Dieter

Dieter was a planned movie based on Mike Myers' old Saturday Night Live character of the same name, who was a German host of Sprockets. The script was written by Mike Myers, Jack Handey, and Michael McCullers. It was set to be directed by Bo Welch and produced by Brian Grazer. It was going to star Mike Myers, David Hasselhoff, Will Ferrel, and Jack Black.

Plot
Dieter (Mike Myers) travels to America to rescue Klaus, his pet monkey, from David Hasselhoff with the help of Bob Sheeder (Will Ferrel), Dieter's American cousin and Daryl Haynes (Jack Black), a professional monkey tracker.

Why It Was Cancelled

 * 1) Mike Myers felt unsatisfied with the script after spending a year and a half on it. After Myers quit, he was sued by Universal. He was later sued by Imagine Entertainment. Myers countersued both parties.

Results

 * The film was permanently cancelled.
 * As a result of breaking his contract with Universal for this movie, he was forced to star in The Cat in the Hat instead.