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20. 40 Thieves

Another of the movies that was apparently set for Shawn Levy's plate but now sent to the Fox elephant graveyard is this tale of a gropup of thieves who attempt to steal back their treasure from a lonely woodsman. As the title no doubt gives away, it would have been a retelling of the classic tale of “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” conceived as a mix of adventure and comedy.

This one had been kicking around since at least 2014, when Variety announced Levy's attachment and production apparently got as far as Evan Peters, Liam Hemsworth and Dan Stevens all testing for the lead role. So we can assume they've dodged another big white-washing controversy with this one at the very least.