10:43AM, Aug 21, 2008
1 of 9THE PLOT: Former Air Force Major, Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) and his sidekick Al (Steve Zahn) search for hidden treasure in Mali, while helping Dr Eva Rojas (Penelope Cruz) to save the country from an environmental disaster.
THE LOWDOWN: In 2005, While Indiana Jones 4 was still in development hell, producer Philip Anschutz was busy putting a script together based on the Clive Cussler's 1981 book. Sahara was the first of many Dirk Pitt adventures, which meant Anschultz had an eye to a James Bond/ Indiana Jones-style franchise.
Unfortunately, despite taking $122m at the US box office, the $200m production and distribution costs far outweighed the takings. And when Cussler took Schultz to court for not giving him enough control over the script, it put paid an end to any libgering hope of a sequel.
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