Readers of the Lost Drafts

A ship crashlands on a planet with three suns. They discover an eclipse is coming that will plunge the world into darkness and bring out a swarm of terrifying nocturnal creatures. A race to get a ship from a previous settlement working ensues in this first draft of Pitch Black by David Twohy, based on […]

Danny is transported into a movie and helps his favorite action movie character find a new way to catch criminals in this first draft of Last Action Hero by Zak Penn and Adam Leff written in 1991.

A troubled teen named Marty McFly accidentally gets sent back in time and must get help from his mentor Professor Brown to get back to the future in this first draft of Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale written in 1981.

A safety inspection in a new dinosaur theme park goes wrong in this first draft of Jurassic Park written by Michael Crichton.

Cab driver Max unknowingly picks up a hitman as a fare in this revised draft of Collateral by Frank Darabont.

In a Batman vs. Superman script that almost was, Batman comes out of retirement to hunt down the man who killed his wife. His good friend Superman gets in the way.

In a Batman vs. Superman script that almost was, Batman comes out of retirement to hunt down the man who killed his wife. His good friend Superman gets in the way. Click here to listen to the exciting conclusion!

The first draft of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio written in 2002. It is remarkably close to the final product. 90% word for word the same as the movie.

This is the first draft of Mike Judge’s cult comedy Office Space. Mostly the similar to the final product.

Okey, dokey! This is a draft of Spider-Man from 1993 with James Cameron’s name attached (along with about 4 other writers). Probably best to skip reading it on your own and just listen to our episode about it.

A long time ago in a draft far, far away… General Luke Skywalker and his padawan Annikin Starkiller must use their lazerswords and multiplelazer rifles to get Princess Leia to safety before the Empire can get their hands on her.

A draft of the movie Holes written by Richard Kelly in 1999 for Disney.