Editing Chris Farley (section)

===Unfinished projects===
Farley was originally cast as the voice of the [[Shrek (character)|title character]] in the animated film ''[[Shrek]]'' (2001), recording 85% of the character's dialogue, but he died just before the voice-over was completed.<ref name=fastcompany>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3049545/chris-farley-was-originally-the-voice-of-shrek-and-footage-has-finally-surfaced|title=Chris Farley Was Originally The Voice of Shrek–And Footage Has Finally Surfaced|last=Berkowitz|first=Joe|date=August 6, 2015|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/chris-farley-shrek/|title=Hear What a Chris Farley Shrek Would Have Sounded Like in 1997|date=August 7, 2015|website=/Film|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> The filmmakers considered having a Farley impersonator record the remaining lines, but Shrek's dialogue was eventually re-recorded by former ''SNL'' castmate [[Mike Myers]].<ref name=fastcompany/> A story reel and [[Shrek – I Feel Good Animation Test|animation test featuring a sample of Farley as Shrek]] was released in 2015 and 2022 respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Griggs|first1=Brandon|title=Hear Chris Farley's Shrek in newly unearthed clip|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/06/entertainment/chris-farley-shrek-voice-feat|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref> The original version of Shrek was more like Farley himself, according to his brother.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/chris-farley-shrek-original-casting-how-different-125465444507.html/|title=Chris Farley's Original 'Shrek' Was 'Humble, Bumbling, Innocent', According to Brother|last1=Polowy|first1=Kevin|date=July 30, 2015|work=[[Yahoo!]] Entertainment|access-date=May 29, 2016}}</ref> Additionally, in [[Dana Carvey]] and [[David Spade]]'s podcast ''Fly on the Wall'' tribute episode to the 25th anniversary of Chris's death, [[John Farley (actor)|John Farley]] said he had been approached by the studio to complete Chris's lines due to his voice sounding almost identical to his brother's. While lamenting he wished he had completed the film for Chris, John admitted he just could not bring himself to do it at the time, even though Chris had five days left of line readings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chris-farley-tribute-episode-part-2/id1603639502?i=1000590130223|title=Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade: The Chris Farley Tribute Episode (Part 2) on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts}}</ref>

Farley was slated for another voice role in ''[[Dinosaur (2000 film)|Dinosaur]]'' (2000) as a young male ''[[Brachiosaurus]]'' named Sorbus who, despite his gigantic stature, was frightened of heights. After his death, the character was rewritten as Baylene, an elderly female ''Brachiosaurus'' voiced by [[Joan Plowright]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Parks|first=Zack|title=Top 10 Actors Who Almost Voiced Disney Animated Characters|date=September 28, 2012|url=http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/9/28/top-10-actors-who-almost-voiced-disney-animated-characters.html|access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

At the time of his death, Farley had been in talks to co-star with [[Vince Vaughn]] in ''The Gelfin'', and to star in a biographical film about comedian [[Roscoe Arbuckle|Fatty Arbuckle]] to be written by [[David Mamet]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Redding|first=Jordan|title=The Life of Chris Farley Gone But Not Forgotten|date=November 30, 2014|publisher=[[Moviepilot]] |url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/11/30/the-life-of-chris-farley-gone-but-not-forgotten-2471222?lt_source=external,manual|access-date=July 31, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|title=Fatty fall down, make tragedy: The Chris Farley Show|date=June 9, 2009|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/fatty-fall-down-make-tragedy-emthe-chris-farley-sh-28977|access-date=July 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Jim Carrey]]'s role in the 1996 film ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' was originally intended for Farley, but scheduling conflicts forced him to decline.<ref name=split>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Bradford|title=The Lost Roles of Chris Farley|date=December 6, 2012|publisher=[[Splitsider]]|url=http://splitsider.com/2012/12/the-lost-roles-of-chris-farley|access-date=August 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808192125/http://splitsider.com/2012/12/the-lost-roles-of-chris-farley/|archive-date=August 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Farley was also offered the role of Ishmael (eventually played by [[Randy Quaid]]) in ''[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin]]'', though he was forced by Paramount to turn it down to honor his commitment to star in ''Black Sheep''.

