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THR: Universal is considering whether it should spend more money on [47RON] as budget soar
Industry sources say the studio belatedly took steps to impose greater control on the project, which started with a budget of $175 million and is said to have soared far beyond that. Universal is considering whether it should spend more money to film additional scenes to help the movie — its first in 3D — before a planned November release.
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Stuber's colleague Pamela Abdy was dispatched to the set to push Rinsch back on track. But while Abdy is said to have come down hard on the director, she too lacks experience with big event projects. Universal also embedded a production executive on the set to monitor Rinsch's progress.
The studio now has tough choices to make. Rinsch is said to want (or need) several additional weeks to shoot martial-arts sequences. Universal is looking at a cut he assembled to determine what additional shooting, if any, might be necessary. The studio also is bringing in a new editor.
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THR: interesting read about the spiraling budgets for two tentpoles by first time live-action feature directors on Jan 19, 12:20
THR: Universal is considering whether it should spend more money on [47RON] as budget soar on Jan 19, 12:32
(OMARS is already well-known) {nm} on Jan 19, 12:32
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