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The following is a list of unproduced Terry Zwigoff projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director Terry Zwigoff has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell in development hell or were cancelled.

1980s

Sassy

According to Vice, Zwigoff and Robert Crumb were once hired by the Mitchell brothers to write a pornographic film based on one of Crumb's comics about a female sasquatch who is dragged from the wild into the culturally bankrupt world of modern America. Their unproduced and ultimately non-pornographic screenplay, titled Sassy, was written in 1988.

1990s

Stuart

In 1997, it was reported in Variety that Zwigoff was attached to direct Stuart, a film co-written by Dave Sheridan with Larry Doyle, based on a hapless character Sheridan created in a short film years prior. The plot follows a Texan who lives in a trailer and becomes obsessed with a female acquaintance of his after she casually mentions something about love.

2000s

Elf

Main article: Elf (film)

Zwigoff turned down the offer to direct Elf (2003) in favor of directing Bad Santa (2003).

Happy Days

In July 2006, it was reported that Zwigoff was to write and direct a film adaptation of the French novel Happy Days by Laurent Graff. Jerry Stahl was to have co-written the script with Zwigoff and the film was to have been produced by Johnny Depp via Infinitum Nihil and Graham King via Initial Entertainment Group.

The $40,000 Man

In September 2007, it was reported that Zwigoff was to direct and co-write with Daniel Clowes a film titled The $40,000 Man for New Line Cinema.

King's Court TV series

In 2008, Zwigoff attempted to make a proposed series called King's Court for HBO, which would have starred Tony Cox in the lead as a donut shop owner with big dreams. "The idea was a largely black cast in an area of L.A. that was in an apartment complex," Zwigoff said. "It wasn't about race, but it was about class. I thought it was really funny and loved it. I sent it to HBO and they said 'I don't know, we already have a Black show'."

2010s

Maximum Bob

In a 2012 interview with IndieWire, Zwigoff claimed he attempted to write and direct a film adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel Maximum Bob.

Justice for Al

In June 2013, it was reported that Zwigoff was to direct Fred Armisen in a film he co-wrote with Melissa Axelrod titled Justice for Al.

Lost Melody

In July 2013, it was reported that Zwigoff was to direct a film he co-wrote with Melissa Axelrod titled Lost Melody with Edward R. Pressman producing and Nicolas Cage slated to star.

Edward Ford

Zwigoff confirmed in a 2017 interview with Vanity Fair that he attempted to make Lem Dobbs’ unproduced script titled Edward Ford into a film with Michael Shannon slated to star. According to Zwigoff, the film was never made because "the money fell through."

2020s

Untitled TV series

In the 2020s, Zwigoff was reportedly developing a series with writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. He expressed interest in casting Tony Cox for a role if greenlit for production.

References

  1. ^ Hoffman, Jordan (May 18, 2017). "Ghost World Director Terry Zwigoff Has Learned to Expect the Worst from Hollywood". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. Jagernauth, Kevin (May 18, 2017). "'Ghost World' Director Terry Zwigoff Runs Down All The Films He Couldn't Get Made". ThePlaylist.net. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. Koester, Megan (May 17, 2017). "Terry Zwigoff Doesn't Like Doing Interviews". Vice. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. Archer, Michael (October 23, 1997). "Norton taking leap of 'Faith' as director". Variety. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  5. Sherlock, Ben (August 4, 2020). "You Sit On A Throne Of Lies: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Elf". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. Udovitch, Mim (November 30, 2003). "FILM Terry Zwigoff's Santa: He's Making a List And Checking His Escape Routes Twice". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  7. Green, Willow (July 11, 2006). "Depp And Zwigoff Have Happy Days". Empire. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  8. "Johnny Depp Hires Terry Zwigoff To Write and Direct Happy Days". MovieWeb. July 10, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  9. Kit, Borys (September 14, 2007). "Zwigoff the 'Man' for New Line pic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  10. "Zwigoff Making $40,000 Man". IGN. September 14, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Years before 'Bad Santa' launched him into stardom, Tony Cox was a boy from Alabama who kept the faith". CBS 42. December 22, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  12. Taylor, Drew (December 20, 2012). "Terry Zwigoff Talks Battling Over 'Bad Santa,' His Preferred Director's Cut & Much More In Candid Interview". IndieWire. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  13. Sneider, Jeff (June 13, 2013). "'SNL's' Fred Armisen to Star in Comedy From 'Bad Santa' Director Terry Zwigoff (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  14. Jagernauth, Kevin (June 14, 2013). "Fred Armisen Will Find 'Justice For Al' In Next Film From 'Bad Santa' & 'Ghost World' Director Terry Zwigoff". IndieWire. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  15. Eames, Tom (July 4, 2013). "Nicolas Cage to fall for prostitute in new indie movie 'Lost Melody'". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  16. Nicholson, Max (July 2, 2013). "Nic Cage Goes Indie for Lost Melody". IGN. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  17. Sneider, Jeff (July 1, 2013). "Nicolas Cage Teaming With Terry Zwigoff, Ed Pressman for 'Lost Melody' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  18. Thomas, Rob (November 13, 2023). "UW-Madison grad Terry Zwigoff is as delightfully acerbic as his movies". The Capital Times. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

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