Editing David Mamet (section)

== Unrealized projects ==
* ''[[Ace in the Hole (1951 film)|Ace in the Hole]]'' remake (1990) – Script for [[Brian De Palma]] to direct<ref>{{cite book|last1=Blumenfeld|first1=Samuel|author-link1=Samuel Blumenfeld|last2=Vachaud|first2=Laurent|title=Brian De Palma: Entretiens avec Samuel Blumenfeld et Laurent Vachaud|year=2001|publisher=Calmann-Lévy|location=Paris|isbn=978-2702130612}}</ref>
* ''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|The Autobiography of Malcolm X]]'' (1992) – Unused early draft<ref name="MalcolmX"/>
* ''[[Charlie Chan]] in Horse and Rider'' (1992) – Script for [[Warner Bros.]]<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|last=Stayton|first=Richard|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-23-tm-7341-story.html|title=Enter Scowling : Prolific, Profane and Relentlessly Macho,Playwright David Mamet Does Battle With the Tyranny of Political Correctness|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 23, 1992|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/charlie-chan-horse-rider-original-1497736106|title=CHARLIE CHAN IN HORSE AND RIDER ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, BY DAVID MAMET|website=WorthPoint|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
* ''Ordinary Daylight'' (1992) – Based on the memoir, for Warner Bros.<ref name="LA Times"/>
* ''[[High and Low (1963 film)|High and Low]]'' remake (1993) – Script for [[Martin Scorsese]] to direct<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Marx |first=Andy |date=May 19, 1993 |title=U buys 'High' for Scorsese |url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/u-buys-high-for-scorsese-106956/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=September 10, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Moby-Dick'' (1990s) – Based on the [[Moby-Dick|novel]]<ref name="CT">{{cite news|last=Christiansen|first=Richard|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/05/25/on-greatness-mamets-lolita-and-the-river-ota/|title=ON GREATNESS, MAMET'S 'LOLITA' AND 'THE RIVER OTA'|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=May 25, 1997|access-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref>
* ''[[Lolita (1997 film)|Lolita]]'' (1997) – Unused early draft<ref name="CT"/>
* ''Will B. Good'' (1997) – Based on ''Frame-Up: The Untold Story of [[Roscoe Arbuckle|Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle]]''<ref name="Fatty"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Seibold|first=Whitney|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1226527/chris-farleys-dream-project-was-a-roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-biopic/|title=Chris Farley's Dream Project Was A Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Biopic|website=[[/Film]]|date=March 18, 2023|access-date=September 10, 2024}}</ref>
* ''Diary of a Young London Physician'' (1998) – Based on ''[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'', for [[Michael Corrente]] to direct<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Variety Staff|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/mamet-pacino-to-hyde-iscove-s-all-that-1117467712/|title=Mamet, Pacino to 'Hyde'; Iscove's 'All That'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 11, 1998|access-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/jan/31/news3|title=In brief: Law in talks for Mamet's Jekyll|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 31, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Stax|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/11/pidgeon-flocks-to-young-london-physician|title=Pidgeon Flocks to Young London Physician|website=[[IGN]]|date=March 11, 2002|access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref>
* ''Investigation'' (1999) – Script for [[USA Films]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brodesser|first=Charles|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/egg-fostering-investigation-1117757064/|title=Egg fostering 'Investigation'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 27, 1999|access-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref>
* ''Payback'' (1998) – Based on the novel, for [[Ted Demme]] to direct<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Variety Staff|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/payback-players-garcia-hooked-on-swing-1117489181/|title='Payback' players; Garcia hooked on 'Swing'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 7, 1998|access-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref>
* ''Dillinger'' (2002) – Based on the life of [[John Dillinger]], for [[Kimberly Peirce]] to direct<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Fleming, Michael|author2=Lyons, Charles|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/mamet-guns-for-dillinger-1117872269/|title=Mamet guns for Dillinger|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 3, 2002|access-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref>
* ''Joan of Bark: The Dog That Saved France'' (2004) – Writer/director, for [[Columbia Pictures]]<ref>{{cite web|last=B.|first=Brian|url=https://movieweb.com/david-mamet-directing-will-ferrell-in-joan-of-bark-the-dog-that-saved-france/|title=David Mamet directing Will Ferrell in Joan of Bark: the Dog that Saved France|website=[[MovieWeb]]|date=June 2, 2004|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
* ''The Prince of Providence '' (2004) – Based on the [[The Prince of Providence|novel]], for Michael Corrente to direct<ref>{{cite web|author=Stax|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/06/14/mamets-new-buddy|title=Mamet's New Buddy|website=[[IGN]]|date=June 14, 2004|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
* ''The Bones'' (2005) – Based on the novel, for [[Columbia Pictures]]<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine|last=LaPorte|first=Nicole|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/features/col-makes-bones-about-it-1117919613/|title=Col makes 'Bones' about it|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 15, 2005|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
* ''Whistle'' (2005) – Based on the [[Whistle (novel)|novel]], for Columbia Pictures<ref name="Variety"/>
* ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' (2009) – Adaptation of the [[The Diary of a Young Girl|novel]], for [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney Pictures]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Child|first=Ben|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/12/david-mamet-anne-frank-film|title=David Mamet to tackle Anne Frank|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 12, 2009|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
* ''Come Back to Sorrento'' (2009) – Based on the [[Come Back to Sorrento (novel)|novel]], for [[Michael Worth]] to direct<ref>{{cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Evan|url=https://movieweb.com/firefly-and-bla-bla-bla-to-make-come-back-to-sorrento/|title=Firefly and Bla Bla Bla to Make Come Back to Sorrento|website=[[MovieWeb]]|date=December 17, 2009|access-date=September 10, 2024}}</ref>
* ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel]]'' TV series reboot (2013) – Writer/director, for [[CBS]]<ref>{{cite news |author=Rose, Lacey |date=2012-08-21 |title=CBS, David Mamet Developing 'Have Gun – Will Travel' Reboot |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbs-david-mamet-have-gun-will-travel-364445 |access-date=2013-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Tucker, Ken |date=2012-08-22 |title=David Mamet's 'Have Gun, Will Travel' reboot: Why it's a great idea |url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2012/08/22/david-mamet-have-gun-will-travel-reboot |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=2013-02-28}}</ref>
* ''Blackbird'' (2013) – Writer/director<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hopewell|first=John|url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/global/cake-blanchett-david-mamet-blackbird-1200481649/|title=Cate Blanchett to Star in David Mamet's JFK Assassination Thriller 'Blackbird' (EXCLUSIVE)|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 15, 2013|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
* ''7 Deadly Sins'' TV miniseries (2013) – Writer/director, for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-mamet-fox-developing-7-667224/|title=David Mamet, Fox Developing '7 Deadly Sins' Miniseries|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 20, 2013|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
* ''[[Speed-the-Plow]]'' film (2016) – Writer/director<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/david-mamet-speed-the-plow-directing-movie-adaptation-hollywood-play-1201827446/|title=David Mamet To Direct Movie Adaptation Of His Hollywood Play 'Speed-The-Plow'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 28, 2016|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
* ''The Force'' (2017) – Based on the novel, for [[James Mangold]] to direct<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/david-mamet-don-winslow-the-force-james-mangold-nypd-corrupt-cop-novel-fox-scott-free-1202116598/|title=David Mamet In Talks To Adapt Don Winslow NYPD Novel 'The Force' For James Mangold|date=June 20, 2017|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
* ''Assassination'' (2023) – Writer/director<ref name="Assassination"/><ref name="Assass2"/>