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The following is a list of unproduced Luca Guadagnino projects in roughly chronological order.

2010s

The Big Nowhere

In 2012, Guadagnino was reportedly in discussions with financiers to direct an adaptation of the James Ellroy novel The Big Nowhere, to be produced by Heyday Films' David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford, along with Maurizio Grimaldi.

A Reliable Wife

In 2014, Sony Pictures hired Guadagnino to replace Sam Taylor-Johnson as director on a film adaptation of Robert Goolrick's romantic period thriller novel A Reliable Wife, written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It was planned to be shot in winter that year.

Rio

In May 2017, it was announced Guadagnino was attached to direct Rio from a screenplay by Steven Knight, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jake Gyllenhaal to star. In November 2017, Michelle Williams joined the project. However, in a profile for The New Yorker, Guadagnino said that the timing did not work out and he subsequently left the project.

Swan Lake

In July 2017, Guadagnino signed up to direct a pitch from Kristina Lauren Anderson inspired by the classic ballet story Swan Lake, with Felicity Jones in the lead role. Several studios including Universal, Paramount and TriStar bid for the film rights to the project, which was described as a "tentpole adaptation" of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, that would follow the material closely.

Call Me by Your Name sequel

Guadagnino first alluded to making a sequel to Call Me by Your Name in November 2017, and confirmed in March 2018 he was working on the story with writer André Aciman. Timothee Chalamet would announce in October that same year he and Armie Hammer were intending to return for the sequel, and Guadagnino would approach Dakota Johnson for a role. In a March 2020 interview, Guadagnino reiterated that the film was set to be made, with Michael Stuhlbarg and Esther Garrel also set for role reprisals, however plans were put on hold as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2021, Guadagnino would cast doubts on the film being made as a result of his and Chalamet's other commitments, in addition to several abuse allegations being levied against Hammer.

In 2022 Guadagnino implied that he still liked the idea of following Elio's story. That same year he told Variety, "I would love to make a second and third and fourth chapter of all my movies, Why? Because I truly love the actors I work with, so I want to repeat the joy of doing what we did together." Adding, "there is no hypothesis, so there is no movie. It’s a wish and a desire, and I have not made up my mind about what would be the story."

Buddenbrooks

In the autumn/winter 2017 issue of Fantastic Man, Guadagnino stated that his dream project was an adaptation of Thomas Mann's 1901 novel Buddenbrooks, and that making it "would in a way encompass all my themes in one story. In 2024, Guadagnino announced officially that he was developing Buddenbrooks (alongside writer Francesca Manieri), which he saw as a companion piece to his film Queer.

Salah Abdeslam biopic

In the same Fantastic Man interview, Guadagnino also spoke of wanting to make a film about Islamic terrorist Salah Abdeslam; "There's something interesting about him. I think it'd be a great film, but I need the right person to write it with me."

Burial Rites

Guadagnino was set to direct Jennifer Lawrence in the film in December 2017.

Blood on the Tracks

Guadagnino announced in October 2018 that he was planning to turn Bob Dylan's album into a feature film, with Richard LaGravenese writing the screenplay.

Lord of the Flies

In July 2019, Deadline Hollywood reported Guadagnino entered negotiations to direct a new adaptation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies for Warner Bros. The project would find a screenwriter in April 2020, with Patrick Ness hired. No additional announcements were made on the project until September 2023, where producer Lindsey Anderson Beer would reveal Guadagnino was still involved.

Suspiria sequel

Guadagnino's 2018 film Suspiria, a remake of Dario Argento's 1977 film of the same name was initially set up to be part one of a series, with the title initially set to include Part One as a subtitle. However Guadagnino would ultimately rule out a sequel in November 2020 as a result of the first film's poor box office performance.

2020s

Scarface

In May 2020, Guadagnino was hired to direct a new version of Scarface for Universal Pictures, with Joel and Ethan Coen writing the screenplay. On September 2022, Guadagnino expressed his hopes for the film, emphasizing that he wants his version of Tony Montana to be "current", and the film to be "shocking". In November 2023, he revealed he was no longer involved in the project.

Scotty Bowers biopic

In July 2020, a narrative feature biopic about Hollywood hustler Scotty Bowers was announced to be in development at Searchlight Pictures, based on the 2017 documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood which the rights had been acquired for the year prior. Guadagnino was hired to direct the adaptation, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg writing the script.

Wartime Lies

In September 2020, it was reported that Guadagnino hoped to direct a film based on Louis Begley's Holocaust novel Wartime Lies, and that he had examined Stanley Kubrick's papers on the project, held at the Stanley Kubrick Archive at University of the Arts London.

Brideshead Revisited miniseries

On November 6, 2020, the BBC was reported to be adapting Evelyn Waugh's novel with Guadagnino set to write and direct, and Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett and Andrew Garfield named as potential members of the cast. Guadagnino would confirm the cast, in addition to Harry Lawtey and Rooney Mara, in September 2022, but revealed that as a result Guadagnino needing $110 million to make the series and not being able to compromise on this, BBC and HBO would shelve the project.

Leading Men

On November 23, 2020 it was reported that Matthew López was set to write an adaptation of Christopher Castellani's novel Leading Men, with Guadagnino and Peter Spears producing and Searchlight Pictures distributing. On September 9, 2024 it was reported that Guadagnino was also set to direct the film.

Audrey Hepburn biopic

It was announced in January 2022 that Apple Studios had entered development with Guadagnino on a Audrey Hepburn biopic, with Rooney Mara cast to star as Hepburn. Filming had been slated to begin in late 2023, however Mara would announce in February 2024 that Guadagnino had exited the project.

The Shards miniseries

In June 2023 during an interview with the Spanish publication, El Independiente, Bret Easton Ellis confirmed that Guadagnino would direct an upcoming TV series adaptation of his novel The Shards for HBO with Ellis himself saying that he may direct some episodes as well. This would have been Guadagnino's second project for HBO after We Are Who We Are. However, in May 2024, it was announced that Kristoffer Borgli would be directing and executive producing the series, with no mention of Guadagnino still being involved.

Separate Rooms

In March 2024, Guadagnino told la Repubblica his next project would be Separate Rooms, a film adaptation of Pier Vittorio Tondelli's 1989 novel, Camere separate. A few days later, Variety reported Josh O'Connor was in talks to star. In April, Léa Seydoux was cast as the female lead, opposite O'Connor.

Sgt. Rock

On September 3, 2024, reports emerged that Guadagnino would be directing an adaptation of the DC Comics title Sgt. Rock at Warner Bros., from a script by Challengers and Queer screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes. Guadagnino was rumored to have been in talks to direct a film under James Gunn and Peter Safran's new leadership at the studio for several months prior. The Sgt. Rock comics were expected to be adapted as a period piece set during World War II. On November 19, 2024, Daniel Craig was listed in an issue of Production Weekly as the star of the film, which was then in "active development". The next day, it was officially confirmed by Deadline Hollywood that Craig would be reteaming with Guadagnino and Kuritzkes for Sgt. Rock following their collaboration on Queer as actor, director and writer, respectively. Though there was potential for the project to fall apart if the deals with Guadagnino and Craig did not go through, DC Studios was said to be "bullish" on Kuritzkes's script and it was expected to be Guadagnino's next film ahead of his planned adaptation of the novel American Psycho.

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External links

• Luca Guadagnino's unrealized projects at IMDb 

• Lists of unrealized projects by artist