unproduced

adjective

un·​pro·​duced ˌən-prə-ˈdüst How to pronounce unproduced (audio)
-prō-,
-ˈdyüst
: not produced
especially : not made into a dramatic or theatrical production
an unproduced play/script/screenplay

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The Black List – the company behind the annual list of Hollywood’s best unproduced screenplays — is expanding into fiction, launching several initiatives focused on unpublished manuscripts. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024 Directed by Brett Stuart, the film is based on a script by Michael Schatz that appeared on the 2016 Black List, the annual industry survey of Hollywood’s best unproduced screenplays. Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025 Quincy Jones is conducting and Carson, thankfully, is back after the unfortunate unproduced production number the year before with Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Walter Matthau, and Richard Pryor. Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 Flores accused the Jane the Virgin actor of copying a number of concepts and elements from his unproduced screenplay Three Feet Distance and using them in the 2019 film Five Feet Apart. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unproduced

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1513, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unproduced was circa 1513

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“Unproduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unproduced. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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