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The Golden Compass
The film as released in cinemas is missing its third act, an estimated 45 minutes of footage, with the studio cutting it to give the film a “happier” ending. As a result, the film ends abruptly with nothing resolved.
The film as released in cinemas is missing its third act, an estimated 45 minutes of footage, with the studio cutting it to give the film a “happier” ending. As a result, the film ends abruptly with nothing resolved.
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
Lots of scenes, including several Credence and Graves/Grindelwald scenes were cut to meet studio demands for a shorter runtime. These scenes clarified some plot points.
Lots of scenes, including several Credence and Graves/Grindelwald scenes were cut to meet studio demands for a shorter runtime. These scenes clarified some plot points.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
While we did get an extended cut of sorts, plenty more scenes were left out including another Grindelwald and Queenie sequence. Director David Yates claimed this film had the most deleted scenes out of all the Wizarding World films.
While we did get an extended cut of sorts, plenty more scenes were left out including another Grindelwald and Queenie sequence. Director David Yates claimed this film had the most deleted scenes out of all the Wizarding World films.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Several key sequences from the novel, such as Umbridge and her Aurors attacking Hagrid and McGonagall and Umbridge being driven from the school by the staff and students were filmed and cut due to the studio demanding a shorter runtime
Several key sequences from the novel, such as Umbridge and her Aurors attacking Hagrid and McGonagall and Umbridge being driven from the school by the staff and students were filmed and cut due to the studio demanding a shorter runtime
The Hobbit
Several sequences were filmed for The Hobbit that did not make it into either the theatrical or extended cuts, allegedly due to studio interference, including scenes that fleshed out the motivations of Thranduil, which were left vague in both cuts of the trilogy.
Several sequences were filmed for The Hobbit that did not make it into either the theatrical or extended cuts, allegedly due to studio interference, including scenes that fleshed out the motivations of Thranduil, which were left vague in both cuts of the trilogy.
Live By Night
Ben Affleck shot the film as a three hour character driven drama. The studio demanded it be re-edited into a two hour action movie. As a result, the plot became a mess.
Ben Affleck shot the film as a three hour character driven drama. The studio demanded it be re-edited into a two hour action movie. As a result, the plot became a mess.
Terminator:Salvation
The movie was heavily re-edited, along with a reshot ending. The original ending featured the death of John Connor, with Android Marcus disguised himself as John to preserve the timeline.
The movie was heavily re-edited, along with a reshot ending. The original ending featured the death of John Connor, with Android Marcus disguised himself as John to preserve the timeline.
Jupiter Ascending
The studio demanded extensive reshoots to simplify the story and characters after test audiences got confused, leading to the messy story. The final film does not represent the Wachowski’s original intent.
The studio demanded extensive reshoots to simplify the story and characters after test audiences got confused, leading to the messy story. The final film does not represent the Wachowski’s original intent.
Pan
The film received extensive reshoots to satisfy studio demands for a more marketable film. The messy story was a casualty of these reshoots.
The film received extensive reshoots to satisfy studio demands for a more marketable film. The messy story was a casualty of these reshoots.
