Join hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) as they explore the most legendary movies never made joined by filmmakers and critics.
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These are the stories of the biggest movies Hollywood abandoned, and the filmmakers who spent years developing these projects only to leave them behind. This is Movies Never Made.
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This is a podcast dedicated to the rise and fall of some of the greatest movies we never got to see. Every episode we intend on describing in detail another film, which can include a summary and an analysis of the script, the people attached to the project, why the filming was ultimately cancelled, and if similar projects are better or worse than what we would have had.
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ROB ZOMBIE'S THE CROW (Part 2 of 2)
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) dig through the ditches and burn through the witches of Rob Zombie's THE CROW: 2037, a wild and weird unproduced installment in The Crow film franchise from the late 90s, which would have been Zombie's directorial debut had it been made.…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) dig through the ditches and burn through the witches of Rob Zombie's THE CROW: 2037, a wild and weird unproduced installment in The Crow film franchise from the late 90s, which would have been Zombie's directorial debut had it been made.…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) will never sleep again after journeying into the unmade world of legendary filmmaker WES CRAVEN with JOSEPH MADDREY, author of the new book "The Soul of Wes Craven." Get BONUS content on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/BestMoviesNeverMa…
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BEVERLY HILLS COP SEQUELS (Part 2 of 2)
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) shakedown and breakdown the unmade sequels to BEVERLY HILLS COP. In this episode we discuss the failed attempts to get a BEVERLY HILLS COP 4 off the ground, and discuss a BHC4 script that was to be directed by Brett Ratner. We're joined …
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BEVERLY HILLS COP SEQUELS (Part 1 of 2)
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) shakedown and breakdown the unmade sequels to BEVERLY HILLS COP. In this episode we discuss the initial plans for BCH 2, before busting into the script for an unmade BEVERLY HILLS COP 3, which features Axel Foley's journey across the pon…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) are still caught up in the action of the unmade versions of Beverly Hills Cop. In this episode they unpack the script written by SYLVESTER STALLONE, in which he gave Axel the nickname "Cobra." Once again we stick a banana in this Hollywo…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) are caught up in the action of the unmade versions of Beverly Hills Cop, starting with the script that started it all, BEVERLY DRIVE. The heat is on with two of our favorite guests, writer PAT CASEY (Sonic the Hedgehog, Violent Night) an…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) journey into the funny pages with comedian, actor, filmmaker, podcaster and now author PAUL SCHEER (The League, How Did This Get Made?) to discuss the script for the almost-was adaption of Gary Larson's classic newspaper comic THE FAR SI…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) are not the kind to kiss and tell, but they take the jump into the unmade story of the unknown stuntman - the almost-was adaptation of the classic TV series THE FALL GUY into a movie starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. In this episode th…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) are not the kind to kiss and tell, but they take the jump into the unmade story of the unknown stuntman - the almost-was adaptation of the classic TV series THE FALL GUY into a movie starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. They're joined by …
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) journey back to the wildest decade of horror movies, the 1980s, with HEATHER WIXSON and PATRICK BROMLEY, authors of the new book "In Search of Darkness: The Definitive Look at 80s Horror." In this episode we discuss the book, the decade,…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) spin a web back into the world of unmade SPIDER MAN movies, scaling b-movie maverick Albert Pyun's almost-was adaptation in the late 1980s with screenwriter DON MICHAEL PAUL (Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man). This episode serves as …
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DAVID LYNCH'S DUNE 2 (Part 2 of 2)
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) walk without rhythm into the recently uncovered script for DUNE 2, David Lynch's intended sequel to his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic. They're joined by God Emperor of all things Dune, MARK BENNETT from duneinfo.com, and…
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DAVID LYNCH'S DUNE 2 (Part 1 of 2)
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) walk without rhythm into the recently uncovered script for DUNE 2, David Lynch's intended sequel to his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic. They're joined by God Emperor of all things Dune, MARK BENNETT from duneinfo.com, and…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) have a bloody good talk with JASON JENKINS, author of the book PHANTOM LIMBS, dissecting horror's lost sequels and remakes. We scratch the coffin lid on some almost-was madness, like "Predators: Clan War", an earlier attempt at "Psycho 2…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) take an excellent adventure through the unmade career of actor/director ALEX WINTER (Bill & Ted trilogy, Freaked), including a Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick backwoods crime epic, a Howard Stern produced remake of Roger Corman's Rock n Ro…
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UNMADE RETROSPECTIVE: Gabriel Hardman
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) take a look at unmade movies from a less explored vantage point -- a storyboard artist. They're joined by comic book artist GABRIEL HARDMAN (Green Latern: Earth One, Kinski) who has had a long and successful career doing storyboards for …
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Special Episode: Tribute to Albert Pyun
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Originally from our Patreon: Albert Pyun (1953 – 2022) was the consummate independent genre filmmaker -- his audacious film output in the 1980s and 1990s amassed a string of brain-blending films that mixed sci-fi, fantasy, action, horror, comedy, Eastern and Western cinema, to create something wholly unique, something maybe best described using the…
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, Richard Jefferies Part 2 (of 2)
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) return with screenwriter RICHARD JEFFERIES (The Vagrant, Cold Creek Manor) to discuss the first attempt to adapt SEGA's beloved character SONIC THE HEDGEHOG for the big screen, plus Jefferies' almost-was SILVER SURFER movie, Mel Brooks, …
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FLIES, Richard Jefferies Part 1 (of 2)
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) are joined by screenwriter RICHARD JEFFERIES (The Vagrant, Cold Creek Manor) to discuss FLIES, the sequel to David Cronenberg's The Fly that Jefferies developed with Geena Davis. This episode is a wild ride through Hollywood featuring Ja…
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New series! IN THE SHADOW OF THE NEON MANIACS
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Here is a taste of the new limited-series from your host Stephen Scarlata (Jodorowsky's Dune) where he delves into the enigmatic world of the 1986 horror movie, 'Neon Maniacs.' Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast, crew, and film journalists, this podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this cult classic. In this inaugural …
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UNMADE STUART GORDON w/ Dennis Paoli
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) delve into the unmade world of genre legend STUART GORDON (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) with his childhood friend and longtime collaborator, screenwriter DENNIS PAOLI. We talk about Gordon and Paoli's almost-was Am…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) salute the late-great Stuart Gordon by juicing up Gordon's almost-was Arnold Schwarzenegger horror film BERSERKER (aka STEROID), with the help of two people who knew Gordon well, filmmaker Joe Begos (Christmas Bloody Christmas, VFW) and …
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) open the casket of unmade tales of the Crypt Keeper with filmmakers A L Katz and Gil Adler, who journeyed with the franchise from the HBO series into feature films, and whose experience making "Bordello of Blood" was so epically horrible…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) talk with Academy Award-winning animator and Visual FX legend PHIL TIPPETT (Star Wars Trilogy, Robocop, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Mad God) about his unmade career - including Timegate, Force of the Trojans, Disney’s Dinosaur, Fra…
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UNMADE RETROSPECTIVE: BenDavid Grabinski (Part 2 of 2)
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) explore the unmade career of writer/director BENDAVID GRABINSKI ("Scott Pilgrim Takes Off"; Nickelodeon's "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" reboot). The almost-was conversation continues with an adaptation of the video game Bad Dudes, a feat…
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UNMADE RETROSPECTIVE: BenDavid Grabinski (Part 1 of 2)
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) explore the unmade career of writer/director BENDAVID GRABINSKI ("Scott Pilgrim Takes Off"; Nickelodeon's "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" reboot). Surviving the Hollywood system is often funny, frustrating and ultimately inspiring. In this…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) close out their exploration of the unmade THE MEG trench, joined by MEG author Steve Alten and the producer who finally got the giant shark out of the Hollywood depths and onto the big screen, Belle Avery. Get BONUS content on Patreon! h…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) continue their exploration of the unmade THE MEG trench, joined by Nick Nunziata, who went from a principal in the then nascent on-line cinema journalism movement to an unlikely producer on the Jan de Bont phase of the giant shark's jour…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) dive into the deep development trench of THE MEG, joined by producer CRAIG PERRY (American Pie, Final Destination) to discuss the '90s phase of the mega shark's Hollywood journey. Get BONUS content on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Bes…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) set sail with directors Rob Schrab (Rick & Morty, Monster House) and Griff Furst (Ghost Shark) to discuss the utterly wild almost-was comedy sequel to Jaws, the infamous JAWS 3, PEOPLE 0, which would have been directed by Joe Dante and s…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") give a quick update on the show, which will be going on a temporary hiatus while they finish Steve's newest documentary SHARKSPLOITATION (@sharkmoviedoc on Twitter). For bonus content, follow us on Twitter: @NeverMadeFilm and Instagram: Best Mo…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by Dustin McNeill, author of the definitive books on the Halloween franchise, TAKING SHAPE and TAKING SHAPE II, to give shape to the many unmade Michael Myers sequels. For bonus content, follow us on Twitter: @NeverMadeFilm and Insta…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by Dustin McNeill, author of the definitive books on the Halloween franchise, TAKING SHAPE and TAKING SHAPE II, to give shape to the many unmade Michael Myers sequels. For bonus content, follow us on Twitter: @NeverMadeFilm and Insta…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by writer/producer Simon Barrett (You're Next, The Guest, Godzilla vs Kong 2) to discuss his almost-was remake of the Korean cult classic I SAW THE DEVIL, plus a truly wide range of unmade projects like TOY SOLDIERS 2, an earlier SKU…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by writer/producer Simon Barrett (You're Next, The Guest, Godzilla vs Kong 2) to discuss his almost-was remake of the Korean cult classic I SAW THE DEVIL, plus a truly wide range of unmade projects like TOY SOLDIERS 2, an earlier SKU…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") battle the Tall Man with Peter Holmstrom & Ryan Matsunaga (hosts of the upcoming Best TV Never Made) in a conversation with writer Stephen Romano (Masters of Horror) about his relationship with director Don Coscarelli, their numerous almost-was…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") battle the Tall Man with Peter Holmstrom & Ryan Matsunaga (hosts of the upcoming Best TV Never Made) in a conversation with writer Stephen Romano (Masters of Horror) about his relationship with director Don Coscarelli, their numerous almost-was…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by founder of the Chattanooga Film Festival Chris Dortch, filmmaker Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider), and author/critic Brian Collins (Horror Movie a Day) to journey into Raccoon City for an exploration of George A Romero's almost-was RE…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by founder of the Chattanooga Film Festival Chris Dortch, filmmaker Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider), and author/critic Brian Collins (Horror Movie a Day) to journey into Raccoon City for an exploration of George A Romero's almost-was RE…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by Phil Nobile Jr (Editor-in-Chief of Fangoria) and director Chelsea Stardust (All That We Destroy, Satanic Panic) to push their way through the flames of John Carpenter's almost-was adaptation of Stephen King's FIRESTARTER. For bonu…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by Phil Nobile Jr (Editor-in-Chief of Fangoria) and director Chelsea Stardust (All That We Destroy, Satanic Panic) to push their way through the flames of John Carpenter's almost-was adaptation of Stephen King's FIRESTARTER. For bonu…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by Robocop co-creator Michael Miner and artist/filmmaker Marc Lafia to talk about their almost-was early 1990s IRON MAN movie, which was to be directed by genre legend Stuart Gordon. For bonus content, follow us on Twitter: @NeverMad…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by returning defenders Pat Casey (Josh's writing partner; Sonic the Hedgehog) and comedian Ed Greer (The Greatest Pod) to enter the long dark night of unmade Dark Knight movies. In this episode: a frustrated Batman creator Bob Kane s…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by returning defenders Pat Casey (Josh's writing partner; Sonic the Hedgehog) and comedian Ed Greer (The Greatest Pod) to enter the long dark night of unmade Dark Knight movies. In this episode: comic book veteran Steve Englehart ste…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by returning defenders Pat Casey (Josh's writing partner; Sonic the Hedgehog) and comedian Ed Greer (The Greatest Pod) to enter the long dark night of unmade Dark Knight movies. In this episode: Ivan Reitman's Batman, Tim Burton's fi…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by returning defenders Pat Casey (Josh's writing partner; Sonic the Hedgehog) and comedian Ed Greer (The Greatest Pod) to enter the long dark night of unmade Dark Knight movies. In this episode continue our discussion of the unmade s…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by returning defenders Pat Casey (Josh's writing partner; Sonic the Hedgehog) and comedian Ed Greer (The Greatest Pod) to enter the long dark night of unmade Dark Knight movies. In this episode we move onto the unmade screenplay by J…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") are joined by returning defenders Pat Casey (Josh's writing partner; Sonic the Hedgehog) and comedian Ed Greer (The Greatest Pod) to enter the long dark night of unmade Dark Knight movies. For bonus content, follow us on Twitter: @NeverMadeFilm…
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Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer "Jodorowsky's Dune") and JOSH MILLER (screenwriter "Sonic The Hedgehog") talk with filmmaker Mike Mendez about the many ups and downs and unmade films of his nearly 30-year career, including almost directing SLEEPY HOLLOW before Tim Burton, and his newly developed relationship with the legendary Bruce Dern. For bonu…
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