Editing Sergio Leone (section)

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Leone was also an avid fan of [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s novel ''[[Gone with the Wind (novel)|Gone with the Wind]]'' and the [[Gone with the Wind (film)|1939 film adaptation]]. His relatives and close friends stated that he talked about filming a [[remake]] that was closer to the original novel, but it never advanced beyond discussions to any serious form of production.

In 1969, Leone was contracted to direct ''[[99 and 44/100% Dead]]'' with [[Marcello Mastroianni]] and [[Charles Bronson]] starring. He was replaced as director by [[John Frankenheimer]], while Mastroianni was recast with [[Richard Harris]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=99 and 44/100% Dead|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/67618-99-AND44100DEAD?sid=65a61b17-b3ad-4bc7-8678-84690cc84469&sr=15.89478&cp=1&pos=0|access-date=21 February 2022|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> 

Leone was a fan of [[Louis-Ferdinand Céline]]'s novel ''[[Journey to the End of the Night]]'' and was considering a film adaptation in the late 1960s; he incorporated elements of the story into ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' and ''Duck, You Sucker!'' but his idea of adapting the novel itself never got past the planning stages.

Leone was an early choice to direct ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'' (1980). Leone was a fan of the original [[Alex Raymond]] comic strip, but turned down the film because the script did not resemble Raymond's work.<ref>Frayling, ''Something to Do With Death'', pp. 6, 377</ref>