The 1956 sci-fi novel John Carpenter always dreamed of adapting: “Wouldn’t have been an intimate film”
“It couldn’t be done”.
‘The Greatest Movies Never Made’, Far Out Magazine’s frequent series, explores the fascinating world of cinematic dreams that never reached the silver screen. In this running feature, we dive deep into the untold stories behind ambitious film projects that were abandoned, shelved, or derailed by Hollywood’s unpredictable machine.
From legendary directors’ lost masterpieces to screenplays that sparked imaginations but faded into obscurity, we unravel the mysteries, controversies, and what-ifs that haunt the history of cinema. Here, we look at the alternate realities of film, where visionaries’ boldest ideas remained forever unrealised.
Could have been brilliant.
It never worked out.
The bodies would have been piled up high.
A timeless dramatic figure.
Two great directors, but not enough time.
Abandoned the project due to creative and financial issues.
He never got to make his ambitious Charles Dickens adaptation.
A very different version..