Biopic
After Brown’s death in 2006, Imagine Entertainment (which produced A Beautiful Mind) hoped to make a biopic directed by Spike Lee. Drafts of the script were circulated, but the project is on hold until the family settles its conflicts.

Museum
Graceland, James Brown style? The singer’s children had considered turning his 62-acre estate in Beech Island,​ South ­Carolina, into a museum. So far, the property, assessed at less than $1 million, sits unoccupied and has leaking pipes.

Slot Machines
This summer, casinogoers can play the Godfather of Soul video slot machine. The deal with Global Gaming Group could bring in about $500,000 a year for the estate.

Reality TV
Think American Idol with soul music. In ­January, investors proposed projects worth six figures or more, including a reality-TV show, Who Will Be the Next Godfather of Soul? But the trustees of the estate never responded to the pitch.

Golf Course
Terry Cox, an Atlanta businessman, offered to buy the singer’s property— intellectual and physical—for up to $100 million. His plans with Brown’s grandson Forlando included ideas for a satellite-radio show, a restaurant, and a golf course.