Seven Joss Whedon projects we'll never see (and one we eventually will) - General

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January 19 2011

Seven Joss Whedon projects we'll never see (and one we eventually will). That's according to Blastr. No mention of the animated Dracula musical and the 1998 Buffy movie.

Relevant link about those two projects.

Simon | General | 18:33 CET | 29 comments total | tags: joss whedon

Also no mention of The Serving Girl, and some incorrect info on Goners.

The One True b!X | January 19, 19:04 CET

Also no mention of "Untitled b!X Project" aka "Twitchy and Unreliable-Looking: The Motion Picture".

zeitgeist | January 19, 19:09 CET

Also no mention of The Serving Girl

I was just going to point that out.

I still think we're going to see Dr. Horrible 2, but it will probably be a while.

*sigh* So many good Joss content that could have been... I want to visit that alternate universe.

electricspacegirl | January 19, 19:16 CET

Also that thing he planned to do with Warren Ellis.

Kaan | January 19, 19:27 CET

Ahh, haven't watched the Buffy cartoon trailer in forever. Nicholas Brendon should really do some voice acting, he's brilliant. That show would nicely fit onto Disney XD, I think.

Jaymii | January 19, 19:36 CET

I actually want to see The Serving Girl before Dr. Horrible 2.

The One True b!X | January 19, 19:38 CET

Aye, the thing with Warren Ellis called Wastelanders.

I do believe we will see Dr. Horrible II, and I do wish that after "Avengers", Universal would, say, FREE GONERS, and he could make the film as he would like.

As b!X mentions above, there were some errors regarding Goners. For instance, there was never an official Goners website.

ETF: glitchy thingy

[ edited by QuoterGal on 2011-01-19 19:43 ]

QuoterGal | January 19, 19:42 CET

Wow, clearly I'm even less of a Whedon fan than I thought - Goners did not ring a bell for me. (I was familiar with the other stuff, though.)

SpendTheNightAlone | January 19, 19:59 CET

I believe that Dr. Horrible 2 and Goners will happen eventually and Cabin in the Woods will hopefully get released in the next year or so, but it's safe to say that the rest of the projects are dead unless the people left on the Wonder Woman project decide to give up and bring Joss and his idea back on board (If he wants be back on board).
There was also that project that Joss and Eliza were working on shortly after Dollhouse finished, but as far as i know they didn't release any information on it.

One of Many | January 19, 20:00 CET

My eyes are weeping . . . .

cleveland | January 19, 20:15 CET

Wait... "Dracula musical and the 1998 Buffy movie"? What are those?

patxshand | January 19, 20:42 CET

Click the link Simon provided?

The One True b!X | January 19, 20:45 CET

That's the difference between collaborative projects and ones you can do on your own. Architects and civil engineers typically have plans for lots of buildings that are never built. Poets and painters can produce most of what they have in mind, subject to the limitations of time and talent.

janef | January 19, 20:59 CET

Wowsies, just read the Variety article at Simon's "Relevant Link" above and discovered that there were several items in Monsieur Whedon's oeuvre that I didn't know about - for one, his writing the lyrics for for "My Lullabye" in the Lion King DVD sequel Simba's Pride (I think I'll be ~~stealing~~ adopting the phrase "my inner kitty"). I like the song...

While I was poking around for that, I found mention that he'd done story and/or script work on Atlantis: The Lost Empire".

I so did not know either of those things.

I live to learn.

QuoterGal | January 19, 21:10 CET

So according to the 1998 article, Titan AE essentially killed the Dracula musical? That is upsetting.

LOUiE | January 19, 21:39 CET

Also, video killed the radio star. The bastard.

Of those I think we'll see Dr H II and Cabin eventually, the rest run the gamut from "Maybe" to "We'll be scoring the devil's figure skating routine before that happens" (he's actually very graceful BTW, true fact). And initially I was "Well, i'd watch it cos it's Joss and Summer" but after her ballet scene in T:TSCC 'The Serving Girl' became a whole lot more interesting. If that doesn't happen (and it seems unlikely now, given schedules etc.) it'll be a pity.

