Includes bibliographical references and index

A journey into the area of filmmaking where writers, directors and stars fear to tread: Development Hell, the place where scripts are written, actors hired and sets designed ... but the films rarely actually get made! Whatever happened to Batman versus Superman? Why have there been so many scripts written over the years for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas's Indiana Jones 4? Why was Lara Croft's journey to the big screen so tortuous, and what prevented Paul Verhoeven from filming what he calls "one of the greatest scripts ever written"? Why did Ridley Scott's Crisis in the Hot Zone collapse days away from filming, and were the Beatles really set to star in Lord of the Rings? All these lost projects, and more, are covered in this book, which features many exclusive new interviews with the writers and directors involved.--From publisher description

Smoke and Mirrors -- Planet of the Apes -- The Lord of the Rings -- Total Recall -- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade -- Crusade -- ISOBAR -- The Howard Hughes projects before The Aviator -- The Sandman -- The Hot Zone and Outbreak -- George Clooney's Batman -- Tomb Raider

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