Unrealized Projects
Since the beginning of his film career, Cimino has been attached to many projects that either fell apart in pre-production or were jettisoned due to his reputation following Heaven's Gate. Steven Bach wrote that despite setbacks in Cimino's career, "he may yet deliver a film that will make his career larger than the cautionary tale it often seems to be or, conversely, the story of genius thwarted by the system that is still popular in certain circles." Film historian David Thomson added to this sentiment: "The flimsy nastiness of his last four pictures is no reason to think we have seen the last of Cimino. If he ever emerges at full budgetary throttle, his own career should be his subject." Cimino claims he has written at least 50 scripts overall and was briefly considered to helm The Godfather Part III.
Among the Cimino projects that have stalled in development or given to other directors include:
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