Editing Robert Towne (section)

===Unmade projects===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Description
! Ref.
|-
| 1962
| ''I Flew a Spy Plane Over Russia''
| Script for [[Roger Corman]]
| <ref name="AIP">Mark McGee, ''Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures'', McFarland, 1996 p201</ref>
|-
| 1975
| ''The Brotherhood of the Grape'' 
| Script for [[Francis Ford Coppola]], based upon the novel by [[John Fante]]
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Kernan|first=Michael|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/15/archives/briefs-on-the-arts-dance-at-hunter-resumes-friday-allmans-to-sue.html|title=Briefs on the Arts|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 15, 1975|access-date=August 10, 2023|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810234210/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/15/archives/briefs-on-the-arts-dance-at-hunter-resumes-friday-allmans-to-sue.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1983
| ''The Mermaid''
| Script for [[Warren Beatty]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://scriptshadow.net/screenplay-review-the-mermaid/|title=Screenplay Review – The Mermaid|website=ScriptShadow|date=February 20, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2024|archive-date=25 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425201208/https://scriptshadow.net/screenplay-review-the-mermaid/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1985
| ''The Little Blue Whale''
| Script for [[Don Bluth]]
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Solomon|first=Charles|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-06-ca-6804-story.html|title=COMMENTARY : ARE ANIMATED FILMS DRAWN INTO A CORNER?|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 6, 1985|access-date=July 3, 2024|archive-date=30 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230021334/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-06-ca-6804-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1990
| ''Gittes vs. Gittes''
| Unproduced sequel script to ''[[The Two Jakes]]''
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Josh|title=Jack Nicholson Talks! In Rare Interview, Actor Reveals Details of Never-Shot 'Chinatown' Sequel|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1573487/jack-nicholson-talks-in-rare-interview-actor-reveals-details-of-never-shot-chinatown-sequel/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529070256/http://www.mtv.com/news/1573487/jack-nicholson-talks-in-rare-interview-actor-reveals-details-of-never-shot-chinatown-sequel/|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 May 2014|work=[[MTV News]]|date=November 5, 2007|access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
| ''[[Beverly Hills Cop III]]''
| Rejected script
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Galbraith|first=Jane|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-06-ca-3083-story.html|title=A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : THE SAGA OF 'COP III' : 'I'll Never Work With That &?! Again!' or, 'Did I Hear You Say $15 '' Million'' ?'|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 6, 1992|access-date=December 29, 2023|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229183745/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-06-ca-3083-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''The Night Manager''
| Script for [[Sydney Pollack]], based upon the [[The Night Manager|novel]] by [[John le Carré]]
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/75708/top-team-plots-espionage-film|title=Top team plots espionage film|newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=May 27, 1994|access-date=28 November 2023|archive-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204042512/https://www.scmp.com/article/75708/top-team-plots-espionage-film|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| ''Carter Beats the Devil''
| Director/producer, based upon the [[Carter Beats the Devil|novel]] by [[Glen David Gold]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Dunkley, Cathy|author2=Bing, Jonathan|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/par-cruise-wagner-set-to-beat-the-devil-1117860575/|title=Par, Cruise/Wagner set to beat the 'Devil'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 11, 2002|access-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://corona.bc.ca/films/details/carterdevil.html|title=Coming Attractions - Carter Beats the Devil|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=July 12, 2002|access-date=April 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210132750/http://corona.bc.ca/films/details/carterdevil.html|archive-date=February 10, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' remake
| Writer/director
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/dec/29/news1|title=Hollywood embarks on 39 Steps programme|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=December 29, 2003|access-date=August 10, 2023|archive-date=3 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703025206/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/dec/29/news1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-03-et-quick3.1-story.html|title=Towne to retrace Hitch's '39 Steps'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 3, 2004|access-date=August 10, 2023|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230634/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-03-et-quick3.1-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''Fertig''
| Script for [[David Fincher]], based upon ''They Fought Alone'' by [[Maurice Buckmaster]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|last=Johnson|first=Brian D.|url=https://macleans.ca/uncategorized/robert-towne-looks-back-on-chinatown/|title=Robert Towne looks back on 'Chinatown'|magazine=[[Maclean's]]|date=October 7, 2009|access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4|2011
| ''Pompeii'' TV miniseries
| Four-part series for [[Scott Free Productions]], based on [[Pompeii (novel)|the book]] by [[Robert Harris (novelist)|Robert Harris]]
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscar-winner-robert-towne-write-174329/|title=Oscar Winner Robert Towne to Write Script For 'Pompeii'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 4, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2023|archive-date=11 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811002907/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscar-winner-robert-towne-write-174329/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Compadre'' TV pilot
| Teleplay for [[Scott Free Productions]]
|<ref name="Battle1">{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chinatown-screenwriter-robert-towne-penning-243248/|title='Chinatown' Screenwriter Robert Towne Penning 'Battle of Britain' for GK Films|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 4, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2023|archive-date=11 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811003202/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chinatown-screenwriter-robert-towne-penning-243248/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Next of Kin''
| Script for David Fincher
| <ref name="Battle2">{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2011/10/gk-films-plans-wwii-battle-of-britain-179185/|title=GK Films Plans WWII 'Battle Of Britain'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 4, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2023|archive-date=11 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811002907/https://deadline.com/2011/10/gk-films-plans-wwii-battle-of-britain-179185/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''The Battle of Britain''
| Script for [[Graham King]]
| <ref name="Battle1"/><ref name="Battle2"/>
|-
| 2018
| ''Dancing Bear'' TV pilot
| Teleplay for [[Mel Gibson]], based upon the novel by [[James Crumley]]
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/mel-gibson-robert-towne-mike-medavoy-dancing-bear-usa-network-universal-cable-productions-1202291567/|title=Mel Gibson, Robert Towne, Mike Medavoy Team On 'Dancing Bear' For USA Network|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 20, 2018|access-date=July 3, 2024|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322042215/https://deadline.com/2018/02/mel-gibson-robert-towne-mike-medavoy-dancing-bear-usa-network-universal-cable-productions-1202291567/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| Untitled ''Chinatown'' prequel series
| Teleplay for David Fincher, to be produced at [[Netflix]]
| <ref name="JJ"/>
|}