Saje | January 19, 23:41 CET

Oh, here's another one I would love an update on: the documentary Joss is producing w/ Morgan Spurlock et al. - "Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan's Hope".

I haven't heard a thing about it since ComicCon 2010, and there's nothing on Spurlock's site. In fact, when you search for "A Fan's Hope", there are "no results found." Which seems odd to me, since he still has the plea for volunteers up as a little sub-site page - I found this in my bookmarks.

Anybody know anything?

ETF: typo

[ edited by QuoterGal on 2011-01-20 00:33 ]

QuoterGal | January 20, 00:32 CET

Spurlock's been tweeting about finishing up a film, but not, as far as I can tell, that one.

The One True b!X | January 20, 02:12 CET

And presto, here's your A Fan's Hope update: "Have the latest cut in my bag - am gonna watch it on my way to Sundance!"

The One True b!X | January 20, 02:20 CET

I think they missed some huge ones.

Serenity 2, Faith and Fray The Movie/TV Series!

Zoic_Fan | January 20, 03:20 CET

What a depressing article. As much as I was psyched when he was announced for "Avengers", I would rather/also like to see some of these other things.

How about that rumored show on the F/X network? What was that? One of the things mentioned in the article?

Or Firefly episode 15? Was that the one scripted that had River diving out of Serenity and into a water planet's surface? Surely someone knows what I'm talking about here....

[ edited by CaptainB on 2011-01-20 04:02 ]

CaptainB | January 20, 04:00 CET

There was never a rumored show on FX. Joss had a meal with an FX guy and talked. But there wasn't an actual project simmering.

The One True b!X | January 20, 04:06 CET

Hmm, I haven't heard about "Serving Girl", sounds interesting.

However, think there still some hope for the "Dr. Horrible" sequel and "Cabin in the Woods". As for the rest listed, don't think they'll ever see the dark of night.

'Course, like many here, always holding hope in heart that our "Fray" may come to be. Perhaps on a HBO series? Ahh, be still my trembling heart!

Madhatter | January 20, 06:54 CET

The One True b!X: And presto, here's your A Fan's Hope update: "Have the latest cut in my bag - am gonna watch it on my way to Sundance!"

Very cool, b!X, thanks - and BTW, you get good action. I tweet-asked him weeks ago, but answer came there none.

QuoterGal | January 20, 08:02 CET

Was the meeting with the FX guy the same thing as the Joss-Eliza project? or are they two completely different things?

One of Many | January 20, 12:30 CET

Hey whatever happened to that Slayer School spin off starring Alyson Hannigan? Or Faith on a bike with Spike, her ghostly sidekick?

I'm still waiting for Die Hard on a bridge.

eddy | January 20, 13:46 CET

eddy, fun link. I didn't know about that. This bit made me laugh:

The young writer comes from a long line of veteran TV scribes. His father has penned for such series as "Benson" and "Golden Girls." His grandfather wrote for "The Donna Reed Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show."

Long line. Only in Hollywood is third generation long. : )

BreathesStory | January 20, 15:00 CET

I actually want to see The Serving Girl before Dr. Horrible 2.

Me too. For some reason I'm inordinately disappointed that it hasn't happened. It's just a little project! Couldn't they squeeze it in somewhere?

(I am joking. I am. Really. I mean to be joking, anyway.)

jcs | January 20, 23:13 CET

FWIW, you save save (not add, just save so it's added automatically when released) The Cabin in the Woods to your Netflix queue. That page contains a description of the film I'd not seen before, one that appears to have first surfaced in October of last year. I'd suggest saving it to your queue; maybe MGM, UA, or whoever, gets to see those stats.

[ edited by The One True b!X on 2011-01-21 04:37 ]

The One True b!X | January 21, 04:34 CET

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