Ridley Scott's unrealised projects: Difference between revisions

On 14 December 2010, Scott was set to direct and produce the film adaptation of [[Paulette Jiles]]'s ''The Color of Lightning,'' from a script by [[Diana Ossana]] and [[James Schamus]].<ref name=pair>{{cite news| last= Fleming |first= Mike Jr.|title='Brokeback' Duo Larry McMurtry And Diana Ossana Script Pair of Period Westerns| url= https://deadline.com/2010/12/brokeback-duo-larry-mcmurtry-and-diana-ossana-script-pair-of-period-westerns-90451/ |date= 14 December 2010| website= Deadline|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> Ossana and Schamus also adapted [[S. C. Gwynne]]'s book ''Empire of the Summer Moon'' with Scott producing and [[Scott Cooper (director)|Scott Cooper]] set to direct at Warner Bros.<ref name=pair/> On 31 August 2016, [[Derek Cianfrance]] will write and direct ''Empire of the Summer Moon''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jagernauth|first1=Kevin|title=Derek Cianfrance Says 'Empire Of The Summer Moon' Next, Aiming To Shoot In The Spring |url= https://theplaylist.net/derek-cianfrance-says-empire-summer-moon-next-aiming-shoot-next-spring-20160831/ |date= 21 August 2016| website= The Playlist|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> However, plans for ''The Color of Lightning'' fell into [[development hell]] and its fate is unknown after the [[Acquisitionacquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney]] was completed.<ref name= "DisneyFox"/> There has been no further announcements since for ''Empire of the Summer Moon''.