About two years ago, I read the first draft of the script for the Super Mario Bros movie, and, while nothing blowing, it was pretty good. It stays true to the games, and makes for a fun romp. One problem it shares with the final product, however is focusing on Luigi instead of Mario. This isn’t Super Luigi Bros! Mario should’ve been the one who longs for adventure and Luigi the one who just wants to go home and pay their debt towards the mafia (yup, that’s in there), not the other way around.
A script I’ve been meaning to read is Chris Columbus’s Indiana Jones III. The Last Crusade has always been my least favorite, in large part due to its descriptiveness (way too similar to the first film). I’m interested in this unrelated adventure that features the monkey king himself, Son Wukong. While it’s true he didn’t write them, Columbus did direct my two favorite Harry Potter films, not to mention Home Alone.