 American International Pictures offered to buy Pal's projects, including "Logan's Run", for $200,000, but MGM declined, only willing to accept a minimum of $350,000.Pal left the project to produce "" (1975) for Warner Bros.

Saul David assumed responsibility in 1974, with "Soylent Green" author Stanley R. Greenberg assigned to write.Greenberg devised the idea of Carrousel but afterwards dropped off the project.