Could "Lost" Kubrick Project Finally Happen?

Perfect "You say tomato, I say tomahto!" scenario here, folks. When Schindler's List was released in December 1993 to universal acclaim (i.e. commercial, critical, awards, etc.), Stanley Kubrick probably thought to himself, "Fuck."

I say that because the legendary director had long been developing The Aryan Papers, a WWII set drama concerning a Jewish woman and her nephew posing as Catholics in order to avoid prosecution from the Nazis. Upon seeing Spielberg's film, Kubrick and Warner Brothers shelved the project basically citing that List stole its thunder. Mind you, his productions are notorious for having long shoots (an understatement) and there's a high probability Papers might not have graced the silver screen until 1998-1999. Alas, we'll never truly know.

Now years later, the Times report that Kubrick's family is now seriously pushing to get the project made. Various drafts of the script exist and there's plenty of test footage shot for reference. Of course, Warner Brothers hasn't exactly piped up with comments on their end. So, this is just 100% the family speculating/hoping.

As great as A.I. was, Spielberg was unfairly given criticism on both ends of the aisle. Plenty bitched that he was merely imitating the coldness of Kubrick's style/work while not bringing enough of his own take on the material and vice versa.

So were this to actually pick up steam and happen (I'm not holding my breath), the best thing for them to do is hire a well-known director who will not just film Kubrick's script and instead make the material their own.