Ten Movies Best Movies That Were Never Made

It’s hard to see these as anything but tough sells, but Slate’s Abby McGanney Nolan has listed ten of the best films that never saw the green light. Some highlights:

Life of Christ – Orson Welles would direct, Gregg Tolland would lens, and Welles himself would play Jesus. As Woody would say, “Well, I gotta model myself after somebody.” One has to admire Orson Welles’ grand ambition.

Adam and Eve – thought up by the once Oscar-showered Leo McCarey. This would maybe have starred James Stewart and Ingrid Bergman. Stewart didn’t want to wear the fig leaf — apparently he thought himself way too thin. This would not have sat well over time. White people, really?

Lord of the Rings Starring the Beatles – of all of them, this is probably the most enticing, with John Lennon as Gollum and Paul McCartney as Frodo.

The rest over at Slate.