8 Big Productions On Halt Due To Hollywood Strike

26 JULY, 2023

Debodinna Chakraborty 

For the first time in 60 years, since 1960, the SAG-AFTRA strike has halted numerous film & TV productions. Actors & writers demand fair pay, picketing outside studios and OTT HQs.

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Adding to the previous WGA writers strike, this action further slows Hollywood as negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers persist. These are a few major halted productions.

HOLLYWOOD ON HALT

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The Tim Burton film, starring Michael Keaton as the eccentric ghost, Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder, was almost done filming in London, but the strike halted the final Vermont sequence.

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The filming of the superhero movie stopped just a few days after lead Ryan Reynolds shared a glimpse of his character along with a first look at Hugh Jackman reprising his role as Wolverine.

Deadpool 3

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The sequel to the critically acclaimed 2000 movie starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal, was about two-thirds done before the strike halted filming.

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The video game adaptation starring Jason Mamoa as the lead was supposed to start filming from next month but couldn’t due to the strike getting into effect.

Minecraft

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The Tom Hardy antihero saga's third chapter halted filming when the crew received the strike notice on Monday.

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Andor halted Season 2 filming due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, just weeks from completion. In the mean time, Andor will film using Equity actors who risk potential lawsuits if they align with SAG-AFTRA colleagues.

Andor

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The Tom Cruise sequel has wrapped up major action sequences but needs more filming. The production had to halt.

Mission:Impossible dead reckoning part two

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The popular video game adaptation was stopped due to the strike.

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