Monday, November 19, 2007
'Angels' First Film Casualty of WGA Strike
Backstage: "In the first big-screen casualty of the Hollywood writers strike, Columbia Pictures said on Friday it had postponed production on 'Angels & Demons,' a prequel to its box-office hit 'The Da Vinci Code' starring Tom Hanks."
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I may be crazy but I see this move as the studio staying true to a story instead of just trying to crank out a movie. The fact that they are willing to push out production for a year because the script is not at its best, says a lot about the kind of product they want to put together. Maybe they just know that the chances of a box office success would be slimmer if the script were produced as is, but I see it more as an appreciation for a quality piece of art.
Sometimes when a film starts to shoot, there are just some outlines and ideas. The script is not completely finished and is developed as the shooting going. Even the script is done before shooting; it will still need to be fixed during the process. If WGA's strike is still going on and the productions are hence postponed, there probably would be only a few new films on theatre next summer.
just another example of how the strike is effecting the industry again. unfortunate. however if the project is meant to take off i'm sure it will. cant wait to see what happens with this one.
This is wonderful news because it adds more power to the strike and adds pressure to more parts of the industry. It also means the strike is spreading to other mediums, not just TV shows. A couple of weeks ago there was a shoot in New Orleans that was having problems, but now a total delay means huge pressure on the talks and producers. Yay! Way to go!
im glad this film company is waiting to produce a better product than pushing ahead with something bad, because i loved this book. just because the writers arent writing for producers does not mean that they stop being creative. the writer might still be thinking about his work and milling it over in his head, making it a better product in the end.
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