Dieter
Potential Cast: Mike Myers, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, and David Hasselhoff

If Saturday Night Live character Mary Catherine Gallagher could make it to the big screen, it should've been a walk in the park for Dieter, Mike Myers' effeminate German talk-show host. In fact, Universal felt the same way in 2000 and gave Myers the leeway to concoct a wild adventure involving his Kraftwerk-inspired creation traveling to America to rescue his beloved monkey from the clutches of David Hasselhoff. With Will Ferrell and Jack Black signed on to play Dieter's U.S. compatriots, Dieter was all set to be Myers' first success away from the Austin Powers franchise. However, shortly before production, Myers wouldn't approve the script that he actually cowrote, leading to an ugly legal battle between Myers and the film's producer Brian Grazer.

Project status: Myers and Grazer ultimately settled their differences out of court and even made a movie together (The Cat in the Hat), but Dieter's monkey remains caged.

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