Editing Joss Whedon (section)

==Unrealized projects==
{{main|Joss Whedon's unrealized projects}}

Early in his career, Whedon sold two [[spec script]]s that were not produced, ''Suspension'' and ''Afterlife''. He sold ''Suspension'' for $750,000, with an additional $250,000 if production had commenced.<ref name="suspension afterlife">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/suspension-toll-1-mil-from-largo-108182/|title='Suspension' toll: $ 1 mil from Largo|first=John|last=Brodie|date=June 25, 1993|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=December 15, 2009|archive-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109010548/http://www.variety.com/article/VR108182?refCatId=13|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2014, ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' suggested the script was being made, with [[Liam Neeson]] attached to the project.<ref name="EMPIRE; suspension">{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=42213|title=Liam Neeson Is Up For Suspension|first=Chris|last=Hewit|date=September 19, 2014|work=Empire (film magazine)|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129083417/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=42213|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1994, he sold ''Afterlife'' for $1.5&nbsp;million, with an additional $500,000 if production had commenced. In 2000, [[Andy Tennant]] was in talks to direct and rewrite.<ref name="afterlife sold">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/helmer-tennant-believes-in-an-afterlife-with-sony-1117779442/|title=Helmer Tennant believes in an 'Afterlife' with Sony|first1=Claude|last1=Brodesser|first2=Paul F.|last2=Duke|date=March 14, 2000|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=December 15, 2009|archive-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109010613/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117779442?refCatId=13|url-status=live}}</ref> In ''Afterlife'' there were precursors to themes Whedon would later explore in ''Dollhouse''. The script was about Daniel Hoffstetter, a government scientist, who awakes after dying to discover his mind has been imprinted on a mind-wiped body.<ref name="afterlife script">{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/the-mind-transplant-script-whedon-wrote-before-dollhous-5374621|title=The Mind-Transplant Script Whedon Wrote Before Dollhouse|first=Lauren|last=Davis|date=October 5, 2009|publisher=Gizmodo|access-date=November 23, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103304/http://io9.com/5374621/the-mind-transplant-script-whedon-wrote-before-dollhouse|url-status=live}}</ref>

Whedon had a number of planned [[Undeveloped Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoffs|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' spinoffs]] that became stuck in development or terminally stalled. Among these were ''[[Buffy the Animated Series]]'', a set of television movies for The WB based on ''Angel'' and ''Buffy'' characters,<ref name="buffy the animated series">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1889839|title=Dialogue with 'Buffy' creator Joss Whedon|first=Steve|last=Hockensmith|date=May 16, 2003|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 21, 2015|archive-date=September 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204043/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1889839|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="television movies">{{cite web|url=http://411mania.com/movies/411mania-interviews-james-marsters-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-angel/|title=411mania Interviews: James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel)|first=Al|last=Norton|date=March 10, 2012|publisher=411MANIA|access-date=April 21, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072159/http://411mania.com/movies/411mania-interviews-james-marsters-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-angel/|archive-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref> a [[Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Spike]] spin-off film,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/000495675.cfm?page=2 |title=''Wizard Universe'' – Whedon says that "money is standing in the way" of the project |date=August 5, 2006 |access-date=March 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805103806/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/000495675.cfm?page=2 |archive-date=August 5, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syfyportal.com/news.php?id=2584 |title=''Syfyportal.com '' – Amy Acker confirms that the project will not be going ahead. |author=Leigh Christian Ashton |access-date=October 27, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614164001/http://www.syfyportal.com/news.php?id=2584 |archive-date=June 14, 2006}}</ref> and ''Ripper'', a proposed BBC pilot about [[Rupert Giles]].<ref name="ripper">{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/808/808993p1.html |title=IGN: SDCC 07: Whedon Says Buffy Spinoff Ripper Still Planned |website=IGN |date=July 28, 2007 |access-date=October 20, 2008|archive-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415020306/http://tv.ign.com/articles/808/808993p1.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

''Goners'' was announced in 2005. According to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine, it was a fantasy thriller under development by [[Universal Pictures]], and was to be produced by [[Mary Parent]] and [[Scott Stuber]].<ref name="Fleming">{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=https://variety.com/2005/film/features/whedon-s-a-goner-for-u-1117929558/ | title=Whedon's a goner for U | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=September 23, 2005 | access-date=February 6, 2007| archive-date=December 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209092409/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117929558.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&s=h&p=0 |url-status=live}}</ref> From a 2006 interview with ''Fanboy Radio'': "I've been seeing a lot of horror movies that are [[Splatter film|torture porn]], where kids we don't care about are mutilated for hours, and I just cannot abide them... it's an antidote to that very kind of film, the horror movie with the expendable human beings in it. Because I don't believe any human beings are".<ref name="Fanboy">{{cite news | url=http://fanboyradio.libsyn.com/fanboy_radio_352_joss_whedon_live | title=Fanboy Radio #352 – Joss Whedon LIVE | publisher=Fanboy Radio | date=November 26, 2006 | access-date=July 13, 2014 | archive-date=July 14, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194833/http://fanboyradio.libsyn.com/fanboy_radio_352_joss_whedon_live | url-status=dead}}</ref>

