For six months he reigned a strange void in Hollywood. Filming was stopped and the red carpets were taken down until further notice due to the express prohibition of the unions to promote films and television series in their war with the major studios. Now, with the actors and scriptwriters’ strike over, the race to make up for lost time has begun. The list of productions that will start up again, even in the midst of the traditional break for Thanksgiving and Christmas, is extensive.
Ahead, sequels at the tip of a shovel, a romantic comedy involved in controversy with Blake Lively, a Formula One with Brad Pitt behind the wheel or the third season of The White Lotus. Of course, no matter how much they hurry, the traffic jam seems considerable. Some premieres have been delayed by several months and studios will have to make do with their productions to find a new release date. What does seem inevitable is an imperial binge of awards, with the Emmys moved from September to January and the Grammys, SAGs and Oscars within a few weeks of each other.
The long-awaited sequel to Gladiatorin hands of Ridley Scott, It had to close mid-shoot when the actors’ union called a strike in July. Scott, responsible for the controversial new version of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, was able to edit 90 minutes filmed before the strike, which could mean that he still has the other half of filming ahead of him.
The planned release date is still November 2024, but there is a rush to finish it due to scheduling conflicts among some of those involved, such as Peter Pascal, who seems to have had his eye on other projects. Although it remains one of the most anticipated titles for next year after the resounding success of the first installment in 2000, the souffle is deflating due to the bad reviews it is receiving. Napoleon.
Presumably for Tom Cruise It has been difficult to spend so many months in the dry dock. There are few actors in the current scene so addicted to filming. The strike caught him with work almost done on the eighth installment of Mission Impossible but with one scene to shoot: what the director, Christopher McQuarrie, has described as “the centerpiece of the film.”