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Draft:Alexandre Aja's unrealized projects

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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[edit]

Black Hole film[edit]

2010s[edit]

live-action Cobra film[edit]

Undying Love film[edit]

The Marquis film[edit]

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.[1]

Smart House[edit]

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.[2]

Mice & Mystics film[edit]

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-McGoldrich and Aja writing the screenplay, Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee and Jon Berg producing in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation.[3]

2020s[edit]

Elijah[edit]

On November 19, 2020, Aja was set to direct Cory Goldman’s horror thriller script “Elijah,” with Aja and Gregory Levasseur rewriting the script, David Goyer’s Phantom Four & Adam Goldworm’s Aperture Entertainment producing the film and Searchlight Pictures distributing the film.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dave McNary (June 1, 2016). "Alexandre Aja Directing Romantic Drama 'The Marquis'". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Kroll, Justin (April 20, 2017). "Lionsgate Nabs Rights to James Wan's 'Smart House'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Dave McNary (October 24, 2018). "DreamWorks Animation to Develop 'Mice and Mystics' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  4. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 19, 2020). "'Crawl' Filmmaker Alexandre Aja Directing 'Elijah' For Searchlight Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2024.