maybe get things a little more organized
before the cameras start rolling hey
fellas you left me in a black hole of
rage and confusion welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movies
that underwent major reshoots
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at films that had to redo scenes
or restart production entirely in favor
of a new creative direction we based our
choices on how significant these
alterations were to the final product it
could be for better or for worse and
could have been done before or after
test screenings lower code number 10
World War Z this zombie apocalypse made
for a fun summer blockbuster but many
felt the more thought-provoking intense
themes of the novel on which it was
based had been overlooked in favor of an
overabundance of action scenes now
except for the third act which presents
a slower horror based climax in
comparison to the set pieces found
before it of course this was actually
the result of many people involved
butting heads over how to properly end
the film
[Music]
the change came about very late in
production causing a rushed script
rewrite and the budget to soar to 190
million dollars the film was luckily a
commercial hit upon release
so maybe the changes weren’t so brain
dead after all
be prepared for anything number 9
payback not many men know what their
life’s worth I do miss Mel Gibson
neo-noir crime thriller was extremely
dark in tone as our most movies within
the genre
however studio execs felt that it was
maybe too dark for its own good and
feared that it would ultimately alienate
mainstream audiences so a script rewrite
was quickly put together and the
original director brian helgeland was
booted off the project with his position
filled by the production designer John
Mayer roughly 30% of the film was
altered due to this change including a
different opening scene removing a
sequence that involved spousal abuse and
the addition of Kris Kristofferson as an
antagonist tell me where John is not
finishing quick number 8 Scott Pilgrim
vs. the world breakout the l-word loved
him the other Aylward
lesbian this film began production while
the comic series it was based on was
still being written
this meant that director Edgar Wright
had no ending to go off of and therefore
had to create his own and she make a
good combo originally Ramona Flowers
denied Scott’s love and ending that test
audiences highly disapproved of because
it didn’t feel right considering the
turmoil Scott had endured leading up to
that point right agreed and we shot it
as the one we know and love today don’t
get her
fighting for her as for the final
graphic novel author Bryan Lee O’Malley
gave Scott an ending that was closer to
the film maybe we could try again
number 7 Fantastic Four I saw a
different future for Esther’s day when
the behind-the-scenes drama is more
interesting than the movie itself it’s
lack of success after the fact cannot be
that shocking seeing seemed promising at
first with director Josh Trank fresh off
his breakout hit Chronicle however
reports indicate that there was
unbelievable tension between crank and
the studio with him supposedly behaving
erratically and uncooperative Lee at
every turn Victor we’re not God which is
people this caused him to be kicked off
the project with massive reshoots needed
to stitch together some sort of coherent
plot line from the already disastrous
production needless to say is failed and
it clearly shows with critics feeling
the film lacked a sense of pacing logic
and even fun in the final product
always so stock thinking you were smart
event number 6 Superman – who else is
seeing this the original Superman movie
was intended to be shot back-to-back
with its sequel which ended up arriving
two years later director Richard Donner
had completed approximately 75% of
filming for the second installment when
an over long shooting schedule and hikes
in the budget sparked tension between
him and several of the producers – and
the arguing and to make sure things
didn’t get too out of control Richard
Lester was hired to replace Donner to
continue shooting Superman – why do you
say this to me when you know I will kill
you for it production began again under
his direction and he called from
multiple changes to better suit his
vision for the Man of Steel
this included refilling entire scenes
that Donner had already completed
resulting in some continuity errors
within the finished film
[Music]
hello come on dougie number five jaws
you’re gonna need a bigger coach job is
a classic of cinema right well if things
had gone differently it might not have
been as fondly remembered as it is today
aside from going over budget and
shooting well beyond schedule the film
was originally going to show the killer
shark much more often than what’s seen
in the final product Steven Spielberg
eventually felt that the prop shark
looked goofy and even fake instead
opting to show it as little as possible
hoping this would create suspense as
we’d never suspect when it would strike
next
okay okay all right following extensive
delays during principal photography and
reshoots after test screenings the
challenges seemed worth it in the end as
jaws became the highest-grossing film
ever up to that point
[Music]
number four Suicide Squad ed ruined
concealed turkey nuts that’s great yeah
what time ed where to begin
after the negative backlash to Batman vs
Superman overly dark tone Warner
Brothers quickly pressured the
filmmakers behind Suicide Squad to
undertake additional filming to ensure a
more lighthearted vibe months after
shooting was completed the result was
drastically different footage being cut
together ultimately culminating in a
convoluted mishmash of plot lines
character arcs and tonal shift where
with that I could kill everyone in this
