unproduced

adjective un·pro·duced \ ˌən-prə-ˈdüst , -prō- , -ˈdyüst \

Definition of unproduced

:not produced; especially :not made into a dramatic or theatrical production

an unproduced play/script/screenplay

Recent Examples of unproduced from the Web

Berger said Kaffaga’s claim had no merit and she wasn’t entitled to any damages because most movies optioned are never made and that estimated revenue from unproduced projects was pure speculation.

— brian melley, The Seattle Times, "John Steinbeck’s relatives by marriage in copyright dispute," 29 Aug. 2017
Once out of school, Spicer cowrote a screenplay with Max Winkler (son of Henry, and a respected sitcom director) that didn’t get made, but that ended up on Hollywood’s famous Black List, a collection of the promising-but-unproduced scripts.

— gary thompson, Philly.com, "From Hatboro to Hollywood: Upper Moreland grad Matt Spicer makes a splash with 'Ingrid Goes West'," 22 Aug. 2017
The Hollywood Reporter confirms Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to Blond Ambition, an Elyse Hollander–penned script about the Material Girl that topped 2016's Black List (which ranks the most popular unproduced screenplays in Hollywood).

— christopher rosa, Glamour, "The Madonna Biopic Blond Ambition Needs to Show More Than Blond Ambition," 25 Apr. 2017

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