Ronald Emmerich and Antoine Fuqua Almost Made These Movies

Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas, pointing a gun, in American Gangster

The Big Picture Sometimes a director just can't get a movie made - even blockbuster directors like Roland Emmerich and Antoine Fuqua. Collider's Steve Weintraub spoke to Emmerich and Fuqua about the movies they almost made that fell through at the last minute, at yesterday's Directors on Directing panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The project I always wanted to do is called Happy Birthday, Mr. President .

What Is 'American Gangster' About? Close American Gangster tells the tale of Frank Lucas , a Harlem crime lord who cornered the New York City heroin market by smuggling the drug into the United States via American planes returning from the Vietnam War. The NYPD are either unwilling to believe that a Black criminal could have such a sophisticated operation, or are on Lucas' payroll. Only one man, Detective Richie Roberts is willing to bring Lucas down.

Both Fuqua and Emmerich have new projects in the offing. Emmerich's epic, ancient Rome-set miniseries Those About to Die, which he directed and executive produced, premiered on Peacock earlier this month - and may get a second season. Fuqua, meanwhile, is in post-production on Michael, the hotly-anticipated biopic of Michael Jackson; it's slated to be released next April. He is also adapting the dystopian YA novel Sky's End.

Release Date November 2, 2007 Director Ridley Scott Cast Denzel Washington , Russell Crowe , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Josh Brolin , Lymari Nadal , Ted Levine Runtime 157 minutes Main Genre Biography Writers Steven Zaillian , Mark Jacobson Tagline There are two sides to the American dream. Expand

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