00:00Diane Keaton had three unfinished projects at the time of her death.
00:04The movies, or at least Keaton's versions, are unlikely to ever see the light of day.
00:09Beloved actress Diane Keaton suddenly died on October 11th, stunning fans and leaving many pondering her legacy,
00:14while the actress continued working up until her death.
00:17She also had three different projects in development that she never got to complete.
00:21People know Keaton from her many memorable roles over the years, such as Annie Hall.
00:27Something's Gotta Give, and The Family Stone, among others,
00:30but fans were always excited to see what she had coming out next.
00:34Keaton was set to star in a heartwarming drama with Andy Garcia.
00:38At the time of her death, Keaton had signed on to three different films,
00:42according to IMDb, none of which had started filming yet.
00:46The first project was the movie artist-in-residence, co-starring Andy Garcia and Josh Hutcherson.
00:52According to Protagonist Picture's description of the film,
00:55Keaton was cast as the character Tony Beckwith, eccentric female artist who Garcia's character,
01:01a powerful real estate developer, is trying to kick out of her longtime home in New York City.
01:07While fighting the effort to evict her, Beckwith becomes friends and allies with Max,
01:12the son of Garcia's character to be played by Hutcherson.
01:15The story also features a female reporter who hasn't been cast yet.
01:19Screen Daily reported that Keaton, Garcia, and Hutcherson signed on to the project back in 2022.
01:27But since then, there have been no updates about the film.
01:30Date.
01:31And it's still listed as pre-production on IMDb.
01:35As it is, it's unclear if the movie will ever make it to production.
01:38Even earlier than Artist-in-Residence, Keaton signed on to a romance film co-starring Richard Gere,
01:48Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Blake Lively, with the news first reported in 2020.
01:54The story was set to focus on long-married filmmakers played by Keaton and Gere,
01:58who are casting two young actors, played by Miranda and Lively,
02:02to portray them in their younger years in a film project.
02:04But while the filmmakers are trying to put together a movie about their love,
02:09their current relationship is falling apart.
02:11When Variety first reported the news,
02:13the publication stated that production was set for the next spring.
02:17Considering the project is still listed as pre-production on IMDb,
02:21it's unclear what happened and whether the movie is still in development at all.
02:25The late actress was cast in a survival thriller.
02:28Lastly, Keaton had an unexpected role coming up in a thriller film called Constance.
02:32Written by Maria Alexandria Beach
02:35The exciting news was reported by Screen Daily in May 2024.
02:40With production originally planned for August of the same year,
02:44Maya
02:44Amslum of film financing company West End Films
02:48described the movie as a gripping Hitchcockian thriller.
02:52Mark Pellington, who was set to direct,
02:54praised Keaton's talent while talking about her taking on the lead role, saying,
02:58Diane Keaton is a brave and fearless world-class actor
03:01who we will see in a way we never have before.
03:05As she brings the character of Constance to life,
03:08she will embody the spirit of survival, warm intelligence,
03:11and wit inherent in our film, he went on.
03:14Screen Daily described Keaton's role as a woman who,
03:17stifled by her protective children,
03:20engineers a day on her own which goes horribly wrong.
03:23Despite reported plans to film in August of last year,
03:26production didn't appear to happen,
03:28as the movie is still listed as pre-production
03:30and in development on IMDb and other sites.
03:34It's unlikely that fans will ever get to see Keaton in this unexpected role.
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