case making matters even worse several
scenes involving the Joker were cut
altogether making his involvement in the
final film feel almost pointless those
sentiments were echoed in the critical
reviews that followed its theatrical
release oh I’m not gonna kill you I’m
just gonna hurt you really really bad
number three Apocalypse Now
our little plum of the morning this is
yet another cinema classic and one that
had a long hard road to travel to
achieve that recognition reshoots were
attributed to several factors both in
and out of the filmmakers realm of
control entire sets were destroyed by a
typhoon causing production to be shut
down then star Martin Sheen suffered a
major heart attack causing filming to
once again be interrupted and started
again at a later date hello er I never
won another this isn’t even mentioning
the business side of matters with the
movie going well over budget and causing
many headaches while they try to
convince the studio to give them more
money to finish the project the film is
a masterpiece but its development was an
apocalypse my lessons I’m sorry
number 2 rogue one a Star Wars story
this spinoff from the mainline Star Wars
series definitely felt like a departure
from the franchise norm emphasizing the
war in Star Wars the film had a notably
grim tone in comparison to its
predecessors something the filmmakers
involved feared Disney may not be happy
with no spoilers but the ending in
particular is especially summer
therefore reshoots were pre scheduled
and done as a precaution to film a much
happier option should the studio want a
more pleasant ending rebellions built on
hope surprisingly the house of mouse was
okay with the dark fat ending that ended
up in the final cut though some of the
footage from the alternate version can
still be seen in some trailers may the
force be with us before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
hazard marlee neutral unimaginably
violence number one Back to the Future
Part II to Meredith back we need to go
back back to the drawing board
originally the filmmakers wanted Michael
J Fox to portray Marty McFly but due to
Fox’s commitment to the television
series family ties they had to go with
Eric Stoltz instead however about four
weeks into production many involved felt
Souls had been miscast so once again
they pursued Fox for the role after Fox
was officially hired they had to start
from scratch reshooting pretty much
everything they’d already filmed with
Stoltz to maintain continuity but if you
look very closely you can still see some
of Stoltz as footage used in a few
scenes even so we still can’t picture
anyone else but Michael J Fox as the
time-traveling team whoa this is heavy
there’s that word again heavy wire
frames are heavy of that future is there
a problem with the Earth’s gravitational
pull
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
before the cameras start rolling hey
fellas you left me in a black hole of
rage and confusion welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movies
that underwent major reshoots
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at films that had to redo scenes
or restart production entirely in favor
of a new creative direction we based our
choices on how significant these
alterations were to the final product it
could be for better or for worse and
could have been done before or after
test screenings lower code number 10
World War Z this zombie apocalypse made
for a fun summer blockbuster but many
felt the more thought-provoking intense
themes of the novel on which it was
based had been overlooked in favor of an
overabundance of action scenes now
except for the third act which presents
a slower horror based climax in
comparison to the set pieces found
before it of course this was actually
the result of many people involved
butting heads over how to properly end
the film
[Music]
the change came about very late in
production causing a rushed script
rewrite and the budget to soar to 190
million dollars the film was luckily a
commercial hit upon release
so maybe the changes weren’t so brain
dead after all
be prepared for anything number 9
payback not many men know what their
life’s worth I do miss Mel Gibson
neo-noir crime thriller was extremely
dark in tone as our most movies within
the genre
however studio execs felt that it was
maybe too dark for its own good and
feared that it would ultimately alienate
mainstream audiences so a script rewrite
was quickly put together and the
original director brian helgeland was
booted off the project with his position
filled by the production designer John
Mayer roughly 30% of the film was
altered due to this change including a
different opening scene removing a
sequence that involved spousal abuse and
the addition of Kris Kristofferson as an
antagonist tell me where John is not
finishing quick number 8 Scott Pilgrim
vs. the world breakout the l-word loved
him the other Aylward
lesbian this film began production while
the comic series it was based on was
still being written
this meant that director Edgar Wright
had no ending to go off of and therefore
had to create his own and she make a
good combo originally Ramona Flowers
denied Scott’s love and ending that test
audiences highly disapproved of because
it didn’t feel right considering the
turmoil Scott had endured leading up to
that point right agreed and we shot it
as the one we know and love today don’t
get her
fighting for her as for the final
graphic novel author Bryan Lee O’Malley
gave Scott an ending that was closer to
the film maybe we could try again
number 7 Fantastic Four I saw a
different future for Esther’s day when
the behind-the-scenes drama is more
interesting than the movie itself it’s
lack of success after the fact cannot be
