15 Movies You Thought Were Doomed (But Weren't)
9. Steve Jobs
Writer Aaron Sorkin completed the script for the Steve Jobs biopic in early 2014, with David Fincher entering negotiations to direct.
However, Fincher left the project amid contract disputes, with Danny Boyle being hired as his replacement. Boyle quickly settled on Michael Fassbender to play Jobs, which was met with firm opposition by Sorkin, after which funding fell through and unflattering e-mails of producer Scott Rudin angrily discussing the production were leaked online.
That's to say nothing of Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene, reportedly contacting many actors courted for parts in the movie, urging them not to take the job for fear of tarnishing Jobs' legacy.
On top of this, the movie was set to premiere less than eight months after shooting started, prompting further expectations it'd be a bit of a rushed, uneven mess.
As it turned out, Steve Jobs scored high acclaim and received two Oscar nominations (for Fassbender and Kate Winslet's performances), even if it cratered at the box office.