Whedon was hired to write and direct a [[Warner Bros.]] adaptation of ''[[Wonder Woman]]''. However, in February 2007, Whedon announced that he would no longer be involved with the project. "We just saw different movies, and at the price range this kind of movie hangs in, that's never gonna work. Non-sympatico. [sic] It happens all the time".<ref name="MTV news; ww">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1551562/joss-whedon-wont-write-direct-wonder-woman-despite-doing-a-lot-of-legwork/|title=Joss Whedon Won't Write, Direct 'Wonder Woman'—Despite Doing 'A Lot of Legwork'|first=Jennifer|last=Vineyard|date=February 2, 2007|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 13, 2014|archive-date=October 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007184245/http://www.mtv.com/news/1551562/joss-whedon-wont-write-direct-wonder-woman-despite-doing-a-lot-of-legwork/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Conversely, he stated, "the fact of the matter is, it was a waste of my time. We never [wanted] to make the same movie; none of us knew that".<ref name="Entertainment WEEKLY; Wonder Woman">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/08/02/joss-whedon-life-after-wonder-woman/ |title=Joss Whedon on life after 'Wonder Woman' |first=Nisha |last=Gopalan |date=August 2, 2007 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 23, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102553/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20399642_20049318%2C00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Whedon also pitched a screenplay to adapt [[Batman]] for the same company as development started on what would eventually become ''[[Batman Begins]]''.<ref name="batman begins">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2592675/joss-whedon-talks-about-his-batman-movie-that-never-was-2/|title=Joss Whedon Talks About His 'Batman' Movie That Never Was|first=Casey|last=Seijas|date=August 11, 2008|publisher=MTV|access-date=November 23, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010111805/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/08/11/joss-whedon-talks-about-his-batman-movie-that-never-was/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was described as having included a new, "more of a '[[Hannibal Lecter]]' type" villain, and portrayed Bruce Wayne as "a morbid, death-obsessed kid" whose grief was overcome by protecting a girl from being bullied in an alley similar to where his parents were murdered.<ref name="death-obsessed">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/joss-whedon-rejected-batman-script-2015-4|title=Here's the Batman movie script 'Avengers' director Joss Whedon wrote and Warner Bros. shot down|first=Kirsten|last=Acuna|date=April 29, 2015|website=Business Insider|access-date=May 1, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501183828/http://www.businessinsider.com/joss-whedon-rejected-batman-script-2015-4|archive-date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> In March 2017, Whedon was in negotiations to direct, write, and produce ''Batgirl'' set in the [[DC Extended Universe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/batgirl-movie-joss-whedon-warner-bros-1202018544/|title='Batgirl' Movie: Joss Whedon to Direct Standalone Film|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=March 30, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606005352/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/batgirl-movie-joss-whedon-warner-bros-1202018544/|archive-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> He withdrew from the project in February 2018, saying he didn't have a story for the movie.<ref name="variety-batgirl-exit">{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/joss-whedon-batgirl-movie-exits-1202708059/ |title=Joss Whedon Exits as 'Batgirl' Movie Director |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=February 22, 2018 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=February 22, 2018 |quote='Batgirl is such an exciting project, and Warners/DC such collaborative and supportive partners, that it took me months to realize I really didn't have a story,' Whedon said in a statement. |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324232825/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/joss-whedon-batgirl-movie-exits-1202708059/ |archive-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref>

The sequel to ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]'' has been shelved on multiple occasions. In 2009, Whedon remarked upon the possibility of presenting it in the form of another miniseries or a feature film.<ref name="in the form of">{{cite web|url=http://www.blastr.com/2009/04/joss_co_reveal_plans_for.php|title=Joss & Co. reveal plans for a Dr. Horrible sequel: Maybe a movie?|work=Blastr |date=April 15, 2009|access-date=April 21, 2015|archive-date=April 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428024242/http://www.blastr.com/2009/04/joss_co_reveal_plans_for.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The script was planned to be written in summer 2012 and the principal photography to take place the following year.<ref name="horrible script">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2012/03/whedon-new-dr-horrible/|title=Wait Is Almost Over for New Dr. Horrible, Joss Whedon Says|first=Angela|last=Watercutter|date=March 15, 2012|magazine=Wired|access-date=April 21, 2015|archive-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406205605/http://www.wired.com/2012/03/whedon-new-dr-horrible/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="horrible shoot">{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/725951/joss-whedon-on-dr-horrible-2-and-much-ado-about-nothing-from-comic-con-2012-panel/|title=Joss Whedon on Dr. Horrible 2 And Much Ado About Nothing From Comic-Con 2012 Panel|first=Moye|last=Ishimoto|date=July 14, 2012|publisher=G4TV|access-date=April 21, 2015|archive-date=December 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230071250/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/725951/joss-whedon-on-dr-horrible-2-and-much-ado-about-nothing-from-comic-con-2012-panel/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, production was delayed because of his commitment to projects at [[Marvel Studios]].<ref name="horrible marvel">{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/joss_whedon_wont_have_time_for_dr_horrible_2_until_after_the_avengers_2-2013-04|title=Joss Whedon won't have time for 'Dr. Horrible 2' until after 'The Avengers 2'|first=Terri|last=Schwartz|date=April 17, 2013|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=April 21, 2015|archive-date=December 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203103901/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/joss_whedon_wont_have_time_for_dr_horrible_2_until_after_the_avengers_2-2013-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Wastelanders'', a web-based "end-of-the-world" project, once in development with author [[Warren Ellis]], was postponed due to Whedon's preoccupation with ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]''.<ref name="Entertainment WEEKLY; Wastelanders">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/09/23/joss-whedon-plots-his-return-web/ |title=Joss Whedon Plots His Return to the Web |first=Anthony |last=Breznican |date=September 23, 2011 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092138/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20532292%2C00.html |url-status=live}}</ref>