that shocking seeing seemed promising at
first with director Josh Trank fresh off
his breakout hit Chronicle however
reports indicate that there was
unbelievable tension between crank and
the studio with him supposedly behaving
erratically and uncooperative Lee at
every turn Victor we’re not God which is
people this caused him to be kicked off
the project with massive reshoots needed
to stitch together some sort of coherent
plot line from the already disastrous
production needless to say is failed and
it clearly shows with critics feeling
the film lacked a sense of pacing logic
and even fun in the final product
always so stock thinking you were smart
event number 6 Superman – who else is
seeing this the original Superman movie
was intended to be shot back-to-back
with its sequel which ended up arriving
two years later director Richard Donner
had completed approximately 75% of
filming for the second installment when
an over long shooting schedule and hikes
in the budget sparked tension between
him and several of the producers – and
the arguing and to make sure things
didn’t get too out of control Richard
Lester was hired to replace Donner to
continue shooting Superman – why do you
say this to me when you know I will kill
you for it production began again under
his direction and he called from
multiple changes to better suit his
vision for the Man of Steel
this included refilling entire scenes
that Donner had already completed
resulting in some continuity errors
within the finished film
[Music]
hello come on dougie number five jaws
you’re gonna need a bigger coach job is
a classic of cinema right well if things
had gone differently it might not have
been as fondly remembered as it is today
aside from going over budget and
shooting well beyond schedule the film
was originally going to show the killer
shark much more often than what’s seen
in the final product Steven Spielberg
eventually felt that the prop shark
looked goofy and even fake instead
opting to show it as little as possible
hoping this would create suspense as
we’d never suspect when it would strike
next
okay okay all right following extensive
delays during principal photography and
reshoots after test screenings the
challenges seemed worth it in the end as
jaws became the highest-grossing film
ever up to that point
[Music]
number four Suicide Squad ed ruined
concealed turkey nuts that’s great yeah
what time ed where to begin
after the negative backlash to Batman vs
Superman overly dark tone Warner
Brothers quickly pressured the
filmmakers behind Suicide Squad to
undertake additional filming to ensure a
more lighthearted vibe months after
shooting was completed the result was
drastically different footage being cut
together ultimately culminating in a
convoluted mishmash of plot lines
character arcs and tonal shift where
with that I could kill everyone in this
case making matters even worse several
scenes involving the Joker were cut
altogether making his involvement in the
final film feel almost pointless those
sentiments were echoed in the critical
reviews that followed its theatrical
release oh I’m not gonna kill you I’m
just gonna hurt you really really bad
number three Apocalypse Now
our little plum of the morning this is
yet another cinema classic and one that
had a long hard road to travel to
achieve that recognition reshoots were
attributed to several factors both in
and out of the filmmakers realm of
control entire sets were destroyed by a
typhoon causing production to be shut
down then star Martin Sheen suffered a
major heart attack causing filming to
once again be interrupted and started
again at a later date hello er I never
won another this isn’t even mentioning
the business side of matters with the
movie going well over budget and causing
many headaches while they try to
convince the studio to give them more
money to finish the project the film is
a masterpiece but its development was an
apocalypse my lessons I’m sorry
number 2 rogue one a Star Wars story
this spinoff from the mainline Star Wars
series definitely felt like a departure
from the franchise norm emphasizing the
war in Star Wars the film had a notably
grim tone in comparison to its
predecessors something the filmmakers
involved feared Disney may not be happy
with no spoilers but the ending in
particular is especially summer
therefore reshoots were pre scheduled
and done as a precaution to film a much
happier option should the studio want a
more pleasant ending rebellions built on
hope surprisingly the house of mouse was
okay with the dark fat ending that ended
up in the final cut though some of the
footage from the alternate version can
still be seen in some trailers may the
force be with us before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
hazard marlee neutral unimaginably
violence number one Back to the Future
Part II to Meredith back we need to go
back back to the drawing board
originally the filmmakers wanted Michael
J Fox to portray Marty McFly but due to
Fox’s commitment to the television
series family ties they had to go with
Eric Stoltz instead however about four
weeks into production many involved felt
Souls had been miscast so once again
they pursued Fox for the role after Fox
was officially hired they had to start
from scratch reshooting pretty much
everything they’d already filmed with
Stoltz to maintain continuity but if you
look very closely you can still see some
of Stoltz as footage used in a few
scenes even so we still can’t picture
anyone else but Michael J Fox as the
time-traveling team whoa this is heavy
there’s that word again heavy wire
frames are heavy of that future is there
a problem with the Earth’s gravitational
pull
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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