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