Hands on a Hard Body
Potential Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Hilary Swank

Robert Altman's films were known for their open-ended conclusions, and the late Nashville director continued that tradition even in death, leaving behind an array of work as scattered as the dialogue in his films. The unfinished projects include a tell-all autobiography and a satiric film called Paint about a murder mystery in the art world that would've starred Salma Hayek. Yet the furthest along was a fictional adaptation of the documentary Hands on a Hard Body, which was planned to start shooting in February 2007. Billy Bob Thornton, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Hilary Swank were all prepared to put their hands on the $10 million Picturehouse comedy about eccentric characters who hope to win a truck by holding on to it the longest.

Project Status: Picturehouse chief Bob Berney was publicly skeptical of an Altman-less Hard Body, but left the door open by not making an official decision. If a project does come to pass, might we suggest A Prairie Home Companion's assistant director Paul Thomas Anderson for the gig?

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