Farley was slated to appear in a third ''[[Ghostbusters (franchise)|Ghostbusters]]'' film, which was at the time intended to be about a new trio of Ghostbusters taking on overpopulation in Hell.<ref name=split/><ref name=pilot>{{cite web|last=Ditzian|first=Eric|title=Original 'Ghostbusters' Cast Onboard For Reboot, Harold Ramis Says|date=March 27, 2009|publisher=[[MTV News]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1607995/original-ghostbusters-cast-onboard-for-reboot-harold-ramis-says|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128010008/http://www.mtv.com/news/1607995/original-ghostbusters-cast-onboard-for-reboot-harold-ramis-says/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 28, 2014|access-date=August 9, 2015}}</ref> [[Dav Pilkey]], author of the children's book series ''[[Captain Underpants]]'', had wanted Farley to play the title role in a potential television series based on the books.<ref>{{cite web|last=Heller|first=Karen|title=His Books Let Him Stay Class Clown, Even At 34|date=April 26, 2000|publisher=[[Philly.com]]|url=http://articles.philly.com/2000-04-26/living/25588816_1_captain-underpants-ladies-from-outer-space-professor-poopypants|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907080051/http://articles.philly.com/2000-04-26/living/25588816_1_captain-underpants-ladies-from-outer-space-professor-poopypants|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2015}}</ref>

Farley had been in talks for the lead in an adaptation of the novel ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hyman|first=Peter|title=A Conspiracy of Dunces: Will John Kennedy Toole's comic masterpiece ever reach the big screen?|date=December 14, 2006|magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hollywood/2006/12/a_conspiracy_of_dunces.html|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref> Farley even expressed interest in portraying [[Atuk]] in an adaptation of the novel ''[[The Incomparable Atuk]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Raouf|first=Neda|title=The 'Atuk' Curse|date=February 21, 1999|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-21-tm-10276-story.html|access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> Both of these shelved projects, along with the Arbuckle biopic, have been alleged to be cursed as Farley, [[John Belushi]], and [[John Candy]] were each attached to both roles, and all three died before any of the films entered production.<ref name=split/><ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Bradford|title=The Lost Roles of John Belushi|date=March 3, 2011|publisher=[[Splitsider]]|url=http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-john-belushi|access-date=August 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828075343/http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-john-belushi/|archive-date=August 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Farley was written in mind for a part in ''[[Grown Ups (film)|Grown Ups]]'' during early conception of the film. Development was put on hold due to his death and would not be released until 2010 with [[Kevin James]] in his place as Eric Lamonsoff.<ref>[https://www.vulture.com/2009/11/grown_ups_trailer.html]</ref>

Two months before his death, Farley had a conversation with Spade about a hypothetical third film that would have starred the duo (based on the box office successes of ''Tommy Boy'' and ''Black Sheep''). Although nothing was ever formalized, director [[Steven Surjik]] developed a script for a film named ''Tree'' with both Farley and Spade in mind. The plot was described as "...involving a low-level White House employee who goes to the Pacific Northwest in search of a presidential Christmas tree. The White House staffer hooks up with a quirky truck driver and hijinks ensue", presumably with Spade as the White House employee and Farley as the truck driver.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/surjik-may-helm-tree-now-at-mgm-1117784099/ |title=Surjik may helm 'Tree,' now at MGM |date=July 24, 2000 |last=DiOrio |first=Carl |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/chris-farley-david-spade-third-movie-death-1235241896/ |title=Chris Farley and David Spade Discussed Making a Third Film Two Months Before Farley's Death |date=April 27, 2022 |last=Sharf |first=Zack |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref>