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Last week, word emerged that one of Stanley Kubrick’s long lost film scripts, Lunatic at Large, would be brought to the big screen, some 50 plus years after Kubrick abandoned the project to work on Spartacus. According to The New York Times, the film, a mystery about a mental asylum escapee set in New York City during the ‘50s, was found by Kubrick’s son-in-law among trunks of papers left behind after the filmmaker’s death in 1999. The main story centers on an ex-carnival worker with anger-management issues who seduces a bar floozy. Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell have signed on to star in the movie, with Chris Palmer directing.
Lunatic at Large isn’t the only script Kubrick left behind; there are five other known remaining “lost” Kubrick films, and we’ve taken the opportunity to cast them on the following pages. You’re welcome, Hollywood.

Any of these projects would be missing the one essential thing that made a Kubrick Film what it was. Kubrick.
Right on spot Robert. As good as those scripts may be, they won't be near a Kubrick movie without him.
What are you, dense? Are you retarded? This is some God awful shit casting. It's like you didn't even try. PSH played a priest once... he can play one again! Yeah, ok. Quit your job and go work at a McDonalds, you fuck nut.
Wow, most of this casting seems really offensive to the memory of Mr. Kubrick. Tom Cruise for Napoleon? Re-casting DOUBT because you're dealing with priests? I get the feeling that Kubrick deliberately avoided casting known actors (with the mysterious exception of EWS) because he didn't want to deal with the demands of big stars, and also because he didn't want their presence to overpower their roles. The only instance where I might agree with you is Bill Murray, be even he is still an icon amongst legions of Wes Anderson fans, so he'd have to stretch himself to really disappear into the role.
Jess, you took the words right out of my mouth.
The worst article I've read in a long, long while- and I read some really shitty shit. What are you fucking twelve? Get some film knowledge dipshit.
kubrick is god.
Oh you guys?! What a fun game.
Now, Kubrick? Is he one of those "arty" directors? I think I saw one of his movies, it was called, "Garden State." Did he make that one?
There was also that really sweet little charmer, "Once." That wasn't him was it? Your father and I watched it after your incessant recommendations. I liked what I saw, but I fell asleep about halfway through. It was cute. It reminded me of "Sleepless in Seattle." (my absolute FAVE, you know that). I made a joke the next day over coffee, that they should make a sequel and call it either "Twice" or "Once More." Ooooh I should be one of those big Hollywood writers! (Could you picture it? me? Your Mom, rubbing elbows with the likes of Stephen Spelberg and George Luke?)
Now for Napolean, I'm not so sure about Tom Cruise. He's a little scary and weird (my church group continues to pray for him on a monthly basis). So I had another thought, Tom Hanks could play Napolean and Meg Ryan could play Napolean's girlfriend, and they could fall in love during the movie. Make it more romantic, ya know? I don't like all that violent stuff.
I don't know who Joy Division is, and I'm sure they're a lovely bunch of "rock-heads," but how about a Sammy Kubrick movie with a soundtrack by Josh Grobin (see? your Mom still knows a few things.) OOOH! and that adorable little Justin Beiber, he could play YOUNG Napolean Dynamite.
What fun! You kids are so smart.
Be good, and call me when you get home.
Love, Mom