Editing Paul Reubens (section)

== Undeveloped scripts ==
When Reubens started giving interviews again after his 2002 arrest, he talked about the two scripts he had written for future Pee-wee Herman films.

Reubens once called his first script ''The Pee-wee Herman Story'',<ref name="vanityfair" /> describing it as a [[black comedy]]. He also referred to the script as "dark Pee-wee" or "adult Pee-wee",<ref name="av">{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Tasha |date=July 26, 2006 |title=Paul Reubens |url=https://www.avclub.com/content/node/50982 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815155256/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/50982 |archive-date=August 15, 2008 |access-date=October 12, 2008 |work=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref> with the plot involving Pee-wee becoming famous as a singer after making a hit single and moving to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], where "he does everything wrong and becomes a big jerk".<ref name="mtv" /> Reubens further explained the film has many "''[[Valley of the Dolls (film)|Valley of the Dolls]]'' moments".<ref name="prison" /> Reubens thought this script would be the first one to start production, but in 2006 Reubens announced he was to start filming his second script in 2007.<ref name="av" />

The second film, a family-friendly adventure, is called ''Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie'' by Reubens,<ref name="happy" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Arnold |first=Thomas K. |date=November 8, 2004 |title=Back to Pee-wee's Playhouse |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-11-08-pee-wee_x.htm |access-date=October 12, 2008 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> and follows Pee-wee and his ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse|Playhouse]]'' friends on a road-trip adventure, meaning that they would leave the house for the first time and go out into "Puppetland". All of the original characters of the show, live-action and puppets are included in Reubens's script. The story happens in a fantasy land that would be reminiscent of ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]'' and ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''.<ref name="mtv">{{Cite news |last=Horowitz |first=Josh |date=December 11, 2007 |title=Pee-wee's Big Return? Paul Reubens Discusses Plans For Two Pee-wee Films |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1576172/20071210/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230163910/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1576172/20071210/story.jhtml |archive-date=December 30, 2008 |access-date=March 16, 2016 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> In January 2009, Reubens told [[Gary Panter]] that the rejected first script of ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (which they co-wrote) could have a film deal very soon and that it would be "90 minutes of incredible beauty".<ref name="swindle">{{Cite news |last=Panter |first=Gary |date=January 28, 2009 |title=Icons: Paul Reubens |url=http://swindlemagazine.com/icons3/paul-reubens/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129222004/http://swindlemagazine.com/icons3/paul-reubens/ <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=January 29, 2009 |access-date=January 30, 2009 |work=Swindle}}</ref> In December 2009, while in character, Reubens said this film is "already done, the script is already fully written; It's ready to shoot." Most of the film will take place in Puppetland and [[claymation]] might be used.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Carrol |first=Larry |date=December 9, 2009 |title='Pee-Wee's Playhouse: The Movie' Is Incoming, And We've Got Story Details |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/12/09/pee-wees-playhouse-the-movie-is-incoming-and-weve-got-story-details/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213041615/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/12/09/pee-wees-playhouse-the-movie-is-incoming-and-weve-got-story-details/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 13, 2009 |access-date=December 11, 2009 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref>

Although he did not reveal much about the scripts, he said that one of the two films opens in prison.<ref name="prison" /> He also said that using [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] for "updating" the puppets' looks could be an option, but it all depended on the budget the films would have.<ref name="av" /> Reubens once mentioned the possibility of doing one of the two as an animated film along the lines of ''[[The Polar Express (film)|The Polar Express]]'' (2004), which uses [[Motion capture|performance capture]] technology, incorporating the movements of live actors into animated characters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keast |first=James |date=December 1, 2007 |title=Questionnaire |url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/questionaire.aspx?csid1=65 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005050241/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/questionaire.aspx?csid1=65 |archive-date=October 5, 2008 |access-date=March 16, 2016 |work=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref>

Reubens approached ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' director [[Tim Burton]] with one of the scripts and talked to [[Johnny Depp]] about the possibility of having him portray Pee-wee, but Burton was too busy, and Depp said he would have to think about it.<ref name="mtv" />

In January 2010, Reubens reprised his role as Pee-wee and reused the set of ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' (albeit slightly modified) for a short sketch on [[Funny or Die]]. In the sketch, Pee-wee comes home and shows off a brand-new [[iPad]] given to him by [[Steve Jobs]]. This leads to a long argument between him and his puppet friends, who point out all of the iPad's disadvantages – even Conky himself points out its flaws by stating that "it looks like a giant [[iPhone]]". In the end, Pee-wee uses the iPad as a serving tray to hold glasses of milk and lemonade during a party being held at the Playhouse hours later.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 31, 2010 |title=Pee-Wee Gets an iPad (Video) |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/29/pee-wee-gets-an-ipad-vide_n_442006.html |access-date=October 6, 2012 |work=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref> All the voices of the puppet characters are dubbed in by different actors than the TV series, except for Globey whose voice is still done by George McGrath.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}