Metal64Game t1_j2c60mz wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:55 AM

Reply to comment by moist-pouch in We Need To Talk About Frank Darabont by ParttimeParty99

Wrote the Indiana Jones 4 script, Spielberg liked it, George Lucas canned it for Crystal Skull.

Made one the best first seasons of a TV show ever, was fired for it by AMC.

Then made a noir show for TNT, while good, no one really watched it and it got cancelled after 1 season.

And these are the failed projects we know about. I'm not surprised he quit the industry, his talent and time has been tossed out time and time again. I don't know what it's like to make some of your best work only to be burned for it, but at some point you must think to yourself "fuck this shit" and never look back

CherryDarling10 t1_j2dbf6m wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:58 AM

Is there a copy of his Indy 4 script floating around somewhere? I’d love to give it a chance.

CarthVonMonk t1_j2du7cx wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Here’s a link: https://indiegroundfilms.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/indiana-jones-the-city-of-the-gods-nov-4-03.pdf

It hits many of the same beats (high and low) as Crystal Skull but, imo, does it better. All the writers clearly got the same assignment to incorporate George Lucas’ nukes-and-aliens ideas.

martianlawrence t1_j2e5g4l wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:23 PM

I have a friend who met him and frank said he was developing episode 1 of Star Wars and had a fleshed out vision of the Anakin trilogy but it got canned

stroopwafelling t1_j2fmoph wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:36 PM

Shit, after reading that I want to retire.