1980s Steven Spielberg's unrealized projects




1 1980s

1.1 blackhawk
1.2 reel reel
1.3 e.t. ii: nocturnal fears
1.4 indiana jones , monkey king
1.5 discovered roger rabbit





1980s
blackhawk

in 1980s, spielberg announced had plans direct film adaptation of blackhawk comic book series. dan aykroyd attached play blackhawk. however, project never materialized , spielberg chose direct raiders of lost ark.


reel reel

around 1980, during filming of raiders of lost ark, spielberg contacted gary david goldberg make semiautobiographical musical film entitled reel reel. film s plot have been surrounding filmmaker named stuart moss, , direction of musical remake of invaders mars. film officially announced in production in 1983, spielberg abandoned project , chose direct indiana jones , temple of doom.


e.t. ii: nocturnal fears

in july 1982, spielberg hired e.t. extra-terrestrial writer melissa mathison write script sequel film, entitled e.t. ii: nocturnal fears. film s plot have shown elliott , friends getting kidnapped evil aliens , follow attempts contact e.t. help. however, spielberg decided cancel sequel s production, feeling nothing rob original of virginity .


indiana jones , monkey king

in september 1984, after critical , mixed reception of indiana jones , temple of doom, george lucas wrote script entitled indiana jones , monkey king third installment of film series. film had fountain of youth macguffin. spielberg attached direct, @ final moment, spielberg decided hire chris columbus rewrite script, , third film ended being indiana jones , last crusade.


who discovered roger rabbit

in 1989, spielberg discussed j.j. abrams possibilites of making sequel successful framed roger rabbit feature film. sequel s plot have been roger rabbit, baby herman, , richie davenport traveling west seek roger s mother, in process meeting jessica krupnick (roger s future wife), struggling hollywood actress. while roger , ritchie enlisting in army, jessica kidnapped , forced make pro-nazi germany broadcasts. however, after directing schindler s list, spielberg refused direct films satirizing nazis.








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