Steven Spielberg Almost Directed Cape Fear With Robert De Niro — cinemablend.com

As of this moment, Steven Spielberg's next two projects are an untitled Tom Hanks drama set in the Cold War, and his adaptation of Roald Dahl's book The BFG. But the legendary director has made a "career" out of abandoned projects. In my opinion, the most interesting project that almost had the distinction of being "A Steven Spielberg Film" has to be his proposed remake of Cape Fear. A project that eventually went to Martin Scorsese, Cape Fear is the story of a vengeful criminal (played by Robert De Niro) who spends his time in prison learning the legal system. Once out, he plans on making life a living hell for the lawyer who failed to get him off on the charges (played by Nick Nolte). The film is an exercise in ever-raising stakes, with the adversarial nature between the two men culminating in a final act that involves one hell of a storm and a houseboat making its way into its path.

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