On Friday, July 14, 2023, starting at 12:01 a.m., the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike formally began after failing to reach an agreement Satisfactory with studios and platforms streaming in negotiations for contract renewal. Consequently, which films could see their respective shootings affected, given an actors’ strike in Hollywood that threatens to last a long time?
Next, we tell you ten titles whose suspension would be announced at any time, if it is not already official.
The Amateur
The upcoming spy film, starring Rami Malek, began filming in June 2023. However, Deadline He learned that —as a result of the actors’ union strike— the production had to be put on hold. Rachel Brosnahan (The wonderful Mrs. Maisel) and Laurence Fishburne (john wick 4) are also part of the cast.
beetlejuice 2
According to reports, the filming of the spooky sequel to beetlejuice in the United Kingdom it could be concluded at the beginning of July. However, the actors’ strike could still affect the film’s remaining US production. Directed by Tim Burton, its cast includes Michael Keaton (Flash), Winona Ryder (stranger things), Jenna Ortega (merlin) and Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man: No Way Home), among others.
Deadpool 3
The third installment of the saga deadpool with Ryan Reynolds —the first to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe— had been filming in London for weeks, and according to The Wrap, filming was expected to last until September. However, the film that boasts Hugh Jackman back as Wolverine and that was able to overcome the inconveniences of the writers’ strike, has stopped its production due to the stoppage of activities by SAG-AFTRA.
gladiator 2
Until this week, the epic sequel to Gladiator Directed by Ridley Scott, it was filming in Morocco and Malta, currently being one of the largest Hollywood productions outside the United States. The cast includes Paul Mescal (aftersun), Denzel Washington (The seven magnificents), Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman) and Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), who since June declared himself in favor of the actors’ strike, through a letter signed by more than a thousand union members.
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This thriller, which will presumably be Clint Eastwood’s last film as director, adds the acting talent of Nicholas Hoult (reinfeld), Toni Collette (The alley of lost souls) and Kiefer Sutherland (24), members of SAG-AFTRA. Filming began only in June 2023, and according to World of Reelsfilming in Georgia was expected to continue over the next few days, up until before the strike.
Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgment – Part 2
Although most of the movie has already been filmed, Ethan Hunt’s (Tom Cruise) next big-screen adventure still has some key sequences pending. Filming was intended to resume after concluding the promotional tour of the recently released Mission Impossible 7: Deadly Judgment – Part 1 and director Christopher McQuarrie told Collider that all principal photography was expected to be ready by early 2024.
Paddington in Peru
The third installment of the touching saga paddington It is listed among the productions that most likely should postpone their filming. The intention was to roll the cameras on July 24, as revealed Deadline previously. The cast is made up of Olivia Colman (The Crown), Antonio Banderas (Indiana Jones and the dial of fate), Rachel Zegler (Shazam 2: The Fury of the Gods), Emily Mortimer (The return of Mary Poppins) and Ben Whishaw, again voicing the titular bear.
Twisters
Reports indicate that Twisterssequel to the 90th disaster tape Twister, began filming in early May 2023 in Oklahoma. Until now the production had continued its course, but with the actors’ strike, it seems that the machinery will have to stop momentarily. Celebrities in its cast include Daisy Edgar-Jones (the wild girl), Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) and Anthony Ramos (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts).
Venom 3
Just started filming in June, the superhero film Venom 3 It is one of the film productions outside the United States that at any moment could announce its temporary suspension due to the strike. Filming has been carried out in different locations in Spain, with Tom Hardy once again in the title role, now accompanied by Juno Temple (ted lasso) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness).
wicked
The first part of the film adaptation of the musical wicked He was holding filming in Buckinghamshire until before the strike. Deadline and Daily Mail They confirm that it is one of the largest productions in the United Kingdom that has already stopped the cameras. Its cast is headed by Cynthia Erivo (pinocchio) and Ariana Grande (scream queens), actresses who through Instagram Stories have expressed their full support for the SAG-AFTRA movement.
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