- MOTOR CITY
Every now and then a film will get pulled off the market
when a financer gets cold feet. What doesn’t happen so often is when a movie is
less than three weeks away from shooting when the plug is pulled and the entire
crew is sent home.
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| Gerard Butler |
According to Deadline, that is the case with director Albert
Hughes' revenge drama Motor City, starring Gerard Butler, Mickey Rourke and
Adrien Brody, as the film's producers realized the March 31 delivery date set
by Warner Bros. for the movie didn't give them enough time for necessary
post-production and have decided to shut the production down.
With plans to start filming on September 17, the film's
backers Emmett/Furla Films, Envision Entertainment and Mark Damon’s Foresight,
saw that it might be a problem finishing the movie in time for the release date
set by distributor Warner Bros, which played a large factor in the film's
international distribution deals. Unable to make the hard release date, the
project was unable to secure a bond to move forward.
In the film, Gerard Butler was going to play a man who wants
revenge on those who framed him and had him but right now, the producers are
scrambling to work things out with the cast and crew and it's uncertain whether
Warner Bros. will remain involved if they get back up and running.
This news is being reported by Deadline, who were able to
get a statement from someone representing the producers on the shut-down:
“Faced with the realities of a very short post-production
schedule and complicated visual and special effects, the producers have decided
to push back production on Albert Hughes’ Motor City. We are dedicated to
delivering top-tier productions such as 2 Guns starring Denzel Washington and
Mark Wahlberg which is currently in production and Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor
which is in pre-production. The circumstances surrounding this project made it
impossible to meet the firm March 31st delivery date without compromising the
quality of the film.”
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