Editing Robert Rodriguez (section)

=== Unrealized Projects ===
Since 1998, Rodriguez has owned the film rights to [[Mike Allred]]'s off-beat comic ''[[Madman (Mike Allred character)|Madman]]''. The two have hinted at the project being close to beginning on several occasions without anything coming of it. However, other projects have been completed first. (Allred was instrumental in connecting Rodriguez with Frank Miller, leading to the production of ''Sin City''.) In 2004, Allred, while promoting his comic book ''The Golden Plates'', announced that a screenplay by [[George Huang (director)|George Huang]] was near completion. Allred announced at the 2006 [[WonderCon]] that production would likely commence on ''Madman the Movie'' in 2006. Huang is friends with Rodriguez, who advised him to pursue filmmaking as a career when Rodriguez landed a deal with [[Columbia Pictures]] where Huang was an employee.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

In May 2007, it was announced that Rodriguez had signed on to direct a remake of ''[[Barbarella (film)|Barbarella]]'' for a 2008 release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3e0cd5c8b61cf5dd1910e92c972e7e99?imw=Y |title=Rodriguez to direct 'Barbarella' |publisher=Hollywoodreporter.com |date=May 22, 2007 |access-date=April 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011232016/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3e0cd5c8b61cf5dd1910e92c972e7e99?imw=Y |archive-date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref> At the 2007 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]] convention, actress [[Rosario Dawson]] announced that because of ''Barbarella'', production of ''Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'' would be put on hold. She also announced that she would be playing an amazon in the Barbarella film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/677874/Dawson_Talks_Occult_on_ComicCon_LIVE.html |title=G4 – The Feed – Dawson Talks 'Occult' on Comic-Con LIVE |publisher=G4tv.com |date=July 24, 2007 |access-date=April 24, 2009 |archive-date=June 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629223314/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/677874/Dawson_Talks_Occult_on_ComicCon_LIVE.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of June 2008, plans to remake the film Barbarella with [[Rose McGowan]] as the lead have been delayed; the actress and director were instead remaking the film ''[[Red Sonja (1985 film)|Red Sonja]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7407 |title=Rodriguez and McGowan Team for Red Sonja – Superhero Hype! |date=June 26, 2008 |publisher=Superhero Hype! |access-date=April 24, 2009}}</ref>

In May 2008, Rodriguez was said to be shopping around a prison drama television series called ''Woman in Chains!'', with [[Rose McGowan]] being a possibility for a lead role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/8033/tcid/Rodriguez |title=shopping around Woman in Chains! |publisher=Collider.com |date=May 28, 2008 |access-date=April 24, 2009 |archive-date=August 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809130651/http://collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/8033/tcid/Rodriguez |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2009, Rodriguez planned to produce a live-action remake of ''[[Fire and Ice (1983 film)|Fire and Ice]]'', a 1983 film collaboration between painter [[Frank Frazetta]] and animator [[Ralph Bakshi]]. The deal was closed shortly after Frazetta's death.<ref name="AICN"/>

In 2011, Rodriguez announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]] that he had purchased the film rights to ''[[Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal]]'' and planned to develop a [[Heavy Metal (film)#Remake|new animated film]] at the new Quick Draw Studios.<ref>{{cite web|title=SDCC: Robert Rodriguez Takes Heavy Metal|author=Film School Rejects|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=80106|publisher=comingsoon.net|date=July 21, 2011|access-date=November 26, 2011|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314085106/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=80106|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November 2015, it was announced that Rodriguez directed the film ''[[100 Years (film)|100 Years]]'', which would not be released until 2115.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/john-malkovich-robert-rodriguez-100-years-1201644846/|title=John Malkovich and Robert Rodriguez Made a Movie That Won't Release Until 2115|magazine=Variety|last=Bryant|first=Jacob|date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>

In March 2017, it was announced that Rodriguez would direct a remake of the dystopian sci-fi action film ''[[Escape from New York]]'', with original director [[John Carpenter]] producing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/robert-rodriguez-escape-from-new-york-director-1202051424/|title=Robert Rodriguez To Direct 'Escape From New York'|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=March 24, 2017}}</ref>