Development hell, also known as development purgatory or development limbo, is media and software industry jargon for a project, concept, or idea that...
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before release without being officially cancelled, a state known as "development hell", or, in the software industry, vaporware. 28 Years Later: In 2007...
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Jurassic World (redirect from Development of Jurassic Park 4)
Park film in 2004 for a mid-2005 release, but the project lingered in development hell while the script underwent several revisions. Following a suggestion...
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28 Years Later (section Development)
conflicts over the franchise film rights, stalling it into development hell. Development gained traction in 2024, when series producer Andrew Macdonald...
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and an animated series in 1975. Plans for a film remake stalled in "development hell" for over 10 years before the 2001 release of Planet of the Apes, directed...
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conceived the film in the early 2000s, but it spent several years in development hell before funding could be secured. Filming lasted several months during...
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In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punishment after death. Religions with a linear...
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Mortal Kombat (2021 film) (section Development)
Kombat Annihilation (1997), a third Mortal Kombat film languished in development hell for a period of nearly two decades. In late 2010, Warner Bros. Pictures...
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The Devil's Advocate (1997 film) (section Development)
the legend of Faust. An adaptation of Neiderman's novel went into a development hell during the 1990s, with Hackford gaining control of the production....
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Army of the Dead (section Development)
Heijningen Jr. attached to direct. However, the film spent several years in development hell before Netflix acquired distribution rights in 2019. With a US$70–90...
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However, Quibi shut down that December, and the adaptation is in development hell as of January 2024. Rudolph later had a recurring role as Minerva in...
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (redirect from Development of Sherlock Holmes 3)
million. A third film to be directed by Dexter Fletcher is currently in development hell.[better source needed] One year after the events of the first movie...
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"'Development' Hell". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 13, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2007. "Arrested Development in internet...
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conceived the idea for an epic Western film in 1988, but it languished in development hell for three decades. The film was finally confirmed in January 2022 with...
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The Gray Man (2022 film) (section Development)
though neither version ever came to fruition. The property lingered in development hell until July 2020, when it was announced the Russo brothers would direct...
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From Hell is a 2001 American mystery horror thriller film directed by the Hughes Brothers and written by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias. It is loosely...
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The Sandman (TV series) (section Development)
Efforts to adapt The Sandman to film began in 1991 but floundered in development hell for many years. In 2013, Goyer pitched a film adaptation of the series...
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cuts and the closure of Deep Silver Vienna left the project stuck in development hell, and the lack of updates and the missed release date caused many gaming...
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Jerry O'Connell, and produced by John Davis. The film languished in "development hell" for five years, finally being completed and released eight months...
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film rights to the novel in the 1990s, but the film spent years in development hell. The rights eventually landed at Warner Bros. Pictures, and the film...
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Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film) (section Development)
one of the composer's best works till date. The film languished in development hell due to slow progress of the shoot and the extensive pre-and post-production...
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (section Development)
Watson and Sara Maitland, until the mid-1990s. The film languished in development hell for years, partly because Kubrick felt that computer-generated imagery...
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The Adam Project (section Development)
in 2012 with Tom Cruise attached to star. The film then fell into development hell until Netflix acquired the distribution rights. Filming commenced in...
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Candyman (2021 film) (section Development)
Helen's love. However, the studio turned it down and the project entered development hell. By 2018, Peele signed on as producer for a new film using his company...
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Photographic development Filmmaking, development phase, including finance and budgeting Development hell, when a project is stuck in development Development (band)...
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interview with Yahoo! Movies, Armstrong reported that the project was in "development hell", commenting that no progress was being made but that he was still...
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by screenwriter Darren Lemke, the film spent nearly twenty years in development hell. Several directors, including Tony Scott, Curtis Hanson, and Joe Carnahan...
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Total Recall (1990 film) (section Early development)
Although considered promising, the ambitious scope kept the project in development hell at multiple studios over sixteen years, seeing forty script drafts...
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Avary was imprisoned for vehicular manslaughter, the project entered development hell. Later, in early 2010, Bassett was hired to direct and write, replacing...
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Hardy, approached for the role of John Kelly. After over 20 years in development hell, Jordan was announced as the lead role in September 2018, and Sheridan...
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