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My name is Bradley Gammel, and I'm an avid gamer and lover of cinema. My academic background features an English degree from Oklahoma State, and I am attending Pittsburgh State University as an MBA student.
Marvel Studios and Disney have stopped production on yet another film due to the Writer’s Guild of America strike. Deadline reports that the latest production pause hit Thunderbolts today; the film was slated to start shooting in mid-June. The production halted in Atlanta will stay on hiatus until the writer’s strike ends.
The announcement of Thunderbolts going on pause follows in the footsteps of other projects under the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Recently the production of Blade went on hold, which both Thunderbolts and Blade were set to film in June. The studio also stopped production on the TV series, Wonder Man, which like the other MCU projects, will resume production once the WGA strike meets a conclusion.
The Scales Aren’t Completely Balanced… For Now
The reoccurring shutdowns have affected television more than the production of films. Marvel Studios and Disney are still moving forward with the filming Deadpool 3, its first project featuring the Merc with the Mouth in the MCU. Collider has confirmed that Deadpool 3 is still in production, highlighting:
Ryan Reynolds is not allowed to improvise any lines during the entire time production takes place while the strike isn’t over. As they have to follow to the letter the script that was delivered before the conflict began, Reynolds will have to keep any joke he thinks of to himself, completely adhering to what’s already on the page.
Diego Peralta, via Collider
Sadly, we are unsure how long the WGA strike will last. We can look at the previous strike from 2008. The strike notoriously affected production on sets, which led to films such as Dragonball: Evolution and Quantum of Solace, both primary examples of studios struggling to create content during this time. However, SAG AFTRA is wet to go on strike at the end of June, meaning even more films and television series will halt production.
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Sources: Deadline and Collider
My name is Bradley Gammel, and I'm an avid gamer and lover of cinema. My academic background features an English degree from Oklahoma State, and I am attending Pittsburgh State University as an MBA student.
