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Joe Carnahan has had a long and prosperous career as a writer and director in Hollywood, having directed films such as “Smokin’ Aces” and “The A-Team,” as well as numerous other projects. However, Carnahan is also one of those filmmakers who has invested time in developing a project only for his vision to be derailed at some point. Among the movies that never came to fruition, which one would he have been most eager to create?
/Film’s Ben Pearson recently interviewed Carnahan in celebration of his newNetflix film “The Rip” featuring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. During the discussion, the filmmaker was questioned about which project that never materialized he felt most slipped through his fingers. Carnahan’s response? Not “Mission Impossible III,” nor “Uncharted.” Instead, it was his Pablo Escobar biopic “Killing Pablo.” Here’s what Carnahan shared about it:
I wish I could have been involved in ‘Killing Pablo’ because I invested a lot of time in that book, and I truly loved it. I thought I wrote a really strong script. At the same time, José Padilha and Wagner Moura came out with ‘Narcos,’ and it was like, ‘Wow, that’s incredible. I can’t even…’ You know what I mean? What do I do now? You can’t be upset because they created something amazing. But that was one project I really wished I could have done. God, I wish we had gotten in there and made it back then.
“Killing Pablo” received initial approval in October 2007.. At that time, Christian Bale (“Batman Begins”) and Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men”) were scheduled to appear. Unfortunately, the project eventually did not move forward, as is often the case with such endeavors.
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Joe Carnahan still expresses regret over his abandoned *Death Wish* film.
As Joe Carnahan notes, Netflix effectively portrayed Pablo Escobar’s story in “Narcos,”which aired for six seasons between “Narcos” and “Narcos: Mexico.”It doesn’t appear very probable that this one will be brought back, at least not by him. However, there are other films over the years that Carnahan regrets he never got the chance to create.
I believe my ‘Death Wish’ script, which, even though I received credit for the Bruce Willis version, my version was completely different,” Carnahan added. “It remains likely the best work I’ve ever done. I would enjoy another opportunity to tackle that project, as it was a very specific film I wanted to create.
Carnahan’s adaptation of “Death Wish” was set to feature Frank Grillo (“The Grey”) in a leading role., but creative disagreements interfered. Eli Roth (“Hostel”) stepped in, with Bruce Willis starring. Further discussing, the director mentioned whether his version could ever be released, assuming another reboot of the franchise were to happen.
Sure, the point is, I don’t even know if you need to refer to mine…It was pretty much self-contained. I just named the [protagonist] Paul Kersey, but that’s where the connection to the franchise ended. It was completely different, set in L.A., and took a very distinct approach. I’d like another chance with that one.
Joe Carnahan has had other films that slipped through the cracks over the years
Carnahan is familiar with moving in and out of major franchise films. He had been closely associated with”Bad Boys 3″ before conflicting with Will Smith caused him to leave the project., with “Bad Boys for Life” moving forward without him. Another topic discussed was an adaptation of Mark Millar’s dark superhero comic “Nemesis.”
Once more, Carnahan was among several directors involved in the film adaptation of this comic that ultimately never materialized. In 2020,Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost (“Project Power”) joined the project “Nemesis,”However, that version also failed to come to fruition. Carnahan conveyed a sentiment that the film could be enjoyable, but it doesn’t sound like he is confident that his version will be brought back.
When your story is, they’re going to kill the President, and someone says, ‘That movie could be over in 30 seconds.’ It’s like, ‘Great!’ I believed my brother and I created a really impressive take. Because I thought Mark [Millar]’s graphic novel was excellent, but quite basic. Like, ‘What if Bruce Wayne was the Joker?’ is essentially the idea. However, I do believe we came up with something really interesting, and I think the concept of infiltrating and targeting politicians would be extremely relevant today. But again, that’s another one I think would be a lot of fun. How would you approach that?
Who knows? Netflix now owns Millarworld, and if “The Rip” does well, it might encourage them to proceed with this project under Carnahan’s direction. Stranger things have occurred. His next directing endeavor has not been disclosed, so he appears to have an opportunity now that this one is completed.
“Rip” is currently available to stream on Netflix.
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