Description

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What if I Am Legend had been directed by Ridley Scott, and had starred Arnold Schwarzenegger? What if James Cameron had directed Spider-Man?

This groundbreaking book, now fully updated and revised, tells the story of legendary unmade films. What would Terry Gilliam’s Watchmen have been like, and how did Darren Aronofsky almost end up directing the movie? Why was Nicolas Cage paid $20 million for not playing Superman?

Also covered are Steven Spielberg’s Night Skies, Stanley Kubrick’s Childhood’s End, Philip Kaufman’s Star Trek: Planet of the Titans, Kevin Smith’s Six Million Dollar Man, Tim Burton’s Superman Lives and James Cameron’s Alien 5!

About the Author

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DAVID HUGHES has written about film for numerous newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, Empire, SKY, GQ, SFX, Dreamwatch, Fangoria and Cinefantastique. He is the author of Virgin’s The Complete Kubrick and The Complete Lynch, and wrote Titan Books’ acclaimed Tales From Development Hell.

Praise For…

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" An essential purchase ... read it and weep." - Empire

"Wonderful... Every sci-fi fan should own this" - Sci-fi-online.com

"An essential chronicle of broken promises" - Hotdog
"These are films I wish I could have seen ... Hughes's research is solid ... it's sobering stuff." 'Moriarty', Ain't It Cool News

"Every so often a book comes along that demands to be read at one or two sittings at the most... miss this one at your peril." - Starlog

"In-depth blow-by-blow analysis ... this has it all ... a must-read" - IGN Filmforce