Early in his career, Whedon sold two spec scripts that were not produced, "Suspension" and "Afterlife". He sold "Suspension" for $750,000, with an additional $250,000 if production had commenced. In September 2014, "Empire" suggested the script was being made, with Liam Neeson attached to the project. In 1994, he sold "Afterlife" for $1.5 million, with an additional $500,000 if production had commenced. In 2000, Andy Tennant was in talks to direct and rewrite. In "Afterlife" there were precursors to themes Whedon would later explore in "Dollhouse". The script was about Daniel Hoffstetter, a government scientist, who awakes after dying to discover his mind has been imprinted on a mind-wiped body.