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10. DINO
A late era biopic about Dean Martin drew serious attention from Hollywood leaders, with Martin Scorsese as the potential director and a dream ensemble almost ready to step in. The lineup would have included Tom Hanks portraying Martin, alongside John Travolta, Hugh Grant, Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey in supporting roles. Yet the project never moved from talks to action. A schedule squeeze on Gangs of New York stretched the production calendar so tightly that the studio paused Dino rather than risk a troubled shoot. The fate of this ambitious Dino project stands as a reminder that even high wattage talent and a revered filmmaker can stall when timing and logistics collide, leaving a star biography unmade.