James Cameron's unrealized projects film. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, star of "The Hunger Games", "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Joy", had been cast to play Audrey Mestre. Francis Lawrence, director of "The Hunger Games", was directing. The film was being compared to Cameron’s earlier blockbuster movie, "Titanic", and was scheduled to be released in 2017. Since then, there has been no further announcements. James Cameron's unrealized projects The following is a list of unproduced James Cameron projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, Canadian film director James Cameron has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under
James Cameron when Carolco Pictures filed for bankruptcy. His script was rewritten by David Koepp for the 2002 movie "Spider-Man", directed by Sam Raimi. In 1996, James Cameron decided to produce the new installment in the "Planet of the Apes" franchise, but it was cancelled before the Tim Burton version was made. Although Cameron has resided in the United States since 1971, he remains a Canadian citizen. Cameron applied for American citizenship in 2004, but withdrew his application after George W. Bush won the presidential election. Cameron divides his time between his home in California and his second home in New Zealand,