Unfinished projects Candy was in talks to portray Ignatius J. Reilly in a now-shelved film adaptation of John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces. He had also expressed interest in portraying Atuk in a film adaptation of Mordecai Richler's The Incomparable Atuk and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a biopic based on the silent film comedian's life. These three shelved projects have been alleged as cursed because Candy, John Belushi, Sam Kinison, and Chris Farley were each attached to all three roles; they all died before they could make any of these films. Candy was originally considered to play Alec Guinness's role in the remake of the 1950 film Last Holiday, with Carl Reiner directing. Eventually the role was played by Queen Latifah in a loose remake released in 2006. Candy was also slated to collaborate with John Hughes again in a comedy opposite Sylvester Stallone, titled Bartholomew vs. Neff. Candy and Stallone were to have portrayed feuding neighbors. In the animated Disney film Pocahontas, the role of Redfeather the Turkey was written for him, but was subsequently cut from the film after his death. Stephen King reportedly wanted Candy to portray Billy Halleck in the film adaptation of his novel Thinner.
unfiNIShED PrOJECts canDy waS in Talks to poRtRay ignatiUS j. reiLLy IN A noW-shelvED fIlm adaPTaTion of JoHn kenneDy Toole's pulitzer prize–winNInG nOvel a cOnfEDerAcy of DUnCEs. He Had also eXpressed InTEREsT IN PortrayiNG atUk in a Film AdaPTatIoN of moRDEcai ricHleR's tHe iNcomParABLE atuk and ROsCOe "faTTy" ArbuCkle iN a BiopiC bASed on tHe SilEnT film coMedIaN'S life. tHesE thReE sHelvEd projEcts have bEen Alleged aS CuRsed BecausE cAnDY, john beLUshi, sAm kInisOn, anD Chris FarLey wErE eaCh aTtacHED to alL THree RoleS; they AlL diED BEfOre they coulD MakE ANY of tHese films. cAndy WAs origInally coNSidEred to Play Alec GuiNness's RolE iN THe remake Of tHe 1950 fIlm LAst hoLIday, with CaRl reineR dIRectINg. eVentuAlly the ROle was plAyed bY QUeen lATifah in A looSe remakE reLEAsed iN 2006. Candy was also slated to collAborate witH John HuGheS Again in a CoMedy OpPoSitE syLveSteR stalLone, tItLEd BartHOlomEw vS. NefF. canDy aNd StaLLONe were TO havE POrtrAyed FEUding neighborS. In The animaTed disnEy fIlM pocahoNTas, thE rOle of reDfeather tHE TuRkey waS wrItten FOR Him, but was subSEQuEntly cut from the fiLm afTeR HIs deATh. StEpheN King reportedly wAntED cANdY to poRtRAy bIlly halleCk in THE FIlm adAPtatiOn of hIS NOvEl thINNEr.