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The following is a list of unproduced Matt Reeves projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director and producer Matt Reeves has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell into development hell, were officially cancelled, or would eventually be completed by a different production team.

2000s

Cloverfield sequel

The Invisible Woman

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2010s

Eight O'Clock in the Morning

On April 11, 2011, it was announced that Reeves would write and direct a science fiction thriller based on the Ray Nelson short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" for Universal Pictures, with Strike Entertainment's Eric Newman and Marc Abraham producing. The story had previously been adapted as the John Carpenter film They Live (1988).

This Dark Endeavour

On May 24, 2011, it was announced that Reeves had signed on to direct This Dark Endeavour for Summit Entertainment, a retelling of Frankenstein to be adapted by Jacob Aaron Estes from the novel of the same name by Kenneth Oppel.

The Twilight Zone film

On October 15, 2011, it was announced that Reeves would direct a new film based on the classic television series The Twilight Zone for Warner Bros. Pictures, with a screenplay by Jason Rothenberg and Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson producing through Appian Way Productions alongside Michael Ireland. On December 1, it was announced that Anthony Peckham would rewrite the screenplay, with Joby Harold subsequently being hired for rewrites on June 6, 2012. On September 25, 2012, it was announced that reeves was no longer attached to the project owing to scheduling issues.

Untitled heist thriller

On December 2, 2014, it was announced that Reeves would direct an untitled heist thriller film for 20th Century Fox based on a pitch by Matt Charman, with Tobey Maguire and Matthew Plouffe producing the project through Material Pictures alongside Reeves and Adam Kassan, who had brought the project to Reeves' attention.

Spring Offensive

On November 30, 2015, it was announced that Reeves' 6th & Idaho would produce Spring Offensive, a female-led political thriller spec script by Matthew McInerny-Lacombe, acquired by 20th Century Fox, with 6th & Idaho developing the project as a directing vehicle for Reeves.

Untitled Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan project

On April 25, 2016, it was announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired an untitled project based on an original pitch by Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan, which would be produced by Reeves' 6th & Idaho as a potential directing vehicle for Reeves.

Way Station

On September 13, 2019, it was announced that Reeves' 6th & Idaho had acquired the rights to the Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel Way Station (1963) by Clifford D. Simak, and would develop a feature film adaptation with Netflix as part of 6th & Idaho's first-look deal with the company; Reeves would produce the project alongside his 6th & Idaho partners Adam Kassan and Rafi Crohn, Adam Massey and Lincoln Stalmaster.

2020s

Untitled The Batman prequel series

On July 10, 2020, it was announced that Reeves was developing a companion television series to The Batman focusing on the Gotham City Police Department; Terence Winter was set to serve as showrunner for the series, which received a straight-to-series order from HBO Max. Reeves elaborated on the series on August 22, during the 2020 DC FanDome, stating that it would be a prequel and take place one year prior to The Batman, with the series' protagonist being a corrupt officer in the Gotham City Police Department.

On November 17, it was revealed that Winter had exited the project over creative differences with Reeves and other producers. On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Joe Barton would replace Winter as showrunner for the series.

Sputnik remake

On March 29, 2021, it was announced that Reeves would serve as producer for an English-language remake of the Russian science fiction film Sputnik (2020), together with Village Roadshow Pictures.

The Human Conditions

On July 23, 2021, it was announced that Reeves and Damon Lindelof would serve among the executive producers for the medical drama series The Human Conditions, created by Oscar Sharp for HBO Max, with Sharp also writing and directing the project.

Smile

On February 22, 2022, Reeves was announced as producer of the vampire film Smile for Netflix, with William McGregor directing and co-writing the screenplay alongside Helen Kingston.

Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life

On January 19, 2023, it was announced Reeves would direct and executive produce a limited series about Buster Keaton starring Rami Malek, with Ted Cohen writing; the project is expected to be based on the biography Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life by James Curtis.

References

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  3. Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 24, 2011). "Matt Reeves And Jacob Estes Take On Summit's Frankenstein Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  4. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 15, 2011). "Exclusive! Matt Reeves Is Warner Bros' Pick For 'Twilight Zone' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  5. Kroll, Justin (December 1, 2011). "Peckham to rewrite 'Twilight Zone'". Variety. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  6. Sneider, Jeff (June 6, 2012). "WB sets scribe to rewrite 'Twlight Zone'". Variety. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
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  14. Goldberg, Lesley; Kit, Borys (November 17, 2020). "Terence Winter Exits 'The Batman' TV Spinoff at HBO Max (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  15. White, Peter (January 11, 2021). "'The Batman': Joe Barton Joins HBO Max's TV Series As Showrunner Following Terence Winter Departure". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  16. Wiseman, Andreas (March 29, 2021). "Village Roadshow & Matt Reeves' 6th & Idaho Team For English-Language Remake Of Russian Sci-Fi 'Sputnik'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  17. White, Peter (July 23, 2021). "Oscar Sharp, Damon Lindelof & Matt Reeves Developing Medical Drama 'The Human Conditions' At HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  18. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 22, 2022). "'Smile': William McGregor Set To Direct Vampire Feature For Netflix, 6th & Idaho". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  19. D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 19, 2023). "Rami Malek-Starring Buster Keaton Limited Series From Matt Reeves In Works At Warner Bros TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
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