Michael Bay's unrealized projects
The following is a list of unproduced Michael Bay projects in roughly chronological order. During his career, American film director and producer Michael Bay has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these projects fell in "development hell" or are officially canceled. 1990s Speed Planet of the Apes remake Superman Lives Bay was reportedly among many directors who were sought after to replace Tim Burton as director of Superman Lives, but he turned down the offer. 2000s I Am Legend Do Not Go Gentle In August 2003, Bay was attached to direct the Revolution Studios adventure drama Do Not Go Gentle, about a scientist at the Smithsonian who realizes his lifelong dream of space travel. Neil Tolkin was set to rewrite the script, which was originally written in 1995 by David and Peter Griffiths. The project had previously been set up at Warner Bros., with Sean Connery attached to star and Rob Cohen attached to direct. In December 2003, it was announced that Robert Schenkkan would rewrite the script. There have been no further announcements since. The Changeling remake In October 2006, a remake of The Changeling was announced